Topic: doctoral students

RIKEN offers approximately 60 part-time research appointments for doctoral students enrolled at Japanese graduate schools. Students conduct research with a RIKEN host through an eligible graduate-school, joint-research or research-collaboration agreement. Fields span mathematics, computing, physics, chemistry, life science, medical science and engineering. Appointments begin in April or October 2027. The stated monthly salary is JPY 250,000 before tax, with adjustments possible for reduced working days. Candidate materials are due at 13:00 Japan time on 16 October 2026; recommendations follow

VMSG offers doctoral students up to GBP 750 towards eligible conference or workshop participation, fieldwork, or travel for laboratory visits within volcanic and magmatic studies. The September 2026 round closes on 15 September and supports travel between 1 November 2026 and 31 October 2027. Applicants must be enrolled for a PhD at a UK or Irish university, have previously presented an oral contribution or poster at a VMSG annual meeting, and never previously received this bursary. Awards cannot fund retrospective activity or laboratory bench and instrument costs. The current bursary page supp