Scholarships and PhD positions

Security scholarships, PhD and master's positions

Funded PhD and master's places, scholarships and fellowships in every kind of security, from cyber and network security to AI and LLM security, privacy and cryptography. Collected every day from trusted sources; each one links to the original posting.

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  1. PhD GB · IACR Jobs · posted

    Ph.D. student in Isogeny-Based Cryptography

    Deadline:

    The University of Manchester, Department of Computer science; Manchester, United Kingdom. We are actively recruiting PhD students. The candidates will be working on Isogeny-based Cryptography with Dr. Tako Boris Fouotsa. The research directions to be explored include but are not…

    • Cryptography

    Details and apply manchester.ac.uk · official page Still listed by the source on

  2. Postdoc DE · IACR Jobs · posted

    Post-Doc in ERC project "Tools for Protecting Data and Function Privacy"

    Deadline:

    Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany. The Cryptography and Privacy Engineering Group (ENCRYPTO) @CS Department @TU Darmstadt offers a full position for a Postdoctoral Researcher, available immediately and for 2 years.Our mission is to demonstrate that privacy can be…

    • Cryptography
    • Privacy

    Details and apply encrypto.de · official page Still listed by the source on

  3. PhD DE · IACR Jobs · posted

    4-year PhD Position in Cryptography and Trustworthy AI (fully-funded)

    Deadline:

    University of Oldenburg, Germany. The University of Oldenburg invites applications for a PhD student position in the Safety-Security-Interaction group, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Andreas Peter and Dr. Federico Mazzone. Full-time position Start date: flexible, to be…

    • AI and LLM security
    • Cryptography
    • Privacy

    Details and apply uol.de · official page Still listed by the source on

  4. Postdoc DE · The Chronicle of Higher Education Jobs · posted

    Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law: Postdocs (f/m/div) incl. possibility to earn postdoctoral lecturing qualification (habilitation)

    Deadline:

    TVöD Bund, pay category 13: Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law: The Department of Public Law at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany (Director: Prof... Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg

    • Security, general

    Open the posting jobs.chronicle.com · listing site (no official link found) Still listed by the source on

  5. PhD SG · IACR Jobs · posted

    Ph.D. students in hardware and systems security (fully funded)

    Deadline:

    National University of Singapore (NUS), School of Computing; Singapore. The ChocoLab at the National University of Singapore (NUS) is recruiting PhD students for the August 2027 intake. We study the security and correctness of the lower levels of computing. We find…

    • Software and systems security

    Details and apply chocoresearch.com · official page Still listed by the source on

  6. PhD NL · IACR Jobs · posted

    Ph.D. student in Formal Methods and Design Automation for Cryptography and Hardware Security

    Deadline:

    CWI (Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica), Computer Security group; Amsterdam, The Netherlands. CWI Amsterdam has an opening for a fully funded 4-year PhD position in the Computer Security group (headed by Prof. Marten van Dijk), supervised by Dr. Chenglu Jin. The position is part of…

    • Cryptography
    • Hardware, IoT and cyber-physical

    Details and apply cwi.nl · official page Still listed by the source on

  7. PhD GB · IACR Jobs · posted

    PhD Studentship in Privacy-Preserving AI — Newcastle University, UK

    Deadline:

    Newcastle University, UK. PhD Studentship in Privacy-Preserving AI — Newcastle University, UK Applications are invited for a PhD project on “Privacy-Preserving AI for Assessing UK Data Centre Water Demand”, supervised by Dr Aydin Abadi at Newcastle University, with Dr Thomas…

    • AI and LLM security
    • Privacy

    Details and apply iapetus.ac.uk · official page Still listed by the source on

  8. Postdoc US · Inside Higher Ed Careers · posted

    Texas A&M University - Central Texas: Postdoctoral Researcher/Assistant Research Scientist – AI, Cybersecurity & High-Performance R...

