PhD Positions & Scholarships in Netherlands 2026–2027: 96+ Open
96 verified phd positions & scholarships in netherlands for 2026–2027 are open right now. The soonest deadline is 28 October 2026 — closing-soon entries are flagged in the list. Hosted by TU Delft, Utrecht University and Wageningen University & Research. Listings are re-verified daily against official sources.
Amsterdam UMC, the combined academic medical centre of the University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam, recruits a physician-researcher (arts-onderzoeker) for a PhD in medical oncology. The project contributes to two phase I clinical trials of immunotherapy, embedding the doctoral candidate in the full arc of early-phase oncology research: trial design and regulatory context, patient inclusion and monitoring, translational analyses of trial samples and publication of findings. Applicants can apply without IELTS - selection is based on documents and an English interview, not a test certificate.
Utrecht University's School of Economics invites applications for an Assistant Professor in Economics. The position combines research, teaching and organisational duties within an economics department known for work on international economics, sustainability, development and institutions, and offers a route through the university's tenure-track system. Applicants can apply without IELTS - selection is based on documents and an English interview, not a test certificate.
✓ Fully FundedSalary per CAO universities pay scales (typically €4,000–€6,000/month gross for postdocs)
University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) · Netherlands
UMCG is hiring a business developer life sciences to strengthen the valorisation of the iPsomics programme, the centre's portfolio on induced pluripotent stem cell technologies. The role identifies research results with commercial or societal potential and builds the paths, from patents and spin-outs to partnerships, that turn them into real-world impact. Applicants can apply without IELTS - selection is based on documents and an English interview, not a test certificate.
EMCL Consortium (University of Groningen) · Netherlands
EMCL is a two-year research master in clinical linguistics, neurolinguistics and psycholinguistics run by the universities of Eastern Finland, Ghent and Groningen. The application portal for the 2027-2029 intake opened on 1 October 2026 and closes on 1 December 2026, so this is one of the tightest Mundus windows this season.
This two-year Engineering Doctorate develops repeatable fieldwork and data-management procedures for underground utility mapping. The work centres on ground-penetrating radar at Twente’s Utility Mapping Site. Applicants can apply without IELTS - selection is based on documents and an English interview, not a test certificate.
Utrecht University's School of Economics invites applications for a Full Professor in Banking and Finance. The chair provides academic leadership for research and teaching in banking and finance, strengthens the school's profile in financial economics and represents the discipline within the university and its external networks. Applicants can apply without IELTS - selection is based on documents and an English interview, not a test certificate.
✓ Fully FundedSalary per CAO universities pay scales (typically €4,000–€6,000/month gross for postdocs)
GEM Consortium (University of Twente) · Netherlands
GEM is the Erasmus Mundus master in geo-information science and earth observation for environmental modelling and management, coordinated from the University of Twente's ITC faculty. Applications for the 2027-2029 edition close on 15 January 2027 at 23:59 CET, with selection results due on 31 March 2027.
IMAPP is an Erasmus Mundus master in applied physics delivered by a European consortium with strong laboratory and instrumentation components. Its dedicated 2027-2028 timeline page lists the application windows, scholarship milestones and results dates for the next intake.
IMIM Consortium (University of Groningen) · Netherlands
IMIM is the Erasmus Mundus master in translational biomedical research run by Groningen, Heidelberg, Tartu and Uppsala. The Call '27 opens in November 2026 and the deadline is 4 January 2027, with EMJM scholarships awarded on a competitive ranking.
Utrecht University is hiring an Impact and Stakeholder Coordinator to strengthen the connection between its research and the partners who use it. The role coordinates impact activities across projects and faculties: building stakeholder relationships, organising knowledge exchange and supporting researchers in planning, monitoring and reporting the societal impact of their work. Applicants can apply without IELTS - selection is based on documents and an English interview, not a test certificate.
✓ Fully FundedSalary per CAO universities pay scales (typically €4,000–€6,000/month gross for postdocs)
The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Utrecht University offers an internship placement (Internship Paard) focused on equine health. The internship gives students hands-on exposure to clinical work with horses within the faculty's equine clinic and teaching environment, one of Europe's leading veterinary schools.
