Every OPEN PhD, scholarship and fellowship whose deadline falls inside January 2027 — sorted closing-soonest first, so the shortlist doubles as your submission calendar. Apply early: listings are re-verified daily and anything past its date moves out of this page.
Every OPEN PhD, scholarship and fellowship whose deadline falls inside January 2027 — sorted closing-soonest first, so the shortlist doubles as your submission calendar. Apply early: listings are re-verified daily and anything past its date moves out of this page.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) · Saudi Arabia
The KAUST fellowship is linked to admission to an eligible graduate programme. Hosted by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Thuwal. Apply by 3 January 2027 (round 2).
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.
ILSPSD is an Erasmus Mundus master in the international law of security, peace and sustainable development, and its second intake (2027-2029) is now open with the scholarship deadline on 4 January 2027. Self-funded applicants get until 31 March 2027, which makes this one of the more flexible law-focused Mundus options this cycle.
IMIM Consortium (University of Groningen) · Netherlands
IMIM is the Erasmus Mundus master in translational biomedical research run by Groningen, Heidelberg, Tartu and Uppsala. The Call '27 opens in November 2026 and the deadline is 4 January 2027, with EMJM scholarships awarded on a competitive ranking.
CODaS, delivered by the UNITE university network, combines communications engineering with data science for next-generation network technologies. For studies beginning in autumn 2027 the application window runs from 1 December 2026 to 5 January 2027 at 15:00 (GMT+2) — a short, well-defined window.
EACH is the Erasmus Mundus master in analytical chemistry coordinated by the University of Tartu with partner universities in Finland, Sweden and France. For the 2027 intake the first admission period runs from 5 November 2026 to 5 January 2027 (23:59 EET), and this is the window in which Erasmus Mundus scholarship decisions are made.
France Excellence Eiffel Scholarship 2027: French government funding for top international students - €1,181/month at master's level, €1,700/month at PhD level, plus travel and insurance. Institutions submit by 6 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)
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.
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.
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 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.