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

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Norwegian Institute of Science and Technology
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Norway
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PhD Candidate in Biological-inspired AI-approaches for mitigating the spread of misinformation at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Norway. This PhD project focuses on developing biological-inspired artificial intelligence approaches to help mitigate the spread of misinformation. The topic sits at the intersection of AI, machine learning, information diffusion, and the analysis of online/social systems, with strong relevance to computational social science and communicatio...
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Integreat - Norwegian Centre for Knowledge-driven Machine Learning
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Norway
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PhD Research Fellow position in Structured Vision-Language Models at Integreat – Norwegian Centre for Knowledge-driven Machine Learning in Norway. This opening is focused on research at the intersection of computer vision, language understanding, and machine learning, with an emphasis on structured vision-language modeling. The role is suited to a doctoral candidate interested in multimodal AI, representation learning, and model architectures that combine visual and textual information in a prin...
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Sören Auer
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Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB) – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology
Germany
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German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB) in Hannover is offering a Research Associate / Doctoral Researcher position in Natural Language Processing and Causal AI for Scientific Reasoning within the Open Research Knowledge Graph (ORKG) and the Data Science and Digital Libraries Research Group led by Prof. Dr. Sören Auer . The project is part of the Leibniz Collaborative Excellence project EcoAIRE , which combines computational NLP expertise at TIB, ecology at the Leibniz Institute ...
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Evangelos Kanoulas
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University of Amsterdam
Netherlands
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Two PhD positions are available at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) in AI for Science , with a strong focus on using modern machine learning to support scientific discovery and improve the interpretability of AI systems. Position 1 is centered on fine-tuning and retrieval for multimodal foundation models in science . The research will develop methods that adapt foundation models to scientific tasks such as segmentation maps, simulation fields, time-series prediction, and retrieval-augmented exp...
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Forschungszentrum Jülich
Germany
5 days ago
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH is offering a three-year PhD position in economics at the Institute of Climate and Energy Systems – Jülich Systems Analysis (ICE-2), based in Jülich, Germany. The doctoral project investigates public opinion and sentiment on energy policy through systematic data collection and natural language processing (NLP). The research will identify and characterize stakeholder groups relevant to energy policy, draw on economic theory, and translate findings into specifications...
5 days ago
University of Fribourg
Switzerland
6 days ago
PhD opportunity in psychology, education and gender research at the Université de Fribourg, Switzerland. Pascal Gygax is recruiting a doctoral student for a four-year project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). The project, Breaking Barriers: How Gender Stereotypes in French and Swiss Schoolbooks Affect Young Learners’ Processing Difficulties, Motivation and Interest , investigates how representations of girls, boys, women and men in primary school textbooks in Switzerland an...
6 days ago
Waseda University
Japan
1 week ago
Waseda University is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher / Associate Research Fellow for research in development economics , environmental economics , and related data-driven fields. The position is based at the Waseda University Institute for Contemporary Politics and Economics in Tokyo, Japan , within the Takahashi Sustainable Society Design Project , a project selected under Waseda University’s program for nurturing core next-generation researchers. The project focuses on empirical research ...
1 week ago
Rashid Kamal
University of Ulster
United Kingdom
1 week ago
Fully funded PhD opportunity at Ulster University in Secure & Trustworthy AI-Generated Software (SAFE-GEN). This project sits at the intersection of Computer Science , Software Engineering , Cybersecurity , Artificial Intelligence , Machine Learning , and Explainable AI (XAI) . The research investigates vulnerabilities introduced by LLM coding assistants and aims to develop intelligent, language-agnostic methods to detect, localise, and explain security weaknesses in both human-written and AI-ge...
1 week ago
Zhijing Jin
University of Toronto
Canada
1 week ago
Zhijing Jin at the University of Toronto says that Jinesis Lab is always hiring and is looking for strong PhD and pre-doctoral students. The lab focuses on Responsible AI , Large Language Models , and Causality , with openness to research collaboration in both remote and in-person formats. The post also notes that UofT CS hires all ranks of professors across all computer science areas, especially AI, and that the formal call will be released soon. For PhD applicants, the post highlights that Uof...
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La Trobe University
Australia
2 weeks ago
La Trobe University and IIT Kanpur are offering a Joint PhD Program Scholarship for research in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, smart grids, electrical engineering, IoT, and data analytics . The featured project focuses on AI-based anomaly and vulnerability detection of smart grids , with a specific emphasis on defending against GAN attacks and developing robust countermeasures for cyber-physical power systems. This is a PhD opening for candidates who want to work across Australia and In...
2 weeks ago
Aminu Ma'aruf Nass
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University of Sydney
Australia
1 month ago
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Multiple fully funded PhD positions are available in the group of Prof. Aminu Ma'aruf Nass at the University of Sydney , starting in 2027 . The research theme is AI for Civil Engineering , making this a strong fit for students interested in Civil Engineering , Computer Science , and related engineering applications of artificial intelligence and data-driven methods. The post indicates that the positions are in the professor’s group and are intended for prospective PhD students. No detailed eligi...
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Haris Aziz
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University of New South Wales
Australia
3 weeks ago
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Funded PhD opportunity at the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) in collaboration with the University of Oxford on Designing Fair and Democratic AI Systems . The project sits at the intersection of Computer Science , Mathematics , Artificial Intelligence , and Computational Social Choice . The research aims to build the mathematical and algorithmic foundations of democratic AI by developing new axioms of representation and proportionality, then designing algorithms for clustering, data ...
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Estimated costs in Australia.
MonthlyYearly | |
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![]() 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
Lecturer
Curtin University
Australia
Internet Of Things
Cloud Computing
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Industrial Iot
Cyber-physical System
RMIT University
Australia
Systems Neuroscience
Internet Of Things
Network Analysis
Machine Learning
Graphical Models
Swinburne University of Technology
Australia
Cybersecurity
Internet Of Things
Distributed Ledger
Information Security
Communication Protocols
RMIT University
Australia
Computational Linguistics
Social Psychology
Natural Language Processing
Measurement And Validation
Conversation Analysis
University of New South Wales
Australia
Artificial Intelligence
Computational Linguistics
Natural Language Processing
Dialogue Systems
Social Robotics
University of Western Australia
Australia
Computational Linguistics
Psycholinguistics
Natural Language Processing
Deep Learning
Multi-task Learning

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 CSIRO Industry PhD Program is a four-year Australian PhD training scheme linking universities, CSIRO and industry partners through applied research projects with scholarship support and industry engagement.
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