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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Travel Award Supplement

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · North America · Multiple · United StatesUp to USD 3,000 for travel only, so that a PhD student or postdoctoral fellow can spend time…16 November 2026Closes in 23 daysEligibility not stated
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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Student Traineeship Award

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · North America · Multiple · United StatesUSD 4,000 for a traineeship lasting from 10 weeks up to one year, usable for stipend support, research…16 November 2026Closes in 23 daysEligibility not stated
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Junior Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2027 call

FWO (Research Foundation Flanders, Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen) · Europe · Postdoc · BelgiumGross EUR 5,616.81 a month (junior postdoctoral fellow at four years seniority, index 2.1647 on 1 March 2026), plus a bench fee of EUR 4,000 to EUR 10,000 a year, for three years16 November 2026Closes in 23 daysOpen to international
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Senior Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2027 call

FWO (Research Foundation Flanders, Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen) · Europe · Postdoc · BelgiumGross EUR 6,081.90 a month (senior postdoctoral researcher at seven years seniority, index 2.1647 on 1 March 2026), plus a bench fee of EUR 4,000 to EUR 10,000 a year, for three years16 November 2026Closes in 23 daysOpen to international
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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 23 daysOpen to international
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Baruch Blumberg Grants in Astrobiology

American Philosophical Society (APS) · North America · Multiple · United StatesUSD 7,00016 November 2026Closes in 23 daysOpen to international
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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 23 daysOpen to international
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PhD position on forensic tracing of tropical timber (Timtrace)

Wageningen University & Research · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsAn NWO-funded PhD in the Forest Ecology and Forest Management group and the Laboratory of Geo-Information Science and…17 November 2026Closes in 24 daysOpen to international
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MRC LMS 4-year PhD studentships (Core PhD and tPhD programmes), October 2027 start

MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS), London, PhD training (degrees through Imperial College London) · Europe · PhD · United KingdomFour-year studentship: a tax-free stipend of GBP 26,500 per year, full coverage of student tuition fees, funding for…18 November 2026Closes in 25 daysOpen to international
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Career Development Fellowship (CDF), 2027 round

The Royal Society · Europe · Postdoc · United KingdomGBP 703,80018 November 2026Closes in 25 daysOpen to international
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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 25 daysOpen to international
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Graduate Research Fellowship

National Ataxia Foundation (NAF) · North America · PhD · Worldwide (US and international institutions)USD 25,000 for 1 year18 November 2026Closes in 25 daysOpen to international
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Post-doctoral researcher in computational genomics for predictive medicine

University of Helsinki, Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM) and ELLIS Institute Finland, Barrett lab · Europe · Postdoc · Finlandaround 3800-4000 EUR per month (starting)19 November 2026Closes in 26 daysEligibility not stated
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Doctoral researcher in computational genomics for predictive medicine

University of Helsinki, Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM) and ELLIS Institute Finland, Barrett lab · Europe · PhD · Finlandaround 2600-2850 EUR per month (starting)19 November 2026Closes in 26 daysEligibility not stated
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Lundbeck Foundation Postdoc Grants (LF Postdocs), 2027 call

Lundbeck Foundation (Lundbeckfonden) · Europe · Postdoc · DenmarkA three-year full-time postdoctoral grant administered by a Danish non-commercial research institution.19 November 2026Closes in 26 daysOpen to international
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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 26 daysOpen to international
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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 26 daysOpen to international
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Scientific project assistant predoctoral (PhD), Marine Microbial Biogeochemistry: active bacteria in the sea-surface microlayer (FWF project VERA)

University of Vienna (Universitaet Wien), Faculty of Life Sciences, Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, Marine Microbial Biogeochemistry group · Europe · PhD · AustriaA paid predoctoral employment contract of 3.5 years at 30 hours per week, starting 1 February 2027, in…20 November 2026Closes in 27 daysEligibility not stated
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PhD candidate positions in computational structural biology and molecular dynamics of membrane proteins, Politis Lab (ERA Chair MASSTRUCT)

Biomedical Sciences Research Center (BSRC) Alexander Fleming, Institute for Bioinnovation · Europe · PhD · GreecePositions fully funded by a Horizon EU programme ERA Chair grant (MASSTRUCT) at studentship rates; no stipend figure…20 November 2026Closes in 27 daysEligibility not stated
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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 27 daysOpen to international
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Direct PhD fellowship in microalgae biopharmaceutical development, MICROPLAT Creglicerase project (FAPESP vacancy 9958)

FAPESP (Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo), vacancy hosted by Escola de Engenharia de Lorena, Universidade de Sao Paulo (EEL-USP) · Latin America · PhD · BrazilFAPESP fellowship vacancy no.21 November 2026Closes in 28 daysEligibility not stated
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MSc fellowship in microalgae biopharmaceutical development, MICROPLAT Creglicerase project (FAPESP vacancy 9957)

FAPESP (Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo), vacancy hosted by Escola de Engenharia de Lorena, Universidade de Sao Paulo (EEL-USP) · Latin America · Masters · BrazilFAPESP fellowship vacancy no.21 November 2026Closes in 28 daysEligibility not stated
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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 29 daysEligibility not stated
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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 29 daysOpen to international

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