Master Fellowship Programme at Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research Part-time

The Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research (CGA) in Germany is a joint venture
of the University of Cologne Excellence Cluster on Stress Responses in Aging-Associated
Diseases (CECAD), the University Hospital and the Max Planck Institutes for Biology of
Ageing and for Metabolism Research. We offer up to 5 Master Fellowships to highly motivated and talented students holding a BSc degree in Biology, Biochemistry or a related subject. The Master fellowship programme is embedded in a cutting-edge research environment and will start on October 1, 2026

Application and admission to one of the MSc programmes at the University of Cologne:
Computational Biology, Genetics and Biology of Aging and Regeneration,
Neuroscience, or Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine is a prerequisite for receiving a Master fellowship and an independent step. Please check their webpages!

We offer

• An outstanding international research environment at one of the most prestigious aging research clusters in Europe.
• Master fellowships of €992/month for a maximum duration of 1.5 years and until the start of the master’s thesis project.
• Dedicated mentoring by our principal investigators and integration into their research groups.
• Excellent infrastructure for training and research by internationally recognized scientists in facilities with state-of-the-art technologies.
• Support and guidance for international students in all administrative matters

We are looking for

• Applicants with a BSc degree in Biology, Biochemistry, or a related subject who are motivated to explore the field of aging research at an early career stage.
• Very good students of the MSc programme “Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine” at the University of Cologne who started in the summer term 2026.

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