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203 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.

By institute: FAPESP · THSTI, Faridabad · University of Copenhagen · Uppsala University · Aarhus University · Max Planck Society · NIPGR, New Delhi · CSIR-IHBT, Palampur · RCB, Faridabad · Linköping University · All 54 institutes

203 open now, 318 records in total. Last verified 23 October 2026.

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Postdoc in shrub expansion and ecosystem responses in Subarctic tundra

University of Copenhagen (Københavns Universitet), Department of Biology, Terrestrial Ecology Section · Europe · Postdoc · DenmarkA two-year postdoctoral fellowship from 16 January 2027 or as soon as possible, based in Copenhagen with short…1 November 2026Closes in 8 daysOpen to international
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Anaerobic growth of aerobic methane-oxidising bacteria (two PhD positions) (PhD fellowship, GSNS November 2026 call, Biology programme)

Aarhus University, Graduate School of Natural Sciences (GSNS), Department of Biology, Section for Microbiology (Ian P.G. Marshall lab) · Europe · PhD · DenmarkPhD fellowship/scholarship at the Graduate School of Natural Sciences, a salaried position: the page states that salary and…1 November 2026Closes in 8 daysEligibility not stated
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RNA modifications and RNA-binding proteins (PhD fellowship, GSNS November 2026 call, Molecular Biology and Genetics programme)

Aarhus University, Graduate School of Natural Sciences (GSNS), Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics (Ulf Andersson Vang Orom lab) · Europe · PhD · DenmarkPhD fellowship/scholarship at the Graduate School of Natural Sciences, a salaried position: the page states that salary and…1 November 2026Closes in 8 daysEligibility not stated
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Developing advanced imaging tools to understand microbe-electrode interfaces (PhD fellowship, GSNS November 2026 call, Biology programme)

Aarhus University, Graduate School of Natural Sciences (GSNS), Department of Biology, Section for Microbiology (Niculina Musat lab) · Europe · PhD · DenmarkPhD fellowship/scholarship at the Graduate School of Natural Sciences, a salaried position: the page states that salary and…1 November 2026Closes in 8 daysEligibility not stated
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Climate change from fjord to coast: predicting marine ecosystem responses to changing Arctic catchments (PhD fellowship, GSNS November 2026 call, Biology programme)

Aarhus University, Graduate School of Natural Sciences (GSNS), Department of Biology (From Catchment to Coast project) · Europe · PhD · DenmarkPhD fellowship/scholarship at the Graduate School of Natural Sciences, a salaried position: the page states that salary and…1 November 2026Closes in 8 daysEligibility not stated
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Climate change and catchment-freshwater connectivity: predicting Arctic freshwater ecosystem responses (PhD fellowship, GSNS November 2026 call, Biology programme)

Aarhus University, Graduate School of Natural Sciences (GSNS), Department of Biology (From Catchment to Coast project) · Europe · PhD · DenmarkPhD fellowship/scholarship at the Graduate School of Natural Sciences, a salaried position: the page states that salary and…1 November 2026Closes in 8 daysEligibility not stated
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PhD fellowship in Soft Matter physics and Food Science: molecular structure of casein micelles

University of Copenhagen, Department of Food Science and Niels Bohr Institute · Europe · PhD · DenmarkA full-time salaried PhD fellowship for a maximum of three years, starting 1 January 2027 or as soon…1 November 2026Closes in 8 daysOpen to international
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PhD fellowship in Protein Dynamics at the Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology

University of Copenhagen, Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology · Europe · PhD · DenmarkDKK 31,8001 November 2026Closes in 8 daysOpen to international
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AITHYRA International PhD Program in AI for Biomedicine, 2026 call (start September 2027)

AITHYRA, Research Institute for Biomedical Artificial Intelligence of the Austrian Academy of Sciences · Europe · PhD · AustriaA fully funded four-year PhD employment contract in Vienna at a minimum gross monthly salary of EUR 2,832.10…1 November 2026Closes in 8 daysOpen to international
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PhD positions at the Graduate School of Natural Sciences, November 2026 Call (general call and specific calls)

