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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.

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

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

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Integrated Master’s/PhD Program in Matter to Life, 2027 intake

Max Planck School Matter to Life (Max Planck Schools) · Europe · Multiple · GermanyEUR 1,565 stipend (Master's phase, period not printed); TVoD/TV-L E 13 contract in the PhD phase1 December 2026Closes in 17 daysOpen to international
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SWBio DTP fully-funded 4-year PhD studentships in the biosciences (September 2027 start)

South West Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (SWBio DTP), funded by UKRI-BBSRC (Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Rothamsted Research and partners) · Europe · PhD · United Kingdom£21,805 per annum for 2026-20272 December 2026Closes in 18 daysOpen to international
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Postdoctoral Fellow in brain tumor evolution and treatment resistance (Uppsala University, UFV-PA 2026/3377)

Uppsala University, Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology (Rendo group) · Europe · Postdoc · SwedenSalaried temporary employment for 2 years with a possible 1-year extension, full time, on the ERC-funded RESET-DMG project;…4 December 2026Closes in 20 daysOpen to international
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Institut Pasteur and Fondation SUEZ Master Internship Call 2026-2027 (women in science, health and environment)

Institut Pasteur, Paris, with Fondation SUEZ · Europe · Masters · FranceSix scholarships of EUR 680 per month for six months (EUR 4,080 per student), which covers only the…4 December 2026Closes in 20 daysOpen to international
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Doctoral fellow (and postdoc) in modelling lunar regolith processing: CFD and molecular dynamics of molten oxides and slags, ERC project LuMoCX

Ghent University, Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical Engineering · Europe · Multiple · BelgiumDoctoral fellowship of 12 months extendable to 48 months; tax-free grant equal to 100% of the net salary…7 December 2026Closes in 23 daysOpen to international
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IMPRS for Biology and Computation PhD Programme, 2027 intake

International Max Planck Research School for Biology and Computation (IMPRS-BAC), Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics · Europe · PhD · GermanyThree years of funding to work on the doctoral project, at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics…7 December 2026Closes in 23 daysOpen to international
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Nottingham BBSRC Doctoral Training Programme (DLA), standard programme for October 2027 entry, round one

University of Nottingham, Nottingham BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership (UKRI-BBSRC, with Nottingham Trent University) · Europe · PhD · United KingdomUp to 30 fully funded four-year PhD studentships per cohort across the standard and CASE programmes.8 December 2026Closes in 24 daysOpen to international
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Doctoral researcher in Food Materials Science (DC14): dietary-fibre aerogels for oral lubrication, FAroGels MSCA Doctoral Network

University of Helsinki, Department of Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry (FAroGels MSCA Doctoral Network, Horizon Europe) · Europe · PhD · FinlandFully funded 36-month MSCA doctoral candidate post from 1 March 2027.9 December 2026Closes in 25 daysOpen to international
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International Partnership PhD Studentships, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, 2027/28 entry

University of Manchester, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health · Europe · PhD · United KingdomFully funded four-year studentships open to home and overseas candidates, covering an annual stipend at the UKRI rate,…11 December 2026Closes in 27 daysOpen to international
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PhD Position: Movement Ecology

Radboud University, Faculty of Science · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsEUR 3,20413 December 2026Closes in 29 daysEligibility not stated
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PhD position in gene therapy and genome editing for hearing disorders (RESTORE project, Progressive Sensory Disorders, PathoPhysiology and Therapy unit)

Institut Pasteur, Paris (Hearing Institute, Institut reConnect) · Europe · PhD · FranceA PhD position on the RESTORE project at the Hearing Institute, Institut Pasteur, Paris.14 December 2026Closes in 30 daysEligibility not stated
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Postdoctoral position: human blood-brain barrier models to study B-cell pathobiology in multiple sclerosis (ETH Zurich and Novartis, Basel)

ETH Zurich, Bio Engineering Laboratory (Prof Andreas Hierlemann), Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Basel, with Novartis Biomedical Research · Europe · Postdoc · SwitzerlandA full-time (100%) postdoctoral position in Basel, fully funded for 2.5 years with annual contract renewal.15 December 2026Closes in 31 daysEligibility not stated
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Postdoc in Neuroimaging, Neurodiversity and Brain Evolution, Connectome Lab (CNCR)

