25 verified neuroscience scholarships & phd positions for 2026–2027 are open right now, concentrated in United Kingdom and Netherlands. The soonest deadline is 30 October 2026 — closing-soon entries are flagged in the list. Hosted by Max Planck Society, Radboud University and Stockholm University. Listings are re-verified daily against official sources.
University of Bristol · United Kingdom
Bristol’s Health and Life Sciences PGR scholarships fund advertised doctoral projects across biomedical, biological, psychological and health research. Both UK and non-UK applicants may apply.
Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research (CGA) · Germany
The Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research offers up to 12 fully funded PhD positions in ageing research at Germany's leading ageing research cluster. Three-year contracts with TV-L E13 salary. Application deadline: 3 November 2026.
University of Oxford · United Kingdom
The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford advertises a DPhil studentship on investigating and modelling brain dynamics across species, based in Dr Andrea Luppi's research group and supported by his ERC Starting Grant. The project develops computational models of how brain activity is organised dynamically across species - bridging human and animal neuroimaging and electrophysiology - to understand which principles of brain organisation are conserved through evolution and how they break down in disease.
EMBO (European Molecular Biology Organization) · Germany
EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships support excellent postdoctoral researchers in the life sciences for up to two years. International mobility is a key requirement. Includes salary, relocation allowance, and child support. Applications accepted throughout the year with cutoff dates. Next deadline: 22 January 2027.
EMCL Consortium (University of Groningen) · Netherlands
EMCL is a two-year research master in clinical linguistics, neurolinguistics and psycholinguistics run by the universities of Eastern Finland, Ghent and Groningen. The application portal for the 2027-2029 intake opened on 1 October 2026 and closes on 1 December 2026, so this is one of the tightest Mundus windows this season.
EPFL · Switzerland
EPFL's School of Life Sciences Summer Research Program places bachelor's and master's students in EPFL laboratories on Lake Geneva for a paid summer of research. The application window for the 2027 edition typically opens in November and closes in early December 2026, in line with recent editions.
University of East Anglia · United Kingdom
Fully funded PhD in Psychology at UEA through the ESRC/SENSS Doctoral Training Partnership. Research areas include Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Science, and Social Psychology.
Max Planck Society · Germany
IMPRS Cognitive NeuroImaging in Leipzig supports doctoral research into the brain and cognition. Hosted by Max Planck Society in Leipzig. Apply by 2 November 2026, 23:59 CET. No IELTS or TOEFL certificate is required; English is assessed through the application and interviews.
Max Planck Society · Germany
IMPRS Translational Psychiatry connects basic research with questions in mental health and psychiatry. No IELTS or TOEFL certificate is required; English is assessed through the application and interviews.
Life Science Zurich Graduate School · Switzerland
Over 100 fully funded PhD positions in life sciences at Life Science Zurich Graduate School (ETH Zurich and University of Zurich). 17 PhD programs. Deadline: 1 Nov 2026.
University of Reading · United Kingdom
Magdalen Vernon PhD Studentship at the University of Reading, School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences. funded at the Home-fee rate for 3 years starting September 2027. Maintenance stipend £22,437 plus £1,000 per year Research Training Support Grant and tuition-fee support. Reference: DRC27-001. Deadline: 4 December 2026.
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) · Japan
OIST recruits international applicants for its PhD programme in Okinawa. Hosted by Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) in Okinawa. Apply by 15 November 2026, 23:59 JST.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam · Netherlands
VU Amsterdam advertises a PhD student position in cellular neuroscience, studying mRNA localization and local protein synthesis in synapse formation, funded by NWO. Neurons localise specific messenger RNAs to synaptic compartments and translate them on site - a process central to how synapses form, mature and adapt.
Karolinska Institutet · Sweden
PhD position in computational neuroscience at Karolinska Institutet and SciLifeLab. Theme: Neural dynamics underlying survival behaviors. Deadline: 30 Oct 2026.
University of Toronto · Canada
Funded PhD in Counselling and Clinical Psychology (UTSC field, clinical psychology) at the University of Toronto for Fall 2027 entry. Application deadline: 1 December 2026.
Radboud University · Netherlands
Radboud University invites applications for a PhD position on multisynaptic plasticity in dendrites, based in the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour. The project investigates how plasticity spreads across multiple synaptic sites on dendrites of hippocampal CA1 neurons, using advanced optical techniques including two-photon glutamate uncaging and genetically encoded biosensors.
Stockholm University · Sweden
Stockholm University invites applications for a PhD student position in neurochemistry with molecular neurobiology. Research in this area studies the molecular organisation of the nervous system - neurotransmitter systems, protein networks at synapses, and the molecular changes underlying neurological and psychiatric disease - using biochemical, cell-biological and imaging approaches on neural cells and tissue models.
Imperial College London · United Kingdom
A fully funded PhD studentship in Parkinson's Disease at the UK DRI at Imperial. Hosted by Imperial College London in London. Apply by 30 October 2026 (time not specified).
The Francis Crick Institute · United Kingdom
Fully funded 4-year PhD programme 2027 at The Francis Crick Institute London. £27,715 per year tax-free stipend, tuition covered for international students. Deadline: 3 November 2026, 12:00 midday GMT.
Stockholm University · Sweden
Stockholm University invites applications for a doctoral student in psychology working on chronomedicine in psychiatry. The project studies how circadian and sleep-wake rhythms relate to psychiatric conditions and their treatment, contributing to the growing field of chronomedicine that times diagnosis and intervention to biological rhythms.
RMIT University · Australia
This RMIT project uses computer simulations to study membrane ion channels involved in neuronal signalling and brain function. Eligibility: Australian citizens/permanent residents or self-funded international students. The award may be a full scholarship or a top-up.
Radboud University invites applications for a PhD position on transcranial ultrasound stimulation (TUS) and computational affective neuroscience, funded by the ERC HEART2ADAPT project. The doctoral project uses low-intensity focused ultrasound to modulate deep brain circuits - including the amygdala, striatum and dorsal anterior cingulate cortex - and combines these experiments with computational models of affective processing.
Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel (IOB) · Switzerland
Fully funded PhD and MD-PhD positions in Translational Neurosciences at IOB Basel, Switzerland, bridging basic science and clinical research.
University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) · Netherlands
UMCG is seeking a postdoctoral researcher in neurobiology with a focus on multiple sclerosis. The researcher joins a laboratory studying the immunological and neurodegenerative mechanisms that drive disease progression in MS, using cellular models and human tissue material available through the centre's clinical programmes. Applicants can apply without IELTS - selection is based on documents and an English interview, not a test certificate.