Funded PhD, Fellowship & Scholarship Opportunities | StemSkills Lab
Skip to content

Funding directory

Funded PhD, fellowship and scholarship opportunities

Submit an opportunity

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.

By institute: FAPESP · THSTI, Faridabad · University of Copenhagen · Uppsala University · Max Planck Society · Aarhus University · RCB, Faridabad · NIPGR, New Delhi · CSIR-IHBT, Palampur · Linköping University · All 54 institutes

316 open now, 905 records in total. Last verified 13 November 2026.

Weekly funding email

New funding calls every Monday, each read from the funder's own site

One email a week. Unsubscribe in one click.

Open

PhD position: biodiversity for nature-inclusive dairy farming

Radboud University, Faculty of Science · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsA salaried PhD contract (0.8 to 1.0 FTE) on the Dutch scale P, with gross monthly salary from…22 November 2026Closes in 8 daysEligibility not stated
Open

PhD Student (m/f/d) – Analysis of Communication and Coordination in Animal Groups

Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (Max-Planck-Institut für Verhaltensbiologie), Communication and Collective Movement Group · Europe · PhD · GermanyFull-time, fully funded for 4 years (TVöD salary scale E-13, 65%); flexible start in summer or autumn 2027;…22 November 2026Closes in 8 daysOpen to international
Open

MedUni Vienna PhD Programme (UN094) PhD Call, Autumn Call 2026/2027

Medical University of Vienna (Medizinische Universitaet Wien) · Europe · PhD · AustriaPhD positions advertised through the PhD Call are salaried employment positions at the Medical University of Vienna and…22 November 2026Closes in 8 daysOpen to international
Open

CRG International PhD Programme, 2027 call

Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Barcelona · Europe · PhD · SpainUp to 20 fully funded positions.22 November 2026Closes in 8 daysOpen to international
Open

Postdoctoral position in structure-based drug design using machine learning, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology (UFV-PA 2026/3253)

Uppsala University, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology (Carlsson group, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics programme) · Europe · Postdoc · SwedenA salaried two-year, full-time postdoctoral employment at Uppsala University under the central collective agreement, starting 1 January 2027…23 November 2026Closes in 9 daysEligibility not stated
Open

PhD student on Key Performance Indicators for biodiversity-inclusive agriculture (NWO-KIC project RISE, vacancy 16985)

Leiden University, Faculty of Science, Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML) · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsA salaried PhD employment, starting with a one-year contract and extendable up to four years on performance.23 November 2026Closes in 9 daysOpen to international
Open

MRC Centre of Research Excellence in Exposome Immunology PhD Studentships, 2027/28 entry (Manchester route)

Medical Research Council (MRC) Centre of Research Excellence in Exposome Immunology, The University of Manchester · Europe · PhD · United KingdomGBP 24,00023 November 2026Closes in 9 daysOpen to international
Open

CRUK Manchester Centre PhD Training Scheme (non-clinical studentships), 2027/28 entry

Cancer Research UK Manchester Centre (The University of Manchester) · Europe · PhD · United KingdomGBP 21,00023 November 2026Closes in 9 daysEligibility not stated
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 9 daysDomestic applicants only
Open

PhD student in Chemistry, specialisation Analytical Chemistry, single-cell mass spectrometry of metabolites and lipids (Uppsala University, UFV-PA 2026/3274)

Uppsala University, Department of Chemistry for Life Sciences (Biomedical Centre) · Europe · PhD · SwedenSalaried doctoral student employment, full time, under the Higher Education Ordinance (temporary position), in Prof.24 November 2026Closes in 10 daysOpen to international
Open

Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Fellow in Host-Directed Antimicrobial Research

University of Copenhagen (Koebenhavns Universitet), Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences · Europe · Postdoc · DenmarkA one-year, full-time, fixed-term postdoctoral appointment starting 1 March 2027 or after agreement.24 November 2026Closes in 10 daysEligibility not stated
Open

Wellcome Sanger Institute 4-year PhD Programme, 2027 intake

Wellcome Sanger Institute · Europe · PhD · United KingdomTwelve funded studentships.24 November 2026Closes in 10 daysOpen to international
Open

Project Technical Support-II and Project Technical Support-III, malarial PAMPs and DAMPs project under Dr V. Arun Nagaraj (Advt. No. 41/2026), walk-in 25.11.2026

