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Max Planck School of Biomedical Artificial Intelligence PhD Program, first cohort (2027 start)
The first PhD cohort of a new Germany-wide graduate school at the interface of AI and biomedicine, starting…1 December 2026Closes in 38 daysOpen to internationalOpenPhD Admissions, March 2027 session
The fellowship is paid by the agency that awarded it (CSIR, UGC, DBT Category I, ICMR or BINC)…5 December 2026Closes in 42 daysDomestic applicants onlyOpenIMPRS 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 44 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 46 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 48 daysOpen to internationalOpenPhD 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 51 daysEligibility not statedOpenDoctoral 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 52 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 67 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 68 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 76 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 76 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 78 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 81 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 83 daysOpen to internationalOpenVisiting Scholar Award
USD 4,000 stipend20 January 2027Closes in 88 daysOpen to internationalOpenDirect Doctorate Fellowship in Neuroimmunology, systemic inflammation and the oral cavity (FAPESP vacancy 9912)
R$ 5.790,0029 January 2027Closes in 97 daysEligibility not statedOpenMD/PhD Program Molecular Medicine, Hannover Biomedical Research School (HBRS), October 2027 intake
A structured three to four year PhD programme run jointly by Hannover Medical School, Leibniz University Hannover, Fraunhofer…1 March 2027Closes in 128 daysEligibility not statedOpenMacmillan Brown Agricultural Research Scholarship (2027 round)
Approximately $3,0001 March 2027Closes in 128 daysDomestic applicants onlyOpenDoctoral Student in High-throughput Analysis of Protein-Protein Interactions (100%, Basel, fixed-term)
Full-time (100%) fixed-term doctoral position paid a competitive salary in line with Swiss doctoral salary standards (no figure…Not statedEligibility not statedOpenDoctoral Position for Synthetic Biology-Inspired Therapies (100%, Basel, fixed-term)
Full-time (100%) fixed-term salaried doctoral position at ETH Zurich D-BSSE in Basel on standard ETH doctoral conditions; the…Not statedEligibility not statedRollingPhD Student, Engineering Crystallization and Precipitation Processes for Biopharmaceuticals
Four-year employment contract paid according to TVöD (Bund), E13, 75 %, with funding for international conferences.Until filledEligibility not statedRollingPhD Position in Digital Twins of Embryonic Development (100%, Basel, fixed-term)
Full-time (100%) salaried doctoral position at ETH Zurich on the standard ETH doctoral salary and conditions (the advert…Until filledEligibility not statedRollingPhD Position in Computational Methods for Digital Twins of Embryonic Development & Disease (100%, Basel, fixed-term)
Full-time (100%) salaried doctoral position at ETH Zurich on the standard ETH doctoral salary and conditions (the advert…Until filledEligibility not statedOpenNCI Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award (F99/K00)
F99: stipend at the F31 rate; K00: up to USD 80,000/year salary plus USD 30,000/year research supportNot statedDomestic applicants onlyWeekly funding email
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