• Country: United Kingdom
  • Benefits: Full tuition coverage, living expenses, travel costs
  • Requirements: Admission to the University of Cambridge, academic excellence, leadership potential
  • Description: A prestigious international scholarship for Master’s and PhD studies, awarding around 100 students annually from around the world.
  • Program Link: Gates Cambridge

  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Benefits: Full tuition coverage + living stipend
  • Requirements: Outstanding academic achievement
  • Description: Awards approximately 140 new scholarships each year, covering all graduate-level fields at the University of Oxford.
  • Program Link: Clarendon Scholarships

  • Country: United States
  • Benefits: Tuition coverage, living stipend, travel allowance
  • Requirements: Admission to a graduate program at Stanford University, academic excellence, demonstrated leadership and impact potential
  • Description: A fully funded program that aims to develop a community of future global leaders across diverse academic disciplines.
  • Program Link:  Knight-Hennessy Scholars

  • Country: Australia
  • Benefits: Full tuition coverage, comprehensive health insurance, monthly living stipend
  • Requirements: A qualification equivalent to Australian First-Class Honours, and proof of English language proficiency
  • Description: Scholarships designed for postgraduate study—2 years for Master’s and 3 years for PhD, with possible extensions.
  • Program Link: Adelaide University Scholarships

  • Country: China
  • Benefits: Full tuition, accommodation and meals, international travel, health insurance
  • Requirements: Bachelor’s degree, strong academic record, leadership skills, age 18–29, English proficiency
  • Description: A prestigious one-year Master’s program at Tsinghua University in Beijing designed to prepare future global leaders.
  • Program Link:  Schwarzman Scholars

  • Country: Multiple countries
  • Benefits: Full tuition coverage, international travel tickets, living stipend, health insurance
  • Requirements: Applicant must be from a developing country, have at least two years of experience in development-related work, and commit to returning home after graduation
  • Description: This program supports students from developing nations to pursue Master’s studies at selected universities worldwide, with the goal of advancing development in their home countries.
  • Program Link: World Bank Scholarships

Research Area: Synthetic Biology & Metabolic Engineering
Expertise Required: Molecular cloning, genetic engineering, and physiological characterization of strains.
Model Organisms: Experience with one or more of E. coli, Corynebacterium glutamicum, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Pichia pastoris, Yarrowia lipolytica.

Eligibility:

  • English proficiency (no Chinese required)
  • Master’s degree completed before application
  • Age under 40 at registration
  • Strong publication record is a plus

Funding & Benefits (CSC):

  • Full scholarship (tuition waiver + monthly stipend)
  • Access to advanced facilities (LC-MS, GC-MS, HPLC, FACS, etc.)
  • Multicultural research environment with strong supervision and professional development support

Submit ONE PDF containing:

  • Cover Letter (≤ 2 pages)
  • CV + full publication list
  • Certified Bachelor’s & Master’s certificates and transcripts
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Contact details of two academic referees

How to apply:
Email the single PDF to 📧 wluo@jiangnan.edu.cn

The Chinese Academy of Sciences announces two visiting PhD (non-degree) scholarships within an advanced Environmental Microbiology research program. Research themes include endophytic bacteria in medicinal plants, agricultural microbiology, plant–microbe interactions, bioactive metabolites, plant growth–promoting microbes, microbial ecology of arid environments, and biocontrol.

Financial Support:

  • Monthly stipend: 3,000 RMB
  • Round-trip international airfare
  • Free bench access with full use of lab equipment
  • Support for metabolomics, microbial isolation, molecular biology, and bioinformatics

Eligibility:

  • Registered 2nd-year PhD student (Science or Agriculture)
  • Background in agricultural or environmental microbiology
  • At least one first-author publication
  • Valid English proficiency certificate
  • Under 30 years old as of April 2026
  • Research alignment with host lab (highly competitive selection)

An excellent opportunity for international research training in a leading multidisciplinary environment.

Motivated Master’s students are invited to join a collaborative research lab working at the intersection of paleoecology, spatial ecology, and disturbance dynamics.

Research topics:

  • Biomarkers to reconstruct past animal impacts
  • Drivers of disturbance patterns across space and time (climate, water, herbivores, fire)
  • Cross-scale variability, system adaptability, and resilience

Students have flexibility to shape their research within a growing, collaborative environment.

Details: https://lnkd.in/g6jGTzwn
Contact: wendt@nmsu.edu
Lab: https://www.johnafwendt.com/lab