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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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BiO Global South Conference Travel Grants

The Company of Biologists · Global · Multiple · Applicants based in the Global South, travelling to an international meeting outside their own countryGBP 3,00020 November 2026Closes in 47 daysOpen to international
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MedUni Vienna PhD Programme (UN094) PhD Call, Autumn Call 2026/2027

Medical University of Vienna (Medizinische Universitaet Wien) · Europe · PhD · AustriaPhD positions advertised through the PhD Call are salaried employment positions at the Medical University of Vienna and…22 November 2026Closes in 49 daysOpen to international
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CRG International PhD Programme, 2027 call

Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Barcelona · Europe · PhD · SpainUp to 20 fully funded positions.22 November 2026Closes in 49 daysOpen to international
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Wellcome Sanger Institute 4-year PhD Programme, 2027 intake

Wellcome Sanger Institute · Europe · PhD · United KingdomTwelve funded studentships.24 November 2026Closes in 51 daysOpen to international
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Becas Nacionales para Estudios de Posgrado 2026 (National Postgraduate Scholarships)

Secihti (Secretaria de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnologia e Innovacion), Mexico · Latin America · Multiple · MexicoMXN 21,397.32/month (doctorate); MXN 16,047.99/month (master's)28 November 2026Closes in 55 daysOpen to international
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Children’s Tumor Foundation Young Investigator Award (YIA)

Children's Tumor Foundation · Global · Multiple · United StatesTwo years of salary support for a senior doctoral student or a postdoctoral researcher working on neurofibromatosis, awarded…1 December 2026Closes in 58 daysOpen to international
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Keystone Symposia Global Health Travel Award: Plant and Microbe Engineering for Sustainability (2 to 5 May 2027)

Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology · North America · Multiple · CanadaAn in-person travel award to attend the Keystone Symposia meeting "Plant and Microbe Engineering for Sustainability", 2 to…1 December 2026Closes in 58 daysOpen to international
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Max Planck School of Cognition doctoral program, 2027 intake

Max Planck School of Cognition (Max Planck Schools) · Europe · PhD · GermanyEUR 1,565/month net stipend in the orientation year, then a public-service wage agreement contract1 December 2026Closes in 58 daysOpen to international
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Max Planck School of Biomedical Artificial Intelligence PhD Program, first cohort (2027 start)

Max Planck School of Biomedical Artificial Intelligence (Max Planck Schools) · Europe · PhD · GermanyThe first PhD cohort of a new Germany-wide graduate school at the interface of AI and biomedicine, starting…1 December 2026Closes in 58 daysOpen to international
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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 58 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 64 daysOpen to international
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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 72 daysOpen to international
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Keystone Symposia Global Health Travel Award: Ending HIV: At the Crossroads of Innovation and Delivery (16 to 19 May 2027)

Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology · North America · Multiple · CanadaAn in-person travel award to attend the Keystone Symposia meeting "Ending HIV: At the Crossroads of Innovation and…15 December 2026Closes in 72 daysOpen to international
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Keystone Symposia Global Health Travel Award: Vaccinology: Next-Generation Advances in Transforming Immunity (16 to 19 May 2027)

Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology · North America · Multiple · CanadaAn in-person travel award to attend the Keystone Symposia meeting "Vaccinology: Next-Generation Advances in Transforming Immunity", 16 to…15 December 2026Closes in 72 daysOpen to international
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Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program

Howard Hughes Medical Institute · North America · Postdoc · United StatesUp to two years of salary or stipend support, additional support for certain fellowship-associated expenses, and tailored professional…15 December 2026Closes in 72 daysOpen to international
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AHRI Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (PDRF/2026)

Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) · Africa · Postdoc · South AfricaA one-year renewable postdoctoral research fellowship at AHRI's KwaZulu-Natal campuses, meant to give an early-career scientist a period…31 December 2026Closes in 88 daysOpen to international
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Rheum for Kids: Pediatric Skin and Joint Grant (2027 cycle)

Arthritis National Research Foundation · North America · Postdoc · United StatesUp to USD 50,000 for one year8 January 2027Closes in 96 daysOpen to international
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Psoriatic Arthritis / Ankylosing Spondylitis Research Grant (2027 cycle)

Arthritis National Research Foundation · North America · Postdoc · United StatesUp to USD 250,000 over two years8 January 2027Closes in 96 daysOpen to international
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Arthritis and Related Autoimmune Disease Research Grant (2027 cycle)

Arthritis National Research Foundation · North America · Postdoc · United StatesUp to USD 250,000 over two years8 January 2027Closes in 96 daysOpen to international
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ISTA PhD Program, 2027 intake

Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) · Europe · PhD · AustriaISTA states that all its PhD students are fully funded at internationally competitive salary levels, with full social…8 January 2027Closes in 96 daysOpen to international
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Studienförderwerk Klaus Murmann Doctoral Scholarship (Promotionsstipendium)

Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft (sdw) · Europe · PhD · GermanyUp to EUR 1,650 per month plus EUR 100 per month research-cost allowance, normally for up to 36 months13 January 2027Closes in 101 daysOpen to international
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MSc/PhD Program in Molecular Biology (International Max Planck Research School), University of Goettingen, fall 2027 intake

University of Goettingen, with the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences and the German Primate Center (International Max Planck Research School for Molecular Biology) · Europe · Multiple · GermanyMaster's students are supported by an International Max Planck Research School stipend of EUR 992 a month plus…15 January 2027Closes in 103 daysOpen to international
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Scholarships for International Students and Doctoral Candidates

Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung (Hanns Seidel Foundation) · Europe · Multiple · GermanyEUR 300/month study-cost allowance plus a monthly base rate set by the funding regulations15 January 2027Closes in 103 daysOpen to international
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Keystone Symposia Global Health Travel Award: Progress in Antibiotic Discovery and Development (21 to 24 June 2027)

Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology · North America · Multiple · CanadaAn in-person travel award to attend the Keystone Symposia meeting "Progress in Antibiotic Discovery and Development", 21 to…19 January 2027Closes in 107 daysOpen to international

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