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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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213 open now, 490 records in total. Last verified 3 October 2026.

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Keystone Symposia Global Health Travel Award: Early Life Immunity and Tolerance (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 "Early Life Immunity and Tolerance", 7 to 10…13 October 2026Closes in 10 daysOpen to international
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Promotionsfoerderung (doctoral scholarships), October 2026 call

Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes · Europe · PhD · GermanyA monthly stipend of 1,650 euros for a doctoral candidate, plus a research allowance the foundation pays on…14 October 2026Closes in 11 daysOpen to international
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NEF Research Grant Programme

Nagao Natural Environment Foundation (NEF) · Asia-Pacific · Multiple · JapanJPY 1,000,00014 October 2026Closes in 11 daysDomestic applicants only
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CurePSP New Investigator Award 2026

CurePSP · Global · Postdoc · United StatesUp to USD 100,000 for a one-year or two-year study, direct costs only15 October 2026Closes in 12 daysOpen to international
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Junior Research Fellow, transcription factors in neoblast differentiation for regenerative medicine, Dr Subrata Pramanik (ANRF Core Research Grant project)

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata · India · Masters · IndiaINR 37,00015 October 2026Closes in 12 daysEligibility not stated
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Species Conservation Grants, September 2026 window

The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund · Global · Multiple · Any countryUp to USD 25,00015 October 2026Closes in 12 daysOpen to international
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Research Associate-I, Short-Term Research Fellowship programme, Dr Ashutosh Pandey laboratory (advertisement dated 22-09-2026)

BRIC-National Institute of Plant Genome Research (BRIC-NIPGR), New Delhi · India · Multiple · IndiaOne purely temporary Research Associate-I post in the Short-Term Research Fellowship programme at Rs.15 October 2026Closes in 12 daysEligibility not stated
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PhD Winter Selection 2027 (joint call with IMPRS Bio-MAP)

Dresden International Graduate School for Interdisciplinary Life Sciences (DIGS-ILS), TU Dresden · Europe · PhD · GermanyInitial net income about EUR 1,500 per month (after tax and compulsory insurance), for up to 4 years15 October 2026Closes in 12 daysEligibility not stated
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IMPRS for Brain & Behavior PhD programme, 2026/2027 selection round

International Max Planck Research School for Brain & Behavior (Max Planck Society), Bonn · Europe · PhD · GermanyApproximately EUR 2,000 net per month, rising over the course of the PhD15 October 2026Closes in 12 daysOpen to international
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International PhD Programme (IPP), winter call 2026/2027

Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB), Mainz · Europe · PhD · GermanyIMB states that all PhD projects in the IPP are fully funded.15 October 2026Closes in 12 daysOpen to international
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Post-Doctoral Save Our Scientists (SOS) Grant Program (2027 cycle)

Autism Science Foundation · North America · Postdoc · United StatesUp to USD 25,00015 October 2026Closes in 12 daysOpen to international
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ACM-W Scholarship for Attendance at Research Conferences

ACM-W (Association for Computing Machinery, Women in Computing) · Global · Multiple · United States (travel funded worldwide)USD 1,20015 October 2026Closes in 12 daysEligibility not stated
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Fellowship (one to three years)

Sigrid Juselius Foundation (Sigrid Juseliuksen Saatio) · Europe · Postdoc · FinlandA one-to-three-year grant for postdoctoral medical research carried out abroad, paid in four instalments.15 October 2026Closes in 12 daysOpen to international
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Vienna BioCenter PhD Programme

Vienna BioCenter (IMP, IMBA, GMI and Max Perutz Labs) · Europe · PhD · AustriaEUR 39,000 to 42,900 gross per year (2025)15 October 2026Closes in 12 daysOpen to international
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FENS/IBRO-PERC Exchange Fellowships Programme

IBRO Pan-Europe Regional Committee (IBRO-PERC) and FENS · Europe · Multiple · Europe (home and host laboratories must be in two different European countries)Up to EUR 4,00015 October 2026Closes in 12 daysOpen to international
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Student Vacation Placement Program 2026/2027

Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne · Asia-Pacific · Undergraduate · AustraliaFull-time summer research placement of four to eight weeks in a Hudson Institute laboratory in Clayton, Victoria, paid…16 October 2026Closes in 13 daysEligibility not stated
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Project Associate-1, functional T cells active under high potassium mimicking the tumour microenvironment (Dr Rahul Das lab), Department of Biological Sciences

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata · India · MSc · IndiaRs. 31000/- (Rupees Thirty-one Thousand Only) + HRA per month17 October 2026Closes in 14 daysEligibility not stated
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Biozentrum PhD Fellowships, Winter Call 2026/27

Biozentrum, University of Basel · Europe · Masters · Switzerland (applications accepted worldwide)Full funding for the entire PhD, awarded to a maximum of 10 candidates a year.18 October 2026Closes in 15 daysOpen to international
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Graduate School Life Science Munich doctoral call 2026/27

Graduate School Life Science Munich (LSM), LMU Munich · Europe · Masters · Germany (applications accepted worldwide)There are no application or tuition fees and all courses are held in English.19 October 2026Closes in 16 daysOpen to international
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DKFZ International PhD Program, 2026/27 Winter Selection

German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) · Europe · Masters · Germany (applications accepted worldwide)Every PhD position at the DKFZ is fully funded for at least three years and there is no…19 October 2026Closes in 16 daysOpen to international
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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), 2027 competition

US National Science Foundation (NSF) · North America · Multiple · United StatesUSD 37,00019 October 2026Closes in 16 daysDomestic applicants only
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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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ICGEB South African Women in Biotechnology Programme (SAWBP) PhD Fellowships, Cape Town, 2027 start

ICGEB (International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology), with the South African Department of Science, Technology and Innovation · Africa · PhD · South AfricaZAR 16,500/month stipend + UCT tuition fees, 3 years20 October 2026Closes in 17 daysDomestic applicants only

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