PhD Openings

60+ structured, fully funded PhD schools run jointly by Max Planck Institutes and partner universities across Germany, spanning the natural sciences, life sciences, social sciences and humanities.

Fully funded ~4-year PhD across EMBL's six sites (Heidelberg, Hamburg, Grenoble, Rome, Barcelona, Hinxton) in molecular and computational biology, competitive, salaried positions.

Paid placements (typically 6–36 months) for students doing their PhD thesis work at CERN in applied physics, engineering and computing while registered at their home university.

Fully funded interdisciplinary PhD (biology, neuroscience, physics, chemistry, mathematics, computer science, data science) with a year of rotations before choosing a group.

Doctoral students at ETH are salaried employees; most positions are filled by applying directly to a professor or via structured doctoral programs and the ETH job portal.

21 doctoral programs across engineering, life sciences, physics, chemistry and computer science. Admission is to the school; you then secure a salaried thesis position with a lab.

Fully funded 4-year biomedical PhD with a year of rotations, full stipend, fees and a generous research/travel budget, awarded jointly with a London partner university.

Fully funded accelerated biomedical PhD: research split between an NIH lab and Oxford or Cambridge, with no qualifying exams or coursework. For US citizens/permanent residents.

International consortia that hire doctoral candidates on attractive salaried EU contracts with built-in mobility and secondments. Search the open posts on the EURAXESS portal.

Wellcome funds cohort-based PhD programs at UK and Irish universities across biomedical, public-health and humanities-and-social-science-in-health themes, with full stipend and fees.

Browse DPhil courses by department and apply through the central graduate admissions system; many places come with college or departmental studentships and scholarships.

Search PhD courses across departments and Doctoral Training Programs; applying by the funding deadline puts you in the running for Cambridge Trust, Gates and research-council awards.

Doctoral students at MIT are fully funded, stipend, tuition and health insurance, through research/teaching assistantships and fellowships. You apply directly to a department's PhD program.

PhD applicants admitted to most departments receive multi-year funding covering tuition and a living stipend. Apply to a specific department; the Knight-Hennessy program is a separate, parallel application.

All PhD students in the Griffin GSAS receive a full funding package, tuition, stipend and health insurance, for at least five years. Choose a program and apply through the central system.

Admitted PhD students are guaranteed full funding (tuition + stipend) for the regular length of the program, regardless of citizenship. Small cohorts and a strong research-mentorship culture.

Most PhD students are supported by a mix of fellowships, research assistantships and teaching assistantships covering fees and a stipend. Browse 100+ doctoral programs by department.

Every admitted PhD student receives full financial support, tuition and stipend, for the duration of their studies at this small, research-intensive institute.

PhD students are funded through assistantships and fellowships covering tuition, a stipend and health insurance. Strong fields-based structure spanning the sciences, engineering and humanities.

All PhD students receive a full fellowship package, tuition, stipend and health coverage, with continued support via assistantships through the program.

PhD programs provide multi-year funding packages covering tuition and a living stipend. Known for the physical sciences, economics, social sciences and the humanities.

A research-intensive biomedical PhD (chemistry, chemical biology, biology, biophysics, immunology) at one of the largest independent research institutes, with full stipend and tuition and small cohorts.

Fully funded MSc and PhD across the exact and life sciences at one of the world's leading research institutes, generous stipends, on-campus housing, and English-taught programs.

Five-year interdisciplinary PhD at OIST in Japan, fully funded, taught entirely in English, with a generous stipend, lab rotations, and no departmental boundaries.

An international, fully funded PhD across the research institutes of the Vienna BioCenter (IMP, IMBA, GMI, Max Perutz Labs) in molecular biology and related fields, with lab rotations.

Doctoral students at KI are usually salaried employees; medical and life-sciences PhD positions are posted by research groups on the institute's vacancies page.

Hundreds of funded studentships and Doctoral Training Partnerships across UCL; the Doctoral School lists open competitions and how to apply.

Doctoral candidates at TUM are usually employed on research contracts; the Graduate School provides the structured framework, qualification program and community.

Coordinates structured doctoral programs, research training groups and scholarships at Germany's oldest university, spanning the natural sciences, medicine, humanities and social sciences.

