48 verified machine learning scholarships & phd positions for 2026–2027 are open right now, concentrated in United Kingdom and Switzerland. The soonest deadline is 27 October 2026 — closing-soon entries are flagged in the list. Hosted by ETH Zurich, TU Delft and Heriot-Watt University. Listings are re-verified daily against official sources.
Alan Turing Institute · United Kingdom
The Alan Turing Institute PhD Student Enrichment Scheme provides fully funded 6 or 9 month placements at the Turing's London offices. £1,200/month stipend supplement plus travel and accommodation. Open to UK PhD students.
ETH Zurich · Switzerland
Fully funded ETH Zurich doctoral position on generative AI-based computational design methods for engineering. Competitive salary. Deadline: 1 November 2026.
ETH Zurich · Switzerland
Fully funded PhD in sparse reconstruction of virtual histology images at ETH Zurich and Paul Scherrer Institute. Rolling review. Machine learning and X-ray imaging.
ETH Zurich · Switzerland
Fully funded PhD at ETH Zurich developing neuromotor interfaces for dexterous robot teleoperation using EMG and egocentric vision. Open until filled.
EDISS Consortium (Åbo Akademi University) · Finland
EDISS trains software engineers to build reliable, data-intensive intelligent systems, coordinated by Åbo Akademi University with partners in Spain, Italy and Sweden. The last intake accepted applications from 3 November 2025 to 8 January 2026 (15:00 Helsinki time), and the 2027 scholarship round is expected to follow the same pattern.
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.
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.
FAMEAIS Consortium (UCLouvain) · Belgium
FAMEAIS is the renewed FAME+ Erasmus Mundus programme — functional advanced materials engineering now with artificial intelligence for sustainability — organised by UCLouvain, Grenoble INP, TU Darmstadt, Augsburg and Aveiro. Its application round closes in January each year, with the exact date on the admissions page.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Max Planck Society · Germany
The Max Planck Artificial Intelligence Network recruits new doctoral researchers through a joint process with ELLIS. Official MP-AIX sources disagree on whether the cutoff is 23:59 CET or Anywhere on Earth. Confirm the time in the live application portal. Applicants can apply without IELTS - German doctoral hiring assesses English through documents and interview.
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.
The University of Edinburgh · United Kingdom
PhD at University of Edinburgh on molecular engineering of water treatment membranes using computational methods and machine learning. Competitive funding available. Deadline: 2 March 2027. Self-funded applications are accepted. A full studentship for this project is not guaranteed.
University of Inland Norway · Norway
This Inland Norway PhD fellowship connects bioinformatics and machine learning with the diagnosis of infection and antimicrobial resistance. Job classification code 1017 must not be treated as a stipend amount.
Wageningen University & Research · Netherlands
The ORCRIST project at Wageningen develops faster, accurate three-dimensional radiation calculations for clouds and wildfire plumes. The PhD links atmospheric physics, GPU computing and machine learning. Applicants can apply without IELTS - selection is based on documents and an English interview, not a test certificate.
TU Delft is recruiting a doctoral researcher to coordinate AI agents managing radio, transport, computing and service resources in future 6G networks. The position belongs to the Future Network Services programme. Applicants can apply without IELTS - selection is based on documents and an English interview, not a test certificate.
AITHYRA — Austrian Academy of Sciences · Austria
Fully funded PhD in AI for Biomedicine at AITHYRA Vienna, at the intersection of machine learning, experimental biology, chemistry and medicine.