36 verified robotics scholarships & phd positions for 2026–2027 are open right now, concentrated in United Kingdom and Switzerland. The soonest deadline is 28 October 2026 — closing-soon entries are flagged in the list. Hosted by ETH Zurich, Heriot-Watt University and Lancaster University. Listings are re-verified daily against official sources.
KU Leuven · Belgium
Fully funded 4-year PhD developing advanced robotic catheterization technologies at KU Leuven. Master's with distinction required. Deadline: 30 Oct 2026.
TU Delft · Netherlands
TU Delft invites applications for a PhD position in foil drone research. The project develops unmanned vehicles that operate both in air and water using hydrofoil dynamics, studying how such dual-domain drones can transition between flying and foil-borne operation efficiently and autonomously.
ETH Zurich · Switzerland
4-year fully funded PhD developing programmable materials for next-generation robotic matter at ETH Zurich. Rolling review. Competitive salary.
Aarhus University · Denmark
Fully funded three-year PhD at Aarhus University in Physical AI, developing adaptive foundation models for robotics with multimodal perception and reasoning.
Empa · Switzerland
PhD position developing life-like materials that learn, remember, and forget for use in soft robotics at Empa St. Gallen. Salaried employment contract.
University of Manchester · United Kingdom
The RAINZ CDT prepares you to become part of the next generation of multi-disciplinary robotic systems engineers for Net Zero applications.
University of Agder · Norway
3-year fully funded PhD in learning-based control of autonomous robot manipulation at University of Agder, Norway. NOK 550,800 gross/year. Deadline: 28 Oct 2026.
University of Birmingham · United Kingdom
This project explores how to embed intelligence directly into the 'body' of robotic materials, sitting at the intersection of mechanical metamaterials, robotics, active matter physics, and embodied AI.
Heriot-Watt University · United Kingdom
A fully funded joint PhD programme with the University of Edinburgh at the Edinburgh Centre for Robotics, focusing on dependable and deployable AI for Robotics.
University of Oxford · United Kingdom
This Oxford studentship works at the intersection of synthetic biology, control engineering, AI and robotics. Full funding is available at the UK Home-fee rate; overseas applicants must confirm whether additional support is available.
ETH Zurich · Switzerland
RobotX PhD Fellowship 2027 at ETH Zurich: a fully funded doctoral fellowship in robotics research. Competitive ETH salary. Deadline: 27 November 2026.
UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in Dependable and Deployable AI for Robotics · United Kingdom
4-year fully funded PhD programme in Dependable and Deployable AI for Robotics at Heriot-Watt University and University of Edinburgh. UKRI-funded.