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

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University of Groningen
Netherlands
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This PhD project examines how the return of the wolf in the Netherlands affects year-round grazing by large herbivores, especially cattle and horses, and what that means for nature management, vegetation development, and public access. The research is centered on understanding how grazers respond to wolves, how breed and herd composition shape resilience, and how changes in behaviour and habitat use influence ecological outcomes across managed natural areas. The project combines several compleme...
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University of York Environment Department
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United Kingdom
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The Yorkshire Environmental Sciences Doctoral Training Network (YES-DTN) is recruiting more than 26 fully funded PhD scholars for environmental science research projects in the United Kingdom. Projects are hosted by the University of Leeds and the University of York , bringing together research schools and departments across environmental and natural sciences. The network’s research spans Dynamic Earth and Natural Hazards , Atmosphere and Climate , and Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity . Parti...
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Wageningen University & Research
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Netherlands
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Wageningen University & Research is seeking a PhD candidate to investigate how forest carbon uptake is changing worldwide under climate change and disturbance. The project examines the global carbon sink in forests and its role in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The researcher will combine atmospheric carbon dioxide observations, Earth Observation products, and numerical models to quantify forest carbon balances across continents and time scales ranging from days to decades. The wor...
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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 Predoctoral Student Fellowship supports doctoral candidates who want to carry out dissertation research at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama. It is part of the Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program and is designed for PhD-level researchers working on a dissertation project with an in-country research period of three to twelve months. The opportunity is centered on research at STRI, a major tropical research institute known for work in ecological and evoluti...
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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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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
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The STRI D. Ross Robertson Shore-Fish Fellowship supports predoctoral PhD students carrying out field research on the evolution, ecology, and natural history of marine and brackish-water fishes . The fellowship is based at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama , placing the awardee in a strong tropical research setting focused on nearshore marine systems. This fellowship is designed for projects on shore fishes in nearshore tropical and subtropical waters . It is a one-yea...
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University of Waikato
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New Zealand
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A fully funded PhD opportunity is available in conservation ecology at the University of Waikato, New Zealand . The thesis, titled “Fuel for Recovery: Using food-web science to improve translocation success of threatened birds,” will investigate how food-web science can support the conservation and successful translocation of threatened bird species. The project is associated with the Invertebrate Behavioural Ecology and EcoDiv Labs and will be supervised by Dr. Chrissie Painting . Research inte...
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Uppsala University
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Sweden
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Uppsala University is inviting applications for a full-time PhD student position in Limnology, based in the Department of Ecology and Genetics within the Limnology program in Uppsala, Sweden. The project focuses on modelling phytoplankton succession in lakes and understanding how lake communities respond to climate warming, eutrophication, extreme weather events, and other environmental changes. The doctoral researcher will use process-based biogeochemical and dynamical models, data handling, st...
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Chikae Tatsumi
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
Japan
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Our unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology is seeking motivated applicants for fully funded PhD and research internship positions. The research area is centered on microbial ecology and ecosystem ecology , making this a strong fit for students interested in biology, environmental science, and related life-science research topics. PhD application: apply through the OIST PhD admissions page. The deadline listed in the post is November 15, 2026 . Research internship application: ap...
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Estimated costs in Poland.
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![]() Dining Out & Social Restaurants, cafes, and social dining per year | zł4.9k $1,200/yr |
![]() University Tuition Average PhD tuition per year | zł14.2k $3,500/yr |
![]() Transportation Public transport and local travel per year | zł972 $240/yr |
![]() Clothing Basic clothing and seasonal needs per year | zł2.4k $600/yr |
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University of Bern Bern Switzerland
Switzerland
Ecology
Conservation Biology
Functional Diversity
Plant-animal Interactions
Plant Ecology
Professor
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Switzerland
Ecology
Artificial Intelligence
Biology
Computer Science
Remote Sensing
Assistant Professor
North Carolina State University
United States
Soil Science
Statistics
Computer Science
Earth Science
Biology
Head of the Station/Professor
University of Warsaw
Poland
Ecology
Botany
Plant Ecology
Boreal Ecology
Tree Physiology
assistant professor
University of Wrocław
Poland
Ecology
Botany
Plant Ecology
Landscape Ecology
Boreal Ecology
Assistant professor/Dr
University of Warsaw
Poland
Ecology
Conservation Biology
Plant Ecology
Landscape Ecology
Boreal Ecology

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