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107 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.

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107 open now, 260 records in total. Last verified 13 November 2026.

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IMPRS-EBM PhD Program, Recruitment 2027 (International Max Planck Research School for Epigenetics, Biophysics and Metabolism)

Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics (MPI-IE) and University of Freiburg, IMPRS-EBM · Europe · PhD · GermanyFully funded employment contract for the duration of the PhD, on the TVoeD (MPI-IE labs) or TV-L (University…5 February 2027Closes in 83 daysEligibility not stated
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MD/PhD Program Molecular Medicine, Hannover Biomedical Research School (HBRS), October 2027 intake

Hannover Medical School (Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, MHH), Hannover Biomedical Research School · Europe · PhD · GermanyA structured three to four year PhD programme run jointly by Hannover Medical School, Leibniz University Hannover, Fraunhofer…1 March 2027Closes in 107 daysEligibility not stated
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Macmillan Brown Agricultural Research Scholarship (2027 round)

Massey University · Asia-Pacific · PhD · New ZealandApproximately $3,0001 March 2027Closes in 107 daysDomestic applicants only
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Doctoral Student in Machine Learning and Medical Data Science, Medical Data Science Group (100%, Zurich, fixed-term)

ETH Zurich, Department of Computer Science, Medical Data Science Group (Prof Julia Vogt) · Europe · PhD · SwitzerlandFull-time doctoral position on the ETH Zurich doctoral salary and employment conditions (the advert prints no figure), preferred…RollingEligibility not stated
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Doctoral Position: Development of an Organ-on-chip platform for cancer metastasis research (100%, Basel, fixed-term)

ETH Zurich, Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering (D-BSSE), Bioanalytics Group (Prof Petra Dittrich), Basel · Europe · PhD · SwitzerlandFull-time (100%) salaried doctoral position at ETH Zurich in Basel, leading to an ETH doctoral degree; the advert…Not statedEligibility not stated
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Doctoral Student in High-throughput Analysis of Protein-Protein Interactions (100%, Basel, fixed-term)

ETH Zurich, Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering (D-BSSE), Nash Lab (Prof Michael Nash), with co-supervision by Prof Niko Beerenwinkel, Basel · Europe · PhD · SwitzerlandFull-time (100%) fixed-term doctoral position paid a competitive salary in line with Swiss doctoral salary standards (no figure…Not statedEligibility not stated
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Doctoral Position for Synthetic Biology-Inspired Therapies (100%, Basel, fixed-term)

ETH Zurich, Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering (D-BSSE), Biotechnology and Bioengineering group (Prof Martin Fussenegger), Basel · Europe · PhD · SwitzerlandFull-time (100%) fixed-term salaried doctoral position at ETH Zurich D-BSSE in Basel on standard ETH doctoral conditions; the…Not statedEligibility not stated
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PhD Student, Engineering Crystallization and Precipitation Processes for Biopharmaceuticals

Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Magdeburg (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft), Phase Transition Engineering group · Europe · PhD · GermanyFour-year employment contract paid according to TVöD (Bund), E13, 75 %, with funding for international conferences.Until filledEligibility not stated
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PhD Position in Digital Twins of Embryonic Development (100%, Basel, fixed-term)

ETH Zurich, Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering (D-BSSE), Computational Biology Group (Prof Dagmar Iber), Basel · Europe · PhD · SwitzerlandFull-time (100%) salaried doctoral position at ETH Zurich on the standard ETH doctoral salary and conditions (the advert…Until filledEligibility not stated
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PhD Position in Computational Methods for Digital Twins of Embryonic Development & Disease (100%, Basel, fixed-term)

ETH Zurich, Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering (D-BSSE), Computational Biology Group (Prof Dagmar Iber), Basel · Europe · PhD · SwitzerlandFull-time (100%) salaried doctoral position at ETH Zurich on the standard ETH doctoral salary and conditions (the advert…Until filledEligibility not stated
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NCI Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award (F99/K00)

National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health · North America · PhD · United StatesF99: stipend at the F31 rate; K00: up to USD 80,000/year salary plus USD 30,000/year research supportNot statedDomestic applicants only
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Research Associate (PhD candidate), KRAS-inhibitor resistance in pancreatic cancer organoids (Neumann group, German Cancer Aid project)

