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

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Heidelberg University
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Germany
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Heidelberg Biosciences International Graduate School (HBIGS) at Heidelberg University is a doctoral programme in the biosciences, offering PhD training in a highly interdisciplinary research environment in Heidelberg. The programme brings together research areas in which Heidelberg is especially strong, including developmental biology, infectious diseases, molecular and cellular biology, molecular biotechnology and biophysics, molecular plant sciences, neurosciences, structural biology, biochemi...
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Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
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Germany
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The Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences (GSN-LMU) at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München offers a research-oriented doctoral programme in systemic neurosciences and closely related interdisciplinary areas. The programme is designed around a structured training environment with careful supervision, regular research discussions, and support from individual thesis advisory committees (TACs). Research themes span multiple levels of neuroscience and its connections to other disciplines, incl...
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Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
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Germany
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Graduate School of Quantitative and Molecular Biosciences Munich (QMB) is a structured doctoral programme based at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and run in cooperation with Technical University Munich, Helmholtz Center Munich, and the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry Munich. The programme focuses on quantitative approaches to molecular biosciences, aiming to move beyond the study of single genes and proteins toward the analysis of large molecular machines, cellular pathways, and bi...
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Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
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Germany
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The Graduate School Life Science Munich (LSM) at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München offers an internationally structured doctoral programme for highly qualified students in the life sciences. The programme combines research, coursework, and teaching within the Faculty of Biology and the Faculty of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmacy, giving doctoral researchers a broad and interdisciplinary training environment. LSM is embedded in the strong research ecosystem of Munich’s HighTechCampusLMU ...
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Teesside University
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United Kingdom
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Teesside University is advertising a fully funded PhD studentship beginning in October 2027. The project is positioned at the intersection of proteomics , bioinformatics and systems biology , offering an opportunity to investigate biological data through computational and interdisciplinary approaches. The research is associated with Noura Al Moubayed and connects Teesside University with Durham University. The opportunity is relevant to graduates interested in computational biology, biological s...
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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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U.S. Department of Energy
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United States
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This internship/fellowship is based at the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command - Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in the Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience , within the Integrated Systems Biology Branch . The project is centered on integrative biology approaches to military-relevant health, with a focus on understanding the etiology of health problems and developing solutions that support performance, resilience, and readiness. Participants will work under a men...
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Aurélie Carlier
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Maastricht University
Netherlands
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This PhD project is part of EDI-MSK , a European Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network focused on making musculoskeletal modelling more inclusive, personalised and clinically relevant. The project addresses an important challenge in musculoskeletal health: understanding how diversity, bias, and biological variation should be reflected in next-generation models of bone and related tissues. The specific doctoral project (DC6) aims to develop multiscale models of how chronic kidney diseas...
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Centre for Genomic Regulation
Spain
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The Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona, Spain, invites applications to its CRG International PhD Programme 2027. The call offers PhD research opportunities across internationally recognised laboratories working in genomics, molecular and cell biology, computational biology, RNA biology, epigenetics, cancer, neuroscience, evolutionary biology, microbiology and bioengineering. Projects include single-cell genomics and lineage tracing, genome regulation, chromatin and 3D genomics, RNA...
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Estimated costs in Luxembourg.
MonthlyYearly | |
|---|---|
![]() Books & Academic Supplies Textbooks, stationery, and academic materials per year | €460 $500/yr |
![]() University Accommodation On-campus student housing per year | €5.0k $5,400/yr |
![]() Clothing Basic clothing and seasonal needs per year | €1.1k $1,200/yr |
![]() Dining Out & Social Restaurants, cafes, and social dining per year | €2.6k $2,880/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
SNSF Eccellenza Assistant Professor
University of Neuchatel
Switzerland
Conservation Biology
Entomology
Lepidoptera
Genome Sequencing
Pollination Biology
Has grant
College of Agriculture
United States
Entomology
Cell Biology
Rna Biology
Molecular Biology
Drosophila Melanogaster
Has grant
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science University of Minnesota Minneapolis Minnes
United States
Cell Biology
Biochemical Engineering
Assay Development
Cell Reprogramming
Systems Biology
Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine University of Luxembourg Esch‐sur‐Alzette Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Immunology
Clinical Nutrition
Inflammatory Biology
Psoriasis
Disease Biology
University of Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Epidemiology
Biostatistics
Parkinson's Disease
Gut Microbiota
Covid-19
Has grant
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