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Focus Area Science Technology Summer Fellowship (FAST-SF) 2027

Indian Academy of Sciences (Bengaluru), Indian National Science Academy (New Delhi) and The National Academy of Sciences, India (Prayagraj) · India · Multiple · IndiaAbout 200 fellowships will be offered during 2027.30 November 2026Closes in 16 daysDomestic applicants only
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Science Academies’ Summer Research Fellowship Programme 2027

Indian Academy of Sciences (Bengaluru), Indian National Science Academy (New Delhi) and The National Academy of Sciences, India (Prayagraj) · India · Multiple · IndiaA two-month fellowship to work with a scientist associated with the three academies during 2027, summer preferred.30 November 2026Closes in 16 daysDomestic applicants only
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Postdoc in Bioinformatics and Adipose Tissue Biology (Applied Genomics group)

KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Applied Genomics research group (Patrik Ståhl) · Europe · Postdoc · SwedenFull-time temporary postdoctoral employment for at most two years at KTH in Stockholm, monthly salary (no figure stated…1 December 2026Closes in 17 daysEligibility not stated
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PhD fellowship: Agroecological approaches to reduce nitrogen losses in vegetable production (Food Science programme)

Aarhus University (Aarhus Universitet), Graduate School of Technical Sciences · Europe · PhD · DenmarkSalaried PhD fellowship at Aarhus University on basic salary grades 4 to 8 under the agreement between the…1 December 2026Closes in 17 daysOpen to international
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Postdoc Position in NeuroAI: Biologically Grounded Neural Networks for Cognition (EBRAINS-NEUROTECH, Donders Institute)

Radboud University, Faculty of Science (Donders Institute) · Europe · Postdoc · NetherlandsEUR 3,7061 December 2026Closes in 17 daysOpen to international
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PhD Student: community ecology, stone tool use and social behaviour in gracile capuchin monkeys (ISLaS group, IMPRS-QBEE)

Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Konstanz (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft), Department for the Ecology of Animal Societies · Europe · PhD · GermanyA fully funded four-year PhD position in Konstanz, paid on the German public-sector TVöD scale E-13 at 65%,…1 December 2026Closes in 17 daysEligibility not stated
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PhD project PREFERENCE (MSCA Doctoral Network, DC11): dynamic whole-body PET/CT of organ-specific insulin sensitivity in diabetes

Aarhus University, Graduate School of Health, with Aarhus University Hospital (MSCA Doctoral Network PREFERENCE) · Europe · PhD · DenmarkA fully financed three-year, full-time PhD fellowship as an early-stage researcher in an MSCA Doctoral Network, with planned…1 December 2026Closes in 17 daysEligibility not stated
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Doctoral Position in Environmental Microbiology: physiology and bioenergetics of alkaliphilic methanogenic archaea (NCCR Genesis)

ETH Zurich, Department of Environmental Systems Science, Environmental Microbiology Group · Europe · PhD · SwitzerlandA fully funded four-year doctoral position (100%, fixed-term) in Zurich within a national interdisciplinary network, with training in…1 December 2026Closes in 17 daysEligibility not stated
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PhD Student: Community ecology, stone tool use and social behavior in gracile capuchin monkeys

Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (Max-Planck-Institut für Verhaltensbiologie), Inheritance and Social Learning across Scales group · Europe · PhD · GermanyTVöD salary scale E-13, 65%1 December 2026Closes in 17 daysEligibility not stated
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PhD fellowship: Carbon flux and particle export along the land-ocean continuum in Greenland’s coastal ocean

Aarhus University (Aarhus Universitet), Graduate School of Technical Sciences, Department of Ecoscience and Center for Ice-Free Arctic Research (CIFAR) · Europe · PhD · DenmarkSalaried PhD fellowship available from 1 February 2027, employed as academic staff at basic salary grades 4 to…1 December 2026Closes in 17 daysEligibility not stated
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Post-doctoral position (m/f/d) in ancient pathogen genomics (Job Code LH-10-2026)

Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (Max-Planck-Institut für evolutionäre Anthropologie), Department of Archaeogenetics · Europe · Postdoc · GermanyFull-time two-year renewable contract at pay scale E13 TVöD; start as soon as possible.1 December 2026Closes in 17 daysOpen to international
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Postdoc in Cognitive Computational Neuroscience and Human Movement Perception

University of Copenhagen (Københavns Universitet), Department of Psychology, Section for Cognition and Brain Sciences · Europe · Postdoc · DenmarkDKK 39,0001 December 2026Closes in 17 daysOpen to international
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Doctorate Fellowship in Immunometabolism, acute exercise and the immunometabolic response in wheelchair Paralympic athletes (CMEPP) (FAPESP vacancy 9913)

FAPESP (Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo), vacancy hosted by Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas, Universidade de Sao Paulo (ICB-USP) · Latin America · PhD · BrazilBRL 5,7901 December 2026Closes in 17 daysEligibility not stated
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Children’s Tumor Foundation Young Investigator Award (YIA)

Children's Tumor Foundation · Global · Multiple · United StatesTwo years of salary support for a senior doctoral student or a postdoctoral researcher working on neurofibromatosis, awarded…1 December 2026Closes in 17 daysOpen to international
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Keystone Symposia Global Health Travel Award: Plant and Microbe Engineering for Sustainability (2 to 5 May 2027)

Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology · North America · Multiple · CanadaAn in-person travel award to attend the Keystone Symposia meeting "Plant and Microbe Engineering for Sustainability", 2 to…1 December 2026Closes in 17 daysOpen to international
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Max Planck School of Cognition doctoral program, 2027 intake

Max Planck School of Cognition (Max Planck Schools) · Europe · PhD · GermanyEUR 1,565/month net stipend in the orientation year, then a public-service wage agreement contract1 December 2026Closes in 17 daysOpen to international
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Max Planck School of Biomedical Artificial Intelligence PhD Program, first cohort (2027 start)

Max Planck School of Biomedical Artificial Intelligence (Max Planck Schools) · Europe · PhD · GermanyThe first PhD cohort of a new Germany-wide graduate school at the interface of AI and biomedicine, starting…1 December 2026Closes in 17 daysOpen to international
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Integrated Master’s/PhD Program in Matter to Life, 2027 intake

Max Planck School Matter to Life (Max Planck Schools) · Europe · Multiple · GermanyEUR 1,565 stipend (Master's phase, period not printed); TVoD/TV-L E 13 contract in the PhD phase1 December 2026Closes in 17 daysOpen to international
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SWBio DTP fully-funded 4-year PhD studentships in the biosciences (September 2027 start)

South West Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (SWBio DTP), funded by UKRI-BBSRC (Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Rothamsted Research and partners) · Europe · PhD · United Kingdom£21,805 per annum for 2026-20272 December 2026Closes in 18 daysOpen to international
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Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Plant Biology (2027 start)

Simons Foundation, Life Sciences division · North America · Postdoc · United StatesUSD 85,0003 December 2026Closes in 19 daysOpen to international
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Postdoctoral Fellow in brain tumor evolution and treatment resistance (Uppsala University, UFV-PA 2026/3377)

Uppsala University, Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology (Rendo group) · Europe · Postdoc · SwedenSalaried temporary employment for 2 years with a possible 1-year extension, full time, on the ERC-funded RESET-DMG project;…4 December 2026Closes in 20 daysOpen to international
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Institut Pasteur and Fondation SUEZ Master Internship Call 2026-2027 (women in science, health and environment)

Institut Pasteur, Paris, with Fondation SUEZ · Europe · Masters · FranceSix scholarships of EUR 680 per month for six months (EUR 4,080 per student), which covers only the…4 December 2026Closes in 20 daysOpen to international
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Engineering in Hydrocephalus Prize 2026

Hydrocephalus Association · North America · Multiple · United States$2504 December 2026Closes in 20 daysEligibility not stated
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PhD Admissions, March 2027 session

BRIC-National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune · India · PhD · IndiaThe fellowship is paid by the agency that awarded it (CSIR, UGC, DBT Category I, ICMR or BINC)…5 December 2026Closes in 21 daysDomestic applicants only

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