PhD Positions & Scholarships in Netherlands 2026–2027 — Page 2
96 verified phd positions & scholarships in netherlands for 2026–2027 are open right now. The soonest deadline is 28 October 2026 — closing-soon entries are flagged in the list. Hosted by TU Delft, Utrecht University and Wageningen University & Research. Listings are re-verified daily against official sources.
VU Amsterdam advertises a PhD student position in cellular neuroscience, studying mRNA localization and local protein synthesis in synapse formation, funded by NWO. Neurons localise specific messenger RNAs to synaptic compartments and translate them on site - a process central to how synapses form, mature and adapt.
The Sensory Science and Eating Behaviour group at Wageningen is recruiting a PhD researcher to study how food properties influence children’s eating behaviour and energy intake. The position is based within Human Nutrition and Health. Applicants can apply without IELTS - selection is based on documents and an English interview, not a test certificate.
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) invites applications for a PhD position on contrast ultrasound imaging of nanobubbles for cancer diagnostics, funded within the NWO MOMENTUM programme. The project develops next-generation ultrasound contrast agents - nanoscale bubbles small enough to escape the vasculature and image tissue beyond blood vessels - and the imaging sequences needed to detect them sensitively and safely.
Radboud University invites applications for a PhD position on Decolonising Reparations, part of an NWO-funded research project. The project works with Indo and Indonesian communities to critically examine histories of colonial violence and the politics of repair, using participatory and creative methods to explore what reparations can mean beyond financial settlements - including acknowledgement, memory, restitution and institutional change.
Two fully funded TU Delft PhD positions in the Curious Beams Lab on the ERC BEAMSurf project: diffractive atomic-scale surface imaging with backscattered electrons. Deadline: 8 November 2026. Applicants can apply without IELTS - selection is based on documents and an English interview, not a test certificate.
Leiden University's Centre for Linguistics invites applications for a PhD candidate working on Dutch morphology and constructicography. The project develops computational descriptions of Dutch word formation and construction patterns, contributing to digital language resources that connect morphological analysis with construction-based lexicography.
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) invites applications for a PhD position on dynamic space-time interfaces for high-speed terahertz (THz) beam control. The project develops dynamically modulated THz interfaces that can steer, shape and route terahertz beams at high speed, including nonreciprocal propagation effects that break the usual symmetry of wave transmission.
Wageningen is recruiting a PhD researcher to study the economics of native-species production and rural development in Brazil’s Cerrado. The project focuses on livelihoods, biodiversity and value chains in the MATOPIBA region. Applicants can apply without IELTS or TOEFL - English is assessed through the interview, and advanced Portuguese is mandatory for the Brazil fieldwork.
Leiden University advertises a PhD candidate position in the research project 'Entangled with Seaweed', working on case studies in Scotland. The project, funded through the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO Open Competition), takes an ethnographic approach to the emerging seaweed economy: how coastal communities, industries and regulators in Scotland negotiate the cultivation, harvesting and governance of seaweed, and what this reveals about changing relations between marine resources, livelihoods and environmental policy.
Leiden University advertises a PhD candidate position in the research project 'Entangled with Seaweed', working on case studies in South Africa. Within the NWO Open Competition-funded programme, this line of the project studies the South African seaweed sector ethnographically: the people whose livelihoods depend on seaweed harvesting and farming, the regulatory landscape governing marine resource access, and the social and ecological entanglements that shape how the seaweed economy develops.
Utrecht University invites applications for a PhD position within the CUE-CAN project on the environmental causes of childhood and early-onset cancer. The project studies how environmental exposures early in life relate to the risk of childhood and early-onset cancers, using large-scale registries, geospatial exposure data and modern epidemiological methods.
This TU Delft PhD investigates whether visible changes in microorganisms can reveal past environmental conditions. The research explores biological alternatives to disposable electronic data loggers. Applicants can apply without IELTS - selection is based on documents and an English interview, not a test certificate.
Amsterdam UMC is recruiting a PhD candidate for a project on the epidemiology of kidney replacement therapy in Europe. The project studies how dialysis and transplantation are provided, used and experienced across European countries, and what explains differences in access, outcomes and quality of life for patients on kidney replacement therapy.
✓ Fully FundedEUR 3,217 - EUR 4,077 gross per month
This PhD explores how small modular nuclear reactors could respond more flexibly to changing electricity demand and renewable generation. The focus is on power-cycle design and thermal storage. Applicants can apply without IELTS - selection is based on documents and an English interview, not a test certificate.
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.
✓ Fully FundedEUR 3,204 - EUR 4,051 gross per month
This Wageningen PhD investigates genome evolution and chromosome architecture in understudied unicellular eukaryotes. It is hosted by the Laboratory of Microbiology and the Genome Evolution and Diversity in Eukaryotes research group. Applicants can apply without IELTS - selection is based on documents and an English interview, not a test certificate.
Wageningen University & Research invites applications for a PhD position developing green facades for building insolation and enhanced urban diversity. The project studies how vegetated facade systems affect building heat loads and urban microclimates, and how different plant systems support urban biodiversity, connecting green-infrastructure engineering with ecology.
✓ Fully FundedEUR 3,204 - EUR 4,051 gross per month
Wageningen University & Research advertises a PhD position on impact evaluation of climate policies in agricultural and forest landscapes, within the EU Horizon project PolicyForClimate. The project assesses how climate policies - from payment schemes to regulation - change land-use decisions and emissions across agricultural and forest landscapes, combining econometric impact evaluation with land-systems modelling and case studies across Europe and partner regions.
✓ Fully Funded€3,204/month gross in year 1, rising to €4,051 (CAO scale P)
TU Delft invites applications for a PhD position on indoor thermal natural variation for heat resilience, within the NWO-funded Nature 4 Homes programme. Conventional comfort standards assume near-uniform indoor temperatures, yet naturally ventilated homes show large spatial and temporal variation during heatwaves - variation that may actually be tolerable, or even beneficial, when managed well.
This ITC doctorate develops spatial-statistical methods for combining IoT measurements, remote sensing and field observations to understand diseases in tree crops. Cocoa farms in Ghana provide a central application.
✓ Fully Funded€3,204–€4,051 gross/month, increasing with doctoral year.
This Wageningen doctorate examines the militarization of societal resilience: how preparations for crisis and war reshape relationships between civilian institutions, communities and military actors. Applicants can apply without IELTS - selection is based on documents and an English interview, not a test certificate.
Wageningen University & Research is investigating how moss traits influence fire ignition in peatlands and tundra. The doctorate connects plant ecology with the changing fire vulnerability of high-latitude ecosystems. Applicants can apply without IELTS - selection is based on documents and an English interview, not a test certificate.
Wageningen University & Research invites applications for a PhD position on the link between mountains, downstream agriculture and ecosystems globally. The project studies how mountain processes, from water supply to sediment and nutrient flows, shape agricultural systems and ecosystem outcomes far downstream, and how these connections change under climate and land-use pressure.
✓ Fully FundedEUR 3,204 - EUR 4,051 gross per month
