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UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH GARDEN SCHOLARSHIP

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Application Deadline: 23:59 (UK Time) on Monday 1st June 2026.

LOCATION: United Kingdom

The Garden Scholarship is open to Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) in Surgical Writing and Evidence-Based Practice applicants or students currently enrolled in the Postgraduate Professional Development (PgProfDev) Surgical Writing and Evidence-Based Practice programme.

ELIGIBILITY:

The Garden Scholarship will be awarded to applicants who are:

Accepted for admission to the PgCert Surgical Writing and Evidence-Based Practice (online learning) programme in the 2026-2027 academic year. Applicants should already have been offered a place at the University of Edinburgh and should have firmly accepted that offer or be intending to do so. Preference will be given to those who have an unconditional offer at time of the scholarship application deadline, or,

Currently enrolled in the PgProfDev Surgical Writing and Evidence-Based Practice (online learning) programme and wish to complete the PG Certificate.

The Garden Scholarship would particularly welcome applications from students from sub-Saharan Africa. 

Applicants must be currently domiciled in one of the eligible countries listed below and as derived from the DAC List of ODA Recipients 2026-2027.

As part of your application, applicants must also include a personal statement that confirms and/or addresses each of the following questions (500 words maximum):

Confirm your current employer and your current post.

Outline your career objectives and how these objectives will be enhanced by completion of the PgCert in Surgical Writing and Evidence-Based Practice.

Any additional information that you believe will enhance your application.

The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and the strength of your personal statement.

BENEFIT:

One scholarship will be available for 2026/2027 entry.

The scholarship will cover full tuition fees towards the Postgraduate Certificate in Surgical Writing and Evidence-Based Practice. The maximum scholarship award available for 2026/2027 entry is £5070. 

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Opportunities, PhD/post doctoral, Scholarships

VIENNA BIOCENTER SCIENTIFIC POSTDOCS PROGRAM (2025 – 2030) 

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Application Deadline: 31 May 2026.

LOCATION: Austria

Designed to promote excellence and innovation in the life sciences, the program provides fellows with exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration, international networking, and comprehensive career development. All application material must be submitted by email to vip-3[at]vbc.ac.at. Please refer to the “Guide for Applicants” for more details and specific instructions.

ELIGIBILITY:

The VIP3 program aims at attracting talented early-stage scientists from around the world to our highly dynamic, collaborative, and international campus to conduct interdisciplinary and innovative research.

Applicants must fulfill the following requirements:

Hold a PhD degree by the application deadline (31 May, 2026) in an area that is relevant to the research carried out at the VBC

The proposed scientific project must be interdisciplinary by combining the expertise of two VBC research groups participating in the current VIP3 call.

Applicants must have at least one (co-)first-author original research publication or preprint posted on one of the public servers.

By the time of the call deadline, applicants must fulfill the MSCA “mobility rule”; that is, they should not have resided in or carried out their main activity (work, studies) in Austria for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the call deadline.

All application material must be submitted by email to vip-3[at]vbc.ac.at. Please refer to the “Guide for Applicants” for more details and specific instructions. Applications will only be considered if they include all necessary information and documents.

Personal information: name, contact details, current place of education / employment

CV (up to 2 pages): education (transcripts, degree certificates), scientific training

5 keywords for the areas of the research proposal

Description of major past achievements and impact (½ page)

Statement of research motivation and interests (½  page)

Abstract of the research proposal (max. ½ page)

Research proposal bridging at least two of the research groups participating in the current call (max. 3 pages including reference list)

Statement on the expected broader impact beyond the scientific output to the public (½ page)

Contact details of two referees

List of reviewers to be excluded (if applicable)

BENEFIT:

Salary: All VIP3 fellows will be hired under full-time employment contracts (40h) by one of the host institutions, following that institution’s salary scheme. The salary reference is the salary scheme of the Austrian Science Fund (FWF), Austria’s central funding organization for basic research.

Relocation Costs: The VIP3 participating institutions have mechanisms in place to contribute to the relocation costs of the fellows.

Research Costs: All the required research costs will be financed by the host groups / institutes.

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