    Deadline:

    Texas A&M University - Central Texas: Job TitlePostdoctoral Researcher/Assistant Research Scientist – AI, Cybersecurity & High-Performance Research ComputingAgencyTexas A&M University - Ce Killeen, TX

    • Security, general

    Details and apply tamuct.edu · official page Still listed by the source on

  9. Postdoc US · The Chronicle of Higher Education Jobs · posted

    University of Rhode Island: Postdoctoral Fellow (Interdisciplinary / Cyber Security)

    No deadline in the posting. Check the original page.

    Salary Not specified: University of Rhode Island: Postdoctoral Fellow (Interdisciplinary / Cyber Security) Posting Number: SF02158 Position Type: Professional Staff Union: Non-Union Rhode Island, United States

    • Security, general

    Open the posting jobs.chronicle.com · listing site (no official link found) Still listed by the source on

  10. Master's AE · IACR Jobs · posted

    MSc, PhD, Postdoctoral and Visiting Student Positions in Cryptography and Privacy

    No deadline in the posting. Check the original page.

    Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI); Abu Dhabi, UAE. The Computing and Mathematical Sciences Division at MBZUAI is recruiting in the broad area of cryptography and privacy. Successful candidates will work with Assistant Professor Jaspal Singh…

    • Cryptography
    • Privacy

    Open the posting iacr.org · listing site (no official link found) Still listed by the source on

  11. Postdoc DE · IACR Jobs · posted

    PostDoc position at UniBw M in Hardware Security

    No deadline in the posting. Check the original page.

    University of the Bundeswehr, Research Institute CODE. The Research Institute CODE in Munich is inviting applications for a Postdoctoral researcher position, funded according to the German federal salary scheme TV-ÖD E13/E14, full-time, 3 years. Successful candidates will join…

    • Cryptography
    • Software and systems security
    • Hardware, IoT and cyber-physical

    Open the posting iacr.org · listing site (no official link found) Still listed by the source on

  12. PhD GB · IACR Jobs · posted

    Ph.D. student · King's College London

    No deadline in the posting. Check the original page.

    King's College London, Department of Informatics; London, UK. The threat of large-scale, general-purpose quantum computers to existing public-key cryptographic solutions has led to global efforts to standardise post-quantum cryptography as a replacement. One of the front-runners…

    • Cryptography

    Open the posting findaphd.com · listing site (no official link found) Still listed by the source on

  13. PhD US · IACR Jobs · posted

    Funded PhD openings in multi-agent AI safety, security, and privacy (Spring/Fall 2027)

    No deadline in the posting. Check the original page.

    University of Miami, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Coral Gables, Florida, USA. I’m recruiting PhD students to join my lab at the University of Miami in Spring or Fall 2027. Our lab studies how AI agents interacting with other agents behave, how they fail, and what it…

    • AI and LLM security
    • Privacy

    Details and apply guyzyskind.com · official page Still listed by the source on

  14. PhD US · jobRxiv · posted

    Funded PhDs in multi-agent AI safety, security, and privacy

    No deadline in the posting. Check the original page.

    Funded PhD openings in multi-agent AI safety, security, and privacy | University of Miami | Spring/Fall 2027 PI: Guy Zyskind I’m recruiting PhD students to join my lab at the University of Miami in Spring or Fall 2027. The web is moving toward AI agents interacting with other…

    • AI and LLM security
    • Privacy

    Open the posting jobrxiv.org · listing site (no official link found) Still listed by the source on

  15. PhD AU · IACR Jobs · posted

    Ph.D. student · University of Melbourne and Indian Institute of Technology

    No deadline in the posting. Check the original page.

    University of Melbourne and Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. One fully funded project on “NIST standardization and beyond: Solving practical problems for seamless transition to post-quantum cryptography” is available under the Melbourne-India Postgraduate Academy (MIPA).…

    • Cryptography

    Details and apply findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au · official page Still listed by the source on

  16. Postdoc DK · IACR Jobs · posted

    Postdoc in Cryptography and Machine Learning

    No deadline in the posting. Check the original page.

