12 verified computer vision scholarships & phd positions for 2026–2027 are open right now, concentrated in United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates. The soonest deadline is 28 October 2026 — closing-soon entries are flagged in the list. Hosted by Heriot-Watt University, EMJM Imaging Consortium and HERON Robotics Center of Excellence. Listings are re-verified daily against official sources.
EMJM Imaging Consortium · France
EMJM Imaging is an Erasmus Mundus master dedicated to imaging science — from medical imaging to photonics and computational imaging — delivered by a French-led consortium. The 2027-2029 application dates had not been posted at the time of checking; the previous round closed in early January 2026, so a similar timeline is likely.
RAINZ CDT · United Kingdom
4-year fully funded PhD programme across Manchester, Glasgow, and Oxford. Robotics and AI for Net Zero. UKRI stipend £20,780 plus £10,000/year TechExpert for Home students.
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.
University of Manchester · United Kingdom
PhD studentship at the University of Manchester (Department of Materials) in AI, digital engineering, textiles and wearable technologies. The project is developed jointly between the successful applicant and supervisor. Fully funded for 3.5 years, starting January 2027. Stipend £21,805 per year (2026/27 UKRI rate). Deadline: 30 March 2027.
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.
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.
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.
Heriot-Watt University · United Arab Emirates
A self-funded PhD programme at the Dubai Campus focusing on Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Cyber Security.
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.
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.
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 Waterloo · Canada
Funded PhD & postdoc positions in AI-enhanced NDT for infrastructure at University of Waterloo. Rolling review, starts Jan/May 2027. Email CV to apply.