Self FundedSalary per CAO universities pay scales (typically €4,000–€6,000/month gross for postdocs)
TU Delft’s Justus & Louise van Effen Excellence Scholarship covers full MSc tuition and contributes towards living expenses for eligible international students. Apply by 1 December 2026, 23:59 CET.
✓ Fully FundedStipend/salary rate set by the funder — see the official listing
Leiden University advertises a combined lecturer-PhD candidate (docent-promovendus) position in German language and culture. The appointment runs for five years and combines 75 percent doctoral research with 25 percent teaching within the German language and culture programme of Leiden's Faculty of Humanities. Applicants can apply without IELTS - selection is based on documents and an English interview, not a test certificate.
University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) · Netherlands
UMCG is hiring a mechatronics engineer for the cryogenic kidney preservation programme, a research-driven technical role developing equipment that keeps donor kidneys viable at extremely low temperatures. The role sits at the interface of medical device engineering and transplant research, contributing to systems that are being developed to extend organ preservation windows beyond what current static cold storage allows. Applicants can apply without IELTS - selection is based on documents and an English interview, not a test certificate.
✓ Fully FundedEUR 3,897 - EUR 5,341 gross per month
The NL Scholarship is the Dutch national grant for international students from outside the European Economic Area who come to the Netherlands for a full-time bachelor's or master's programme. The scheme, formerly known as the Holland Scholarship, is financed by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science together with Dutch research universities and universities of applied sciences.
Partially FundedEUR 5,000 paid in the first study year
NOHA Network (University of Groningen) · Netherlands
NOHA is the Erasmus Mundus joint master in international humanitarian action, coordinated from the University of Groningen through the NOHA network. For the 2027 intake the Erasmus Mundus scholarship deadline is 15 December 2026 at 23:59 GMT, while the central application deadline for all ordinary candidates is 1 April 2027 and non-EU applicants have until 1 July 2027.
The ORCRIST project at Wageningen develops faster, accurate three-dimensional radiation calculations for clouds and wildfire plumes. The PhD links atmospheric physics, GPU computing and machine learning. Applicants can apply without IELTS - selection is based on documents and an English interview, not a test certificate.
This FNS doctorate investigates how AI processing can be distributed across embedded devices, edge infrastructure and the cloud while meeting communication and computing constraints. Applicants can apply without IELTS - selection is based on documents and an English interview, not a test certificate.
Within Future Network Services, this PhD develops methods for understanding risks to 6G infrastructure and network operations. The work supports planning, network evolution and disaster recovery. Applicants can apply without IELTS - selection is based on documents and an English interview, not a test certificate.
The University of Amsterdam invites applications for a PhD candidate in access, actors and accountability, studying the role of researchers in AI governance. The project examines how knowledge produced by researchers enters AI governance processes, which actors gain access to regulatory arenas, and how accountability arrangements shape whose expertise counts when AI systems are governed.
✓ Fully FundedEUR 3,204 - EUR 4,051 gross per month
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) invites applications for a PhD position on the acoustic performance of timber structure connections, within the QUIET-ARC project. Timber construction is expanding rapidly as a low-carbon alternative to concrete and steel, but the acoustic behaviour of timber connections - where beams, panels and floors meet - remains hard to predict, limiting both comfort and code compliance.
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) invites applications for a PhD position on advanced epitaxial growth for indium-phosphide (InP) based photonic integrated circuits. The doctoral project works with a state-of-the-art Aixtron epitaxy reactor to grow InP, InGaAsP and InAlGaAs heterostructures that form the active building blocks of integrated photonic devices.
TU Delft is recruiting a doctoral researcher to coordinate AI agents managing radio, transport, computing and service resources in future 6G networks. The position belongs to the Future Network Services programme. Applicants can apply without IELTS - selection is based on documents and an English interview, not a test certificate.
✓ Fully Funded€3,204–€4,051 gross per month, depending on doctoral year.
Utrecht University invites applications for a PhD position in art-science-action integration and challenge-based sustainability education. The project studies how creative and artistic practices can be integrated with scientific learning and real-world action in sustainability education, and how such integration changes students' engagement with complex environmental problems.
