12 verified phd positions & scholarships in spain for 2026–2027 are open right now. The soonest deadline is 8 November 2026 — closing-soon entries are flagged in the list. Hosted by Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Centre for Genomic Regulation and EMJM STEPS Consortium. Listings are re-verified daily against official sources.
Centre for Genomic Regulation · Spain
The CRG International PhD Programme offers fully funded 4-year fellowships at the Centre for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona. Open to candidates of any nationality with a Bachelor's and Master's degree. Deadline: 22 November 2026.
EMJM STEPS Consortium · Spain
STEPS (Sustainable Transportation and Electric Power Systems) is an Erasmus Mundus joint master preparing engineers for the electrification of transport and the integration of renewable generation. The call for the September 2027 intake is open from 1 October 2026 until 8 January 2027, with Erasmus Mundus scholarships awarded on merit.
Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial, CSIC-UPC · Spain
IRI Barcelona offers funded PhD, postdoc, and internship positions in robotics and AI. Multiple grant routes including FPI, FPU, Ramon y Cajal, and Marie Sklodowska-Curie. Email CV to apply.
MIPDaL Consortium · Spain
MIPDaL trains practitioners in international public diplomacy and law with a multi-round admission calendar: the scholarship and early-bird round has historically closed on 15 January, followed by windows in March and June. The 2027 cycle is expected to keep the same structure.
NucPhys Consortium · Spain
NucPhys is the Erasmus Mundus master in nuclear physics delivered by a Spanish-led consortium including the universities of Sevilla, Barcelona, UCM Madrid, Salamanca and European partners such as Université Paris-Saclay and TU Darmstadt. The next application round is expected to close in mid-December 2026, in line with recent cycles.
Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) · Spain
Fully funded PhD at ICIQ Tarragona developing AI-accelerated photochemical methods for upgrading pollutants in continuous flow.
Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) · Spain
Fully funded PhD at ICIQ on design, synthesis and application of circular polymers with catalytic recycling and degradation.
Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) · Spain
Fully funded PhD at ICIQ developing light-driven oscillatory micromotor systems with autonomous and collective dynamics.
Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ) · Spain
Fully funded PhD at ICIQ developing single-atom skeletal modification methods to impact drug discovery and chemical biology.
PlantHealth Consortium (UPV) · Spain
PlantHealth, coordinated at the Universitat Politècnica de València, trains specialists in sustainable plant-health and cropping systems. The First Call for the next intake runs from 1 October to 31 December 2026 and is the round in which Erasmus Mundus scholarships are awarded; a second call in late May 2027 serves self-funded students only.
SuCat Consortium · Spain
SuCat is the Erasmus Mundus master in sustainable catalysis delivered by a consortium including Rovira i Virgili University in Tarragona, now opening its application portal on 23 October 2026 for the 2027-2029 intake. The last round closed on 19 February (23:59 Brussels time), a date the 2027 round is expected to mirror.
WINTOUR Consortium · Spain
WINTOUR combines wine tourism innovation, oenology and destination management across a Spanish-French-Portuguese consortium. Applications for the most recent cycle are closed, and the consortium will announce the next intake on its apply page — worth monitoring if you work in or study wine tourism.