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 Manchester (Department of Materials) in AI, digital engineering, textiles and wearable technologies. The project is developed jointly between the successful applicant and supervisor. Fully funded for 3.5 years, starting January 2027. Stipend £21,805 per year (2026/27 UKRI rate). Deadline: 30 March 2027.
✓ Fully FundedGBP 21,805 per year (2026/27 UKRI rate, tax-free)
PhD studentship at University College London in foundational artificial intelligence, focusing on reinforcement learning, intelligent data acquisition, generative and foundation models, and applications in communication systems, engineering, and scientific discovery. Fully funded for Home (UK) students with a stipend of £23,805 per year. Supervised by Dr Sattar Vakili.
The HIER Lab at NC State University offers fully funded PhD positions in whole-body control, humanoid robotics, and manipulation. Led by Prof. Jaemin Lee. Priority deadline: 15 Dec 2026.
The Dong Lab at Vanderbilt University is offering fully funded PhD positions in medical robotics and magnetic actuation. Focus on miniature robots for surgical applications. Priority deadline: 15 Dec 2026.
McMaster University - Laboratory for Multiscale Geomechanics · Canada
Two fully funded PhD positions are available in the Laboratory for Multiscale Geomechanics at McMaster University. Research at the intersection of continuum mechanics, computational mechanics, constitutive modelling, and geomechanics. Rolling review until filled.
2 fully funded PhD positions in polymer chemistry and synthetic biomaterials at Clarkson University. Immediate start. Priority before 15 January 2027. Email CV to apply.
✓ Fully FundedStipend/salary rate set by the funder — see the official listing
Fully funded PhD positions in robotics and AI at HERON and NTUA in Athens, Greece. Research areas include embodied AI, robot learning, surgical telerobotics, and autonomous navigation.
✓ Fully FundedStipend/salary rate set by the funder — see the official listing
Fully funded PhD in Psychology at UEA through the ESRC/SENSS Doctoral Training Partnership. Research areas include Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Science, and Social Psychology.
CEITEC MU in Brno offers a fully funded PhD position in Petr Tesina's Research Group investigating the structural biology of eukaryotic translation control. ERC-funded salary starting at 30,000 CZK net. Rolling review, so apply early. Deadline: 8 January 2027.
✓ Fully FundedStipend/salary rate set by the funder — see the official listing
Toronto's PhD in Information recruits applicants for information-related research with suitable faculty supervision. The official programme has a 1 December 2026 application deadline; exact cutoff time was not published on the checked page.
✓ Fully FundedC$40,000
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The Future Fluid Dynamics CDT supports doctoral research into fluid behaviour and its applications. Hosted by University of Leeds in Leeds. Apply by 7 January 2027.
The Gates Cambridge Scholarship is one of the world's most international scholarship programs, funding outstanding applicants from outside the UK to pursue full-time postgraduate degrees at the University of Cambridge.
✓ Fully Funded£21,805/year (maintenance aligned with UKRI 2026/27)
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.
The Georg Arnhold Program at the Georg Eckert Institute (GEI) funds international research on education for sustainable peace, offering senior and early-career fellowships in Braunschweig, Germany. Each year's call, with its application window and award tracks, is published on the GEI application page.
National Institute for International Education (NIIED) / Study in Korea · South Korea
The Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) for graduate degrees is the Korean government's flagship scholarship for international master's and PhD students, administered by the National Institute for International Education (NIIED) under the Ministry of Education. Each year more than a thousand candidates are selected worldwide through two application tracks: the embassy track, which runs through Korean embassies in each country, and the university track, which runs directly through designated Korean universities.
✓ Fully FundedKRW 900,000/month (graduate), plus tuition, airfare and 1-year Korean language training
GLOBE is the Erasmus Mundus master in global studies run jointly by Leipzig, Vienna and Wrocław universities, now open for its third edition (2027-2029). Applications run from 28 September 2026 to 4 January 2027, and a B2 English level must already be demonstrated by the Stage 1 deadline.
GLOCAL Consortium (University of Glasgow) · United Kingdom
GLOCAL studies how global economic forces interact with local creative and industrial ecosystems, and it is coordinated from the University of Glasgow. Applications are now open and scholarship applications close on 14 January 2027 at 13:00 UK time for a September 2027 start.
Greenano Consortium (Université de Lorraine) · France
Greenano trains materials scientists in nanomaterials for green-energy applications — batteries, catalysis and energy conversion — coordinated from Université de Lorraine. Its dedicated application portal carries the 2027 campaign dates, document checklist and scholarship details.
GrEnFIn Consortium (University of Bologna) · Italy
GrEnFIn, hosted at the University of Bologna, trains sustainable-energy experts who can bridge finance, physics and energy-transition technologies. The 2027-2029 call opened on 14 October 2026 and closes on 7 January 2027 at 11:00 CET — note the unusual morning cut-off.
HAB Research Fellowship 2028 offers Post-doc (6-10 months, €2,200/month) and Short-term (1-3 months, €1,800/month) fellowships. Funded by State of Lower Saxony. Deadline: 31 Jan 2027.
The Hamad Bin Khalifa University Scholarship 2027 is a fully funded opportunity for international and Qatari students in Qatar. Covers full tuition, monthly stipend, housing, health insurance, and annual round-trip flights. Deadline: 1 February 2027 for international students.
✓ Fully FundedStipend/salary rate set by the funder — see the official listing
Harding scholarships support doctoral research across Cambridge. Applicants are considered through their course and funding application; the current award-year terms should be checked.
✓ Fully FundedStipend/salary rate set by the funder — see the official listing
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Hamad Bin Khalifa University, part of Qatar Foundation's Education City in Doha, offers funded master's and PhD programmes across computing, law, sustainability, health and engineering colleges. Its admissions portal lists priority and final rounds for each intake, with generous scholarship packages for admitted students.
✓ Fully FundedStipend/salary rate set by the funder — see the official listing
