Direct PhD fellowship in microalgae biopharmaceutical development, MICROPLAT Creglicerase project (FAPESP vacancy 9958)

Who can apply: An undergraduate degree in biotechnology, biology, biochemistry, pharmacy, microbiology, engineering or a related field, completed by the enrolment deadline. Applicants must NOT hold a master’s degree, as the Direct PhD route requires. Relevant hands-on lab experience and the ability to plan and run experiments… What is funded: FAPESP fellowship vacancy no. 9958 on Young Investigator grant 2025/09133-0: monthly Direct Doctorate (Doutorado Direto) fellowship of R$ 5.790,00. The candidate applies to the host lab by e-mail and the fellowship is implemented for the selected person, subject to admission to the PPGBI graduate programme at EEL-USP. Deadline: 21 November 2026 (UTC-3).

Read the full call and apply on the official page: FAPESP (Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo), vacancy hosted by Escola de Engenharia de Lorena, Universidade de Sao Paulo (EEL-USP), official page.

Who can apply

• An undergraduate degree in biotechnology, biology, biochemistry, pharmacy, microbiology, engineering or a related field, completed by the enrolment deadline. Applicants must NOT hold a master's degree, as the Direct PhD route requires. Relevant hands-on lab experience and the ability to plan and run experiments independently are required, and applicants must meet PPGBI/EEL-USP admission and FAPESP fellowship requirements. No citizenship rule is stated on the page.

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