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194 open now. Funded doctoral and postdoctoral opportunities across Europe: Max Planck graduate programmes, Marie Curie fellowships, EMBO awards and university doctoral schools. Each record is read from the funding organisation's own website, carries the date it was last checked, and shows its deadline as a plain date.

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194 open now, 425 records in total. Last verified 13 November 2026.

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Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Doctoral Scholarship, summer semester 2027 intake

Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, Studienwerk · Europe · Doctoral · GermanyEUR 1,650 per month (EUR 1,500 for international doctoral candidates)1 October 2026Closed 44 days agoOpen to international
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Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Study Scholarship for international students, summer semester 2027 intake

Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, Studienwerk · Europe · Masters · GermanyEUR 992 per month base stipend1 October 2026Closed 44 days agoOpen to international
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HARPNET Marie Sklodowska-Curie Doctoral Network: 15 fully funded doctoral positions in Resolution Pharmacology

HARPNET consortium (Horizon Europe Marie Sklodowska-Curie Doctoral Network, grant 101311747), coordinated by Queen Mary University of London · Europe · PhD · Seven European countries (coordinator: Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom)Fifteen four-year, fully funded doctoral positions across an MSCA Doctoral Network studying how the body switches off inflammation,…1 October 2026Closed 44 days agoOpen to international
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IMPRS for Living Matter (IMPRS-LM) PhD programme, Winter Selection 2027

International Max Planck Research School for Living Matter (IMPRS-LM), Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund, with TU Dortmund, Ruhr University Bochum and the University of Duisburg-Essen · Europe · PhD · GermanyFully funded PhD positions through a three-year fixed-term employment contract with the research group the student joins, paid…1 October 2026Closed 44 days agoOpen to international
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Matter to Life Undergraduate Research Opportunities (MtL-URO) 2027

Max Planck School Matter to Life (Max Planck Schools) · Europe · Undergraduate · GermanyA funded 10-week research internship for Bachelor's students in the lab of a Max Planck School Matter to…1 October 2026Closed 44 days agoEligibility not stated
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ASAB Research Grants

Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB) · Europe · Postdoc · United Kingdom (applications accepted worldwide, but rarely funded for applicants based in the Americas)GBP 15,0001 October 2026Closed 44 days agoOpen to international
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ASAB Undergraduate Project Scholarships

Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB) · Europe · Undergraduate · United Kingdom (applications accepted worldwide, but rarely funded for applicants based in the Americas)GBP 4,9001 October 2026Closed 44 days agoOpen to international
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ERS Short-Term Research Fellowships (October 2026 call)

European Respiratory Society (ERS) · Europe · Multiple · Switzerland (applications accepted from all nationalities)A one to three month research visit at a host institution outside the applicant's own country.1 October 2026Closed 44 days agoOpen to international
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The Dennis Stanfield Memorial Fund

The Linnean Society of London · Europe · Multiple · United KingdomUp to GBP 2,00030 September 2026Closed 45 days agoEligibility not stated
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Short-term Fellowships 2026, autumn deadline (departures January to April 2027)

Fondazione AIRC per la ricerca sul cancro ETS · Europe · PhD · ItalyEUR 4,50030 September 2026Closed 45 days agoOpen to international
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ARISE2 Postdoctoral Fellowship

EMBL, co-funded by Horizon Europe MSCA COFUND · Europe · Postdoc · Germany, UK, France, Italy or Spain (EMBL sites)EUR 3,228.38 to EUR 4,118.45 per month, varying by site30 September 2026Closed 45 days agoOpen to international
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Keystone Symposia Global Health Travel Award: Tuberculosis: Basic Science Addressing Clinical Needs (1 to 4 March 2027)

Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology · Europe · Multiple · United KingdomAn in-person travel award to attend the Keystone Symposia meeting "Tuberculosis: Basic Science Addressing Clinical Needs", 1 to…29 September 2026Closed 46 days agoOpen to international
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Postdoctoral Fellow, structure-based classification of MGnify metagenomic protein families, Finn Research Group, EMBL-EBI (JR4408)

EMBL (European Molecular Biology Laboratory) · Europe · Postdoc · United KingdomGBP 3,535/month after tax (Year 1 stipend)27 September 2026Closed 48 days agoOpen to international
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EMBL-EBI and Sanger Postdoctoral Fellowship (ESPOD)

EMBL-EBI and Wellcome Sanger Institute · Europe · Postdoc · United Kingdom (Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton)A three-year project-based contract.27 September 2026Closed 48 days agoOpen to international
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Human Technopole PhD positions via the Politecnico di Milano PhD in Data Analytics and Decision Sciences

Human Technopole (HT), Milan · Europe · Multiple · ItalyEUR 1,40018 September 2026Closed 57 days agoOpen to international
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Neuro-Epigenetics, Boulard Group, EMBL Rome (JR3986)

EMBL (European Molecular Biology Laboratory) · Europe · Postdoc · ItalyOne postdoctoral post in Mathieu Boulard's group in the Epigenetics and Neurobiology Unit at EMBL Rome (Monterotondo, 30…15 September 2026Closed 60 days agoOpen to international
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IMPRS for Functional Material Design doctoral positions, 2026 call

International Max Planck Research School for Functional Material Design (IMPRS-FMD), Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces · Europe · PhD · GermanyNine advertised projects in the 2026 call, inside a school of 23 doctoral researchers on four-year contracts.15 September 2026Closed 60 days agoEligibility not stated
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Hubrecht International PhD Program (HIPP), 2026-2027 round

Hubrecht Institute (KNAW), Utrecht · Europe · Masters · Netherlands (applications accepted worldwide)A fully funded four-year PhD position at the Hubrecht Institute in the Utrecht Science Park, with a globally…15 September 2026Closed 60 days agoOpen to international
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Individual Grants for Young Researchers 2026: Postdoctoral fellows in France, autumn session

Fondation ARC pour la recherche sur le cancer · Europe · Postdoc · FranceEUR 57,20415 September 2026Closed 60 days agoEligibility not stated
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University Research Fellowship (URF)

The Royal Society · Europe · Postdoc · United Kingdom and Republic of IrelandUp to GBP 1,907,400 over 8 years9 September 2026Closed 66 days agoOpen to international
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MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026

European Commission, Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions · Europe · Postdoc · EU Member States and Horizon Europe associated countriesCall budget of EUR 399.05 million.9 September 2026Closed 66 days agoOpen to international
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Human Technopole PhD positions via the SEMM National PhD Programme in Systems Medicine

Human Technopole (HT), Milan · Europe · Multiple · ItalyFive fully funded PhD positions with research carried out at Human Technopole in Milan, awarded through the SEMM…7 September 2026Closed 68 days agoOpen to international
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Reintegration Fellowships, Autumn Call 2026

The Carlsberg Foundation (Carlsbergfondet) · Europe · Postdoc · DenmarkTwo-year postdoctoral fellowship covering full salary plus operating expenses of DKK 8,000 per month, with up to DKK…1 September 2026Closed 74 days agoOpen to international
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Scholarship for International Doctoral Candidates (PhD study in Germany)

Heinrich Boell Stiftung (Heinrich Boell Foundation) · Europe · PhD · GermanyEUR 1,500/month base scholarship, plus allowances1 September 2026Closed 74 days agoOpen to international

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