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charité Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hematology, Oncology and Tumor Immunology · Europe · PhD · GermanyResearch Associate post leading to a PhD in natural sciences, pay grade 13 TVöD VKA-K, part-time 25 hours…13 November 2026Closed yesterdayOpen to international
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PhD in Materials Science: machine-learning accelerated multiscale models of coupled ionic and electronic transport in organic materials (LiU-2026-04548)

Linkoping University, Laboratory of Organic Electronics (WISE programme) · Europe · PhD · SwedenSalaried doctoral employment, normally four years full time, salary on a locally negotiated doctoral salary progression (no figure…13 November 2026Closed yesterdayOpen to international
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Doctoral Researcher (PhD) in Protein Synthesis

University of Helsinki, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, O'Keefe lab (Research Council of Finland project) · Europe · PhD · Finlandaround 2500-2700 EUR gross per month (starting)13 November 2026Closed yesterdayEligibility not stated
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PhD: Finding the environmental causes of childhood and early-onset cancer (CUE-CAN)

Utrecht University (Universiteit Utrecht), Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS) · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsEUR 3,20413 November 2026Closed yesterdayOpen to international
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Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research

American Philosophical Society (APS) · North America · PhD · United StatesUSD 5,40013 November 2026Closed yesterdayOpen to international
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PhD position (Doctoral Candidate 10) in the MSCA Doctoral Network ANA-KIN: AI for non-ATP kinase drug discovery

Leiden University, Faculty of Science, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR), Computational Drug Discovery group (MSCA Doctoral Network ANA-KIN, Horizon Europe) · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsEUR 3,204 to 4,051 gross per month12 November 2026Closed 2 days agoEligibility not stated
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John Innes Foundation Rotation PhD Programme in Plant and Microbial Sciences, October 2027 entry

John Innes Centre, Norwich · Europe · PhD · United KingdomA four-year studentship covering full tuition fees paid directly to the University of East Anglia, research and training…12 November 2026Closed 2 days agoOpen to international
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PhD student in Medical Science: pharmacology of proton-activated chloride channels

Linköping University, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences · Europe · PhD · SwedenA salaried doctoral employment, normally four years full-time, extendable up to five years with teaching.11 November 2026Closed 3 days agoEligibility not stated
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PhD fellowship: Understanding supramolecular protein structures in multiphase food

Aarhus University, Graduate School of Technical Sciences (GSTS) · Europe · PhD · DenmarkA salaried PhD fellowship at Aarhus University, employed as academic staff at basic salary grades 4 to 8…10 November 2026Closed 4 days agoEligibility not stated
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Two doctoral positions in tropical forest ecology, animal-plant interactions and forest restoration (AniCaRes)

ETH Zurich, Species Interactions and Ecosystem Health group · Europe · PhD · SwitzerlandTwo doctoral posts in an SNSF Starting Grant project, funded according to ETH Zurich doctoral salary conditions.10 November 2026Closed 4 days agoEligibility not stated
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IMPRS for Biological Intelligence PhD Programme, 2026/27 recruitment round

International Max Planck Research School for Biological Intelligence (IMPRS-BI), Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence · Europe · PhD · GermanyA structured doctoral programme at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence (Martinsried and Seewiesen, near Munich).10 November 2026Closed 4 days agoOpen to international
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Doctoral Researcher in Machine Learning for Virus Data Integration (Vacancy ID 290/2026, CRC 1768 VirusREvolution)

Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of Computer Science, DFG Collaborative Research Centre 1768 VirusREvolution · Europe · PhD · GermanyPart-time doctoral position (50% or 75%), fixed term until 30 June 2030, starting 1 January 2027, paid at/up…9 November 2026Closed 5 days agoOpen to international
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PhD position: Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation and Computational Affective Neuroscience (ERC HEART2ADAPT)

Radboud University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Behavioural Science Institute and Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging (Affective Neuroscience group) · Europe · PhD · NetherlandsEUR 3,2049 November 2026Closed 5 days agoEligibility not stated

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