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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.

267 open now, 348 records in total. Last verified 13 September 2026.

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Honjo International Scholarship Foundation Scholarship for Foreign Students (2027 intake)

Honjo International Scholarship Foundation (HISF) · Asia-Pacific · Multiple · JapanJPY 230,000 / 210,000 / 180,000 per month depending on degree length, for approximately 10 students31 October 2026Closes in 48 daysOpen to international Open

RES Small Project Grants

Royal Entomological Society (RES) · Europe · Multiple · United Kingdom (applications accepted worldwide)GBP 3,00031 October 2026Closes in 48 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 48 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 48 daysOpen to international Open

NRC Research Associateship Programs (RAP)

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Office of Fellowships · North America · Postdoc · United StatesA guest-researcher associateship at a sponsoring US federal laboratory, awarded for self-directed research agreed with that laboratory.2 November 2026Closes in 50 daysOpen to international Open

Churchill Scholarship

The Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States · Europe · Master's · United KingdomOne year of master's study at Churchill College, Cambridge.2 November 2026Closes in 50 daysDomestic applicants only 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 50 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 52 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 54 daysOpen to international Open

IMPRS for Biological Intelligence PhD Programme, 2026/27 recruitment round

International Max Planck Research School for Biological Intelligence (IMPRS-BI), Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence · Europe · PhD · GermanyA structured doctoral programme at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence (Martinsried and Seewiesen, near Munich).10 November 2026Closes in 58 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 61 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 61 daysOpen to international Open

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Innovation Grant (2026 grant cycle)

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) · North America · Postdoc · United StatesUp to USD 140,000 over two years (USD 56,000 a year salary plus USD 14,000 a year institutional allowance)15 November 2026Closes in 63 daysEligibility not stated Open

Amelia Earhart Fellowship 2027

Zonta International · Global · PhD · United StatesUSD 12,000 each, up to 30 fellowships a year15 November 2026Closes in 63 daysOpen to international Open

DKMS John Hansen Research Grant 2027

DKMS Stiftung Leben Spenden, administered by DKMS Group gGmbH · Global · Postdoc · Any country (the grant follows the researcher, not a host country)EUR 240,000 over three years (maximum EUR 80,000 a year)16 November 2026Closes in 64 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 64 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 64 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 66 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 66 daysOpen to international Open

Ben J. Lipps Research Fellowship Program (2027)

KidneyCure, the foundation of the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) · North America · Postdoc · United StatesUSD 50,000 per year for up to two years19 November 2026Closes in 67 daysOpen to international Open

KidneyCure Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Award Program (2027)

KidneyCure, the foundation of the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) · North America · PhD · United StatesUSD 30,000 per year for up to two years19 November 2026Closes in 67 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 68 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 70 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 71 daysDomestic applicants only

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