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267 open now, 348 records in total. Last verified 13 September 2026.
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Wellcome Sanger Institute 4-year PhD Programme, 2027 intake
Twelve funded studentships.24 November 2026Closes in 72 daysOpen to internationalOpenBecas Nacionales para Estudios de Posgrado 2026 (National Postgraduate Scholarships)
MXN 21,397.32/month (doctorate); MXN 16,047.99/month (master's)28 November 2026Closes in 76 daysOpen to internationalOpenFocus Area Science Technology Summer Fellowship (FAST-SF) 2027
About 200 fellowships will be offered during 2027.30 November 2026Closes in 78 daysDomestic applicants onlyOpenScience Academies’ Summer Research Fellowship Programme 2027
A two-month fellowship to work with a scientist associated with the three academies during 2027, summer preferred.30 November 2026Closes in 78 daysDomestic applicants onlyOpenMax Planck School of Cognition doctoral program, 2027 intake
EUR 1,565/month net stipend in the orientation year, then a public-service wage agreement contract1 December 2026Closes in 79 daysOpen to internationalOpenMax Planck School of Biomedical Artificial Intelligence PhD Program, first cohort (2027 start)
The first PhD cohort of a new Germany-wide graduate school at the interface of AI and biomedicine, starting…1 December 2026Closes in 79 daysOpen to internationalOpenIntegrated Master’s/PhD Program in Matter to Life, 2027 intake
EUR 1,565 stipend (Master's phase, period not printed); TVoD/TV-L E 13 contract in the PhD phase1 December 2026Closes in 79 daysOpen to internationalOpenEngineering in Hydrocephalus Prize 2026
$2504 December 2026Closes in 82 daysEligibility not statedOpenPhD Admissions, March 2027 session
The fellowship is paid by the agency that awarded it (CSIR, UGC, DBT Category I, ICMR or BINC)…5 December 2026Closes in 83 daysDomestic applicants onlyOpenIMPRS for Biology and Computation PhD Programme, 2027 intake
Three years of funding to work on the doctoral project, at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics…7 December 2026Closes in 85 daysOpen to internationalOpenStudent Chapters Travel Award, 2027 ASBMB Annual Meeting
USD 5008 December 2026Closes in 86 daysDomestic applicants onlyOpenHanna H. Gray Fellows Program
Up to two years of salary or stipend support, additional support for certain fellowship-associated expenses, and tailored professional…15 December 2026Closes in 93 daysOpen to internationalOpenAHRI Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (PDRF/2026)
A one-year renewable postdoctoral research fellowship at AHRI's KwaZulu-Natal campuses, meant to give an early-career scientist a period…31 December 2026Closes in 109 daysOpen to internationalOpenRheum for Kids: Pediatric Skin and Joint Grant (2027 cycle)
Up to USD 50,000 for one year8 January 2027Closes in 117 daysOpen to internationalOpenPsoriatic Arthritis / Ankylosing Spondylitis Research Grant (2027 cycle)
Up to USD 250,000 over two years8 January 2027Closes in 117 daysOpen to internationalOpenArthritis and Related Autoimmune Disease Research Grant (2027 cycle)
Up to USD 250,000 over two years8 January 2027Closes in 117 daysOpen to internationalOpenISTA PhD Program, 2027 intake
ISTA states that all its PhD students are fully funded at internationally competitive salary levels, with full social…8 January 2027Closes in 117 daysOpen to internationalOpenStudienförderwerk Klaus Murmann Doctoral Scholarship (Promotionsstipendium)
Up to EUR 1,650 per month plus EUR 100 per month research-cost allowance, normally for up to 36 months13 January 2027Closes in 122 daysOpen to internationalOpenScholarships for International Students and Doctoral Candidates
EUR 300/month study-cost allowance plus a monthly base rate set by the funding regulations15 January 2027Closes in 124 daysOpen to internationalOpenVisiting Scholar Award
USD 4,000 stipend20 January 2027Closes in 129 daysOpen to internationalOpenSummer Student Fellowships
USD 4,000 for 10 weeks20 January 2027Closes in 129 daysOpen to internationalOpenEMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships
Fellowships run up to two years and include a salary or stipend, a relocation allowance and support for…22 January 2027Closes in 131 daysOpen to internationalOpenSummer Student Program (SSP) 2027
USD 7,50025 January 2027Closes in 134 daysEligibility not statedOpenErnest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship, 2027 competition
A two-year award of up to USD 9,500 per academic year in academic assistance, plus a paid ten-week…31 January 2027Closes in 140 daysDomestic applicants onlyWeekly funding email
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