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Faculty of Science · Europe · Postdoc · NetherlandsEUR 3,70615 December 2026Closes in 31 daysOpen to international
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PhD Position in Neuroimaging, LLM, Genetics and Cross-species Comparison, Connectome Lab (CNCR)

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Faculty of Science · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsEUR 3,20415 December 2026Closes in 31 daysOpen to international
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Doctoral student in Environmental Bioengineering: chemotaxis and plasmid transfer of antibiotic resistance

ETH Zurich, Institute of Environmental Engineering (Stocker Lab) · Europe · PhD · SwitzerlandA doctoral position funded by a recently awarded SNSF grant, run jointly with the University of Warsaw and…15 December 2026Closes in 31 daysEligibility not stated
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International Selection in Sciences, 2027 session (Selection Internationale, Sciences track)

Ecole normale superieure - PSL (ENS-PSL), Paris · Europe · Multiple · FranceENS-PSL recruits undergraduates from universities outside France into the third year of a bachelor's degree or the first…15 December 2026Closes in 31 daysOpen to international
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University Assistant postdoctoral, Department of Behavioral and Cognitive Biology (cognitive neuroscience of language and spatial cognition)

University of Vienna (Universitaet Wien), Faculty of Life Sciences, Department of Behavioral and Cognitive Biology · Europe · Postdoc · AustriaEUR 5.014,30 gross per month (full-time, 14 times a year)16 December 2026Closes in 32 daysEligibility not stated
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Max Planck-Weizmann Postdoctoral Programme, 7th round

Max Planck Society (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft) and Weizmann Institute of Science · Europe · Postdoc · GermanyA four-year appointment, with half of the time at the Max Planck Society and half at the Weizmann…21 December 2026Closes in 37 daysEligibility not stated
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PlantHealth Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in Plant Health in Sustainable Cropping Systems, intake 12 (2027-2029), first call with EMJM scholarships

PlantHealth Erasmus Mundus consortium, coordinated by Universitat Politecnica de Valencia (with Universita di Padova, University of Goettingen, AgroParisTech and L'Institut Agro) · Europe · Masters · SpainErasmus Mundus Joint Masters scholarships cover 100% of tuition fees, full insurance and mandatory academic costs, plus a…31 December 2026Closes in 47 daysOpen to international
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RAREFIND MSCA COFUND Doctoral Training Programme, second and final call (PhD fellowships in gene and cell therapy for rare diseases)

Fondazione Telethon (RAREFIND, EU Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions COFUND, grant 101217387) · Europe · PhD · ItalyFully funded PhD fellowships with an employment contract.31 December 2026Closes in 47 daysOpen to international
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Postdoctoral researcher in vaccine immunology, dendritic cell subsets and memory T cells after mRNA vaccination (Guermonprez Lab)

Institut Pasteur, Paris (Dendritic Cells and Adaptive Immunity Unit) · Europe · Postdoc · FranceSalaried postdoctoral position in the Guermonprez lab; salary and contract length are not stated on the page.31 December 2026Closes in 47 daysEligibility not stated
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Doctoraatsbursaal: voeding, management, gezondheid en prestaties van melkvee met automatische melksystemen (PhD fellow, dairy cattle health and AMS data, DI08)

Ghent University · Europe · PhD · BelgiumFull-time doctoral fellowship, initial 12 months extended after positive evaluation to max 48 months, start 1 December 2026…1 January 2027Closes in 48 daysDomestic applicants only
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Developmental Biology: single-cell and spatial approaches to plant organ development (Tsiantis department, ERC AdG CLONAL)

Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Department of Comparative Development and Genetics (Max Planck Society) · Europe · Postdoc · GermanyPostdoctoral position initially for two years with possibility of extension, under German regulations for scientific training.4 January 2027Closes in 51 daysOpen to international
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GLOBE Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in Global Change Ecology and Biodiversity Management, 3rd edition (2027-2029)

GLOBE Erasmus Mundus Joint Master consortium, coordinated by Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (with Bangor University, Universidade de Lisboa and Universidad Autonoma de Tlaxcala) · Europe · Masters · SpainErasmus Mundus Joint Masters scholarships are awarded competitively to a subset of admitted students.4 January 2027Closes in 51 daysOpen to international

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