Master’s Opportunities in Geography

Simon Fraser University in Canada is offering fully funded MSc and PhD positions in remote sensing through the Synthetic Aperture Radar Laboratory in the Faculty of Applied Sciences. The research focuses on synthetic aperture radar, remote sensing, satellite data, programming, and radar-sensor research. Successful students may contribute to publishable research involving radar observations, satellite-data processing, and computational methods. Applicants should have a background in remote sensin...

Arizona State University, in partnership with Kepler College in Rwanda, is offering 50 fully funded master's opportunities through the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program. The programmes focus on technology and innovation, including Business Analytics, Computer Science, Sustainable Engineering, Global Technology and Development, Information Technology, and User Experience. The ASU Online degrees are completed while living in Kigali, Rwanda. The scholarship is designed for African citizens age...

Fully funded Erasmus Mundus Master’s in Public Health Europubhealth+ is offering an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in Public Health delivered across multiple European universities. The programme covers epidemiology, biostatistics, health policy, health economics, environmental health, and social and behavioural sciences. Applicants must hold a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in any discipline. Language requirements vary according to the selected study pathway. The programme begins in 2027, and Eras...

York University’s Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change is accepting applications for the Fall 2027 Master of Environmental Studies (MES) program. This is a two-year, full-time, self-directed and interdisciplinary graduate program focused on understanding and responding to complex environmental issues. Students can pursue the MES Planning specialization or the MES/JD joint program. Research and study interests include climate change and sustainable energy transitions; environmental, climate ...

Eawag, the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, offers a six-month master’s thesis in microbial ecology at its Kastanienbaum site near Lucerne, Switzerland. The project investigates bacterial and archaeal diversity in Swiss lakes as part of the Swiss National Assessment of Lake Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (SNALBES). The successful student will use approximately 100 lake samples to study microbial community diversity and composition through 16S rRNA gene amplicon seq...

The University of Edinburgh invites applications for postgraduate research study in Science and Technology Studies (STS) , offering both a PhD and an MSc by Research (MScR) for September 2027 entry. The programmes are based in the School of Social and Political Science within the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. The MScR develops research skills in the social sciences with a specific focus on STS and is recommended as preparation for many students intending to pursue a PhD. It ca...

Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, USA, is offering a fully funded, two-year Master’s graduate research assistantship in Geography with a focus on meteorology, beginning in Fall 2027. The thesis project will examine supercell–squall line mergers and their effects on mesoscale dynamics and rear inflow. Research may include numerical modelling, mesoscale meteorology, radar observations, atmospheric analysis, convective life cycles, and mesoscale convective systems. The Dillon Blount Research Group a...

Thammasat University’s Faculty of Public Health is accepting Round 1 applications for international graduate programs in public health. The available master’s programs are the MSc Occupational and Environmental Health and the MPH Global Health . These programs are suited to students interested in occupational health, environmental health, global health, international public health, and related health sciences. Full and partial scholarships are available for eligible candidates. The application p...

Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands is offering the Africa Scholarship Programme (ASP) , a fully funded opportunity for African students pursuing an eligible on-campus Master’s degree. Eligible study areas include agriculture, food systems, environmental sciences, climate change, water, biotechnology, biosystems engineering, nutrition and sustainable development. The programme is designed for applicants seeking advanced study related to agriculture, environmental science, food an...