Master’s Opportunities in Political Science

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Center for Devices and Radiological Health) is offering a research opportunity in Silver Spring, Maryland focused on assessment of Bayesian statistical methods applied in regulatory contexts . The project sits within FDA’s regulatory science environment and is tied to the agency’s mission to support safe, effective, and high-quality medical devices through science-based decision-making. The participant will work on a multi-part research effort centered on how B...

Prevention, Resilience and Readiness Research Fellowship at the Headquarters, Department of the Army’s Directorate of Prevention, Resilience and Readiness (DPRR) in Arlington, Virginia is a remote ORISE fellowship focused on building and supporting an Army-wide prevention system. The project centers on research-based, data-informed approaches to integrating primary prevention activities and preventing harmful behaviors before they occur. The fellow will work alongside scientists and researchers ...

This FDA Fellowship at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) is focused on developing a practical framework for selecting primary endpoint strategies and building the corresponding statistical analysis plan for non-malignant hematologic diseases in confirmatory trials. The participant will work with statistical and clinical reviewers on a regulatory-science project that begins with historical NDA/BLA trials and selected ongoing IND trials in myelo...

The University of Cambridge is offering a four-year 1+3 MRes/PhD studentship through the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment: Unlocking Net Zero (FIBE3 CDT), in collaboration with Network Rail. The project examines how railway infrastructure systems can be managed as climate change and changing patterns of extreme weather alter the risks faced by transport assets. The research will investigate how environmental and operational thresholds for key rail...

DAAD EPOS 2027/28 offers fully funded postgraduate study opportunities in Germany through the German Academic Exchange Service. The programme supports eligible Development-Related Postgraduate Courses at participating German institutions. The scholarship is designed for experienced professionals from developing nations in the Global South. Successful Master's and PhD scholars join postgraduate programmes connected to international development and related academic fields, with the precise researc...

This fellowship is based in the Division of Quantitative Methods and Modeling within the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research in Silver Spring, Maryland. The group works on regulatory science and quantitative research that supports the development and review of generic drugs, with a strong emphasis on modeling, simulation, data analysis, and data mining for public health decision-making. Participants will join research activities spanning a wide range of modern quantitative approaches f...

This fellowship at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health places participants in a regulatory science research environment focused on artificial intelligence and machine learning for medical devices. The project addresses the safety and effectiveness of AI/ML-enabled devices across healthcare uses such as image processing, disease detection, diagnosis, and therapeutic monitoring. Working under FDA mentorship, the fellow will engage with research challe...

This research fellowship at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) focuses on ophthalmic devices and the regulatory science needed to evaluate them more effectively. The project centers on innovative eye-care technologies such as diagnostic retinal imagers, prostheses, lasers, intraocular lenses, and corneal cross-linking approaches, with an emphasis on improving how safety and performance are assessed for emerging devices and materials. Fellows...

This scholarship from the Fundação Cidade de Lisboa supports students from Portuguese-speaking African countries who are studying, or have applied to study, at a university in Lisbon. It is designed for master’s-level study and is offered in the areas of Law, Economics, Engineering and Management. The award is administered by the Fundação Cidade de Lisboa and has been supporting students since 1990. Selected students receive financial support alongside broader academic and social assistance, inc...