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119 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.

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119 open now, 249 records in total. Last verified 3 October 2026.

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UQ Graduate Research School Scholarships, including the Research Training Program

The University of Queensland · Asia-Pacific · PhD · AustraliaAUD 39,220/year19 October 2026Closes in 16 daysOpen to international
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Canada Graduate Research Scholarship, Doctoral (CGRS D)

CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC (Canada Research Training Awards Suite) · North America · PhD · CanadaCAD 40,000 per year for 36 months19 October 2026Closes in 16 daysOpen to international
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Gilliam Fellows Program, 2027 competition

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) · North America · PhD · United States (international students at an HHMI-eligible institution may apply)Up to three years of annual support during the PhD, made up of a stipend, a discretionary allowance,…27 October 2026Closes in 24 daysOpen to international
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Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship, 2027 round

The Royal Society · Europe · Postdoc · United KingdomGBP 1,907,40029 October 2026Closes in 26 daysOpen to international
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Translational Medicine Predoctoral Fellowship

PhRMA Foundation · North America · PhD · United StatesUSD 30,000 per year for up to 2 years30 October 2026Closes in 27 daysOpen to international
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Translational Medicine Postdoctoral Fellowship

PhRMA Foundation · North America · United StatesUSD 60,000 per year for up to 2 years30 October 2026Closes in 27 daysOpen to international
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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 27 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 27 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 27 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 27 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 27 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 28 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 28 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 28 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 28 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 28 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 28 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 28 daysOpen to international
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NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellowship, November 2026 cycle

NASA, administered by Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) · North America · Postdoc · United StatesUSD 70,0001 November 2026Closes in 29 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 29 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 29 daysOpen to international
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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 29 daysOpen to international
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NRC Research Associateship Programs (RAP)

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Office of Fellowships · North America · Postdoc · United StatesA guest-researcher associateship at a sponsoring US federal laboratory, awarded for self-directed research agreed with that laboratory.2 November 2026Closes in 30 daysOpen to international
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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 31 daysOpen to international

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