471 verified europe scholarships & phd positions for 2026–2027 are open right now, concentrated in United Kingdom and Netherlands. The soonest deadline is 27 October 2026 — closing-soon entries are flagged in the list. Hosted by TU Delft, University of Manchester and Max Planck Society. Listings are re-verified daily against official sources.
ETH Zurich · Switzerland
Fully funded PhD evaluating novel mineral sources for treatment of micronutrient deficiencies in humans at ETH Zurich. Clinical trials focus. Rolling review.
ETH Zurich · Switzerland
Fully funded PhD in sparse reconstruction of virtual histology images at ETH Zurich and Paul Scherrer Institute. Rolling review. Machine learning and X-ray imaging.
University of Essex · United Kingdom
The University of Essex recruits a Doctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Government within the DIViNE MSCA Doctoral Network on political violence and democracy. The fellow will pursue doctoral research on political violence, institutional reform and democratic resilience, contributing to the network's comparative research programme.
University of Luxembourg · Luxembourg
36-month fully funded PhD in AI for Cybersecurity at University of Luxembourg. Gross salary EUR 41,976/year. EU/EEA/EFTA, NATO Allied, and NATO Indo-Pacific applicants only.
University of Luxembourg · Luxembourg
Fully funded doctoral researcher in digital business, information systems and agentic AI at the University of Luxembourg. EUR 44,531 gross/year. Rolling review - early application encouraged.
University of Luxembourg · Luxembourg
36-month fully funded PhD in Energy and Greenhouse Gas Modelling at University of Luxembourg. Gross salary EUR 43,445/year. Rolling review.
University of Luxembourg · Luxembourg
Fully funded doctoral researcher position in environmental chemistry (AI4TECS project) at the University of Luxembourg. EUR 44,531 gross/year. Rolling review - early application encouraged.
University of Luxembourg · Luxembourg
Fully funded doctoral researcher in food literacy, behaviour change and sustainable lifestyle at the University of Luxembourg. EUR 44,531 gross/year. Deadline: 30 October 2026.
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology · Germany
The H2T Lab at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) offers a doctoral researcher position in human-robot interaction and dexterous manipulation. Salary TV-L E13 (100%). Open until filled.
University of Luxembourg · Luxembourg
36-month fully funded PhD in Network Traffic Obfuscation at University of Luxembourg. Gross salary EUR 41,976/year. Open to all nationalities.
University of Luxembourg · Luxembourg
36-month fully funded PhD in Smart Energy System Modelling at University of Luxembourg. Gross salary EUR 41,976-44,531/year. Rolling review.
University of Luxembourg · Luxembourg
Fully funded 36-month doctoral researcher in water engineering and monitoring (PFAROS project on PFAS in hospital wastewater) at the University of Luxembourg. EUR 44,531 gross/year. Rolling review.
Lund University invites applications for a doctoral student position on risk and safety of heterogeneous swarm systems, hosted by the CHASS competence centre and funded by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF). Swarm systems - large numbers of cooperating drones, robots and autonomous agents - promise major advances in logistics, inspection and rescue, but their heterogeneous, dynamic composition creates new safety and assurance challenges.
ETH Zurich · Switzerland
Fully funded PhD at ETH Zurich developing neuromotor interfaces for dexterous robot teleoperation using EMG and egocentric vision. Open until filled.
Lund University · Sweden
Lund University invites applications for a doctoral student in medical science with a orientation toward health sciences (halsovetenskap), within the PRO-COG project. The project studies how people with cognitive disabilities experience and navigate public environments, and how society can design environments and services that support participation for this group.
University of Oxford · United Kingdom
The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford advertises a DPhil studentship on investigating and modelling brain dynamics across species, based in Dr Andrea Luppi's research group and supported by his ERC Starting Grant. The project develops computational models of how brain activity is organised dynamically across species - bridging human and animal neuroimaging and electrophysiology - to understand which principles of brain organisation are conserved through evolution and how they break down in disease.
University of Oxford · United Kingdom
The DPhil in Cardiovascular Science (Cardiovascular Disease Prevention) at Oxford is a four-year programme funded by the British Heart Foundation. It combines interdisciplinary training with research at the intersection of population health, systems biology, and data science/AI. Final application deadline: 1 December 2026.
Durham University · United Kingdom
Durham's Inspiring Excellence Scholarships are merit awards for international students applying to taught master's programmes. Awards are considered alongside your course application, so the practical deadline is the admission round of your chosen programme, with values and eligibility listed on Durham's scholarships page.
The University of Edinburgh · United Kingdom
Edinburgh’s E5 NERC Doctoral Training Partnership supports environmental research. Applicants are encouraged to discuss their chosen project with its supervisor before applying.
EACH Consortium (University of Tartu) · Estonia
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.
The University of Edinburgh · United Kingdom
PhD at University of Edinburgh developing eco-friendly and high-performing organic photovoltaics using sustainable materials and manufacturing methods. Competitive funding available. Deadline: 31 Dec 2026. Funding is not guaranteed: self-funded applications are welcome, and eligible Home students may compete for scholarships.
EDISS Consortium (Åbo Akademi University) · Finland
EDISS trains software engineers to build reliable, data-intensive intelligent systems, coordinated by Åbo Akademi University with partners in Spain, Italy and Sweden. The last intake accepted applications from 3 November 2025 to 8 January 2026 (15:00 Helsinki time), and the 2027 scholarship round is expected to follow the same pattern.
EESIC trains environmental engineers for sustainability challenges with an international-cooperation lens, jointly managed by a consortium anchored in Trento. For the 2027-2029 intake applications are already open, with deadlines of 30 June 2027 (non-EU) and 31 July 2027 (EU) — much later than most Erasmus Mundus rounds.
Campus France · France
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.