    Aarhus University, Department of Computer Science. The Aarhus Crypto Group invites expressions of interest for a two-year postdoc within the SPADE project (Secure Privacy-Preserving Analytics in Distributed Environments), starting on 1 January 2027 or later. SPADE is led by…

    • AI and LLM security
    • Cryptography
    • Privacy

    Open the posting iacr.org · listing site (no official link found) Still listed by the source on

  17. Postdoc DK · IACR Jobs · posted

    Postdoc in Cyber-Security and Cyber-Deception

    No deadline in the posting. Check the original page.

    Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark. Are you a cybersecurity researcher interested in cyber-deception, empirical security, and adaptive cyber defense? Do you enjoy combining security experimentation with data-driven methods? This fully funded two-year…

    • Security, general

    Details and apply efzu.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com · official page Still listed by the source on

  18. Postdoc FR · IACR Jobs · posted

    Postdoc in post-quantum cryptography

    No deadline in the posting. Check the original page.

    ENS Lyon, CNRS, France. The candidate will be working on algorithmic and mathematical aspects of lattice-based and isogeny-based cryptography, in the context of to the ERC project AGATHA CRYPTY. The candidate should hold a PhD degree in Mathematics or Computer Science. They…

    • Cryptography

    Details and apply emploi.cnrs.fr · official page Still listed by the source on

  19. Postdoc TW · IACR Jobs · posted

    Postdoctoral Fellow in Applied Cryptography

    No deadline in the posting. Check the original page.

    National Sun Yat-sen University, Department of Computer Science and Engineering; Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Fellow in applied cryptography at the CANSEC Lab, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University…

    • Cryptography
    • Hardware, IoT and cyber-physical

    Open the posting iacr.org · listing site (no official link found) Still listed by the source on

  20. Postdoc AE · Inside Higher Ed Careers · posted

    New York University Abu Dhabi: Post-Doctoral Associate in the Center of Cyber Security (Electrical and Computer Engineering)

    No deadline in the posting. Check the original page.

    New York University Abu Dhabi: New York University Abu Dhabi, seeks to recruit a postdoctoral associate to work on state-of-art research ... Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    • Security, general

    Open the posting careers.insidehighered.com · listing site (no official link found) Still listed by the source on

  21. Postdoc SG · jobRxiv · posted

    Research Fellow ( Computer Science/Cybersecurity)

    No deadline in the posting. Check the original page.

    Research Fellow Position At Nanyang Technological University Young and research-intensive, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is ranked among the world's top universities. NTU's College of Computing and Data Science (CCDS) is a leading college that is…

    • Security, general

    Open the posting jobrxiv.org · listing site (no official link found) Still listed by the source on

  22. Postdoc CA · IACR Jobs · posted

    Postdoctoral Fellows · The Canadian Institute for Cybersecurity (CIC) University of New Brunswick (UNB)

    Open until filled. Apply soon.

    The Canadian Institute for Cybersecurity (CIC) University of New Brunswick (UNB). Research Areas Post-quantum cryptography and quantum-safe migration Cryptographic protocol design, analysis, and implementation Public-key cryptography, digital signatures, and key establishment…

    • Cryptography
    • Software and systems security

    Open the posting iacr.org · listing site (no official link found) Still listed by the source on

  23. Postdoc CN · IACR Jobs · posted

    Postdoctoral Position in Symmetric-key Cryptography

    No deadline in the posting. Check the original page.

    Hefei National Laboratory, Hefei, China. A full‑time postdoctoral fellowship in symmetric-key cryptography is available at Hefei National Laboratory, China. The research work will focus on the following topics: 1. Design and cryptanalysis of symmetric key primitives, covering…

    • Cryptography

    Open the posting iacr.org · listing site (no official link found) Still listed by the source on

  24. PhD US · IACR Jobs · posted

    Fully-funded PhD positions in cryptography

    No deadline in the posting. Check the original page.

    Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA. I’m recruiting PhD students to join my group at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, directly across the Hudson River from New York City. Full funding is available to support new students. My research…

    • Cryptography

    Open the posting iacr.org · listing site (no official link found) Still listed by the source on

  25. Master's FR · IACR Jobs · posted

    Master 2 Internship / M2 Stage

    No deadline in the posting. Check the original page.

    CEA-LIST, Paris-Saclay, France. We are looking for motivated Master's (M2) students with a strong background in mathematics, computer science, or cryptography for a internship on "Homomorphic Authentication mechanisms for Encrypted Computation". The topic will explore the…

    • Cryptography

    Open the posting iacr.org · listing site (no official link found) Still listed by the source on

  26. PhD GB · IACR Jobs · posted

    PhD student · University of Warwick

    No deadline in the posting. Check the original page.

    University of Warwick, Dept. of Computer Science; Coventry, UK. I (https://varun-maram.github.io/) am recruiting PhD students to work with me on post-quantum cryptography and related areas at the University of Warwick, with an expected start in October 2027. The research topics…

    • Cryptography

    Open the posting iacr.org · listing site (no official link found) Still listed by the source on

  27. Postdoc US · The Chronicle of Higher Education Jobs · posted

    Old Dominion University: Postdoctoral Research Associate - Trustworthy AI

    No deadline in the posting. Check the original page.

    $60,000 - $80,000 per annum: Old Dominion University: Conduct cutting-edge research on AI security and privacy-preserving systems, publish in top venues, and mentor students. Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia

    • AI and LLM security
    • Privacy
    • Cloud security

    Details and apply hera.odurf.odu.edu · official page Still listed by the source on

  28. Postdoc US · HERC Jobs · posted

    Post Doctoral Fellow - CYBER-CARE | University of Houston

    Open until filled. Apply soon.

    Houston, Texas, Department : INFO SCI TECHNOLOGY Salary : Commensurate with Experience/Education Description : Possesses, understands, and applies a comprehensive knowledge in area of specialization. Develops understanding and skills to allow for completion of assignments that…

    • Security, general

    Open the posting main.hercjobs.org · listing site (no official link found) Still listed by the source on

  29. Postdoc US · HERC Jobs · posted

    Postdoctoral Associate or Visiting Assistant Professor - Cybersecurity - University at Albany | University at Albany (SUNY)

    No deadline in the posting. Check the original page.

    Albany, New York, Location: Albany, NY Category: Faculty Job Type: Full-time Posted On: Tue Oct 6 2026 Job Description: About CEHC : The mission of the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity (CEHC) is to bring together people, technology and…

    • Security, general

    Open the posting main.hercjobs.org · listing site (no official link found) Still listed by the source on

Big programmes that open every year

Well-known scholarships and fellowships that come back each year. Some are only for security; the others are open to every subject, so security students can apply too. Dates change every year, so check the official page.

  • United States · Security only

    CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS)

    US National Science Foundation and Office of Personnel Management

    Pays tuition and a stipend for cybersecurity degrees at partner US universities, in return for working in US government cybersecurity after graduating. For US citizens.

    • Master's
    • PhD
    • Scholarship
  • Europe · Security only

    CISPA PhD positions

    CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security

    Funded PhD positions at one of the largest security research centres in Europe, in Saarbrücken, Germany. Open to all nationalities.

    • PhD
  • Europe · Security only

    Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy

    Max Planck Society

    Research institute in Bochum, Germany, that hires PhD students and postdocs in security, privacy and cryptography. Open positions are on its website.

    • PhD
    • Postdoc
  • Europe · Security only

    CYBERUS Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in Cybersecurity

    European Union (Erasmus Mundus) and partner universities

    Two-year cybersecurity master's taught across several European universities, with EU scholarships for the best applicants.

