79 verified computer science 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, Lancaster University and ETH Zurich. Listings are re-verified daily against official sources.
ETH AI Center · Switzerland
ETH AI Center Doctoral Fellowships 2026: fully funded AI doctoral fellowships at ETH Zurich fostering interdisciplinary collaboration. Deadline: 27 October 2026, 16:00 CET.
EURECOM, based in the Sophia Antipolis technology park near Nice, runs graduate programmes in digital science — AI, cybersecurity, telecommunications and data — plus doctoral studies with its labs and industrial partners. Its admission portal manages both taught-programme rounds and rolling PhD recruitment.
University of São Paulo · Brazil
This FAPESP-supported fellowship involves artificial intelligence research linked to public management through CIA-GP.
Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) · United Arab Emirates
Fully funded scholarship at MBZUAI Abu Dhabi. Automatic full scholarship for all admitted graduate students (M.Sc./Ph.D.): 100% tuition waiver, monthly stipend, accommodation, health insurance. Deadline: 15 Dec 2026.
Imperial College London · United Kingdom
The MSEI Lab at Imperial College London offers a fully funded PhD in AI-driven 3D ultrasound imaging and autonomous robotic guidance. Supervised by Dr. Dandan Zhang. Deadline: January 2027.
University College London · United Kingdom
PhD studentship at University College London in foundational artificial intelligence, focusing on reinforcement learning, intelligent data acquisition, generative and foundation models, and applications in communication systems, engineering, and scientific discovery. Fully funded for Home (UK) students with a stipend of £23,805 per year. Supervised by Dr Sattar Vakili.
North Carolina State University · United States
The HIER Lab at NC State University offers fully funded PhD positions in whole-body control, humanoid robotics, and manipulation. Led by Prof. Jaemin Lee. Priority deadline: 15 Dec 2026.
HERON Robotics Center of Excellence · Greece
Fully funded PhD positions in robotics and AI at HERON and NTUA in Athens, Greece. Research areas include embodied AI, robot learning, surgical telerobotics, and autonomous navigation.
University College London · United Kingdom
4-year funded at the Home-fee rate PhD in Bioelectronics and Robotics at UCL. £28,955/year stipend. Open until filled. Apply early.
Lancaster University · United Kingdom
4-year fully funded PhD in Robotics and Control at Lancaster University in collaboration with UKNNL. UK Home students only. £20,780+ stipend.
Gates Cambridge Trust · United Kingdom
The Gates Cambridge Scholarship is one of the world's most international scholarship programs, funding outstanding applicants from outside the UK to pursue full-time postgraduate degrees at the University of Cambridge.
Hamad Bin Khalifa University · Qatar
Hamad Bin Khalifa University, part of Qatar Foundation's Education City in Doha, offers funded master's and PhD programmes across computing, law, sustainability, health and engineering colleges. Its admissions portal lists priority and final rounds for each intake, with generous scholarship packages for admitted students.
Vienna Center for Logic and Algorithms (VCLA) · Austria
The Helmut Veith Stipend honours the late TU Wien professor by funding outstanding women pursuing a master's in computer science at TU Wien, with emphasis on logic, computation and its applications. The annual deadline is 30 November, making the 2026 round a near-term target.
The University of Hong Kong · Hong Kong
HKU Presidential PhD Scholar Programme 2027/28: HK$28,700/month scholarship, HK$40,000 cash award, full fee waiver and guaranteed hall place - first-year value up to HK$445,800. Main Round closes 1 December 2026.
IMLEX Consortium (University of Eastern Finland) · Finland
IMLEX combines photonics, lighting technology and computer science for extended-reality applications, coordinated from the University of Eastern Finland with Japanese industry ties through Yoshino Co. The next application round runs from 2 December 2026 to 13 January 2027 (23:59 UTC+2) via the national Studyinfo service.
Queen Mary University of London · United Kingdom
3-year funded PhD at Queen Mary University of London on intelligent optimisation and control for future power systems. Home tuition fees and London stipend of £22,618/year. Deadline: 30 Nov 2026.
Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial, CSIC-UPC · Spain
IRI Barcelona offers funded PhD, postdoc, and internship positions in robotics and AI. Multiple grant routes including FPI, FPU, Ramon y Cajal, and Marie Sklodowska-Curie. Email CV to apply.
Leverhulme Trust · United Kingdom
The Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship supports early-career researchers for 3 years of independent research at a UK institution. Full salary plus £6,000/year research expenses. Open to international applicants.
The University of Edinburgh · United Kingdom
Edinburgh’s Machine Learning Systems CDT studies machine learning methods and the computing systems that implement them. International candidates apply through the first recruitment round.
University of Sheffield · United Kingdom
Sheffield’s MADE4Manufacturing CDT offers advertised doctoral projects in manufacturing and digital engineering. Funded students receive a living stipend and a project-resource budget.
University of Strasbourg · France
Master ChemoInfo at the University of Strasbourg trains chemoinformatics specialists at the interface of chemistry and computing — a niche with strong pharma and materials demand. The current selection procedure covers the 2026-2028 intake, which the consortium has confirmed will run without Erasmus Mundus scholarships.
Max Planck Society · Germany
Fully funded 12-14 week research internship at Max Planck Institutes in Germany. €1,300/month stipend, free accommodation, travel allowance. Open to international students. Deadline: 1 Nov 2026.
Max Planck School of Biomedical AI (BMAI) · Germany
The Max Planck School of Biomedical AI (BMAI) offers 25 fully funded three-year PhD positions at leading German research institutions. Interdisciplinary research at the interface of AI and life sciences. Application deadline: 1 December 2026. Applicants can apply without IELTS - German doctoral hiring assesses English through documents and interview.
MQV & IMPRS Quantum Education Program · Germany
Fully funded PhD fellowships in Quantum Science and Technology at IMPRS-QST and Munich Quantum Valley. Next application period: 15 Oct 2026 - 15 Jan 2027.