Vienna BioCenter PhD Programme
Vienna BioCenter (IMP, IMBA, GMI and Max Perutz Labs)
Who can apply: You need a u:account with the University of Vienna before you can apply, and non-EU/EEA citizens face a University of Vienna tuition charge of EUR 726.72 per semester unless they obtain EU/EEA equal status with a researcher residence permit; PhD students have tuition reimbursed either way, and neither is a fee to… What is funded: A full-time employment contract with the institute that hosts your supervisor, at EUR 39,000 to EUR 42,900 gross per year (2025 figures, depending on the institute), with health, pension, accident and unemployment insurance. Tuition fees are reimbursed for the duration of the PhD, visa and residence permit costs are… Deadline: 15 October 2026. Round: Autumn Call 2026.
Read the full call and apply on the official page: Vienna BioCenter (IMP, IMBA, GMI and Max Perutz Labs), official page.
Who can apply
- You need a u:account with the University of Vienna before you can apply, and non-EU/EEA citizens face a University of Vienna tuition charge of EUR 726.72 per semester unless they obtain EU/EEA equal status with a researcher residence permit; PhD students have tuition reimbursed either way, and neither is a fee to apply. EU/EEA citizens pay only the students union fee of EUR 24.70 per semester for the first eight semesters. You apply to the programme rather than to a single lab, and selection runs in three stages: a written application, online panel interviews, then research group interviews where you meet potential supervisors.
Stage dates
Written applications and both references are due 15 October 2026 at 23:59 CET; both referees must submit before you can submit. Written results are issued in the second week of November 2026. The Spring Call opens 1 March with a 15 April deadline.15 October 2026
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