Bayer Foundation Scientific Fellowships for Master, PhD, and Medical Students 2026 (up to €10,000)

Deadline: April 15, 2026

Applications are open for the Bayer Foundation Scientific Fellowships for Master, PhD, and Medical Students 2026. They offer scientific fellowships for outstanding master, PhD, and medical students to pursue international research projects, internships, and more, providing additional funding for international placements to enhance their study programs.

People studying in Germany must undertake placements in a second country and those studying outside Germany must undertake their fellowships at a German research institution.

In line with the Foundation’s commitment to gender equality in science, they strongly encourage applications from women, individuals from low- & middle-income countries, parents with caring responsibilities for children, and individuals working within Germany with German as a second language.

Fellowship

• Applicants are eligible for up to €10,000 funding and can undertake fellowships for up to six months.

Eligibility

• Fellowship in Drug Discovery Sciences: For master or PhD students from all scientific disciplines including pharmacy and data science, with fundamental or applied studies with relevance to the pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare (over-the-counter) industries.
• Fellowship for Agricultural Science: For master or PhD students from all scientific disciplines including data science, with fundamental or applied studies with relevance to the Crop Science industry.
• Fellowship for Medical Sciences: For all students of human & veterinary medicine, or master and PhD students in medical engineering, applied medical sciences, data science in medicine and public health.
• New! Fellowship for Climate & Health: For students in the fields of human or veterinary medicine, or master and PhD students in natural sciences, pharmacy, public health, or epidemiology with relevance to the impact of climate change on health, with a focus on:
  • The health of women and other vulnerable populations
  • Cardio-Renal Health
  • Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • Respiratory Health

Application

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For more information, visit Bayer Foundation Scientific Fellowships.