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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.

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OBF Event Fellowships

Open Bioinformatics Foundation (OBF) · Global · Multiple · United States (applications accepted worldwide)USD 1,500Not statedOpen to international Closed

Rufford Small Grants for Nature Conservation

The Rufford Foundation · Global · Masters · MultipleA staged ladder of four grants for conservation fieldwork in emerging and developing economies: first grant up to…RollingOpen to international Closed

Promotionsfoerderung fuer Auslaender:innen (doctoral scholarship for foreign nationals)

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V. · Europe · PhD · GermanyEUR 1,500/monthRollingOpen to international Closed

The Barry Goldwater Scholarship

Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation · North America · Undergraduate · United StatesUSD 7,500Varies by programmeDomestic applicants only Closed

ESPRIT (Early-Stage Program: Research, Innovation, Training)

Austrian Science Fund (FWF) · Europe · Postdoc · AustriaThirty-six months of independent project funding covering the principal investigator's salary at the senior postdoc rate plus project…RollingOpen to international Closed

Becas para asistencia a cursos CABBIO 2026

Agencia Nacional de Investigacion e Innovacion (ANII), Uruguay · Latin America · Masters · UruguayUSD 1,000Varies by programmeDomestic applicants only Closed

Structured Master’s in Mathematical Sciences (Mathematical Sciences and AI for Science streams)

African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) South Africa · Africa · Masters · South AfricaZAR 2,200/monthNot statedEligibility not stated Closed

Evangelisches Studienwerk Villigst Doctoral Scholarship (Promotionsstipendium)

Evangelisches Studienwerk e.V. Villigst · Europe · PhD · GermanyThe foundation funds around 300 doctoral researchers a year across all disciplines, with stipends awarded under the guidelines…Not statedOpen to international Closed

Cusanuswerk Doctoral Scholarship (Promotionsförderung)

Cusanuswerk, Bischöfliche Studienförderung · Europe · PhD · GermanyEUR 1,750 per month (EUR 1,650 stipend plus EUR 100 research allowance), for up to three years and six monthsNot statedEligibility not stated Closed

Doctoral Scholarship for International (Non-EU) Doctoral Candidates in Germany

Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung fuer die Freiheit (Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom) · Europe · PhD · GermanyUp to EUR 1,500/month, plus family allowances and paid health insuranceNot statedOpen to international Closed

Study Scholarship for International (Non-EU) Students in Germany

Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung fuer die Freiheit (Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom) · Europe · Masters · GermanyEUR 992/month, plus family allowances and paid health insuranceNot statedOpen to international Closed

University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarship (UoADS)

Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland · Asia-Pacific · PhD · New ZealandUp to NZD 35,468 per year stipend (2026), plus tuition fees, for up to 42 months full-timeNot statedOpen to international Closed

IUPAB General Bursaries for Conferences

IUPAB (International Union for Pure and Applied Biophysics) · Global · Multiple · AnyUp to EUR 1,500RollingOpen to international Closed

ISN Laboratory Exchange Grant

ISN (International Society for Neurochemistry) · Global · Multiple · Any country other than your ownUp to USD 5,000Not statedOpen to international Closed

ISN Career Support Grant (CSC Research Grant)

ISN (International Society for Neurochemistry) · Global · Postdoc · AnyUp to USD 10,000Not statedOpen to international Closed

Hertz Fellowship (2027 cohort)

Fannie and John Hertz Foundation · North America · PhD · United StatesUp to USD 250,000 over up to five yearsNot statedDomestic applicants only Closed

PhD programs in Cancer Biology and in Cancer Engineering

Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · North America · PhD · United StatesUSD 55,620 per year (2026-2027), plus USD 54,139 tuition, health insurance and relocationNot statedOpen to international Closed

Undergraduate Research Program (URP)

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory · North America · Undergraduate · United StatesUSD 7,000 stipend, plus room and boardNot statedDomestic applicants only Closed

Sigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research (GIAR)

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society · North America · Multiple · Not stated by the funderUSD 500 to USD 5,000 depending on degree level and membership statusNot statedEligibility not stated Closed

Francis H. Brown African Scholarship

The Leakey Foundation · Africa · Multiple · Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, Djibouti, Rwanda, Burundi, Somalia, Mozambique, Malawi or EritreaUp to USD 30,000Not statedDomestic applicants only Closed

Franklin Mosher Baldwin Fellowship

The Leakey Foundation · Global · Multiple · Applicants from countries with limited opportunities in human-origins researchUp to USD 15,000 per year, limited to two yearsNot statedOpen to international Closed

Leakey Foundation Research Grants

The Leakey Foundation · Global · Multiple · Any countryUp to USD 20,000 (PhD candidates), up to USD 30,000 (post-PhD researchers)Not statedOpen to international Closed

Godfrey Hewitt Mobility Award

European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB) · Global · Multiple · Germany (no restriction on the applicant's country of residence or nationality)EUR 2,000Not statedOpen to international Closed

Student Travel Bursary

Applied Microbiology International · Europe · Multiple · United Kingdom (open to AMI members worldwide)GBP 200RollingOpen to international

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