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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.

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Postdoctoral Scholarships 2027-2028 (B3)

Fonds de recherche du Quebec (FRQ) · North America · Postdoc · CanadaA postdoctoral scholarship of 45,000 Canadian dollars a year for a minimum of six months and a maximum…8 October 2026Closes in 5 daysOpen to international
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Postdoctoral Fellowship Award

Foundation Fighting Blindness · North America · Postdoc · Worldwide (domestic or international research institutions)USD 80,000/year for 2 years8 October 2026Closes in 5 daysOpen to international
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Society for Endocrinology Travel Grant

Society for Endocrinology · Europe · Multiple · United KingdomUp to GBP 7508 October 2026Closes in 5 daysOpen to international
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Research Associate, continuous flow domino borrowing alkylation towards heterocycles and alkaloids, Chemistry department (Adv. # 78/2026)

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune · India · Postdoc · IndiaRs. 47,000/- + 30% House Rent Allowance9 October 2026Closes in 6 daysDomestic applicants only
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Research Associate, interaction between biological membranes and biomolecular condensates (Prof. Samrat Mukhopadhyay lab)

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali · India · Postdoc · IndiaOne Research Associate post at IISER Mohali to study the interaction between biological membranes and biomolecular condensates.9 October 2026Closes in 6 daysEligibility not stated
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Project Scientist-II, Project Associate-II and Project Assistant-II under CSIR-Aroma Mission 4.0, CSIR-IIIM Jammu (Advertisement No. 34/2026)

CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR-IIIM), Jammu · India · Multiple · IndiaTwenty-two project positions at CSIR-IIIM Jammu on the CSIR-Aroma Mission 4.0 project, Driving Sustainable Rural Empowerment and Entrepreneurship…9 October 2026Closes in 6 daysEligibility not stated
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Junior Research Fellow (may be upgraded to SRF), CSIR-ASPIRE project on targeting beta-hCG in BRCA1 promoter hypermethylated breast cancers, Dr Priya Srinivas laboratory (Adv. 05/2026)

BRIC-Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (BRIC-RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram · India · Multiple · IndiaRs 37,000/- + 16% HRA per month9 October 2026Closes in 6 daysDomestic applicants only
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Technical Officer / Senior Project Associate, immune responses associated with severe dengue infection (Advt. 78/2026)

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati · India · Multiple · IndiaINR 57,0009 October 2026Closes in 6 daysDomestic applicants only
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Junior Research Fellow / Project Associate-I, antiviral platforms and drug discovery against henipaviruses including Nipah and Hendra virus (Advt. 79/2026)

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati · India · Multiple · IndiaINR 37,0009 October 2026Closes in 6 daysDomestic applicants only
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Junior Research Fellow, metallocorroles as catalytic antioxidants against amyloid-beta induced neurotoxicity in Alzheimer’s disease, School of Chemical Sciences (Advt. NISER/R&D-326/CH2601/24/2026-27)

National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar · India · MSc · IndiaRs. 37,000/- pm plus HRA as per rules10 October 2026Closes in 7 daysDomestic applicants only
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Junior Research Fellow in genomics and single-cell RNA sequencing analysis (Dr Sumit Sen Santara lab), Department of Biological Sciences

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata · India · Masters · IndiaINR 37,00011 October 2026Closes in 8 daysEligibility not stated
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Junior Research Fellow in theoretical and computational biophysical chemistry, protein-nucleic acid interactions (Dr Susmita Roy lab, DBT-funded), Department of Chemical Sciences

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata · India · Masters · IndiaINR 37,00011 October 2026Closes in 8 daysEligibility not stated
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Research Associate-1, theoretical and computational biophysical chemistry of protein-nucleic acid interaction (Dr Susmita Roy lab), Department of Chemical Sciences

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata · India · Postdoc · IndiaRs. 58000/- + HRA11 October 2026Closes in 8 daysEligibility not stated
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Research Associate-1, delivery of gene therapeutics with lipid nanoparticles (Prof. Arabinda Chaudhuri lab), Department of Chemical Sciences

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata · India · Postdoc · IndiaRs. 58000/- + HRA11 October 2026Closes in 8 daysEligibility not stated
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2027 Summer Research Program (Research Experience Program)

The University of Queensland · Asia-Pacific · Multiple · AustraliaA six-week full-time research placement inside a UQ research unit, 11 January to 19 February 2027, paying a…11 October 2026Closes in 8 daysEligibility not stated
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Vacation Internship Program 2026/27

Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute · Asia-Pacific · Undergraduate · AustraliaA paid laboratory placement of up to six weeks in a Baker Institute research laboratory in Melbourne, taken…11 October 2026Closes in 8 daysEligibility not stated
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Project Assistant-II, seaweed cultivation and valorisation at CSIR-CSMCRI Marine Algal Research Station, Mandapam (Advt. No. MARS/HCP0024/2026)

CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSIR-CSMCRI), Bhavnagar · India · BSc · India20,000/- per month + admissible HRA12 October 2026Closes in 9 daysEligibility not stated
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Senior Project Associate (Patent) and Project Associate-I (Patent), CSIR-TKDL Unit at New Delhi and Hyderabad (Advertisement No. TKDL/08/2026, post codes TKD3904, TKD3905, TKH3903 and TKH3904)

CSIR-Traditional Knowledge Digital Library Unit (CSIR-TKDL), New Delhi · India · Multiple · IndiaCSIR-TKDL is hiring project staff on the project Information systems of traditional knowledge for protection and promotion (MLP002639),…12 October 2026Closes in 9 daysEligibility not stated
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Junior Data Scientist, effects of extreme heat on maternal, placental and fetal physiology, lactation and newborn health in India, Dr Nitya Wadhwa at CDSA (Recruitment Notice THS-C/RN/18/2026)

BRIC-Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad · India · Masters · IndiaRs. 50,000 per month (consolidated)12 October 2026Closes in 9 daysEligibility not stated
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Technical Assistant, bacterial infections causing culture-positive sepsis among Indian neonates under the Neo-sepsis programme, Dr Krishnamohan Atmakuri (Recruitment Notice THS/RN/19/2026)

BRIC-Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad · India · Undergraduate · IndiaRs. 20,000 per month plus HRA12 October 2026Closes in 9 daysEligibility not stated
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Project Associate-I (three posts), transmission dynamics of bacterial infections causing neonatal sepsis, Dr Krishnamohan Atmakuri (Rolling Recruitment Notice THS/RN/01/2026/09-I)

BRIC-Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad · India · Masters · IndiaThree Project Associate-I posts at THSTI Faridabad under Dr Krishnamohan Atmakuri, on the Neo-sepsis programme project evaluating how…12 October 2026Closes in 9 daysEligibility not stated
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Zukunftskolleg two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship

Zukunftskolleg, University of Konstanz · Europe · Postdoc · GermanyFour two-year fellowships at the Zukunftskolleg, the University of Konstanz Institute for Advanced Study for early career postdoctoral…12 October 2026Closes in 9 daysOpen to international
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EMBL International PhD Programme

EMBL (European Molecular Biology Laboratory) · Europe · PhD · Germany, UK, France, Italy or Spain (EMBL sites)A fully funded, salaried EMBL predoctoral fellowship across the six EMBL sites.12 October 2026Closes in 9 daysOpen to international
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Keystone Symposia Global Health Travel Award: Immunomodulatory Microbiota in Health and Disease (7 to 10 March 2027)

Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology · North America · Multiple · CanadaAn in-person travel award to attend the Keystone Symposia meeting "Immunomodulatory Microbiota in Health and Disease", 7 to…13 October 2026Closes in 10 daysOpen to international

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