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

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U.S. Department of Energy
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United States
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The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Environmental Laboratory (EL) offers a research appointment for post-bachelor and graduate students in an applied, mentor-guided laboratory environment. EL is one of the seven laboratories within USACE-ERDC and supports environmental challenges for the U.S. Army, the Department of Defense, and the nation through environmental science and engineering research and development. Participants work alongside researchers in a broad, interdiscipli...
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U.S. Department of Energy
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United States
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The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Environmental Laboratory (EL) offers a research appointment within a broad environmental science and engineering environment. As one of seven laboratories in USACE-ERDC, EL focuses on solving environmental challenges for the U.S. Army, the Department of Defense, and the nation through applied research and development. Participants will work under the guidance of a mentor in a real-world laboratory setting and gain hands-on experience with ...
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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
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The STRI SIFP Graduate Student Fellowship supports graduate-level research at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama through a 10-week Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program award. This opportunity is designed for students working in ecology and evolutionary biology, with research based at STRI’s tropical research environment. The fellowship is open to graduate students who have completed at least one semester and is intended for students at the master’s and PhD level. As part...
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The University of British Columbia
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Canada
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The Olden Lab in the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences at the University of British Columbia, Canada, is recruiting fully funded MSc and PhD students in freshwater science. Research areas include sustainable water management, climate adaptation, environmental DNA (eDNA), freshwater conservation, ecology, fieldwork, data analysis, and collaborative research. Funding includes CAD $40,000 per year for PhD students for four years and CAD $20,000 per year for MSc students for two years, ...
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Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Switzerland
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Eawag, the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, is offering a Master’s thesis project in chironomid biodiversity across Swiss lakes. The project is linked to the Swiss National Assessment of Lake Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (SNALBES) , an initiative focused on building a stronger scientific basis for monitoring biodiversity in Swiss lakes and connecting research with conservation and management needs. The student will work with chironomids collected during the plann...
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Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Switzerland
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Eawag, the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, is offering a Master’s thesis project in freshwater ecology , evolutionary dynamics , biodiversity , and ecosystem functioning focused on subarctic lakes in Greenland. The project is hosted by the Department of Fish Ecology and Evolution (FishEc) and contributes to a newly funded Swiss National Science Foundation project on eco-evolutionary community assembly in subarctic lake ecosystems. The research context is especially exc...
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Eawag
Switzerland
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Eawag, the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, is offering a Master’s thesis project in freshwater biodiversity , community ecology , macroinvertebrates , and lake ecology within the Department of Fish Ecology and Evolution (FishEc), in collaboration with the Aquatic Ecology department. The thesis contributes to the Swiss National Assessment of Lake Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (SNALBES), a project focused on improving the assessment of Swiss lake biodiversity and s...
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University of Montana
United States
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Fully funded Master's position at the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana, USA, focused on belowground impacts of wildfire . The project is associated with the W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation and the Ecology and Evolution Graduate Program , with supervision/mentorship from Dr. Justin Gay and Dr. Meredith Zettlemoyer . Ideal applicants should have a B.S. and coursework in ecology , soil science , or environmental science . The post also highlights the need to be comfortabl...
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University of Oklahoma
United States
1 week ago
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The Martins Lab at the University of Oklahoma is advertising MSc and/or PhD positions starting in Fall 2027 in parasite macroecology , with a focus on parasite diversity and parasite load in amphibians and reptiles . Successful students will work on data synthesis and will also have opportunities to develop independent research ideas , conduct fieldwork , and pursue experiments . The positions are supported by TA and RA appointments , indicating funded graduate opportunities rather than self-fun...
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The University of British Columbia
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Canada
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UBC’s new Olden Lab is recruiting an inaugural cohort of 6–8 MSc/PhD students to help build a freshwater science program from the ground up at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Research themes include hydropower, eDNA biosurveillance, invasive species, species-at-risk recovery, water security in the age of AI data centers, iEcology, machine learning, and conservation tech. Supervision is by Dr. Julian Olden (Eddie Goldenberg Research Chair in Freshwater Ecosystem Sustainability). Th...
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Estimated costs in Hungary.
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![]() Health Insurance Student health insurance or surcharge per year | Ft57.0k $150/yr |
![]() University Tuition Average PhD tuition per year | Ft1140.0k $3,000/yr |
![]() Clothing Basic clothing and seasonal needs per year | Ft228.0k $600/yr |
![]() Books & Academic Supplies Textbooks, stationery, and academic materials per year | Ft114.0k $300/yr |
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Leader/Professor
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Germany
Ecology
Conservation Biology
Boreal Ecology
Wildlife Biology
Habitat Fragmentation
Professor at University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom
Environmental Politics
Environmental Sustainability
Digital Governance
Landscape Ecology
Technology And Society
Has grant
Dr at School of Biological Sciences
University of Bristol
United Kingdom
Entomology
Conservation Biology
Beekeeping
Pesticide Science
Insecticide Resistance
assistant professor
University of Szeged
Hungary
Ecology
Conservation Biology
Plant Ecology
Landscape Ecology
Functional Ecology
head of department, associate professor
University of Pécs, Faculty of Sciences, Institute of Biology
Hungary
Ecology
Conservation Biology
Freshwater Ecology
Wetland Ecology
River Restoration
associate professor
Szegedi Tudomanyegyetem Termeszettudomanyi es Informatikai Kar
Hungary
Ecology
Conservation Biology
Landscape Ecology
Plant Ecology
Invasion Biology
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