The subject includes, for example, molecular biology, biochemistry, structural biology, biophysics, systems biology, bioinformatics, immunology, cell biology, microbiology and molecular evolutionary biology.
Programme Structure
Research at the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology is focused on:
- Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
- Microbiology and immunology
- Molecular Biology
- Molecular Biophysics
- Molecular Evolution
- Molecular Systems Biology
- Structural Biology
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
- TOEFL iBT: 90
- PTE Academic: 62
- IELTS: 6.5
Other requirements
General requirements
A person meets the general entry requirements for PhD Programmes if he or she:
- has been awarded a second-cycle qualification;
- has satisfied the requirements for courses comprising at least 240 credits, of which at least 60 credits were awarded in the second-cycle; or
- has acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in some other way in Sweden or abroad.
Tuition Fees
PhD programmes are free of charge in Sweden, regardless of citizenship.
Scholarships
Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Molecular Life Sciences.
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program — Grant: Various benefits — Deadline: 07 Oct 2026 (U.S. government)
- ServiceScape Scholarship — Grant: 1000 USD — Deadline: 30 Nov 2026 (ServiceScape)
- ACES Scholarships — Grant: 3500 USD — Deadline: 15 Nov 2026 (ACES Education Fund)
- Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility — Grant: Various benefits — Deadline: Not specified (OeAD, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation)
- ELES-Scholarship (Ernst-Ludwig-Ehrlich-Studienwerk) — Grant: 1550 EUR — Deadline: 31 Oct 2026 (Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation)
- $1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship — Grant: 1000 USD — Deadline: 31 Oct 2026 (IvyPanda)
- Voice Talent Online Scholarship — Grant: 1000 USD — Deadline: 01 Mar 2027 (Voice Talent Online)
- Dream Chaser Scholarship — Grant: 1000 USD — Deadline: 13 Jan 2027 (Salvado Law)
- Scholarship for students with disabilities — Grant: 3000 USD — Deadline: 31 Dec 2026 (Anonymous Hope Fund)
- Creative BioMart Scholarship Program — Grant: 1000 USD — Deadline: 31 Oct 2026 (Creative BioMart)
- Grants of the Leopold Figl Foundation for students with residence in Lower Austria — Grant: Various benefits — Deadline: 31 Dec 2026 (Leopold Figl Foundation)
- The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship — Grant: 1500 USD — Deadline: Not specified (IELTS from 6 to 9)
- Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme — Grant: 12000 USD — Deadline: 11 Jan 2027 (The Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme)