    • Master's
    • Scholarship
  • United Kingdom · Security only

    Academic Centres of Excellence in Cyber Security Research

    UK National Cyber Security Centre

    The UK universities the NCSC recognises for cyber security research. A good list of where to look for funded security PhDs in the UK.

    • PhD
  • Worldwide or not stated · Security only

    ISC2 Center for Cyber Safety and Education scholarships

    ISC2 Center for Cyber Safety and Education

    Scholarships for students studying cybersecurity, including graduate and women's scholarships.

    • Master's
    • Scholarship
  • United States · Security only

    Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS)

    WiCyS

    Runs scholarships, conference grants and training for women in cybersecurity.

    • Scholarship
  • Worldwide or not stated

    Google PhD Fellowship

    Google

    Supports PhD students doing research in computer science, including security and privacy. Students are nominated by their university.

    • PhD
    • Fellowship
  • Worldwide or not stated

    Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship

    Microsoft Research

    Fellowship for PhD students in computing research areas, including security and privacy.

    • PhD
    • Fellowship
  • Worldwide or not stated

    NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship

    NVIDIA

    Funds PhD students working on computing research close to NVIDIA's areas, including AI.

    • PhD
    • Fellowship
  • Worldwide or not stated

    Apple Scholars in AI/ML

    Apple

    PhD fellowship for machine learning research, including privacy-preserving ML.

    • PhD
    • Fellowship
  • Europe

    ELLIS PhD and Postdoc Program

    European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems

    One application for PhD places with top machine learning advisors across Europe; it includes robust, secure and trustworthy ML.

    • PhD
    • Postdoc
  • Europe

    ERCIM Alain Bensoussan Fellowship

    European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics

    Postdoc fellowships at European research institutes in computer science, including security.

    • Postdoc
    • Fellowship
  • Europe

    Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Networks

    European Commission

    Fully paid PhD positions in European research networks; many are on security, privacy and trustworthy AI. Open to every nationality.

    • PhD
  • Middle East

    MBZUAI graduate scholarships

    Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence

    AI university in Abu Dhabi. Its master's and PhD students get a full scholarship and a monthly allowance, according to the university.

    • Master's
    • PhD
    • Scholarship
  • Middle East

    KAUST graduate fellowship

    King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

    Admitted master's and PhD students in Saudi Arabia receive a fellowship covering tuition and living costs.

    • Master's
    • PhD
    • Scholarship
  • United Kingdom

    Chevening Scholarships

    UK Government (FCDO)

    Fully funded one-year master's in the UK for future leaders from eligible countries, including Pakistan.

    • Master's
    • Scholarship
  • United Kingdom

    Commonwealth Scholarships

    Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK

    Master's and PhD scholarships in the UK for people from eligible Commonwealth countries.

    • Master's
    • PhD
    • Scholarship
  • United Kingdom

    Gates Cambridge Scholarship

    Gates Cambridge Trust

    Full-cost scholarships for students from outside the UK to do a postgraduate degree at the University of Cambridge.

    • Master's
    • PhD
    • Scholarship
  • United Kingdom

    Rhodes Scholarship

    Rhodes Trust

    Postgraduate study at the University of Oxford for applicants from eligible countries.

    • Master's
    • PhD
    • Scholarship
  • Europe

    DAAD scholarship database

    German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

    Search every DAAD scholarship for master's and doctoral study in Germany by your country and subject.

    • Master's
    • PhD
    • Scholarship
  • Europe

    Erasmus Mundus master's catalogue

    European Union

    Every Erasmus Mundus joint master's with EU scholarships; search it for cybersecurity, privacy and AI programmes.

    • Master's
    • Scholarship
  • Europe

    Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships

    Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation

    Scholarships for foreign researchers to do a PhD or postdoc at a Swiss university.

    • PhD
    • Postdoc
    • Scholarship
  • Europe

    ETH Zurich Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme

    ETH Zurich

    Covers living and study costs for excellent master's students at ETH Zurich, including its cyber security master's.