PhD students in Denmark are salaried employees; DTU posts fully funded three-year engineering and science PhD positions on its vacancies page.

Fully funded PhD scholarships (stipend, tuition, conference allowance) for research at A*STAR institutes in Singapore, often jointly with NUS, NTU or an overseas university.

Research-based PhD programs across science, engineering, computing, medicine and the social sciences, with NUS Research Scholarships covering fees and a monthly stipend.

PhD students receive a funding package (stipend + tuition) for the funded cohort years through fellowships, assistantships and a base funding guarantee.

All UBC PhD students receive a minimum funding package; many programs top this up with fellowships and assistantships.

Research-based doctoral programs across faculties; funding comes from supervisor grants, fellowships and assistantships, with several entrance awards available.

Three years of ~$37k/yr stipend plus a cost-of-education allowance for STEM and many social-science PhDs. Apply in your senior year of undergrad or your first/second year of grad school.

Stipend + tuition support for biomedical, behavioral and clinical PhD students with a defined dissertation project and sponsor. F30 variant funds MD-PhD students.

Up to four years of full tuition + ~$45k/yr stipend for PhD students using high-performance computing across science and engineering. Includes a 12-week practicum at a national lab.

Up to five years of funding (~$38k/yr stipend + tuition) with unusual research freedom, for PhD students in the applied physical, biological and engineering sciences.

Three years of full tuition, a monthly stipend and a health-insurance allowance for PhD students in 15 DoD-relevant STEM disciplines. No service obligation.

Three years of ~$27k/yr stipend for PhD students committed to a career in research and teaching and to diversifying the professoriate. Predoctoral, dissertation and postdoctoral tiers.

Up to $90k over two years of graduate study (any field, any US institution) for immigrants and children of immigrants.

Funds a student–adviser pair (~$53k/yr for up to three years) to support PhD students from groups underrepresented in the life sciences and to develop inclusive mentoring.

Full funding for any Stanford graduate degree, including PhDs, plus a leadership-development program. Apply separately to Stanford and to Knight-Hennessy.

Covers the full cost of a PhD (or other postgraduate degree) at Cambridge, including fees, maintenance and travel, for outstanding applicants from outside the UK.

Fully funded postgraduate study at Oxford (including DPhil programs) plus a global fellowship network. Constituencies in many countries.

Funds up to three years of graduate study (including PhDs) at any UK university, for US citizens.

One year of funded study at Churchill College, Cambridge, in STEM fields, for US students, often a launchpad into a longer PhD.

Funds a year of research or study abroad in 140+ countries, frequently used before or during a PhD to do fieldwork, language study or a research placement.

Dissertation- and postdoctoral-year funding for women completing doctoral degrees in any field at US institutions.

Supports outstanding graduate students in computer science and related fields with a stipend, tuition and a Google research mentor. Nominated by your university.

Two years of funding (tuition + stipend + conference allowance) plus a mentor and internship opportunity for PhD students in computing-related fields.

Awards of up to $60k for PhD students doing GPU-accelerated research in AI, graphics, systems and related areas, with NVIDIA engagement throughout the year.

The largest aggregator of advertised PhD projects worldwide, searchable by discipline, country, funding status and supervisor. Best starting point for funded PhD positions.

The UK's main academic job board; the 'PhD' category lists hundreds of fully funded studentships, including Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) places.

Official EU portal listing PhD vacancies, Marie Skłodowska-Curie doctoral networks and research jobs across more than 40 European countries.

Browse structured PhD programs (mostly Europe and beyond) with admission requirements, tuition and scholarship information.

Used by many physics, math and life-science departments to advertise PhD, postdoc and faculty openings, strong for STEM research positions.

High-prestige listings across the natural sciences, including funded PhD positions and graduate research assistantships.

Searchable database of 2,500+ fellowships, including doctoral and dissertation funding. Free account required for full search.

Scholarship database and PhD-in-Germany guide; many German doctoral positions are salaried research-staff jobs rather than tuition-based programs.

Directory of UKRI-funded Doctoral Training Partnerships and Centres for Doctoral Training, the main route to a stipended PhD in the UK.

Broad US higher-education job board; useful for graduate research assistantships, lab-manager roles and the faculty market PhDs eventually enter.