Call for students applications. Academic year 2026-2027
In the framework of the Chemistry Biology Health (CBH) Graduate School of Université Grenoble Alpes, the Grenoble Alliance for Integrated Structural and Cell Biology (GRAL) funds MSc (Master 2) research scholarships.
We seek motivated candidates who did not study for their BSc in Grenoble and are planning to:
- attend one of the following Master programmes (2nd year MSc / Master 2 / M2) at Université Grenoble Alpes (taught in English):
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- Master in Biology:
- Master in Plant Biology:
- Master in Health Engineering:
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- & do a research internship in Integrated Structural & Cell Biology at one of the labs associated with the GRAL programme in Grenoble: BGE, BioSanté, IBS, LCBM, and LPCV (see list of possible projects below).
A maximum of 6 GRAL scholarships are offered to cover the academic year from September 2026 to June 2027, which includes 4 months of courses and 6 months of research internship for most programmes.
The amount of the scholarship is 5500 € paid in 2 instalments (4500€ in September and 1000€ in February) and an internship grant (‘gratification de stage‘) during the research internship (ca. 600€ per month).
The call is open to EU and non-EU students.
The candidates must not have studied in Grenoble for their BSc, and either have moved to Grenoble for the 1st of Master or move to Grenoble for the 2nd year of Master.
The student must apply to one of the above mentionned Master programmes at UGA and must contact the potential supervisor(s) of their research internship.
TO APPLY: the candidates must send a unique pdf file to labex-gral @ univ-grenoble-alpes . fr (e-mail subject: M2-2026-LastName) before May 20th 2026 (23:59, CET), including:
- A cover letter indicating the selected MSc programme at Université Grenoble Alpes, and 2 choices (ranked) for the 6-month research internship project
- A CV
- Diplomas and copies of academic transcripts for the last 2 academic years (translated to French or English if appropriate)
- For non-native English speakers, level of language proficiency (e.g. TOEIC, Bulats, etc.)
- One letter of recommendation
- E-candidate portal application number, if known
The applications will be evaluated by a selection committee composed of representatives of the GRAL Directory and the Master programmes.
The scholarship is conditional to the registration to one of the above programmes of the master’s degree in Biology, Plant Biology, or Health Engineering of Université Grenoble Alpes, and to the recipient maintaining a satisfactory academic record in the programme. The application and admission to a 2nd year MSc programme (M2) at Université Grenoble Alpes is fully independent of the GRAL Scholarship. Application deadlines may differ between the different programmes. See admission requirements on Université Grenoble Alpes’s website: https://formations.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr/fr/catalogue-2021/master-XB/master-biologie-IAQKB0GE.html
Schedule:
- Opening of the call for applications: March 2026
- Applications must be submitted by May 20th 2026
- Results: June 2026List of research internships available for the GRAL Master 2 Research Scholarship.
Academic Year 2024-2025A maximum of one scholarship per research group/team will be funded by GRAL.Name Host Lab Title of the M2 research intership Daniel Orozco & Irina Gutsche IBS Mapping protein complexes in their cellular environment using cryo-electron tomography resume Christophe Masselon & Elisabetta Boeri-Erba BGE Structural impact of histone lactylation on nucleosome stability: a comparative approach using proteomics and native mass spectrometry resume Corinne Deniaud-Vives IBS De novo design of antithrombotic peptides resume Nadia Cherradi BGE Impact of Aberrant Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling on Small Extracellular Vesicles Function in Adrenocortical Carcinoma – Immunological Implications and Clinical Perspectives resume Sylvain Engilberge Tristan Wagner IBS Time-resolved functional oscillation crystallography of oxygen-sensitive CO2-fixing oxidoreductases resume Christel Carles LPCV Characterization of the interactions between chromatin modifiers in Arabidopsis resume Carlo Petosa & Dimitrios SKOUFIAS IBS Deciphering the epigenetic control of virulence in a major human fungal pathogen resume Benoit Gallet & Cecile Morlot IBS In situ cryo-FIB-tomography study of coat assembly during bacterial sporulation resume Tristan Wagner IBS EnLigthening carbon-processing enzymes from the microbial dark matter via a native approach resume