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183 open now. Doctoral programmes, fellowships and research grants where the funder states that international applicants are eligible: EMBL and Max Planck graduate schools, FAPESP fellowships, learned-society awards and more. Each record links the funder's own eligibility page, and every entry is verified there before it is listed.

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

183 open now, 383 records in total. Last verified 23 October 2026.

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Drug Discovery Predoctoral Fellowship

PhRMA Foundation · North America · PhD · United StatesUSD 30,000 per year for up to 2 years30 October 2026Closes in 6 daysOpen to international
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Drug Discovery Postdoctoral Fellowship

PhRMA Foundation · North America · Postdoc · United StatesUSD 60,000 per year for up to 2 years30 October 2026Closes in 6 daysOpen to international
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Drug Delivery Predoctoral Fellowship

PhRMA Foundation · North America · PhD · United StatesUSD 30,000 per year for up to 2 years30 October 2026Closes in 6 daysOpen to international
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Drug Delivery Postdoctoral Fellowship

PhRMA Foundation · North America · Postdoc · United StatesUSD 60,000 per year for up to 2 years30 October 2026Closes in 6 daysOpen to international
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VIB-KU Leuven Center for Neuroscience International PhD Call 2027

VIB-KU Leuven Center for Neuroscience · Europe · PhD · BelgiumFour PhD positions at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Neuroscience, starting between May at the earliest and September…30 October 2026Closes in 6 daysOpen to international
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PhD position in a novel cell secretome-based therapeutics for osteoarthritis

Utrecht University (Universiteit Utrecht), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Biomolecular Health Sciences · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsEUR 3,20431 October 2026Closes in 7 daysOpen to international
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PhD project: Health inequalities and medication use during pregnancy in women with endometriosis: Towards safer treatment and better pregnancy outcomes

Aarhus University (Aarhus Universitet), Graduate School of Health · Europe · PhD · DenmarkFully financed PhD fellowship; salary and terms of employment under the applicable collective agreement (no figure printed).31 October 2026Closes in 7 daysOpen to international
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PhD student in silviculture of planted birch

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, SLU), Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre · Europe · PhD · SwedenEmployment as a doctoral student in a 4-year programme, full time; salary set under the local collective agreement…31 October 2026Closes in 7 daysOpen to international
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PhD student in forest pathology: biotic risks to birch

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, SLU), Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre · Europe · PhD · SwedenEmployment as a doctoral student in a 4-year programme at Alnarp, 100 percent, starting 11 January 2027 or…31 October 2026Closes in 7 daysOpen to international
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PhD position (1.0 fte, 4 years) in deep-sea benthic ecology in the Arctic Ocean (vacancy 15494)

University of Amsterdam (UvA), Faculty of Science · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsEUR 3,20431 October 2026Closes in 7 daysOpen to international
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PhD Position on Biophysical Origins of RNA Toxicity in Huntington’s Disease

Utrecht University (Universiteit Utrecht), Department of Chemistry, Bijvoet Centre · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsEUR 3,20431 October 2026Closes in 7 daysOpen to international
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Quantum Computing for Bioinformatics (15513)

University of Amsterdam (Universiteit van Amsterdam), Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences · Europe · Postdoc · NetherlandsEUR 3,70631 October 2026Closes in 7 daysOpen to international
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PhD Candidate in Explainable Machine Learning for Studying Biology at Single-Cell Resolution (15476)

University of Amsterdam (Universiteit van Amsterdam), Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsEUR 3,20431 October 2026Closes in 7 daysOpen to international
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National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic, call for the summer semester of 2026/2027

Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic, administered by SAIA, n. o. (Slovak Academic Information Agency) · Europe · Multiple · SlovakiaMonthly scholarship for a study or research stay at a university or research organisation in Slovakia, meant to…31 October 2026Closes in 7 daysOpen to international
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IMPRS for Translational Psychiatry (IMPRS-TP) PhD Program, 2027 intake

International Max Planck Research School for Translational Psychiatry (Max Planck Institutes of Psychiatry and of Biological Intelligence, with LMU Munich) · Europe · PhD · GermanyStructured English-language PhD programme in Munich run with LMU Munich, starting September to October 2027.31 October 2026Closes in 7 daysOpen to international
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Rotary Yoneyama Memorial Scholarship (Overseas Candidates), 2027 enrolment

Rotary Yoneyama Memorial Foundation · Asia-Pacific · Multiple · JapanJPY 100,000 per month (undergraduate) or JPY 140,000 per month (master's and doctoral), plus up to JPY 250,000 travel subsidy31 October 2026Closes in 7 daysOpen to international
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Honjo International Scholarship Foundation Scholarship for Foreign Students (2027 intake)

Honjo International Scholarship Foundation (HISF) · Asia-Pacific · Multiple · JapanJPY 230,000 / 210,000 / 180,000 per month depending on degree length, for approximately 10 students31 October 2026Closes in 7 daysOpen to international
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RES Small Project Grants

Royal Entomological Society (RES) · Europe · Multiple · United Kingdom (applications accepted worldwide)GBP 3,00031 October 2026Closes in 7 daysOpen to international
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IBRO Neuroscience Training Grants

IBRO (International Brain Research Organization) · Europe · Multiple · BelgiumUSD 3,000 (Asia-Pacific) up to USD 5,000 (Africa), depending on region of residence31 October 2026Closes in 7 daysOpen to international
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British Pharmacological Society PhD Funding Programme (AJ Clark Studentship and Sir David Jack PhD Scholarship)

British Pharmacological Society · Europe · Masters · United KingdomGBP 21,805 to 23,805/year stipend plus up to GBP 10,000/year research costs31 October 2026Closes in 7 daysOpen to international
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Doktorand i medicinsk vetenskap: advanced surgical endoscopy (ERCP) and bacterial growth in the upper gastrointestinal tract

Umeå University, Department of Diagnostics and Intervention · Europe · PhD · SwedenA four-year, full-time salaried doctoral post in medical science, partly translational but mainly clinically integrated.1 November 2026Closes in 8 daysOpen to international
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PhD fellowship: Tracking Microbes Across Borders using Genomics to Uncover Biomass-to-Biogas Transmission Pathways

Aarhus University (Aarhus Universitet), Graduate School of Technical Sciences · Europe · PhD · DenmarkPhD fellowship/scholarship at the Graduate School of Technical Sciences; employment as academic staff at basic salary grades 4…1 November 2026Closes in 8 daysOpen to international
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PhD Position (m/f/d) – Reproductive Mechanobiology (Job Code 23/2026)

Max Planck Institute for Medical Research (Max-Planck-Institut für medizinische Forschung), ERC Starting Grant REPROMECH group · Europe · PhD · GermanyFunded for an initial three years within the ERC Starting Grant REPROMECH, with possible extension; remuneration 75% of…1 November 2026Closes in 8 daysOpen to international
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PhD project: Immune and tumor determinants of immunotherapy response in multiple myeloma

Aarhus University (Aarhus Universitet), Graduate School of Health · Europe · PhD · DenmarkFully financed PhD fellowship; salary and terms of employment under the applicable collective agreement (no figure printed).1 November 2026Closes in 8 daysOpen to international

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