National postgraduate representative body

A national postgraduate representative body exists in many countries and represents postgraduate students/researchers undertaking their doctorate (PhD) or postdoctoral research. Some have a broader remit to represent all postgraduates, including those taking master's degrees. A few countries have no specific body but are represented by a national body representing all students, including undergraduates.

In Europe, many of the national organisations have come together under the Eurodoc federation.

Specific postgraduate bodies

 * Armenia       – Ecosocium, Young Scientists NGO
 * Australia     - Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations
 * Belgium       – Focus Research
 * Bulgaria      – Asociacija na doktorantite v Bylgarija (ADB)
 * Czech Republic – Czech Association of Doctoral Researchers (ČAD)
 * Denmark       – Danske Ph.d.-stipendiaters netvaerk
 * Estonia       – Eesti Noorte Teadlaste Akadeemia
 * France        – Confédération des jeunes chercheurs (CJC)
 * Germany       – Thesis
 * Greece        – Elliniki Epistimoniki Etaireia Ypopsifion Didaktoron
 * Hungary       – Doktoranduszok Országos Szövetsége (DOSZ)
 * Italy         – Associazione Dottorandi e Dottori di Ricerca Italiani (ADI)
 * Lithuania     – Lietuvos Jaunuju Mokslininku Sajunga
 * Moldova       – ATCM Pro-Stiinta
 * Netherlands     – Promovendi netwerk nederland (PNN)
 * Norway        – Stipendiat-organisasjonene i Norge (SiN)
 * Poland        – Sapere Aude
 * Portugal      – Associação dos Bolseiros de Investigação Cientifica (ABIC)
 * Romania       – Ad Astra
 * Russia        – Young Researchers
 * Slovakia      – Asociácia doktorandov Slovenska (ADS)
 * Slovenia      – Drustvo Mladih Raziskovalcev Slovenije (DMRS)
 * Spain         – Precarios
 * Sweden        – Sveriges Doktorander (SDok)
 * United Kingdom – National Postgraduate Committee (NPC)
 * United States - National Association of Graduate-Professional Students (NAGPS)

Represented by a body for all students

 * Austria - Austrian National Union of Students (Österreichische HochschülerInnenschaft - ÖH)
 * Ireland - Union of Students in Ireland (USI)