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Funded MS & PhD openings for pharmacy graduates

Funded master's and doctoral places open to Indian B.Pharm and Pharm.D graduates, each checked against the university's own page and published with its real entry bar. Listings tagged Open vacancy are dated posts that close on a fixed date; those tagged Standing programme run an annual admissions cycle.

If you hold a four-year B.Pharm and no master's, most live vacancies here are closed to you. European PhD posts are advertised for people who already hold an MSc or M.Pharm. The standing programmes are the B.Pharm route. We publish the bar on every listing so you can rule yourself in or out before you spend money applying.
PhD Copenhagen, Denmark Open vacancyListed

PhD fellowship in Solid State Pharmacy

University of Copenhagen, Department of Pharmacy

Supervised by Associate Professor Inês Martins. Danish PhD fellowships are salaried employment rather than scholarships, so the position pays a wage from day one.

Funding
Salaried Danish PhD fellowship — confirm salary and term in the announcement
Field
Pharmaceutics / solid state
Closes

What decides itEuropean PhD vacancies are advertised for people who already hold a master's. A four-year B.Pharm on its own will not clear the entry bar here — this is a route for M.Pharm holders.

You need

  • A completed master's in pharmaceutical sciences or a closely related field
  • Laboratory experience matching the project, evidenced in your CV
  • A written application submitted through the university job portal, not by email

Not for you if

  • Fresh B.Pharm graduates with no master's
  • Anyone who cannot start within a few months of the closing date

Application requirementsConfirm the full requirement list, salary and start date in the official announcement before applying

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PhD Copenhagen, Denmark Open vacancyListed

PhD fellowship in Pharmaceutical Physical Chemistry

University of Copenhagen, Department of Pharmacy

Supervised by Professor Martin Malmsten with Assistant Professor Nicolò Paracini, in a group working on interfaces and colloidal systems.

Funding
Salaried Danish PhD fellowship — confirm salary and term in the announcement
Field
Physical chemistry / drug delivery
Closes

What decides itA physical-chemistry project, so the committee will look for surface or colloid science in your background rather than general pharmacy coursework.

You need

  • A completed master's in pharmaceutical sciences, chemistry or physics
  • Demonstrable physical chemistry or biophysics laboratory work
  • Application through the university job portal

Not for you if

  • Fresh B.Pharm graduates with no master's
  • Applicants whose background is entirely formulation or clinical, with no physical chemistry

Application requirementsConfirm the full requirement list, salary and start date in the official announcement before applying

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PhD Omaha, Nebraska, USA Standing programmeListed

PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences — funded

Creighton University, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions

A funded doctorate a B.Pharm graduate can enter directly, with no master's required first.

Funding
Tuition waived, competitive stipend, health insurance
Field
Drug discovery, development and delivery
Closes

What decides itFebruary 15 is a hard annual deadline for an August start, which means committing roughly eighteen months before you would travel. Most students find this out a year too late.

You need

  • Documented laboratory research experience
  • NACES credential evaluation
  • Three letters from people who supervised your research

Not for you if

  • Students who want to be working and earning within two years
  • Anyone who cannot name a research area and explain why Creighton specifically

Application requirementsTOEFL 88 / IELTS 6.5 · GRE not required · 3 letters · Deadline 15 February, August start

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Master's Omaha, Nebraska, USA Standing programmeListed

MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences — tuition waived, plus a stipend

Creighton University, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions

The strongest funded master's we have found anywhere: the waiver is not competitive, it applies to everyone admitted, and international students are explicitly welcomed with F-1 support.

Funding
Tuition waived for every accepted student; standalone MS students also receive a stipend and health insurance
Field
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Closes
Confirm on programme page

What decides itBecause the money is automatic, the competition moves entirely to admission — and the stipend only comes if you take the MS on its own rather than as part of a dual degree.

You need

  • Take the MS standalone, not as a dual degree, if you want the stipend
  • NACES credential evaluation — Creighton offers a discounted SpanTran route
  • Three letters, none from friends or family
  • Certification of Available Finances if admitted

Not for you if

  • Anyone hoping to convert this into a US pharmacist licence — Creighton's PharmD does not accept foreign credentials at all
  • Students who need a start other than August

Application requirementsTOEFL 88 / IELTS 6.5 · No GRE · 3 letters · NACES evaluation required · August start

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Master's Omaha, Nebraska, USA Standing programmeListed

MS in Pharmacology and Neuroscience — tuition waived

Creighton University

A second funded master's at the same university, and a natural fit for a B.Pharm graduate whose interest is mechanism rather than formulation.

Funding
Tuition waived for every accepted student; health insurance included
Field
Pharmacology / Neuroscience
Closes
Confirm on programme page

What decides itThe tuition waiver and health cover are confirmed, but unlike the Pharmaceutical Sciences MS this programme does not promise a stipend — budget living costs yourself.

You need

  • A science bachelor's with pharmacology or physiology coursework
  • NACES credential evaluation
  • Certification of Available Finances if admitted

Not for you if

  • Students who need the stipend as well as the waiver — apply to the Pharmaceutical Sciences MS instead
  • Anyone wanting a taught degree with no laboratory component

Application requirementsTOEFL 88 / IELTS 6.5 · No GRE · F-1 supported · August start

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MS + PhD Fargo, North Dakota, USA Standing programmeListed

MS and PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences — assistantships considered automatically

North Dakota State University, School of Pharmacy

One of very few US schools where the master's is genuinely fundable, and consideration requires no separate application.

Funding
Assistantship stipends from $16,000/yr with a base-tuition waiver; all applicants considered automatically
Field
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Closes
Confirm on programme page

What decides itNDSU says it has been able to support most of its students, not all of them — and the waiver covers base tuition only, so differential tuition and student fees remain yours to pay.

You need

  • 160 hours of assistantship work per semester to keep the waiver — fall below it and you are billed the full tuition
  • Evidence of English proficiency if you want a teaching assistantship
  • Willingness to do a thesis: the MS needs 8–15 credits of research

Not for you if

  • Students expecting a coursework master's — this is a research degree taking two to three years
  • Anyone who cannot commit twenty hours a week alongside study

Application requirements3 letters · Sealed transcripts from the Controller of Examinations · Never open the envelope

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MS + PhD Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Standing programmeListed

MSc and PhD in Pharmacy — guaranteed minimum funding

University of Waterloo, School of Pharmacy

Waterloo publishes its funding floor openly and pays international students the same as domestic ones, which is rarer than it sounds.

Funding
Guaranteed minimum CAD 22,074/yr for two years on the MSc — international students receive the same amount as domestic students
Field
Drug design, pharmaceutics, vaccine delivery, nanomedicine
Closes
Confirm on programme page

What decides itThe guaranteed CAD 22,074 is less than the international tuition of roughly CAD 23,088. The money covers tuition and fees first and only the remainder reaches you, so living costs are yours to find.

You need

  • 78% average across the last two years of a four-year degree
  • A faculty supervisor with available funding — admission depends on it
  • No competing sponsorship: the guarantee applies only if you have no alternate funding source
  • Full-time registration; part-time students are not normally funded

Not for you if

  • Students below 78% in their final two years
  • Anyone already holding a government or employer scholarship, which makes them ineligible for the guarantee
  • Applicants unwilling to secure a supervisor's endorsement before the deadline

Application requirementsIELTS 7.0 with 6.5 writing and speaking · No GRE · 2 referees · No WES · International Master's Award of Excellence: one per year, 80% minimum

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