PhD positions here are salaried research jobs as much as study places: most come with a contract, a supervisor and a defined project. That is why each listing names the research area and the host institution — read the project description before anything else, and check whether the position expects you to contact the supervisor first.
Deadlines for doctoral positions are often much tighter than scholarship rounds, and some close as soon as a suitable candidate is found. If a position fits your background, prepare a short research-fit note and your CV early rather than waiting for the final week.
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Fully funded PhD in Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability: five-year funding package including approximately $3,649 per month stipend and GradCare health i
Fully funded PhD in Biostatistics at the University of Pennsylvania (Biomedical Graduate Studies): fellowship covering tuition, fees, health insurance and a competitive stipend ($49,000 for 2026-27), with no application
Fully funded PhD research assistantship in Rangeland Ecology and Watershed Management at the University of Wyoming (Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, RangeLab, Laramie), supervised by Dr. Nicki Nimlos: base
The Max Planck Graduate Center for Quantum Materials offers multiple fully funded PhD positions with no tuition costs, plus funding for scientific meetings and training, across five Max Planck Institutes in Dresden, Hamb
12 fully funded four-year PhD positions at Human Technopole in Milan, awarded through a partnership with The Open University (UK) for a UK doctoral degree, in cell biology, stem cells and organoids, neuroscience, human g
Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration (Accounting) at the University of British Columbia's Sauder School of Business for the September 2027 intake, with a five-year funding package totalling CAD 190,000 (CAD 40
St Leonard's College Graduate School doctoral scholarships covering full tuition plus a living stipend of £20,467/year (2026–27 rate), across departments including arts, humanities, sciences, medicine, business and socia
ESRC-funded studentships via the South and East Network for Social Sciences at 8 UK universities, starting October 2027, covering full tuition plus a tax-free stipend of £21,805/year (£2,000 extra at London universities)
Every admitted PhD student receives a five-year funding offer covering tuition, stipend and health insurance through part-time research or teaching assistantship. Applicants need GRE scores or detailed quantitative/analy
33 MSCA COFUND PhD positions across water, energy, environment/biodiversity and food/agriculture at universities in Occitanie, Catalonia and the Balearic Islands. Salary ~EUR 2,400-2,550/month gross, 36-48 months; MSCA m
3-year PhD Research Fellow (possible 4th year), NOK 593,700 gross/yr, Norwegian public-service pension, in the Arctic Ocean 2050 programme: effects of variable organic carbon supply on microbial activity and geochemical
MEXT University Recommendation: tuition waiver + JPY 147,000–148,000/month stipend + airfare for Master's/PhD at Institute of Science Tokyo (IGP(A), science & engineering fields); GPA ≥2.30/3.00; age ≤34; diplomatic-rela
4 years of funding incl. tuition waiver + competitive monthly stipend under MSCA/FCT rules (Lisbon, start Feb 2027), supervised by Prof. Giovanni De Gregorio; international secondment. Requirements: Master's (LL.M. or eq
Fully funded PhD in the Drescher Lab (Biozentrum), on emergent behaviors of antibiotic-tolerant bacterial biofilms using transcriptomics, genetics and confocal microscopy; part of Swiss NCCR AntiResist. Applications clos
Up to 11 full studentships (tuition fee waiver + UKRI stipend for 3.5 years) in Creativity/Culture/Heritage, Digital/Medical/Environmental Humanities, Social Justice & Policy, etc.; start Oct 2027; up to 2 awards open to
4-year fully funded PhD (up to 130 scholarships, entry Sep 2027): tuition covered + monthly grant paid by national grant-awarding authorities. Requirements: admission to EUI PhD in Economics, History, Law or Political &
3 fully funded PhD awards (cohort 2): full fees + £23,805/year stipend in art and humanities, architecture, design and communication; start September 2027. UK, EU and international students eligible; application via RCA
5 years guaranteed funding: $57,054/year stipend + full tuition + health insurance, across 7 areas (strategy, marketing, organizational behavior, accounting, business economics, health policy, technology & operations). R
4-year salaried PhD contract at the Centre for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona, open to all nationalities; projects in genome regulation, RNA biology, single-cell genomics, cancer and evolution. Requires Bachelor's + Maste
PhD project at Ulster University in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom: Computational Design of Compact Thermal Batteries with Advanced Thermally Conductive Materials. The project uses computational fluid dynamics and nume
ESRC-funded studentships at 6 universities (Kent, Kingston, Reading, Royal Holloway, Surrey, Sussex): full tuition waiver + UKRI living stipend (£21,805/year at 2026/27 rate; £23,805 in London) + funded 3-month placement
Full tuition + £23,805/year tax-free stipend for 4 years at UCL's Department of Political Science. Open to all countries; candidates must hold a Master's degree (or apply for the 1+3 route) with a well-defined research p
Fully funded MSCA doctoral-network PhD in spatiotemporal photonics at Eindhoven University of Technology, with secondments at University of Navarra (Spain) and UFI. Requirements: background in photonics, optics, or appli
This PhD position is based in Belgium. Application deadline: 2026-11-30.
Two fully funded PhD positions in ecosystem ecology (Sun Lab, Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia) starting Fall 2027, funded through research/teaching assistantships with tuition waivers. Qualification: BSc/MS
Fully funded PhD programme in trustworthy computing (security, privacy, reliable and distributed systems, machine learning) jointly run by the Max Planck Institute for Informatics, the Max Planck Institute for Software S
Fully funded interdisciplinary PhD in urban studies, public policy, sociology, geography & development studies (Fall 2027, small funded cohort), Rutgers-Newark. Requirements: transcripts, 3 references, personal statement
JUSTCOOL (Joint Examinations and Admissions for International Students to Top Chinese Universities) is a new joint PhD program by three top Shanghai universities: Fudan University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Tongj
University of Notre Dame: full tuition plus a stipend of $43,500 per year on a 12 month basis and full coverage of the university health insurance premium for up to 5 years, for top PhD students in the humanities and soc
University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health: 4-year fully funded studentships with UKRI-rate stipend, tuition, £5,000/yr research support, plus time at international partner institutions. Requires mi
National University of Singapore (LKY School of Public Policy): full tuition + up to SGD 3,300/month stipend, no service bond. Requires relevant Master's degree; 2+ years work experience preferred; strong social-sciences
Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend Scholarship at CQUniversity for research Masters and PhD study. The stipend is a living allowance of AUD $38,000 per year for up to 3 years, paid fortnightly.
Up to 19 PhD positions at Universite de Toulouse via the EU MSCA COFUND BEST programme, Call 1 of 37 positions across two calls. 36 month fully funded employment contract, estimated net salary about EUR 2,800 per month w
Fully funded PhD at RMIT University (School of Health and Biomedical Sciences), linked to an NHMRC Ideas Grant on endometrial biology, embryo implantation and endometriosis. Stipend ~AUD 33,826/year plus tuition waiver,
Japanese government scholarship: full tuition, a monthly stipend (¥143,000 to ¥145,000 per month for graduate courses, as listed on the official Study in Japan page) and airfare. University-recommended rounds run on each
KU Leuven in Belgium is hosting a Marie Sklodowska-Curie PhD vacancy (DC8) in the TURBO-IMPACT Doctoral Network, on additive manufacturing of ceramics with complex surfaces for small-scale turbomachinery. It is a fully f
The University of Southern Denmark (SDU) offers a three year PhD position in Data-driven Critical Raw Material Supply Chain Resilience at SDU Life Cycle Engineering, Department of Green Technology, Faculty of Engineering