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

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Qinmin Zheng
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Beihang University
China
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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...
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University of Bern
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Switzerland
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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...
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University of Zurich
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Switzerland
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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...
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Pennsylvania State University
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United States
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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...
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University of Cambridge
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United Kingdom
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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...
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University of Cambridge
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United Kingdom
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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...
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University of Cambridge
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United Kingdom
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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...
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German Academic Exchange Service
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Germany
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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...
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U.S. Department of Energy
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United States
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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...
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Queen's University
Canada
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The Baker group at Queen’s University is hiring PhD students in areas related to Chemical Engineering and Chemistry . The post is from Rachel Baker, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Queen’s University, and invites interested candidates to join a fun team of chemists and chemical engineers. This appears to be a research opening rather than a scholarship programme. No funding details, deadline, or formal application portal are included in the visible post text. Interested applicants ...
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Xuande Chen
Universite du Quebec Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski
Canada
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Fully funded PhD opportunity at Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR), Canada. The Infrastructure Durability and Multiphysics Modeling Lab (IDMML) is recruiting a PhD student for research on coastal infrastructure durability and service-life modeling . The project will study how real coastal microclimates affect the deterioration of reinforced concrete infrastructure. The student will work on field monitoring, sensor systems, concrete durability experiments, data analysis, and physics/data-driv...
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University of Alberta
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PhD opportunity at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada in multiscale modeling of glancing-angle deposition (GLAD) thin-film catalysts for hydrogen . The project is jointly associated with the Department of Mechanical Engineering and NRC Canada , with supervision by Dr. Wylie Stroberg and Dr. Ken Harris . The research focus is on off-lattice, material-specific simulations of GLAD fabrication, together with experimental validation . Applicants should have an MSc in mechanical engineering, ...
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Estimated costs in Canada.
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![]() Clothing Basic clothing and seasonal needs per year | C$1.6k $1,200/yr |
![]() Personal Care Toiletries, haircuts, and personal items per year | C$979 $720/yr |
![]() Transportation Public transport and local travel per year | C$1.3k $960/yr |
![]() Housing Shared flats and off-campus rentals per year | C$11.4k $8,400/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
McGill University
Canada
Polymer Chemistry
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Protein Chemistry
Chemical Biology
Dna Nanotechnology
Queen’s University
Canada
Biochemistry
Organic Chemistry
Natural Products Chemistry
Metabolic Biology
Protein Chemistry
Full Professor
Université de Montréal
Canada
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Ligand Design
Peptide Chemistry
Stereoselective Synthesis
Assistant Professor
University of Ottawa
Canada
Biochemistry
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Chemical Biology
Ligand Design
Molecular Modeling
Simon Fraser University
Canada
Biochemistry
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Chemical Biology
Natural Products Chemistry
Metabolomic
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Canada
Organic Chemistry
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Chemical Biology
Terpenoid Chemistry
Natural Products Chemistry

The Mitacs Globalink Graduate Fellowship supports former Globalink interns returning to Canada for graduate study at eligible Canadian universities, with funding for research-based master's or PhD pathways.

University of Guelph scholarships include institution- and project-based funding opportunities for study at the University of Guelph in Canada. Coverage varies by award; some posted opportunities provide full tuition support.

The Solutions Scholars Program is a fellowship-style opportunity for UBC Master's and PhD students to contribute to interdisciplinary climate solutions research while receiving a stipend and professional development support.
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