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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.

181 open now, 214 records in total. Last verified 24 August 2026.

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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 52 daysEligibility not stated Open

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 52 daysOpen to international Open

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 52 daysOpen to international Open

UQ Graduate Research School Scholarships, including the Research Training Program

The University of Queensland · Asia-Pacific · PhD · AustraliaAUD 39,220/year19 October 2026Closes in 56 daysOpen to international Open

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 56 daysOpen to international Open

Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans (2027 Fellowship)

Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans · North America · Multiple · United StatesUp to USD 90,000 (USD 25,000 a year stipend plus USD 20,000 a year tuition, up to two years)29 October 2026Closes in 66 daysDomestic applicants only Open

RES Small Project Grants

Royal Entomological Society (RES) · Europe · Multiple · United Kingdom (applications accepted worldwide)GBP 3,00031 October 2026Closes in 68 daysOpen to international Open

IBRO Neuroscience Training Grants

IBRO (International Brain Research Organization) · Europe · Multiple · BelgiumUSD 3,000 (Asia-Pacific) up to USD 5,000 (Africa), depending on region of residence31 October 2026Closes in 68 daysOpen to international Open

British Pharmacological Society PhD Funding Programme (AJ Clark Studentship and Sir David Jack PhD Scholarship)

British Pharmacological Society · Europe · Masters · United KingdomGBP 21,805 to 23,805/year stipend plus up to GBP 10,000/year research costs31 October 2026Closes in 68 daysOpen to international Open

Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research in Astrobiology

American Philosophical Society (APS) · North America · Master's student, Doctoral student, Postdoctoral researcher · United StatesUSD 5,0002 November 2026Closes in 70 daysDomestic applicants only Open

Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program, 2026 Solicitation 2

U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science · North America · PhD · United StatesUSD 3,600/month4 November 2026Closes in 72 daysDomestic applicants only Open

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 74 daysOpen to international Open

Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research

American Philosophical Society (APS) · North America · Doctoral student · United StatesUSD 5,40013 November 2026Closes in 81 daysOpen to international Open

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 81 daysOpen to international Open

Baruch Blumberg Grants in Astrobiology

American Philosophical Society (APS) · North America · Master's student, Doctoral student, Postdoctoral researcher · United StatesUSD 7,00016 November 2026Closes in 84 daysOpen to international Open

Pasteur-Paris University International Doctoral Program (PPU), Call PPU 2027

Institut Pasteur · Europe · PhD · FranceSelected students receive a salary from Institut Pasteur on a three-year contract, with health insurance, unemployment insurance and…16 November 2026Closes in 84 daysOpen to international Open

Post-doctoral Fellowship Award

National Ataxia Foundation (NAF) · North America · Postdoc · Worldwide (US and international institutions)USD 40,000 for 1 year18 November 2026Closes in 86 daysOpen to international Open

Graduate Research Fellowship

National Ataxia Foundation (NAF) · North America · PhD · Worldwide (US and international institutions)USD 25,000 for 1 year18 November 2026Closes in 86 daysOpen to international Open

BiO Global South Conference Travel Grants

The Company of Biologists · Global · Multiple · Applicants based in the Global South, travelling to an international meeting outside their own countryGBP 3,00020 November 2026Closes in 88 daysOpen to international Open

DSTI-NRF Honours Student Funding for the 2027 Academic Year

National Research Foundation (NRF) and the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), South Africa · Africa · Undergraduate · South AfricaScholarships for a South African honours year (the one-year postgraduate degree taken after a bachelor's).23 November 2026Closes in 91 daysDomestic applicants only Open

Becas Nacionales para Estudios de Posgrado 2026 (National Postgraduate Scholarships)

Secihti (Secretaria de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnologia e Innovacion), Mexico · Latin America · Multiple · MexicoMXN 21,397.32/month (doctorate); MXN 16,047.99/month (master's)28 November 2026Closes in 96 daysOpen to international Open

Student Chapters Travel Award, 2027 ASBMB Annual Meeting

American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) · North America · Undergraduate · United StatesUSD 5008 December 2026Closes in 106 daysDomestic applicants only Open

Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program

Howard Hughes Medical Institute · North America · Postdoc · United StatesUp to two years of salary or stipend support, additional support for certain fellowship-associated expenses, and tailored professional…15 December 2026Closes in 113 daysOpen to international Open

ISTA PhD Program, 2027 intake

Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) · Europe · PhD · AustriaISTA states that all its PhD students are fully funded at internationally competitive salary levels, with full social…8 January 2027Closes in 137 daysOpen to international

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