Student Opportunities
Watch this page for opportunities for students from external bodies. These include bursaries, scholarships, funding and postdoctoral positions for students in the theoretical and computational sciences community. If you have a student opportunity that you would like to publish here, please upload your content here.
International scholarships – various
23 July, 2025
View scholarship opportunities from China, Erasmus +, Intra-Africa, Ireland, France, Germany and the United Kingdom. MORE INFO
London Mathematical Society (LMS) Mathematics in Africa Grants
23 July, 2025
Application deadline: 15 September 2025 The LMS Mathematics in Africa Grants support mathematical activities taking place in Africa, including conferences, workshops, and research collaborations. Open...
Two PhD Positions in Quantum Computing at AIMS, Muizenberg, Cape Town
23 July, 2025
Starting Date: 1 January 2026Application Deadline: Open until filled The Quantum@AIMS research group is offering two three-year PhD positions in quantum computing and quantum information, with the pos...
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Quantum Computing at AIMS, Muizenberg, Cape Town
23 July, 2025
Starting Date: 1 January 2026Application Deadline: Open until filled The Quantum@AIMS research group is offering a two-year postdoctoral fellowship focused on foundational mathematical questions at th...
PhD bursaries in marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR), Stellenbosch University
23 July, 2025
Application deadline: Open until filled The School for Climate Studies at Stellenbosch University, in collaboration with SOCCO (CSIR), DFFE: Oceans and Coasts, SAEON, and UKZN, is launching a new rese...
Jack Carr PhD Internship Programme at Heriot-Watt University and University of Edinburgh
23 July, 2025
Application deadline: 31 August 2025 Two internships are available to current PhD students in an African university to spend up to 6 weeks doing research related to their PhD topic in the 2025/2026 ac...
PhD position in Theoretical Particle/Nuclear Physics, Finland
23 July, 2025
Application deadline: 17 August 2025 The QCD Theory Group at the Department of Physics, University of Jyväskylä (Finland), invites applications for a PhD student position starting in January 2026, for...
MUST Deep Learning Scholarships for 2026
23 July, 2025
Application deadline: 15 August 2025 The MUST Deep Learning group invites applications for Master’s and PhD scholarships in deep learning for 2026. Research areas include time series model interpretab...
InSPiR2eS Global Pitching Research Competition – NITheCS Chapter
23 July, 2025
Entry deadline: 28 July 2025 In collaboration with the NITheCS Quantitative Finance Research Programme and supported by InSPiR2eS’ platinum sponsors, the fourth annual InSPiR2eS Global Pitching Resear...
