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

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Simon Fraser University
Canada
3 days ago
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...
3 days ago
Sul Ross State University
United States
5 days ago
The Borderlands Research Institute at Sul Ross State University is seeking a graduate research assistant for a PhD or two Master’s positions focused on cinnamon teal movement ecology. The project will track approximately 100 cinnamon teal using GSM-GPS units after capture at Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge in southern Nevada, a major bottleneck in the interior Pacific Flyway. Research objectives include estimating migration strategies and time spent at Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge, li...
5 days ago
University of Edinburgh
Top university
United Kingdom
1 week ago
Top university
University of Edinburgh School of GeoSciences is offering a GeoSciences (Individual Project - Taught Pathway) MScR for full-time, on-campus study starting in September 2027 . This is a Masters by Research programme designed for students who want to develop an independent research project in Earth Science , Environmental Science , Geography , Geology , Geophysics , and related GeoSciences areas. Research themes mentioned include atmospheric and environmental sciences, geology and geophysics, huma...
1 week ago
University of New Brunswick
Canada
1 week ago
New Master of Science in Forestry (MScF) opportunity at the University of New Brunswick in Canada . The project is titled High-throughput phenotyping black spruce stress resilience and is co-supervised by Dr. Funda Ogut (Canadian Forest Services) and Dr. Christopher Wong (ForEM). The research focuses on how climate change-driven drought and spruce budworm disturbances affect forest health and productivity, with an emphasis on improving resilience in black spruce populations. The successful candi...
1 week ago
University of South Alabama
United States
2 weeks ago
Fully funded PhD and Master's positions are available in Coastal Engineering at the University of South Alabama , within the Coastal Hazards and Dynamics Group in the Department of Civil, Coastal, and Environmental Engineering. The research focus is on coastal hazards , coastal dynamics , coastal processes , remote sensing , and numerical modeling . This opportunity is a strong fit for students interested in engineering and geosciences applications to shoreline change, hazard assessment, and coa...
2 weeks ago
University of South Alabama
United States
2 weeks ago
PhD and MS positions are available in Coastal Engineering at the University of South Alabama in the Civil, Coastal, and Environmental Engineering area, within the Coastal Hazards and Dynamics Group led by Dr. Hannah Spero . The research focus includes coastal hazards , hydrodynamics , remote sensing , field observations , and numerical modeling . These openings are a good fit for students with interests in coastal processes and geoscience/engineering applications. Eligibility mentions an undergr...
2 weeks ago
Texas State University
United States
2 weeks ago
Texas State University is advertising a Graduate Assistantship (PhD/MS) with Dr. Konrad Hafen in spatial hydrology or riverscape assessment . The position is based in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies and is aimed at a highly motivated student who wants to develop an original thesis or dissertation topic in water science. Research themes include riverscape mapping and analysis (e.g., lidar, UAS, river network topology, geomorphic assessments), spatial hydrologic modeling (GIS...
2 weeks ago
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University of Texas at Austin
United States
3 weeks ago
Top university
Graduate Student Opportunity (Ph.D. or M.S.) in the COMPOUND Flood Lab at The University of Texas at Austin , within the Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering. The lab is seeking one motivated graduate student to join in Fall 2027 . Research interests include compound flooding , debris–structure–wave interactions , and/or flood risk assessment , with methods spanning numerical modeling , machine learning , and remote sensing . Applicants from Civil Engineering ,...
3 weeks ago
University of Alabama in Huntsville
United States
3 weeks ago
M.S. and PhD graduate research opportunities are available at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (USA) in hydrology and Earth system science . The research group works on topics including hydrologic and land surface modeling , soil moisture and soil hydrology , evapotranspiration (ET) including satellite-based ET, satellite remote sensing and Earth observations , drought and hydroclimate , and applications in agriculture , forestry , and ecosystem science . Funding may be available for sele...
3 weeks ago
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University of Gothenburg
Sweden
1 month ago
Vacancy for a PhD position in Physical Oceanography at the University of Gothenburg , Department of Marine Sciences, within the Polar Gliders Research Group . The project investigates fine-scale ocean and atmosphere dynamics in the Agulhas Current System and Cape Basin , south of Africa, with a focus on vertical mixing , transport , ocean ventilation , and water mass transformation . These processes are important for how heat, carbon, nutrients and other properties move through the ocean and inf...
1 month ago
Stockholm University
Sweden
2 weeks ago
Stockholm University’s Department of Meteorology (MISU) is advertising a PhD student position in Atmospheric Sciences and Oceanography with a focus on machine learning methods in climate modelling . The project addresses how to improve climate model accuracy, efficiency, and generalizability by using ML models trained on observational data and high-resolution simulations. Research topics include cloud formation, turbulence, aerosol-cloud interaction, sub-grid scale parameterizations, coupling da...
2 weeks ago
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Sweden
2 weeks ago
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) is advertising a PhD student position in agricultural bioeconomy systems at the Department of Biosystems and Technology , based at Alnarp, Sweden . The doctoral project is titled Sustainable utilisation of agricultural green biomass in integrated protein and biogas systems . The project sits at the intersection of agriculture , environmental science , bioenergy , biogas , biorefinery systems , GIS , systems analysis , scenario modelling , and sus...
2 weeks ago
Estimated costs in Sweden.
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![]() Utilities & Connectivity Electricity, water, internet, and mobile per year | kr6.3k $600/yr |
![]() Personal Care Toiletries, haircuts, and personal items per year | kr6.3k $600/yr |
![]() Groceries Basic food shopping for one student per year | kr25.2k $2,400/yr |
![]() University Accommodation On-campus student housing per year | kr56.7k $5,400/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
Senior Lecturer in Applied Geodesy
University of Gävle
Sweden
Geophysics
Structural Geology
Earth Observation
Synthetic Aperture Radar
Geospatial Information
Professor
Luleå tekniska universitet
Sweden
Hydrology
Reservoir Engineering
Water Resource Management
Environmental Physics
Hydraulic Engineering
Senior lecturer
Uppsala University
Sweden
Hydrology
Hydrogeology
Flood Risk
Water Resource Management
Drought Tolerance
Professor
Lund University
Sweden
Ecology
Climate Science
Remote Sensing
Vegetation Dynamics
Drought Tolerance
Lund University
Sweden
Agronomy
Climatology
Remote Sensing
Agriculture
Drought Tolerance
Lecturer
Lund University
Sweden
Ecology
Climatology
Remote Sensing
Landscape Ecology
Land Cover

A fully funded Swedish Institute scholarship for talented professionals from selected countries to study eligible English-taught master's programmes in Sweden.

A Swedish Institute scholarship for international students from selected countries to study eligible master's programmes in Sweden, with funding that typically covers major study and living costs.
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