Graduate School of Natural Sciences (GSNS), Aarhus University · Europe · PhD · DenmarkAdmission to a GSNS PhD programme is contingent on financing, and Aarhus University must have a complete financing…1 November 2026Closes in 8 daysOpen to international
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PhD student in Evolutionary and Ecological Genetics, Department of Ecology and Genetics (UFV-PA 2026/2654)

Uppsala University · Europe · PhD · SwedenOne full-time, four-year doctoral student employment at the Department of Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala University, paid on the…1 November 2026Closes in 8 daysEligibility not stated
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Life Science Zurich Graduate School PhD Programs, 1 November 2026 call

Life Science Zurich Graduate School (ETH Zurich and University of Zurich) · Europe · Masters · Switzerland (applications accepted worldwide)CHF 48,686.401 November 2026Closes in 8 daysOpen to international
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PhD: Developing green facades for building insulation and enhancing urban biodiversity (BIO-SKIN)

Wageningen University & Research · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsA PhD in the BIO-SKIN project, embedded in the Biosystematics Group and the Laboratory of Entomology and supervised…2 November 2026Closes in 9 daysOpen to international
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PhD: The link between mountains, downstream agriculture and ecosystems globally (MountAInWater project, Water Systems and Global Change)

Wageningen University & Research (WUR), chair group Water Systems and Global Change · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsEUR 3,2042 November 2026Closes in 9 daysOpen to international
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Junior Researcher in Ecology and Natural Resource Management, MEDTRACK aquatic tracking project (ref. CCMAR/IJ/12/2026)

CCMAR (Centro de Ciencias do Mar do Algarve), University of the Algarve · Europe · Postdoc · PortugalEUR 2,408.112 November 2026Closes in 9 daysOpen to international
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President’s PhD Scholarships, 2027-28 entry (first round)

Imperial College London · Europe · PhD · United KingdomGBP 27,0362 November 2026Closes in 9 daysOpen to international
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Postdoc in Analytical Chemistry: natural toxins and metabolites in perennial rye (GoodGrain consortium)

Wageningen University & Research, Laboratory of Organic Chemistry (GoodGrain consortium, Plant2Food funding) · Europe · Postdoc · NetherlandsEUR 3,706 to 5,760 gross (full-time 38 h, CAO-NU scale 10)2 November 2026Closes in 9 daysEligibility not stated
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IMPRS on Cognitive NeuroImaging (IMPRS CoNI) PhD Call for Applications 2026/2027

Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences (Max-Planck-Institut für Kognitions- und Neurowissenschaften), International Max Planck Research School on Cognitive NeuroImaging, with Leipzig University, TU Dresden and University College London · Europe · PhD · GermanyEUR 3,4002 November 2026Closes in 9 daysOpen to international
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PhD: Moss traits and fire ignition in high-latitude peatland and tundra ecosystems

Wageningen University & Research (WUR), Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation group · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsEUR 3,2042 November 2026Closes in 9 daysOpen to international
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PhD position in genome evolution and architecture in unicellular eukaryotes

Wageningen University & Research (WUR), Laboratory of Microbiology · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsEUR 3,2042 November 2026Closes in 9 daysOpen to international
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Churchill Scholarship

The Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States · Europe · Masters · United KingdomOne year of master's study at Churchill College, Cambridge.2 November 2026Closes in 9 daysDomestic applicants only
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RES Student Outreach Fund

Royal Entomological Society (RES) · Europe · Multiple · United Kingdom (the Society states no nationality rule for this fund; confirm your own case)GBP 5002 November 2026Closes in 9 daysEligibility not stated
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Doctoral scholarship holder endocrine disruptor-mediated neurotoxicity (NeXED MSCA Doctoral Network)

University of Antwerp (Universiteit Antwerpen), Department of Veterinary Sciences, Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry · Europe · PhD · BelgiumEmployed full-time for 24 months on the MSCA Doctoral Network project, with at least 12 further months of…3 November 2026Closes in 10 daysEligibility not stated
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Crick PhD Studentship, 2027 entry (PhD student recruitment route)

The Francis Crick Institute · Europe · PhD · United KingdomGBP 27,715 per year for four years, plus fees and research costs3 November 2026Closes in 10 daysOpen to international

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