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181 open now, 214 records in total. Last verified 24 August 2026.

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EMBL Corporate Partnership Programme (CPP) Visitor Fellowships

EMBL (European Molecular Biology Laboratory) · Europe · Multiple · Germany, UK, France, Italy or Spain (the six EMBL sites: Barcelona, Hinxton, Grenoble, Hamburg, Heidelberg, Rome)Reimbursement of travel and accommodation costs for a stay of one to six months with an EMBL host…RollingOpen to international Open

Fulbright Foreign Student Program

US Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs · North America · Multiple · United StatesGrant values are set by each binational Fulbright Commission or US Embassy, not centrally, so no figure is…Varies by programmeOpen to international Rolling

Young Investigator Programme (TIFR Advt. 2026/16)

NCBS-TIFR (National Centre for Biological Sciences), Bengaluru · India · Postdoc · IndiaNCBS states that salary and benefits are attractive and that accommodation is provided at nominal rent.RollingOpen to international Open

International Max Planck Research Schools (IMPRS)

Max Planck Society · Europe · PhD · Germany and partner institutions abroadNo stipend figure is published centrally.Varies by programmeOpen to international Open

Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Gates Cambridge Trust, University of Cambridge · Global · Multiple · United Kingdom (University of Cambridge)Award values are not stated on the timeline page and are published separately by the Trust.Varies by programmeOpen to international Rolling

EMBO Scientific Exchange Grants

EMBO (European Molecular Biology Organization) · Europe · Multiple · EMBC Member States and global partnersExchanges of up to three months between laboratories in eligible countries.RollingOpen to international Open

EMBL International PhD Programme

EMBL (European Molecular Biology Laboratory) · Europe · PhD · Germany, UK, France, Italy or Spain (EMBL sites)A fully funded, salaried EMBL predoctoral fellowship.Not statedOpen to international Open

Commonwealth PhD Scholarships for least developed countries and vulnerable states

Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK · Global · PhD · United KingdomGBP 1,712/month (GBP 2,000 in London) plus full tuition and airfareNot statedOpen to international Open

Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships

Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK · Global · Masters · United KingdomGBP 1,712/month (GBP 2,000 in London) plus full tuition and airfareNot statedOpen to international Rolling

Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds Travel Grants

Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds · Europe · Multiple · Europe and worldwide destinationsGrants of up to three months, paid as a lump sum contributing to travel, lodging and course fees.RollingOpen to international Open

Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds PhD Fellowship

Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds · Europe · PhD · Europe, or overseas for European citizensEUR 2,400/month in Germany, up to EUR 3,800/month in the USANot statedOpen to international Open

Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds MD Fellowship

Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds · Europe · PhD · Europe and overseasEUR 1,560/month in Germany, up to EUR 2,470/month in the USANot statedOpen to international Rolling

International Travel Support (ITS)

Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), formerly SERB · India · Multiple · IndiaEconomy airfare, airport tax and visa fees; registration up to Rs. 50,000RollingDomestic applicants only Closed

Senior Research Fellow, otitis media pathogenesis (Advt. No. 32/2026)

Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar, an autonomous institute of the Department of Biotechnology · India · Masters · IndiaRs. 42,000/month + HRA21 August 2026Closed 3 days agoDomestic applicants only Closed

Becas Internas Doctorales Cofinanciadas (Co-financed Doctoral Fellowships)

CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas) · Latin America · PhD · ArgentinaA 60-month non-renewable doctoral fellowship starting 1 April 2027, run under CONICET's programme of fellowships co-financed with Argentine…21 August 2026Closed 3 days agoOpen to international Closed

Becas Internas Doctorales (Doctoral Fellowships)

CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas) · Latin America · PhD · ArgentinaThe 2026 call allocates 1,000 doctoral fellowships, each running 60 months and non-renewable, starting 1 April 2027.21 August 2026Closed 3 days agoOpen to international Closed

Project Associate and Project Technical Support project staff positions, Life Sciences route (Advertisement No. 08/2026)

CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR-CDRI), Lucknow · India · Masters · IndiaRs 25,000 to Rs 31,000/month + 20% HRA20 August 2026Closed 4 days agoEligibility not stated Closed

Project Associate I, Cdk-related kinases in Toxoplasma gondii (Advt. No. 17/2026)

BRIC-National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad · India · Masters · IndiaRs 31,000/month + HRA20 August 2026Closed 4 days agoEligibility not stated Closed

Project Associate I, spectroscopy-based exosomal cancer biomarker project (Adv. 08/2026)

BRIC-Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (BRIC-RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram · India · Masters · IndiaRs. 37,000/month + 16% HRA20 August 2026Closed 4 days agoDomestic applicants only Closed

Project Associate I, colorectal cancer mucin and gut microbiota project (Adv. 07/2026)

BRIC-Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (BRIC-RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram · India · Masters · IndiaRs. 37,000/month + HRA (NET) or Rs. 30,000/month + HRA20 August 2026Closed 4 days agoDomestic applicants only Closed

Hillel Friedland Postdoctoral Fellowship in Cancer Genomics, Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience

University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg · Africa · Postdoc · South AfricaA two-year funded fellowship in the Cancer Genetics Group at the Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience, extendable…20 August 2026Closed 4 days agoOpen to international Closed

Postdoctoral Fellowships for research within Industrial Biotechnology and Environmental Biotechnology

Novo Nordisk Foundation (Novo Nordisk Fonden) · Europe · Multiple · Denmark, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Norway or Sweden (host institution)DKK 3,300,00020 August 2026Closed 4 days agoOpen to international Closed

Postdoctoral Fellowships for research within Plant Science, Agriculture and Food Biotechnology

Novo Nordisk Foundation (Novo Nordisk Fonden) · Europe · Multiple · Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway or Sweden (host institution)DKK 3,300,00020 August 2026Closed 4 days agoOpen to international Closed

Project-JRF, antifungal peptide delivery in leguminous crops (Advt. No. 26/Project/2026/HR)

Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB), Faridabad, funded by DBT · India · Masters · IndiaRs. 37,000/month + 27% HRA19 August 2026Closed 5 days agoDomestic applicants only

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