Environmental Science Scholarships & PhD Positions 2026–2027: 61+ Open Programmes
61 verified environmental 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 University of Sheffield, Utrecht University and Wageningen University & Research. Listings are re-verified daily against official sources.
The Asian Development Bank–Japan Scholarship Program funds about 300 students each year from ADB developing member countries to study approved master's (and in some cases doctoral) programmes, mostly in economics, management, health, education, agriculture, environment and technology. There is no central application deadline: candidates apply directly to a participating university, which forwards eligible files to ADB, and applications should reach the university at least six months before the intended start.
✓ Fully FundedMonthly stipend per programme rules — see official listing
University-specific (e.g. GRIPS 20 Nov 2026; AIT 31 Mar 2027) – see host universityDetails Details
The AgriFood master trains specialists in agricultural food systems — from primary production to processing and safety — across an Erasmus Mundus consortium. The programme's pages, including the accepted-previous-studies list, describe eligibility and the next intake's timeline.
PhD studentships in the Reisner Laboratory developing technologies to convert solar energy into sustainable fuels and chemicals open to home and international students. The official Cambridge microbiology studentship lists 2 November 2026 as its deadline; the exact submission time is not published.
DAAD RISE Germany 2027: paid summer research internships in Germany for undergraduate science and engineering students. €992 monthly stipend plus travel allowances. Apply by 30 November 2026 (11:59 pm CET).
Lund University advertises a doctoral position in medical radiation physics focused on tritium persistence in soils and sediments. Tritium - a radioactive isotope of hydrogen released by nuclear facilities - behaves in environmental systems in ways that are still imperfectly understood, and the project studies how organically bound tritium persists in soils and sediments, how it moves through food chains, and what this means for radiological assessment.
✓ Fully FundedSalaried PhD position per the Swedish collective agreement
Fully funded doctoral researcher position in environmental chemistry (AI4TECS project) at the University of Luxembourg. EUR 44,531 gross/year. Rolling review - early application encouraged.
Fully funded 36-month doctoral researcher in water engineering and monitoring (PFAROS project on PFAS in hospital wastewater) at the University of Luxembourg. EUR 44,531 gross/year. Rolling review.
Edinburgh’s E5 NERC Doctoral Training Partnership supports environmental research. Applicants are encouraged to discuss their chosen project with its supervisor before applying.
EACH is the Erasmus Mundus master in analytical chemistry coordinated by the University of Tartu with partner universities in Finland, Sweden and France. For the 2027 intake the first admission period runs from 5 November 2026 to 5 January 2027 (23:59 EET), and this is the window in which Erasmus Mundus scholarship decisions are made.
ACES-STAR, the relaunched Erasmus Mundus master in aquaculture, environment and society, is delivered from three centres of excellence — Scotland, Crete and France — coordinated through SAMS. Scholarship rounds in recent cycles have closed between late January and late February, with the 2027 dates posted on the official site.
Fully funded PhD at University of Edinburgh examining environmental and health impacts of titanium ore deposits on communities near mining operations. £21,805/year stipend. UK students only.
EPSRC FIBE3 CDT (Future Infrastructure and Built Environment: Unlocking Net Zero) at the University of Cambridge offers a fully funded 1+3 year MRes + PhD programme starting October 2027. Focuses on infrastructure challenges for the net-zero transition. Fully funded for eligible Home students, with very limited international funding. Application fee: £20. Deadline: 14 April 2027.
The University of Leeds, as part of the ESRC White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership, offers a range of social science PhD studentships for 2027/28 entry. Open to UK and international applicants. Covers fees at UKRI rates plus a maintenance grant of £21,805 (2026/27 rate). Multiple award types available: +3.5, +3.75, and 1+3.5. Deadline: 20 January 2027.
GEM Consortium (University of Twente) · Netherlands
GEM is the Erasmus Mundus master in geo-information science and earth observation for environmental modelling and management, coordinated from the University of Twente's ITC faculty. Applications for the 2027-2029 edition close on 15 January 2027 at 23:59 CET, with selection results due on 31 March 2027.
IMSOGLO is a two-year Erasmus Mundus master in soil systems under global change, coordinated from Ghent University with European partners. Applications for the September 2027 intake opened on 1 October 2026; the scholarship round closes on 28 February 2027, and self-funded documents can follow until 31 May 2027.
ISSF (International Master in Sustainable Food Systems) is an Erasmus Mundus joint master that trains specialists in food-system transitions, combining agronomy, ecology, economics and policy across a consortium of leading European universities. The consortium has announced a 2027 intake with application details to be published on its how-to-apply page.
MESPOM Consortium (Central European University) · Austria
MESPOM is the Erasmus Mundus master in environmental sciences, policy and management run by Central European University with Lund, Manchester and the University of the Aegean. For studies in 2027-2029, applications for financial aid and visa-sensitive applicants close on 7 January 2027, with later self-funded rounds on the admissions calendar.
MOPGA (Make Our Planet Great Again) is France's research programme attracting international scientists to work on climate, earth sciences and the energy transition through doctoral and postdoctoral funding hosted at French institutions. Campus France publishes each year's call — including the application window and eligibility — on the MOPGA page.
MSc European Forestry is an Erasmus Mundus joint master in forest sciences coordinated from the University of Eastern Finland in Joensuu. The next call for student applications runs from 2 December 2026 to 13 January 2027 for the cohort starting in August 2027, and applications go through the Finnish Studyinfo service.
This dual-award PhD project will investigate how environmental factors influence the evolution of antimicrobial resistance across Manchester and Peking University.
