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.
University of Sheffield · United Kingdom
This Sheffield ECOSOLUTIONS doctorate examines chemical and microbial contamination in harvested urban rainwater. It aims to identify practical treatments for safe non-potable reuse.
University of Sheffield · United Kingdom
This Sheffield ECOSOLUTIONS project examines how irrigation wastewater and pesticides jointly influence antimicrobial resistance in agricultural soils and groundwater. The advertised programme provides 45 months of doctoral funding, subject to its selection and eligibility rules.
University of Twente · Netherlands
The University of Twente invites applications for a PhD position on water footprint assessment and water credit design in Egypt's horticulture sector. The project studies how water use along horticultural value chains can be measured, attributed and incentivised, and designs credit-based instruments that reward water-efficient practice in a water-scarce production landscape.
Leiden University invites applications for a post-doctoral researcher working on agent-based modelling of Pleistocene landscape connectivity in Europe. The project simulates how Pleistocene environments connected and disconnected habitats and populations across the continent, informing debate in palaeoanthropology, archaeology and palaeoclimate research.
Lund University · Sweden
Lund University invites applications for a post-doctoral fellow position assessing global forest dynamics. The project works on large-scale assessment of forest change, combining remote sensing, forest inventory data and modelling to understand how forests worldwide are responding to climate, management and disturbance.
Maynooth University · Ireland
Maynooth University invites applications for a 36-month postdoctoral researcher position on the BIOCHAR project, focused on life cycle assessment of biochar systems. The researcher will quantify the environmental and climate performance of biochar production and application pathways, from feedstock sourcing and pyrolysis to field application, using established LCA methods and Irish and European datasets.
Wageningen University & Research · Netherlands
This Wageningen postdoctoral position examines governance arrangements that support sustainability transitions in farming systems. The work is hosted by Animal Production Systems and includes research connected to ReGeNL. Applicants can apply without IELTS - selection is based on documents and an English interview, not a test certificate.
Utrecht University · Netherlands
Utrecht University invites applications for a postdoc applying machine learning to wind-flow prediction in coastal dunes. The project develops data-driven models of aeolian processes and wind fields in dune landscapes, supporting coastal-management questions such as dune growth, sand supply and nature-based flood defence.
Utrecht University · Netherlands
Utrecht University invites applications for a postdoc on multi-risk adaptation pathways for river delta systems. The project studies how delta regions can plan for interacting hazards, such as floods, droughts and salinisation, rather than treating risks one at a time, and develops pathway approaches that keep adaptation options open under deep uncertainty.
Liverpool John Moores University · United Kingdom
Liverpool John Moores University recruits a post-doctoral research fellow in peat paludiculture biogeochemistry and ecology for a two-year fixed-term position. The post contributes to a UK Innovate UK FIP-funded project studying paludiculture - the productive agricultural use of rewetted peatlands - and quantifies how water-table management, vegetation and microbial processes control greenhouse-gas emissions, nutrient cycling and biomass quality in rewetted systems.
Université PSL · France
PRISM (PhD Research Programme for International Training in Sustainable Soft Matter) offers up to 14 fully funded PhD fellowships at PSL University in Paris. Projects focus on eco-friendly chemical processes, circular economy, renewable energies, and carbon capture. Application deadline: 31 October 2026.
Swedish Institute · Sweden
SISGP 2027-28: the Swedish Institute's fully funded master's scholarship - tuition paid, SEK 12,000/month living allowance and SEK 15,000 travel grant. Scholarship window 8-24 February 2027.
Water4All Partnership · France
Water4All 2026 Joint Transnational Call on Sustainable Water Management. Approx. €34M budget from 32 funding organisations in 30 countries. Preproposal deadline: 10 Nov 2026. This call funds eligible research consortia under national/regional rules, not individual student stipends.