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PhD Funding & Postgraduate Research Grants 2026 and 2027
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Study Funding
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USDA-NIFAStudent Funding
Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program
Deadline
31 Dec 2026
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United States
United States · North America
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HHS-NIH11Student Funding
Research Experiences and/or Mentoring Networks through Research Education to Enhance Clinician-Scientists' Participation in NIDCDs Research (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline
29 Sept 2027
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United States
United States · North America
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NASAStudent Funding
EONS 2018: Appendix E Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) for Sustainability and Innovation Collaborative – (MUSIC)
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United States
United States · North America
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UCT Neurology Research Group (NRG) recruiting full-time Master's studentsStudent Funding
UCT Neurology Research Group (NRG) recruiting full-time Master's students
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Academic level: Master'sField of study: Division of Neurosurgery at UCT
South Africa · Africa
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UK MRC - Further funding to support Research Leaders in sub-Saharan AfricaStudent Funding
UK MRC - Further funding to support Research Leaders in sub-Saharan Africa
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Academic level: Honours, Master's, Doctoral
South Africa · Africa
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Sun Yat-sen University International Students OfficeScholarship
Notice on the 2026 Chinese Government Scholarship–Short-term Research Exchange Program (China Link) for International Students
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China · Asia
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Studentship Opportunities in Southern Ocean Carbon and Climate ResearchStudent Funding
Studentship Opportunities in Southern Ocean Carbon and Climate Research
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Academic level: Masters, Doctoral
South Africa · Africa
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MRC - South African Medical Research CouncilStudent Funding
MRC - South African Medical Research Council
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Academic level: Honours, Masters, Doctoral
South Africa · Africa
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SANCOR(South Africa Network for Coastal & Oceanic Research) opportunities for postgraduate students in fields relating to marine scienceStudent Funding
SANCOR(South Africa Network for Coastal & Oceanic Research) opportunities for postgraduate students in fields relating to marine science
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Academic level: Honours, Masters, Doctoral
South Africa · Africa
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World Bank Scholarships for Overseas study and ResearchScholarship
World Bank Scholarships for Overseas study and Research
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Academic level: Honours, Masters, Doctoral
South Africa · Africa
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WASEDA UniversityScholarship
Scholarship for Fostering Researchers in Doctoral Programs
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Academic level: Doctoral degree programAcademic level: Doctoral program with five-year system
Japan · Asia
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