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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.

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

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NOMIS Foundation ETH Postdoctoral Fellowship

ETH Zurich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich), Centre for Origin and Prevalence of Life (COPL) with the NOMIS Foundation · Europe · Postdoc · SwitzerlandThree-year postdoctoral fellowship at ETH Zurich plus one extension year (the fourth year is granted after a review…6 November 2026Closes in 13 daysOpen to international
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Faculty for the Future Fellowships

Schlumberger Foundation · Global · Multiple · Any host university or research institute abroadFellowships are awarded on academic ability, leadership potential and engagement in STEM outreach in underserved communities in the…6 November 2026Closes in 13 daysOpen to international
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Nurse Lab, CDK control of the eukaryotic cell cycle in fission yeast (Job reference R2842)

The Francis Crick Institute · Europe · Postdoc · United KingdomGBP 47,5007 November 2026Closes in 14 daysOpen to international
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PhD fellowship: Deciphering host-pathogen interplay by utilizing biostructure prediction and New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) to engineer durable disease resistance in plants

Aarhus University (Aarhus Universitet), Graduate School of Technical Sciences · Europe · PhD · DenmarkThree-year PhD fellowship funded by a DFF project in collaboration with the University of Copenhagen; employment as academic…9 November 2026Closes in 16 daysOpen to international
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PhD project: Optical probing of oxygen levels in tissue, development and application during ultra-fast FLASH radiotherapy

Aarhus University (Aarhus Universitet), Graduate School of Health · Europe · PhD · DenmarkCall for a fully financed PhD fellowship; salary and terms of employment follow the applicable collective agreement.9 November 2026Closes in 16 daysOpen to international
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PhD student in Mixed Ionic-Electronic Materials for Thermal Energy Harvesting, ERC Starting Grant HEAT-BRIDGE (ref LiU-2026-03809)

Linköping University (Linköpings universitet), Laboratory of Organic Electronics · Europe · PhD · SwedenSEK 35,300 a month starting salary for PhD students, stated on the advert; the advert adds that the level is raised at this year's annual salary review in October and, for the sibling position, that the salary is revised each October and again when the student reaches 30 and 60 per cent completion of the doctorate9 November 2026Closes in 16 daysOpen to international
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PhD student in Ionic Thermoelectrics and Electrochemistry for Thermal Energy Harvesting, ERC Starting Grant HEAT-BRIDGE (ref LiU-2026-03808)

Linköping University (Linköpings universitet), Laboratory of Organic Electronics · Europe · PhD · SwedenSEK 35,300 a month starting salary for PhD students, stated on the advert; the advert adds that the level is raised at this year's annual salary review in October and, for the sibling position, that the salary is revised each October and again when the student reaches 30 and 60 per cent completion of the doctorate9 November 2026Closes in 16 daysOpen to international
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Sainsbury Wellcome Centre PhD Programme in Neuroscience, September 2027 intake

Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour (SWC), University College London · Europe · PhD · United KingdomGBP 30,8399 November 2026Closes in 16 daysOpen to international
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Postdoctoral Researchers (m/f/d), Applied and Computational Mathematics for the life sciences, Center for Systems Biology Dresden (Job Code 2026-PostDoc-AppliedMathematics-1120)

Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG), Center for Systems Biology Dresden (Max Planck Society) · Europe · Postdoc · GermanyTwo positions, each a 2-year full-time postdoc with possible extension, salary under TVöD Bund up to E13 depending…10 November 2026Closes in 17 daysOpen to international
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Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Plant Molecular Physiology, Light and stress signal transduction pathways in crops (FAPESP vacancy 9908)

FAPESP (Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo), vacancy hosted by Departamento de Botanica, Instituto de Biociencias, Universidade de Sao Paulo (IB-USP) · Latin America · Postdoc · BrazilBRL 12,57010 November 2026Closes in 17 daysOpen to international
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Keystone Symposia Global Health Travel Award: Advancing Women’s Health: Vaginal Microbiome Science and Innovation (7 to 10 April 2027)

Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology · Asia-Pacific · Multiple · SingaporeAn in-person travel award to attend the Keystone Symposia meeting "Advancing Women's Health: Vaginal Microbiome Science and Innovation",…10 November 2026Closes in 17 daysOpen to international
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IMPRS for Biological Intelligence PhD Programme, 2026/27 recruitment round

International Max Planck Research School for Biological Intelligence (IMPRS-BI), Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence · Europe · PhD · GermanyA structured doctoral programme at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence (Martinsried and Seewiesen, near Munich).10 November 2026Closes in 17 daysOpen to international
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Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2027-28 cohort

The Azrieli Foundation (Azrieli Fellows Program) · Asia-Pacific · Postdoc · IsraelA two-year postdoctoral fellowship at an Israeli university, with renewal for a third year considered on a competitive…11 November 2026Closes in 18 daysOpen to international
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John Innes Foundation Rotation PhD Programme in Plant and Microbial Sciences, October 2027 entry

John Innes Centre, Norwich · Europe · PhD · United KingdomA four-year studentship covering full tuition fees paid directly to the University of East Anglia, research and training…12 November 2026Closes in 19 daysOpen to international
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PhD: Finding the environmental causes of childhood and early-onset cancer (CUE-CAN)

Utrecht University (Universiteit Utrecht), Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS) · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsEUR 3,20413 November 2026Closes in 20 daysOpen to international
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Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research

American Philosophical Society (APS) · North America · PhD · United StatesUSD 5,40013 November 2026Closes in 20 daysOpen to international
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ASPB Travel Awards for Plant Biology 2027

American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) · Global · Multiple · United States (meeting venue: Albuquerque, New Mexico)Travel funding to attend Plant Biology 2027 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, 31 July to 3 August 2027, for…13 November 2026Closes in 20 daysOpen to international
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Postdoc in lipidomics at the Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology (gangliosides and Parkinson’s disease)

University of Copenhagen (Koebenhavns Universitet) · Europe · Postdoc · DenmarkDKK 39,90015 November 2026Closes in 22 daysOpen to international
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Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Human Impact, Biodiversity and Ecosystemic Functioning, freshwater ecosystems under global change (FAPESP vacancy 9846)

FAPESP (Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo), vacancy hosted by Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (IB-Unicamp) · Latin America · Postdoc · BrazilBRL 12,57015 November 2026Closes in 22 daysOpen to international
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PhD Student (m/f/d) – Oceanic Collective Intelligence

Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (Max-Planck-Institut für Verhaltensbiologie), Collective Ecology Group · Europe · PhD · GermanyFull-time, fully funded for 4 years (TVöD salary scale E-13, 65%); start summer or autumn 2027; funded by…15 November 2026Closes in 22 daysOpen to international
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A Post doc position is available in the Grønbæk Group at Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC)

University of Copenhagen (Københavns Universitet), Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC), Grønbæk Group, Translational Haematology · Europe · Postdoc · DenmarkDKK 39,90015 November 2026Closes in 22 daysOpen to international
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Amelia Earhart Fellowship 2027

Zonta International · Global · PhD · United StatesUSD 12,000 each, up to 30 fellowships a year15 November 2026Closes in 22 daysOpen to international
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Research fellow (University Researcher) in AI for Population Health and Genomics

University of Helsinki, Faculty of Science and Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), HiLIFE · Europe · Postdoc · FinlandA fixed-term research fellow appointment of up to 4 years, split 50:50 between the Department of Computer Science…16 November 2026Closes in 23 daysOpen to international
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PhD project #502 INHIVE, Invading the Nucleus: HIV-1 Genome Dynamics and Immune Escape (Advanced Molecular Virology lab, Pasteur-Paris University PPU call 2027)

Institut Pasteur, Paris (Advanced Molecular Virology, Department of Virology) · Europe · PhD · FranceFunded through the Pasteur-Paris University (PPU) international doctoral program: selected students are enrolled in October 2027 on a…16 November 2026Closes in 23 daysOpen to international

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