    • Master's
    • Scholarship
  • Europe

    France Excellence Eiffel Scholarship

    French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs

    Scholarships for international master's and PhD students in France. Universities apply on the student's behalf.

    • Master's
    • PhD
    • Scholarship
  • Europe

    Swedish Institute Scholarships for Global Professionals

    Swedish Institute

    Master's scholarships in Sweden for professionals from eligible countries.

    • Master's
    • Scholarship
  • Europe

    Stipendium Hungaricum

    Government of Hungary

    Government scholarships for international students in Hungary, for countries with an agreement, including Pakistan.

    • Master's
    • PhD
    • Scholarship
  • United States

    Fulbright Foreign Student Program

    US Department of State

    Graduate study in the United States for students from abroad. Apply through the Fulbright commission or US embassy in your country.

    • Master's
    • PhD
    • Scholarship
  • United States

    NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

    US National Science Foundation

    Research fellowship for early graduate students in the US, including computer and information security. For US citizens and permanent residents.

    • PhD
    • Fellowship
  • United States

    Knight-Hennessy Scholars

    Stanford University

    Fully funded graduate study at Stanford for students from any country.

    • Master's
    • PhD
    • Scholarship
  • China, Hong Kong, Taiwan

    Chinese Government Scholarship

    China Scholarship Council

    Official site for Chinese Government scholarships for international master's and PhD students in China.

    • Master's
    • PhD
    • Scholarship
  • China, Hong Kong, Taiwan

    Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme

    Research Grants Council of Hong Kong

    PhD fellowships at Hong Kong universities for students from anywhere.

    • PhD
    • Fellowship
  • Asia

    MEXT Japanese Government Scholarship

    Government of Japan

    Japanese Government scholarships for research students and graduate degrees in Japan. Apply through the Japanese embassy or a university.

    • Master's
    • PhD
    • Scholarship
  • Asia

    Global Korea Scholarship

    Government of Korea (NIIED)

    Korean Government scholarships for international graduate students in Korea.

    • Master's
    • PhD
    • Scholarship
  • Asia

    Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA)

    A*STAR, NUS, NTU and SUTD

    PhD scholarships in Singapore for international students in science and engineering.

    • PhD
    • Scholarship
  • Asia

    HEC scholarships

    Higher Education Commission, Pakistan

    Scholarships for Pakistani students for master's and PhD study in Pakistan and abroad.

    • Master's
    • PhD
    • Scholarship
  • Middle East

    Türkiye Scholarships

    Government of Türkiye

    Fully funded government scholarships for international students in Türkiye.

    • Master's
    • PhD
    • Scholarship
  • Australia, New Zealand

    Australia Awards

    Australian Government (DFAT)

    Australian Government scholarships for people from eligible developing countries to study in Australia.

    • Master's
    • PhD
    • Scholarship

Where to look yourself

No single website lists every funded position. These are the official sites and the biggest databases to check by hand. Some of them don't allow automatic reading, so their postings can't appear in the daily list above.

PhD, research job and scholarship databases

  • EURAXESS Official

    The European Commission's database of PhD, postdoc and research jobs in Europe. Search "security" or "cryptography".

    euraxess.ec.europa.eu

  • Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions jobs Official

    EU-funded doctoral network PhD positions, open to every nationality.

    marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu

  • DAAD scholarship database Official

    Every DAAD scholarship for study and research in Germany, searchable by country and level.

    daad.de

  • jobs.ac.uk Listing site

    UK university PhD studentships and research jobs.

    jobs.ac.uk

  • FindAPhD Listing site

    Funded PhD projects and studentships, mostly UK and Europe.

    findaphd.com

  • FindAMasters Listing site

    Master's programmes and their funding.

    findamasters.com

  • AcademicTransfer Listing site

    Paid PhD positions and research jobs at Dutch universities.

    academictransfer.com

  • Academic Positions Listing site

    PhD, postdoc and academic jobs, mostly in Europe.

