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Funded PhD, fellowship and scholarship opportunities

Verified funding for life-science students and early-career researchers worldwide: funded PhD positions, standalone fellowships, master's scholarships and postdoc calls. Every record is read from the funding organisation's own website, never from an aggregator, and carries the date it was last verified so you can judge for yourself how fresh it is. Anything that charges a fee to apply is never listed.

267 open now, 348 records in total. Last verified 13 September 2026.

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Margaret McNamara Education Grants, South Africa Program

Margaret McNamara Education Grants (MMEG) · Africa · Multiple · South AfricaEducation grants awarded competitively to women from developing countries enrolled at listed South African universities who show financial…Not statedOpen to international Rolling

FAPESP Bolsa de Mestrado (Master’s Fellowship)

FAPESP (Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo) · Latin America · Masters · BrazilA master's fellowship for students enrolled in an academic stricto sensu master's programme at a public or private…RollingOpen to international Rolling

FAPESP Bolsa de Doutorado (Doctoral Fellowship)

FAPESP (Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo) · Latin America · PhD · BrazilA doctoral fellowship for students enrolled in a stricto sensu postgraduate programme at a public or private higher…RollingOpen to international Rolling

Project Positions open application portal

CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB), New Delhi · India · Multiple · IndiaRs. 20,000 to Rs. 42,000/month + HRARollingDomestic applicants only Open

Diamond Jubilee Research Interns Awards

CSIR-Human Resource Development Group (CSIR-HRDG) · India · Masters · IndiaRs. 24,000/monthVaries by programmeDomestic applicants only Rolling

CSIR Travel Grant Scheme

CSIR-Human Resource Development Group (CSIR-HRDG) · India · Multiple · IndiaReimbursement of the actual excursion economy airfare from the Indian airport nearest your place of work to an…RollingDomestic applicants only Open

Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP)

Australian Government, presented on Study Australia · Asia-Pacific · Multiple · AustraliaThe RTP supports domestic and international students on research doctorate and research master's degrees.Varies by programmeOpen to international Open

Outreach Grant

The Society for Experimental Biology (SEB) · Europe · Multiple · United KingdomGBP 1,000 (members) or GBP 200 (non-members)Not statedOpen to international Open

Genetics Society Training Grant

The Genetics Society · Europe · Multiple · United KingdomUp to GBP 1,200Not statedDomestic applicants only Open

Genetics Society Junior Scientist Conference Grants

The Genetics Society · Europe · Multiple · United KingdomUp to GBP 200 (scheme A), GBP 500 (scheme B), or GBP 750 (Adelphi co-sponsored)Not statedDomestic applicants only Open

IUBMB Travel Fellowships

IUBMB (International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) · Global · Multiple · Any IUBMB member countryUp to USD 2,500Not statedOpen to international Open

IUBMB Wood-Whelan Research Fellowships

IUBMB (International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) · Global · Multiple · Any IUBMB member country, travelling to anotherUp to USD 7,000Not statedOpen to international Open

Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships 2027-2028

Swiss Confederation, Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS/ESKAS), administered by SERI · Europe · Multiple · Switzerland (cantonal universities, universities of applied sciences, ETH Zurich, EPFL, and PSI, WSL, Empa or Eawag)CHF 2,450Varies by programmeOpen to international Rolling

FEBS Short-Term Fellowships

FEBS (Federation of European Biochemical Societies) · Europe · Multiple · A laboratory in a FEBS country other than the one you work inEUR 100RollingDomestic applicants only Open

Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters Scholarships

European Commission (Erasmus+, EACEA) · Europe · Masters · At least three countries per programme, the consortium's partner universitiesFull scholarships to the best-ranked students worldwide, covering participation costs plus a contribution to travel, visa and a…Varies by programmeOpen to international Rolling

EMBL Corporate Partnership Programme (CPP) Visitor Fellowships

EMBL (European Molecular Biology Laboratory) · Europe · Multiple · Germany, UK, France, Italy or Spain (the six EMBL sites: Barcelona, Hinxton, Grenoble, Hamburg, Heidelberg, Rome)Reimbursement of travel and accommodation costs for a stay of one to six months with an EMBL host…RollingOpen to international Open

Fulbright Foreign Student Program

US Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs · North America · Multiple · United StatesGrant values are set by each binational Fulbright Commission or US Embassy, not centrally, so no figure is…Varies by programmeOpen to international Rolling

Young Investigator Programme (TIFR Advt. 2026/16)

NCBS-TIFR (National Centre for Biological Sciences), Bengaluru · India · Postdoc · IndiaNCBS states that salary and benefits are attractive and that accommodation is provided at nominal rent.RollingOpen to international Open

International Max Planck Research Schools (IMPRS)

Max Planck Society · Europe · PhD · Germany and partner institutions abroadNo stipend figure is published centrally.Varies by programmeOpen to international Open

Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Gates Cambridge Trust, University of Cambridge · Global · Multiple · United Kingdom (University of Cambridge)Award values are not stated on the timeline page and are published separately by the Trust.Varies by programmeOpen to international Rolling

EMBO Scientific Exchange Grants

EMBO (European Molecular Biology Organization) · Europe · Multiple · EMBC Member States and global partnersExchanges of up to three months between laboratories in eligible countries.RollingOpen to international Open

Commonwealth PhD Scholarships for least developed countries and vulnerable states

Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK · Global · PhD · United KingdomGBP 1,712/month (GBP 2,000 in London) plus full tuition and airfareNot statedOpen to international Open

Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships

Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK · Global · Masters · United KingdomGBP 1,712/month (GBP 2,000 in London) plus full tuition and airfareNot statedOpen to international Rolling

Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds Travel Grants

Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds · Europe · Multiple · Europe and worldwide destinationsGrants of up to three months, paid as a lump sum contributing to travel, lodging and course fees.RollingOpen to international

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