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IMPRS 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 23 daysOpen to internationalOpenNottingham BBSRC Doctoral Training Programme (DLA), standard programme for October 2027 entry, round one
Up to 30 fully funded four-year PhD studentships per cohort across the standard and CASE programmes.8 December 2026Closes in 24 daysOpen to internationalOpenDoctoral researcher in Food Materials Science (DC14): dietary-fibre aerogels for oral lubrication, FAroGels MSCA Doctoral Network
Fully funded 36-month MSCA doctoral candidate post from 1 March 2027.9 December 2026Closes in 25 daysOpen to internationalOpenInternational Partnership PhD Studentships, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, 2027/28 entry
Fully funded four-year studentships open to home and overseas candidates, covering an annual stipend at the UKRI rate,…11 December 2026Closes in 27 daysOpen to internationalOpenPhD Position: Movement Ecology
EUR 3,20413 December 2026Closes in 29 daysEligibility not statedOpenPhD position in gene therapy and genome editing for hearing disorders (RESTORE project, Progressive Sensory Disorders, PathoPhysiology and Therapy unit)
A PhD position on the RESTORE project at the Hearing Institute, Institut Pasteur, Paris.14 December 2026Closes in 30 daysEligibility not statedOpenPhD Position in Neuroimaging, LLM, Genetics and Cross-species Comparison, Connectome Lab (CNCR)
EUR 3,20415 December 2026Closes in 31 daysOpen to internationalOpenDoctoral student in Environmental Bioengineering: chemotaxis and plasmid transfer of antibiotic resistance
A doctoral position funded by a recently awarded SNSF grant, run jointly with the University of Warsaw and…15 December 2026Closes in 31 daysEligibility not statedOpenDirect Doctorate Fellowship in Molecular Biotechnology, structural biophysics and biochemistry of CAZymes that degrade microbial biofilm exopolysaccharides (FAPESP vacancy 8960)
FAPESP direct doctorate fellowship for 48 months.30 December 2026Closes in 46 daysEligibility not statedOpenRAREFIND MSCA COFUND Doctoral Training Programme, second and final call (PhD fellowships in gene and cell therapy for rare diseases)
Fully funded PhD fellowships with an employment contract.31 December 2026Closes in 47 daysOpen to internationalOpenDoctoraatsbursaal: voeding, management, gezondheid en prestaties van melkvee met automatische melksystemen (PhD fellow, dairy cattle health and AMS data, DI08)
Full-time doctoral fellowship, initial 12 months extended after positive evaluation to max 48 months, start 1 December 2026…1 January 2027Closes in 48 daysDomestic applicants onlyOpenIMPRS on Interdisciplinary Plant Biology (Cologne): 7 fully funded PhD positions in computational and experimental plant sciences, 2027 call
Seven PhD positions fully funded for three years with possible extension, on a Max Planck Society doctoral funding…5 January 2027Closes in 52 daysOpen to internationalOpenBHF 4-year PhD Programme, The vascular niche in health and disease (Edinburgh and Glasgow), 2027 intake
British Heart Foundation funded four-year doctoral training programme offering PhD studentships at the University of Edinburgh and the…8 January 2027Closes in 55 daysEligibility not statedOpenISTA 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 55 daysOpen to internationalOpenInternational Max Planck Research School for Evolutionary Biology (IMPRS EvolBio): six doctoral positions, start September 2027
Six fully funded doctoral researcher positions in a programme of a six-month training period followed by a three-year…10 January 2027Closes in 57 daysOpen to internationalOpenBio4Med International PhD School in Biology and Translational Medicine, third admission round for 2026/2027
Doctoral school places on named research projects.10 January 2027Closes in 57 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 60 daysOpen to internationalOpenUniversity International PhD Studentships, October 2027 start
Tuition fees at the international rate, a stipend broadly in line with the UKRI minimum (21,805 GBP in…15 January 2027Closes in 62 daysOpen to internationalOpenIMCBio International PhD Call 2027 (Integrative Molecular and Cellular Biology graduate school, University of Strasbourg)
EUR 2,40017 January 2027Closes in 64 daysOpen to internationalOpenPhD student in plant demography (Uppsala University, UFV-PA 2026/3293)
Salaried doctoral student employment, full time, under the Higher Education Ordinance (temporary position), starting 1 April 2027 or…18 January 2027Closes in 65 daysEligibility not statedOpenUKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in Biomedical Innovation (AI4BI), 4-year PhD studentships, 2027 cohort
GBP 21,80520 January 2027Closes in 67 daysOpen to internationalOpenVisiting Scholar Award
USD 4,000 stipend20 January 2027Closes in 67 daysOpen to internationalOpenDirect Doctorate Fellowship in Neuroimmunology, systemic inflammation and the oral cavity (FAPESP vacancy 9912)
R$ 5.790,0029 January 2027Closes in 76 daysEligibility not statedOpenMarie Sklodowska-Curie PhD Candidate in modelling bone healing and remodelling (MSCA Doctoral Network EDI-MSK; job ID 3898)
EUR 3,20431 January 2027Closes in 78 daysOpen to internationalWeekly funding email
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