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144 open now. Funded doctoral programmes and fellowships across the life sciences: Max Planck graduate schools, ICGEB and Human Technopole programmes, university doctoral schools and national schemes. Every record is read from the funding organisation's own website, carries its verification date, and shows the deadline as a plain date.

By institute: FAPESP · THSTI, Faridabad · University of Copenhagen · Uppsala University · Aarhus University · Max Planck Society · NIPGR, New Delhi · CSIR-IHBT, Palampur · RCB, Faridabad · Linköping University · All 54 institutes

144 open now, 212 records in total. Last verified 23 October 2026.

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PhD fellowship (re-advertisement): Decipher Complex Phenotypes via Cross-species Analysis of the Regulatory Genome

Aarhus University (Aarhus Universitet), Graduate School of Technical Sciences · Europe · PhD · DenmarkPhD fellowship/scholarship at the Graduate School of Technical Sciences; salary and terms of employment follow the applicable collective…25 October 2026Closes tomorrowOpen to international
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PhD: Effects of atmospheric nitrogen deposition on plant and insect diversity

Wageningen University & Research (WUR), Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation Group (PEN) · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsEUR 3,20425 October 2026Closes tomorrowOpen to international
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PhD position: Trait-based drivers of global plant distributions

Wageningen University & Research (WUR), Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation group · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsEUR 3,20425 October 2026Closes tomorrowOpen to international
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SofinaBoel Fellowships 2027, research or training stay abroad for PhD students

Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (F.R.S.-FNRS), with FWO and the King Baudouin Foundation · Europe · PhD · Belgium1,650 euro per month plus a 1,000 euro lump sum for one economy class return ticket26 October 2026Closes in 2 daysDomestic applicants only
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PhD student in Physical Chemistry with focus on perovskite solar cells, Department of Chemistry – Angstrom Laboratory (UFV-PA 2026/3013)

Uppsala University · Europe · PhD · SwedenA salaried doctoral employment, not a tuition-charging degree place: in Sweden a PhD student is employed by the…27 October 2026Closes in 3 daysOpen to international
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Gilliam Fellows Program, 2027 competition

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) · North America · PhD · United States (international students at an HHMI-eligible institution may apply)Up to three years of annual support during the PhD, made up of a stipend, a discretionary allowance,…27 October 2026Closes in 3 daysOpen to international
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PhD project: Building Tools for Perfusion PET: From Cardiac Outcomes to Total Body Imaging

Aarhus University (Aarhus Universitet), Graduate School of Health, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital · Europe · PhD · DenmarkFully financed three-year PhD fellowship; salary and terms of employment under the applicable collective agreement (no figure printed).28 October 2026Closes in 4 daysOpen to international
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IRB Barcelona International PhD Fellowships – Extraordinary call 2026

Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona, Institut de Recerca Biomèdica), Academic Office · Europe · PhD · SpainUp to 8 FPI positions linked to the AEI-MICINN "Proyectos de Generación de Conocimiento 2025" call, regulated by…28 October 2026Closes in 4 daysOpen to international
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PhD students in Chemistry with specialisation in Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry – BMC (UFV-PA 2026/2895)

Uppsala University · Europe · PhD · SwedenA salaried doctoral employment, not a tuition-charging degree place: in Sweden a PhD student is employed by the…29 October 2026Closes in 5 daysOpen to international
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PhD student position in Bioinformatics/Evolutionary Microbiology, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology (UFV-PA 2026/2912)

Uppsala University · Europe · PhD · SwedenOne full-time doctoral student employment at the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, based at the Biomedical Centre…29 October 2026Closes in 5 daysEligibility not stated
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Doctorate Fellowship in Biotechnology, discovery of plastic-degrading enzymes (FAPESP vacancy 9852)

FAPESP (Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo), vacancy hosted by Universidade de Sorocaba (Uniso) · Latin America · PhD · BrazilBRL 5,79030 October 2026Closes in 6 daysEligibility not stated
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PhD Position in Environmental Genomics and Pollinator Ecology

Aarhus University (Aarhus Universitet), Graduate School of Technical Sciences · Europe · PhD · DenmarkPhD fellowship/scholarship at the Graduate School of Technical Sciences; salary and terms of employment follow the applicable collective…30 October 2026Closes in 6 daysOpen to international
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PhD position Data Science: digital proxies of reward, motivation and impulsivity (vacancy 2465)

University of Groningen (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen), Faculty of Science and Engineering · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsEUR 3,20430 October 2026Closes in 6 daysOpen to international
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PhD position EEG and Neurobiological Markers (vacancy 2464)

University of Groningen (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen), Faculty of Science and Engineering, GELIFES · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsEUR 3,20430 October 2026Closes in 6 daysOpen to international
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PhD Position in Modifying Synapses to Mitigate Alzheimer’s Disease (15559)

University of Amsterdam (Universiteit van Amsterdam), Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsEUR 3,20430 October 2026Closes in 6 daysOpen to international
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PhD student in Medical Science, AI and Bioinformatics: AI foundation models for integrative single-cell and multi-omics analysis (ref BKV-2026-00703)

Linköping University (Linköpings universitet), Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences · Europe · PhD · SwedenA salaried doctoral employment, not a tuition-charging degree place: in Sweden a PhD student is employed by the…30 October 2026Closes in 6 daysOpen to international
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Translational Medicine Predoctoral Fellowship

PhRMA Foundation · North America · PhD · United StatesUSD 30,000 per year for up to 2 years30 October 2026Closes in 6 daysOpen to international
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Drug Discovery Predoctoral Fellowship

PhRMA Foundation · North America · PhD · United StatesUSD 30,000 per year for up to 2 years30 October 2026Closes in 6 daysOpen to international
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Drug Delivery Predoctoral Fellowship

PhRMA Foundation · North America · PhD · United StatesUSD 30,000 per year for up to 2 years30 October 2026Closes in 6 daysOpen to international
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VIB-KU Leuven Center for Neuroscience International PhD Call 2027

VIB-KU Leuven Center for Neuroscience · Europe · PhD · BelgiumFour PhD positions at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Neuroscience, starting between May at the earliest and September…30 October 2026Closes in 6 daysOpen to international
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PhD position in a novel cell secretome-based therapeutics for osteoarthritis

Utrecht University (Universiteit Utrecht), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Biomolecular Health Sciences · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsEUR 3,20431 October 2026Closes in 7 daysOpen to international
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PhD project: Health inequalities and medication use during pregnancy in women with endometriosis: Towards safer treatment and better pregnancy outcomes

Aarhus University (Aarhus Universitet), Graduate School of Health · Europe · PhD · DenmarkFully financed PhD fellowship; salary and terms of employment under the applicable collective agreement (no figure printed).31 October 2026Closes in 7 daysOpen to international
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PhD student in silviculture of planted birch

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, SLU), Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre · Europe · PhD · SwedenEmployment as a doctoral student in a 4-year programme, full time; salary set under the local collective agreement…31 October 2026Closes in 7 daysOpen to international
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PhD student in forest pathology: biotic risks to birch

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, SLU), Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre · Europe · PhD · SwedenEmployment as a doctoral student in a 4-year programme at Alnarp, 100 percent, starting 11 January 2027 or…31 October 2026Closes in 7 daysOpen to international

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