
Taught vs Research Master’s: Funding, PhD Entry & an 8-Question Checklist
ApplyKite Editorial 3 Nov 2026

No perfect match, but here’s what’s close
Sign up to get smarter filters and better matches.
Qinmin Zheng
Just Landed
Beihang University
China
New Today
Just Landed
Qinmin Zheng’s research group at Beihang University is inviting outstanding international applicants for fully funded master’s and PhD opportunities supported by the 2027 Chinese Government Scholarship High-level Postgraduate Program. The group investigates computational fluid dynamics and turbulence, with particular emphasis on high-speed compressible flows. Students may also work on scientific machine learning for fluids, data assimilation, and flow reconstruction, combining numerical fluid me...
New Today
University of Bern
Just Landed
Switzerland
New Today
Just Landed
Master of Arts in German Linguistics at the University of Bern is a 120-ECTS graduate program completed over four semesters. The program develops advanced knowledge of the systematics, varieties, and use of the German language, alongside scholarly methods for linguistic analysis. Students explore five interconnected areas: the linguistic system, including grammar, comparative linguistics, and typology; cognitive linguistics and psycholinguistics, including language acquisition and language-relat...
New Today
University of Zurich
Just Landed
Switzerland
New Today
Just Landed
The University of Zurich offers a Master of Arts in Linguistics as a 120 ECTS single-major program through the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Zurich Center for Linguistics. The program provides broad and research-oriented training in linguistic data acquisition, including fieldwork methods, and in the automatic processing and statistical analysis of large corpora and databases. Students develop programming skills focused on linguistic data processing and strengthen their methodologi...
New Today
Pennsylvania State University
Top university
Just Landed
United States
New Today
Top university
Just Landed
Pennsylvania State University is offering a fully funded master’s research position in food science through the Food Microbiology and Safety Applied Laboratory. The thesis project, “Innovative Sanitation Technologies for Food and Feed Safety,” will evaluate dry and non-thermal alternatives to conventional wet sanitation. The research is focused on developing and assessing sanitation approaches that can support microbiological safety in food and feed systems while addressing limitations associate...
New Today
University of Cambridge
Top university
Just Landed
United Kingdom
New Today
Top university
Just Landed
This four-year 1+3 MRes/PhD studentship will investigate rainfall-induced slope failure risk across Great Britain's railway infrastructure, in collaboration with Network Rail and the University of Cambridge's Department of Engineering. The research will examine why clusters of embankment and cutting failures occur around the rail network. Using Network Rail's extensive databases on asset condition and performance, the project will analyze the roles of local geology, hydrogeological conditions, n...
New Today
University of Cambridge
Top university
Just Landed
United Kingdom
New Today
Top university
Just Landed
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...
New Today
University of Cambridge
Top university
Just Landed
United Kingdom
New Today
Top university
Just Landed
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, in collaboration with Network Rail. The project investigates low-carbon cements and alternative cementitious binders for lower-strength and lower-risk applications across Great Britain's rail infrastructure. Potential applications include walkways and kerbs, blocks and pavers, drainage channels, cable troug...
New Today
German Academic Exchange Service
Just Landed
Germany
New Today
Just Landed
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...
New Today
U.S. Department of Energy
Just Landed
United States
New Today
Just Landed
The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), the U.S. Department of Defense’s premier research enterprise for infectious diseases, brain health, and performance optimization, is offering a research fellowship within the Office of the Chief Science Officer (OCSO). This opportunity places the student in a government laboratory environment where biomedical research is conducted to address critical gaps in military medical research. The internship emphasizes hands-on learning across the resea...
New Today
Sign up free to see them all, and ask ApplyKite Twin which ones fit you best.
International Max Planck Research School for Living Matter (IMPRS-LM)
Germany
7 months ago
The International Max Planck Research School on Cellular Biophysics (IMPRS-CBP) offers fully funded PhD positions for talented and motivated young scientists interested in the interdisciplinary field of cellular biophysics. Hosted by the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, and the Frankfurt Institute of Advanced Studies, the program is located in the vibrant Rhine-Main region of Germany, a renowned scientific and cultural ...
7 months ago
University of Kansas
United States
1 month ago
MS/PhD positions are available at Kansas State University in Manhattan, USA, in the Pet Food Safety & Microbiology Lab led by Dr. Zirui Ray Xiong in the Department of Grain and Food Science. The research focus includes non-thermal food protection , microbial ecology , pathogen persistence in pet food facilities , and prebiotics and probiotics for pet gut health . This opportunity is especially relevant for students interested in food science , microbiology , animal science , and veterinary-relat...
1 month ago
Estimated costs in Australia.
MonthlyYearly | |
|---|---|
![]() University Tuition Average PhD tuition per year | A$34.1k $22,000/yr |
![]() Clothing Basic clothing and seasonal needs per year | A$1.9k $1,200/yr |
![]() Books & Academic Supplies Textbooks, stationery, and academic materials per year | A$1.1k $700/yr |
![]() Groceries Basic food shopping for one student per year | A$4.5k $2,880/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology University of Ulm Ulm Germany
Germany
Microbiology
Biochemical Engineering
Bacteria
Microbial Biotechnology
Antimicrobial Research
Has grant
Uppsala University
Sweden
Biochemistry
Biochemical Engineering
Enzyme Engineering
Metabolic Biology
Organic Reactions
University Hospital RWTH Aachen
Germany
Cardiology
Clinical Nutrition
Nephrology
Kidney Disease
Endothelial Function
Lecturer - Data Science
Newcastle University
Australia
Biochemistry
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Protein-protein Interaction
Structural Biology
Protein Chemistry
Senior Lecturer
University of Sydney
Australia
Biochemistry
Polymer Chemistry
Protein Chemistry
Structural Biology
Protein Engineering
Professor
University of Sydney
Australia
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Transporter Biology
Ion Transport
Metabolic Biology

Monash Graduate Scholarship supports domestic and international students undertaking research master's or PhD study at Monash University in Australia, typically with a living-cost stipend and, in some cases, additional scholarship support.

The Research Training Program (RTP) supports higher degree by research students at Australian universities, typically for Master's by Research and PhD study. Funding and eligibility are administered by each participating university.

The International Research Training Program Scholarship supports international students undertaking higher degree research in Australia, typically at master's by research or PhD level.
ApplyKite Twin
Your Twin reads your CV, searches every position by meaning, not keywords, and learns what you want as you apply. Ask it anything about your application.

ApplyKite Editorial 3 Nov 2026

ApplyKite Editorial 2 Nov 2026

ApplyKite Editorial 1 Nov 2026