BRIC-Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar · India · Multiple · IndiaProject Technical Support-II at Rs 20,000 a month plus 20 per cent HRA (Rs 24,000 in total) and…25 November 2026Closes in 11 daysDomestic applicants only
Open

Senior Project Assistant, circular mRNA vaccine formulation against Hepatitis C virus (Advt. No. 43/Project/2026/HR)

Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), Faridabad · India · Masters · IndiaINR 30,60025 November 2026Closes in 11 daysDomestic applicants only
Open

PhD student in Limnology: Modelling phytoplankton succession in lakes, Department of Ecology and Genetics (UFV-PA 2026/2846)

Uppsala University · Europe · PhD · SwedenOne full-time doctoral student employment in the Limnology programme at the Department of Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala University,…25 November 2026Closes in 11 daysEligibility not stated
Open

FNR AFdoc (Aides a la formation doctorale), first call

FNR (Fonds National de la Recherche, Luxembourg National Research Fund) · Europe · Doctoral · Luxembourg (doctorate hosted abroad or at a Luxembourg company)Up to EUR 54,574 per year in salary contribution, up to four years25 November 2026Closes in 11 daysDomestic applicants only
Open

Doctoral student in Wearable Biofeedback Systems for Cardiovascular Health (PA-2026-3731)

KTH Royal Institute of Technology, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Health Systems · Europe · PhD · SwedenFull-time temporary doctoral employment, initially one year and renewable for up to two years at a time within…26 November 2026Closes in 12 daysEligibility not stated
Open

Research Associate (Postdoc) in AI-based insect monitoring, OviOzone project (Vacancy ID 299/2026, Brehm Lab)

Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of Zoology and Evolutionary Research, with the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology (funded by the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space) · Europe · Postdoc · GermanyFull-time (40 h/week) fixed-term position until 31 December 2029, starting 1 February 2027, paid at TV-L E13 with…26 November 2026Closes in 12 daysOpen to international
Open

Postdoctoral position in neuro-oncology (single-cell multi-omics of brain tumours, Liu lab)

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Neurology with Experimental Neurology · Europe · Postdoc · GermanyFull-time postdoctoral position (38.5 h/week), pay grade E13 TVöD VKA-K, fixed-term until 31 January 2030 (project duration), 31…26 November 2026Closes in 12 daysOpen to international
Open

PhD student, T-cell immunity in hospital-acquired bacterial infections (DFG Research Unit HAI), Department of Infectious Diseases and Critical Care Medicine

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Infectious Diseases and Critical Care Medicine (Gröschel, Sander and Buchauer groups) · Europe · PhD · GermanyResearch assistant post, pay grade E13 TVöD-K, part-time 25 hours per week, limited until 30.09.2030 (tied to project…26 November 2026Closes in 12 daysOpen to international
Open

PhD fellowship: Advances in NMR techniques for next generation Foodomics

Aarhus University, Graduate School of Technical Sciences (GSTS) · Europe · PhD · DenmarkA salaried PhD fellowship at Aarhus University, employed as academic staff at basic salary grades 4 to 8…26 November 2026Closes in 12 daysEligibility not stated
Open

Postdoc in AI Agents for Life Science (Euro-BioImaging research infrastructure access)

KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Wei Ouyang group (AI systems for data-driven cell and molecular biology) · Europe · Postdoc · SwedenFull-time temporary postdoctoral employment for at most two years at KTH in Stockholm, monthly salary (no figure stated…27 November 2026Closes in 13 daysEligibility not stated
Open

Postdoctoral Researcher: Predicting brain stimulation through network dynamics

Maastricht University, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience · Europe · Postdoc · NetherlandsEUR 3,70627 November 2026Closes in 13 daysOpen to international
Open

Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Oncology, Obesity and Cell Signaling: alpha7 nicotinic cholinergic receptor in inflammatory disease (FAPESP vacancy 9986)

FAPESP (Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo), vacancy hosted by Faculdade de Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (FCA-Unicamp) · Latin America · Postdoc · BrazilBRL 12,57027 November 2026Closes in 13 daysEligibility not stated

Weekly funding email

Get every new funding deadline by email

One email a week listing the funded PhD positions, fellowships and scholarships added that week, each one read from the funder's own website. Nothing else is sent.

Unsubscribe in one click from any email. We do not share your address, and we do not send anything else.

See live workshops