496 verified fully funded scholarships & phd positions for 2026–2027 are open right now. The soonest deadline is 27 October 2026 — closing-soon entries are flagged in the list. Hosted by TU Delft, Max Planck Society and University of Manchester. Listings are re-verified daily against official sources.
PhD studentship at the University of Warwick (WMG) to develop a Digital Twin for steel section production, combining finite element analysis, machine learning, and live mill data to optimise process parameters and sustainability. Funded through the DigitalMetals CDT. Stipend £21,805. Deadline: 28 February 2027.
This Canterbury project develops data-driven models of braided river morphodynamics. Hosted by University of Canterbury in Christchurch. Apply by 27 October 2026.
The Macquarie project develops graph-level mining methods for complex data environments. Hosted by Macquarie University in Sydney. Apply by 15 December 2026.
This UQ project investigates the use of large language models in Australian strata management. Hosted by University of Queensland in Brisbane. Apply by 31 December 2026 (EOI).
This project studies how oceanic predators produce and use social information while foraging. Hosted by Max Planck Society in Konstanz. Apply by 15 November 2026. Applicants can apply without IELTS - German doctoral hiring assesses English through documents and interview.
The Stockholm Resilience Centre invites applications for a PhD student position in sustainability science. The Centre, part of Stockholm University's Faculty of Science, is internationally known for research on resilience thinking, planetary boundaries and the governance of social-ecological systems.
✓ Fully FundedSalaried PhD position per the Swedish collective agreement
The University of Amsterdam invites applications for a PhD candidate in systemic actors and the enforcement of digital rules. The project studies how the enforcement of European digital regulation, including the Digital Services Act and the GDPR, is organised across systemic actors such as platforms, regulators, civil society and auditors, and what makes enforcement effective and accountable.
✓ Fully FundedEUR 3,204 - EUR 4,051 gross per month
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is hiring a PhD-TA in statistics with a focus on functional data analysis. The position combines 80 percent doctoral research with 20 percent teaching-assistant duties in the Statistics research group of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science.
Stockholm University invites applications for a PhD student position in theoretical physics, focused on quantum sensing with anharmonic systems. The project studies how engineered anharmonicity in quantum systems - from superconducting circuits to trapped modes - can be exploited to build more sensitive and more robust quantum sensors.
✓ Fully FundedSalaried PhD position per the Swedish collective agreement
Aarhus University invites applications for a PhD position on tracking microbes across borders using genomics to uncover biomass-to-biogas transmission pathways. The project applies genomic and bioinformatic methods to understand how microbial communities move through biomass supply chains and biogas plants, connecting findings to process performance in the bioenergy sector.
Radboud University invites applications for a PhD position on transcranial ultrasound stimulation (TUS) and computational affective neuroscience, funded by the ERC HEART2ADAPT project. The doctoral project uses low-intensity focused ultrasound to modulate deep brain circuits - including the amygdala, striatum and dorsal anterior cingulate cortex - and combines these experiments with computational models of affective processing.
The Blood2Tissue project at Earlham Institute investigates whether blood measurements can reliably predict gene-expression programmes in less accessible tissues. A central question is when individual predictions should be trusted.
TU Delft invites applications for a PhD position on the twin transition of infrastructure, focusing on paradoxical leadership, funded through an NWO Vidi project. The research examines how organisations that plan and govern infrastructure face simultaneous digital and sustainability transitions - two agendas that can reinforce each other but also create tensions between competing priorities, timelines and values.
Within NWO Vidi Infra-PaX, this PhD studies coordination between public and private infrastructure actors pursuing digitalisation and sustainability. It examines competing priorities across an infrastructure ecosystem. Applicants can apply without IELTS - selection is based on documents and an English interview, not a test certificate.
This Sheffield ECOSOLUTIONS doctorate examines chemical and microbial contamination in harvested urban rainwater. It aims to identify practical treatments for safe non-potable reuse.
This Sheffield ECOSOLUTIONS project examines how irrigation wastewater and pesticides jointly influence antimicrobial resistance in agricultural soils and groundwater. The advertised programme provides 45 months of doctoral funding, subject to its selection and eligibility rules.
The University of Twente invites applications for a PhD position on water footprint assessment and water credit design in Egypt's horticulture sector. The project studies how water use along horticultural value chains can be measured, attributed and incentivised, and designs credit-based instruments that reward water-efficient practice in a water-scarce production landscape.