    academicpositions.com

  • University Positions Listing site

    European PhD and research vacancies.

    universitypositions.eu

  • ScholarshipPortal Listing site

    Scholarships for international students, searchable by country and level.

    scholarshipportal.com

Official country portals

  • Research in Germany Official

    Doctoral and research positions and funding in Germany.

    research-in-germany.org

  • Study in NL Official

    Study and scholarship information for the Netherlands.

    studyinnl.org

  • Study in Finland Official

    Admissions and doctoral funding in Finland. Finland has no general government scholarship for master's study; universities give their own.

    studyinfinland.fi

  • Study in Sweden Official

    Programmes and admissions in Sweden. Swedish PhD students are paid employees.

    studyinsweden.se

  • Campus France Official

    Programmes and scholarships in France.

    campusfrance.org

  • Government of Canada scholarships Official

    Master's, doctoral and postdoctoral awards from the Canadian government.

    canada.ca

  • Manaaki New Zealand Scholarships Official

    New Zealand government scholarships for students from eligible countries.

    nzscholarships.govt.nz

  • Study in Japan Official

    Japanese government portal for study and scholarships, including MEXT.

    studyinjapan.go.jp

  • Study in Korea Official

    Korean government portal for graduate study and the GKS scholarship.

    studyinkorea.go.kr

  • Campus China Official

    Official portal of the Chinese Government Scholarship.

    campuschina.org

  • World Bank scholarships Official

    World Bank graduate scholarship programmes for students from developing countries.

    worldbank.org

Security and cryptography

  • IACR Jobs Listing site

    Every open position in cryptology and security posted to the International Association for Cryptologic Research. Its postings are in the daily list above.

    iacr.org

From Pakistan

Before you apply: is it real?

  1. Find the same opening on the university's, lab's or funder's own website. A LinkedIn post or a listing site is not the source.
  2. Apply only through the university's own admissions or job portal.
  3. Check what is paid: tuition, a monthly stipend or salary, insurance, travel. A place without funding is not a scholarship.
  4. Check that your nationality and degree are accepted. Some awards are only for citizens.
  5. Check the deadline on the original page, not on a copy.
  6. Never pay anyone to "guarantee" a scholarship, admission or selection. Real funders don't ask for that.

Words to search for

Funded positions are called many things. Search for these together with "security", "cyber", "privacy" or "cryptography":

  • fully funded PhD
  • PhD studentship
  • doctoral researcher
  • PhD fellowship
  • graduate research assistantship (GRA)
  • graduate teaching assistantship (GTA)
  • research assistantship
  • tuition waiver
  • stipend
  • funded master's
  • MPhil scholarship
  • postdoctoral fellowship

How this list works

Every day a small program on this site reads the public feeds of the job boards and scholarship sites below. It keeps only postings that are about security and are a PhD, master's, scholarship, fellowship or postdoc, reads the deadline from the posting, and removes anything that has closed. Postings with no deadline are removed after 45 days.

It only reads what these sites publish for anyone to subscribe to, and it checks each site's rules for bots (robots.txt) first. Nothing is invented; every entry links to its original posting. Numbers in brackets are how many open postings came from each source.

Each posting shows the last day its source still listed it, and the button takes you straight to the original posting to read the details and apply. When a source lists every open position (like IACR), a posting it takes down is removed here the next day.

What it can't see

  • Postings that are only on a professor's own page, a mailing list or social media, and never reach a job board.
  • Sites that don't offer a feed or that ask bots not to read them, such as EURAXESS, LinkedIn and most national portals in China, Japan and Korea. For those, use the yearly programmes below and search the sites yourself.
  • The deadline is read from the posting's text. If a posting writes it in an unusual way it may be missing, so always check the original page.
  • The area and country are worked out from the posting's words, so now and then one may be filed in the wrong place.

Always read the original posting before you apply. Funding, eligibility and deadlines are decided by the university or funder, not by this site.

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