Physics and mathematics scholarships, PhDs and research programmes — CERN, DESY, ICTP, JINR and leading universities worldwide.
Tips for Physics & Mathematics applicants
- Large labs (CERN, DESY, JINR) run structured summer and winter programmes.
- ICTP’s diploma and schools target students from developing countries.
- For PhDs, a strong master’s thesis and references matter most.
Open opportunities in Physics & Mathematics
ESO Studentship Programme 2026/2027 — PhD research stay in Garching
European Southern Observatory (ESO)
Germany
- Stipend
- Open to all nationalities
- Study level: PhD
- 1–2 years
Commonwealth PhD Scholarships 2027 (UK)
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK
United Kingdom
- Fully funded, Stipend
- Open to: 12 listed countries
- Study level: PhD
- 3–4 years
Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships 2027 (UK)
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (CSC)
United Kingdom
- Fully funded, Stipend
- Open to: 24 listed countries
- Study level: Master's
- Typically a one-year UK master's
DIFFER PhD — Agentic AI-Driven Experiments for Materials Discovery (Eindhoven)
DIFFER — Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research (NWO)
Netherlands
- Fully funded, Salary
- Open to all nationalities
- Study level: PhD
- 4 years
Francis Crick Institute PhD Programme 2027 — London (all nationalities)
The Francis Crick Institute
United Kingdom
- Fully funded, Stipend, Tuition waiver
- Open to all nationalities
- Study level: PhD
- 4 years
Wageningen University PhD — Emerging Extreme Fire Weather Risks (Netherlands)
Wageningen University & Research — Meteorology and Air Quality
Netherlands
- Fully funded, Salary
- Open to all nationalities
- Study level: PhD
- 4 years
Slovak National Scholarship Programme (NŠP) — study and research stays in Slovakia
SAIA — Slovak Academic Information Agency
Slovakia
- Stipend, Travel grant
- Open to all nationalities
- Open to: Master's, PhD, Postdoc
- 1–10 months (students 1–2 semesters)
Utrecht University PhD — Biophysical Origins of RNA Toxicity in Huntington’s Disease
Utrecht University — Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research
Netherlands
- Fully funded, Salary
- Open to all nationalities
- Study level: PhD
- 4 years
Imperial College London President’s PhD Scholarships 2027
Imperial College London
United Kingdom
- Fully funded, Stipend, Tuition waiver
- Open to all nationalities
- Study level: PhD
- 3.5 years
National Taiwan University (NTU) International Degree Admission — Fall 2027
National Taiwan University
Taiwan
- Partially funded
- Open to all nationalities
- Study level: Undergraduate, Master's, PhD
DTU PhD in Theoretical Chemistry — Quantum-Enhanced Algorithms for Sustainable Energy Materials (Denmark)
Technical University of Denmark (DTU Chemistry)
Denmark
- Fully funded, Salary
- Open to all nationalities
- Study level: PhD
- 3 years
Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship — University of Toronto (2027 entry)
University of Toronto
Canada
- Fully funded
- Open to all nationalities
- Study level: Undergraduate
- 4 years
USTC International Winter Camp 2027 — Hefei, China (19 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027)
University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
China
- Partially funded
- Open to all nationalities
- Open to: Graduate, Master's, Undergraduate
- 2 weeks
SPARK MSCA Doctoral Network — 15 PhD Positions in Spatiotemporal Photonics (Umeå, Eindhoven & partners)
SPARK Doctoral Network (MSCA) — Umeå University, TU Eindhoven and partners
Multiple countries Netherlands +1
- Fully funded, Salary
- Open to all nationalities
- Study level: PhD
- 3 years
FPU — Spanish University Teacher Training PhD Contracts (Spain)
Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (Spain)
Spain
- Salary
- Eligible countries: check official page
- Study level: PhD
- 4 years
IMPRS-IS Doctoral Program 2027 — Max Planck Intelligent Systems (Stuttgart & Tübingen)
Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, University of Stuttgart, University of Tübingen
Germany
- Fully funded, Salary
- Open to all nationalities
- Study level: PhD
UBC International Scholars Program (2027 entry)
University of British Columbia
Canada
- Fully funded, Partially funded
- Open to all nationalities
- Study level: Undergraduate
- 4 years
BEST “Between Earth and Sky” MSCA COFUND PhD Programme — University of Toulouse
Université de Toulouse (BEST — MSCA COFUND)
France
- Fully funded, Salary
- Open to all nationalities
- Study level: PhD
- 3 years
ETH Zurich Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme (Master’s)
ETH Zurich
Switzerland
- Fully funded, Stipend, Tuition waiver
- Open to all nationalities
- Study level: Master's
- 3–4 semesters
Eric Bleumink Fellowship — University of Groningen (fully funded master’s)
University of Groningen
Netherlands
- Fully funded, Stipend, Tuition waiver
- Open to: Developing countries
- Study level: Master's
- 1–2 years (length of the master's)
HKU Presidential PhD Scholarship (HKU-PS) 2027/28 — University of Hong Kong
The University of Hong Kong — Graduate School
Hong Kong
- Fully funded, Stipend, Tuition waiver
- Open to all nationalities
- Study level: PhD
TU Delft Justus & Louise van Effen Excellence Scholarship 2027 — Netherlands
Delft University of Technology
Netherlands
- Fully funded, Stipend, Tuition waiver
- Open to all nationalities
- Study level: Master's
- 2 years
SINGA — Singapore International Graduate Award (PhD, A*STAR / NUS / NTU / SUTD)
A*STAR with NUS, NTU, SUTD and SIT
Singapore
- Fully funded, Stipend
- Open to all nationalities
- Study level: PhD
- 4 years
Leiden University Excellence Scholarship (LExS) 2027 — Netherlands
Leiden University
Netherlands
- Partially funded, Tuition waiver
- Open to all nationalities
- Study level: Master's
- Length of the master's (1–2 years)
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