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.

• Armenia – Ecosocium, Young Scientists NGO
• Australia - Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations [1]
• Belgium – Focus Research [2]
• Bulgaria – Asociacija na doktorantite v Bylgarija (ADB) [3]
• Czech Republic – Czech Association of Doctoral Researchers (ČAD) [4]
• Denmark – Danske Ph.d.-stipendiaters netvaerk [5]
• Estonia – Eesti Noorte Teadlaste Akadeemia [6]
• France – Confédération des jeunes chercheurs (CJC) [7]
• Germany – Thesis [8]
• Greece – Elliniki Epistimoniki Etaireia Ypopsifion Didaktoron [9]
• Hungary – Doktoranduszok Országos Szövetsége (DOSZ) [10]
• Italy – Associazione Dottorandi e Dottori di Ricerca Italiani (ADI) [11]
• Lithuania – Lietuvos Jaunuju Mokslininku Sajunga [12]
• Moldova – ATCM Pro-Stiinta [13]
• Netherlands – Promovendi netwerk nederland (PNN) [14]
• Norway – Stipendiat-organisasjonene i Norge (SiN) [15]
• Poland – Sapere Aude [16]
• Portugal – Associação dos Bolseiros de Investigação Cientifica (ABIC) [17]
• Romania – Ad Astra [18]
• Russia – Young Researchers [19]
• Slovakia – Asociácia doktorandov Slovenska (ADS) [20]
• Slovenia – Drustvo Mladih Raziskovalcev Slovenije (DMRS) [21]
• Spain – Precarios [22]
• Sweden – Sveriges Doktorander (SDok) [23]
• United Kingdom – National Postgraduate Committee (NPC) [24]
• United States - National Association of Graduate-Professional Students (NAGPS) [25]

• Austria - Austrian National Union of Students (Österreichische HochschülerInnenschaft - ÖH) [26]
• Ireland - Union of Students in Ireland (USI) [27]