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.
University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) · Netherlands
UMCG advertises a doctoral (promovendus) position on methodology for passende huisartszorg - appropriate care in general practice - funded through the ZonMw PZL-AWH programme. The project develops and tests methods to measure and improve the appropriateness of care in Dutch general practice: balancing overuse and underuse, embedding shared decision-making, and evaluating how guideline recommendations translate into everyday primary care. Applicants can apply without IELTS - selection is based on documents and an English interview, not a test certificate.
Maastricht University is recruiting a doctoral candidate (promovendus) for elderly care and innovation, embedded in the GOUD-poli, the university's outpatient innovation clinic for older patients. The GOUD-poli brings together geriatric medicine, allied health and social care around comprehensive assessments for community-dwelling older adults, and the PhD project studies how this innovation model works and how it can be scaled. Applicants can apply without IELTS - selection is based on documents and an English interview, not a test certificate.
Maastricht University advertises a doctoral (promovendus) position on passende zorg in de wijkverpleging - appropriate care in Dutch district nursing. The project studies how quality, appropriateness and client-centredness of home nursing care are shaped in daily practice: which care decisions are made for which clients, how professional standards and real-world constraints interact, and how teams can improve fit between care delivered and care needed. Applicants can apply without IELTS - selection is based on documents and an English interview, not a test certificate.
✓ Fully Funded€3,204/month gross in year 1, rising to €4,051 (CAO scale P, 2026)
Radboudumc, the university medical centre of Nijmegen, recruits a promotendus (doctoral candidate) for a project on shared decision-making about advanced therapies in Parkinson's disease. Advanced treatment options such as deep brain stimulation and infusion therapies bring life-changing decisions for patients and care teams, yet choosing the right therapy at the right moment is complex and highly personal. 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 recruiting a doctoral candidate for a project on teams and networks in district nursing (team en netwerk in de wijkverpleging). The research studies how nursing teams are organised in Dutch neighbourhood care, how professional networks around clients function, and how team composition and collaboration affect quality and continuity of care at home. Applicants can apply without IELTS - selection is based on documents and an English interview, not a test certificate.
The Quantum Informatics CDT combines doctoral research with training across computing, physics, mathematics and engineering. Its four-year programme accepts a limited number of fully funded international researchers.
RADMEP+ is a multidisciplinary European master on how radiation affects microelectronics and photonics — a key specialisation for space, nuclear and high-radiation environments. Application rounds have opened in mid-October and closed on 9 February in the last two cycles, so the 2027-2029 round is expected to follow the same rhythm.
ReD Global Consortium (University of Coimbra) · Portugal
ReD Global is a two-year Erasmus Mundus master on religious diversity in a globalised world, coordinated from the University of Coimbra with Groningen and other partners. Applications for the Erasmus Mundus scholarship round run from October to mid-January each year, with the mid-January date the practical cut-off.
ReSound is the Erasmus Mundus master in sound design for media arts, preparing sound artists and designers across a European consortium led from Lisbon. The application window for the September 2027 intake opened on 19 October 2026 and closes on 12 January 2027.
Response_Able Futures is an Erasmus Mundus MFA that applies design practice to health and care challenges, run by a European consortium with studio-based pedagogy. Its admissions page describes the process for the next intake, where scholarship information is published with each call.
✓ Fully Funded€1,400/month for 24 months (EMJM scholarship)
The Schiavon scholarship supports journalism research at Melbourne. Hosted by University of Melbourne in Melbourne. Apply by No separate fixed deadline stated; course admission dates apply.
Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH) · Luxembourg
The C²DH offers a two-month short-term fellowship for a scholar at risk in 2027. Includes monthly reimbursement of EUR 1,200 for accommodation and EUR 1,800 for daily costs. Open to scholars facing direct risk or conflict in their home country. Deadline: 31 October 2026.
Two fully funded PhD positions in Electric Energy Systems through the SDSU-UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program combining AI cybersecurity power systems and power electronics.
✓ Fully FundedStipend/salary rate set by the funder — see the official listing
SEDarc offers ESRC-funded PhD studentships for September 2027 entry across six universities in South East England. Open to UK and international students, covering UK home fees and stipend. Three studentships are ring-fenced for widening participation candidates. Deadline: 29 January 2027. 29 January is the final shortlisted submission stage; prospective applicants must meet earlier departmental or university deadlines.
Fully funded PhD studentship at the University of East Anglia through the South and East Network for Social Sciences (SENSS) Doctoral Training Partnership. Open to Home and International students for October 2027 start.
Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences · United Kingdom
The Simons-Ramanujan Fellowship offers early career researchers from low and middle-income countries the opportunity to visit the Isaac Newton Institute (INI) for 1-3 months to participate in a research programme. Funded by the Simons Foundation. Provides accommodation, a £25 per diem, and up to £1200 travel costs. Open to applicants in at least the 3rd year of their PhD.
The Sir James McNeill Postgraduate Research Scholarship (SJMN) is a fully funded graduate research scholarship at Monash University, awarded every two years. It covers full tuition, a living allowance of AUD $53,608 per year (2026 rate), OSHC, relocation, and research costs. Open to international students. Deadline: 31 October 2026.
