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.
Max Planck Society · Germany
The Leipzig School of Human Origins recruits doctoral researchers studying human evolution and related questions. No IELTS or TOEFL certificate is required; English is assessed through the application and interviews.
University of Toronto · Canada
The Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship is the University of Toronto's most prestigious undergraduate award, covering tuition, books, incidental fees and residence for four years. The process is nomination-based: schools must nominate by 9 October 2026, students apply for admission by 16 October 2026, and the scholarship application closes on 6 November 2026.
Leverhulme Trust · United Kingdom
The Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship supports early-career researchers for 3 years of independent research at a UK institution. Full salary plus £6,000/year research expenses. Open to international applicants.
University of Cambridge · United Kingdom
The Loke Centre for Trophoblast Research at the University of Cambridge offers a 4-year fixed-term PhD studentship in placental biology. The studentship is based within the Centre's network of laboratories spanning the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience and clinical departments, and provides an annual stipend of GBP 22,000 together with payment of university fees for the full four years.
The University of Edinburgh · United Kingdom
Edinburgh’s Machine Learning Systems CDT studies machine learning methods and the computing systems that implement them. International candidates apply through the first recruitment round.
University of Sheffield · United Kingdom
Sheffield’s MADE4Manufacturing CDT offers advertised doctoral projects in manufacturing and digital engineering. Funded students receive a living stipend and a project-resource budget.
MAiSI Consortium (KU Leuven) · Belgium
MAiSI is the Erasmus Mundus master in sports ethics and integrity coordinated through KU Leuven, preparing the next generation of integrity officers, safeguarding leads and anti-doping specialists. Applications for the 2027 intake opened on 8 October 2026, with the scholarship deadline on 1 February 2027 and later self-funded windows in April and July.
Masdar (UAE) · United Arab Emirates
Masdar's WISER Pioneers Program identifies and supports emerging leaders in renewable energy and sustainability through cohort-based engagements in Abu Dhabi. Each cohort call, including eligibility, benefits and the closing date, is announced on Masdar's strategic-initiatives page.
Massey University · New Zealand
Massey supports doctoral food research through an NZD 50,000 annual scholarship package for graduates of its Singapore Bachelor of Food Technology (Hons) programme.
Massey University · New Zealand
Massey's Alumni Doctoral Scholarship is a university award for eligible graduates pursuing doctoral research.
Max Planck Society · Germany
The Max Planck Artificial Intelligence Network recruits new doctoral researchers through a joint process with ELLIS. Official MP-AIX sources disagree on whether the cutoff is 23:59 CET or Anywhere on Earth. Confirm the time in the live application portal. Applicants can apply without IELTS - German doctoral hiring assesses English through documents and interview.
Max Planck Society · Germany
Fully funded 12-14 week research internship at Max Planck Institutes in Germany. €1,300/month stipend, free accommodation, travel allowance. Open to international students. Deadline: 1 Nov 2026.
Max Planck School of Biomedical AI (BMAI) · Germany
The Max Planck School of Biomedical AI (BMAI) offers 25 fully funded three-year PhD positions at leading German research institutions. Interdisciplinary research at the interface of AI and life sciences. Application deadline: 1 December 2026. Applicants can apply without IELTS - German doctoral hiring assesses English through documents and interview.
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.
MERGED Consortium · France
MERGED trains membrane engineers for water treatment, gas separation and sustainable industrial processes across a French-coordinated consortium. Each year's call, with its scholarship deadline and mobility options, is published on the programme's application-procedure page.
MESPOM Consortium (Central European University) · Austria
MESPOM is the Erasmus Mundus master in environmental sciences, policy and management run by Central European University with Lund, Manchester and the University of the Aegean. For studies in 2027-2029, applications for financial aid and visa-sensitive applicants close on 7 January 2027, with later self-funded rounds on the admissions calendar.
META4.0 Consortium · France
META4.0 prepares engineers for the Industry 4.0 transition — smart manufacturing, industrial IoT, digital twins and data-driven production — across an Erasmus Mundus consortium of technical universities. Each year's call, including the exact closing date and scholarship places, is published on the programme site.
MISEI Consortium · Portugal
MISEI is an Erasmus Mundus master in inclusive education sciences, training specialists who design and lead inclusive schooling systems. Its application period runs from October 2026 to 1 February 2027, with Erasmus Mundus scholarships available for the 2027 cohort.
Campus France · France
MOPGA (Make Our Planet Great Again) is France's research programme attracting international scientists to work on climate, earth sciences and the energy transition through doctoral and postdoctoral funding hosted at French institutions. Campus France publishes each year's call — including the application window and eligibility — on the MOPGA page.
MQV & IMPRS Quantum Education Program · Germany
Fully funded PhD fellowships in Quantum Science and Technology at IMPRS-QST and Munich Quantum Valley. Next application period: 15 Oct 2026 - 15 Jan 2027.
University of Manchester · United Kingdom
The MRC Exposome Immunology programme supports doctoral work on how environmental exposures interact with the immune system.
University of Manchester · United Kingdom
The MRC North West programme supports doctoral research in medical sciences. Hosted by University of Manchester in Manchester. Apply by 27 November 2026.
MSc European Forestry Consortium (UEF) · Finland
MSc European Forestry is an Erasmus Mundus joint master in forest sciences coordinated from the University of Eastern Finland in Joensuu. The next call for student applications runs from 2 December 2026 to 13 January 2027 for the cohort starting in August 2027, and applications go through the Finnish Studyinfo service.
University of Southampton · United Kingdom
The University of Southampton recruits doctoral candidates to the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network BlueOcean, focused on robotic monitoring and data processing for seafloor change. The network develops autonomous platforms, sensing technologies and data pipelines to observe and understand seafloor dynamics - from habitat change to geohazards - training a cohort of doctoral researchers across European partner institutions.