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Bioinformatics / Genomics Deadline: 2026-12-01

PhD in Computational Genomics and Machine Learning

University of Oxford (UK) Supervisor: Dr. Richard Durbin

Funding details: Wellcome Trust fully funded (tuition + £22,000/year tax-free stipend)

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Cancer Biology / Molecular Medicine Deadline: 2026-12-01

PhD in Cancer Genomics and Molecular Therapeutics

Harvard University (USA) Supervisor: Dr. Joan Brugge

Funding details: NIH fully funded fellowship ($47,500/year + health insurance + full tuition)

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Climate Science / Earth Systems Deadline: 2026-10-31

PhD in Climate Physics and Predictability

University of Oxford (UK) Supervisor: Dr. Tim Palmer

Funding details: NERC DTP funded studentship (tuition + £19,500/year stipend)

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Cybersecurity / Cryptography Deadline: 2026-11-01

PhD in Decentralized Cybersecurity and Cryptography

Harvard University (USA) Supervisor: Dr. Cynthia Dwork

Funding details: Fully funded fellowship ($48,000/year stipend + full tuition waiver)

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Machine Learning / Artificial Intelligence Deadline: 2026-09-30

PhD Candidate in Probabilistic Machine Learning

Aalto University (Finland) Supervisor: Prof. Aki Vehtari

Funding details: Fully funded position (regular university salary €2,600 - €3,300/month)

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Deep Learning / Computer Vision Deadline: 2026-12-15

PhD in AI and Machine Learning

University of Oxford (UK) Supervisor: Dr. Andrew Ng

Funding details: EPSRC fully funded studentship (tuition + £19,000/year stipend)

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Natural Language Processing / Information Retrieval Deadline: 2026-11-15

PhD in Information Retrieval and Scholarly Document Processing

National University of Singapore (NUS) (Singapore) Supervisor: Prof. Min-Yen Kan

Funding details: Fully funded (NUS Research Scholarship) - SGD $2,200 - $2,800/month stipend plus 100% tuition coverage

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Natural Language Processing / Artificial Intelligence Deadline: 2026-10-15

PhD Position in Dialogue Systems and LLM Reasoning

Tsinghua University (China) Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Wei Wu

Funding details: Fully funded research position (CSC/Tsinghua Fellowship) - covers 100% tuition, free on-campus housing, plus CNY 5,000/month stipend

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Quantum Computing / Theoretical Physics Deadline: 2026-08-31

PhD in Quantum Algorithms and Computing

Technical University of Munich (Germany) Supervisor: Dr. Sarah Miller

Funding details: Fully funded research position (TV-L E13 100%) - approx. €46,000/year

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Condensed Matter Physics / Materials Science Deadline: 2026-12-15

PhD Position in Quantum Materials Synthesis and Spectroscopy

Stanford University (USA) Supervisor: Prof. Ian Fisher

Funding details: Fully funded research assistantship (Tuition waiver + $42,000/year stipend)

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Renewable Energy / Smart Grids Deadline: 2026-09-15

PhD in Smart Grids and Renewable Energy Integration

Technical University of Munich (Germany) Supervisor: Dr. Thomas Hamacher

Funding details: Fully funded research assistantship (TV-L E13 100%) - €45,500/year

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Robotics / Control Systems Deadline: 2026-08-15

PhD in Autonomous Robotic Surgery and Haptics

Technical University of Munich (Germany) Supervisor: Dr. Alin Albu-Schäffer

Funding details: Fully funded research position (TV-L E13 100%) - €47,000/year

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Computer Vision / Machine Learning Deadline: 2026-12-01

PhD Position in Computer Vision and Action Recognition

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Saudi Arabia) Supervisor: Prof. Bernard Ghanem

Funding details: Fully funded (KAUST Fellowship) - USD $20,000 - $30,000/year tax-free stipend, free private accommodation, full medical coverage, and 100% tuition waiver

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