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PhD Scholarships in Europe
Explore institute-level PhD scholarships and open doctoral vacancies across Europe. Use the country carousel for schools in Germany, France, the Netherlands, the UK and more — or filter the Europe-wide catalog below.
PhD scholarships in Europe
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Jump to funded PhD programmes in European countries — each link opens a dedicated scholarship landing page.
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Jump to funded PhD programmes by discipline — each link opens a dedicated scholarship landing page.
Updated regularly
Latest Open PhD Positions in Europe
New doctoral vacancies in Europe with deadlines — added as they are published.
- PhD in Crop Modelling for Innovative Greenhouse Systems – Wageningen University View position →
- PhD in Bovine Herd Health — Ghent University View position →
- PhD Position in Molecular Ecology — CNRS, Strasbourg View position →
- PhD in Conversational AI for Sustainable Agriculture — CNRS, France View position →
- PhD in Movement Ecology and Spatial Ecology — CNRS, Grenoble View position →
- PhD in Red Algae Life Cycle & Climate Resilience – CNRS, France View position →
Explore institute-level PhD scholarships and open doctoral vacancies across Europe. Use the country carousel for schools in Germany, France, the Netherlands, the UK and more — or filter the Europe-wide catalog below.
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Narrow European institute PhD scholarships by name, country, field, affordability, and stipend. Country is preselected to Europe (destination region).
PhD in Europe — guides by nationality
Practical orientation for applicants by passport region. Always verify visa and funding rules on official government and university pages.
Navigate European Scholarships
257 institute scholarships in Europe on this catalog. Use pagination below or filter by country or field.
Institut za poljoprivredu i turizam / Institute of Agriculture and Tourism (IPTPO)
Centre national de la recherche scientifique / French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)
National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB)
Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ)
Queen’s University Belfast (QUB)
Università degli Studi della Tuscia (UNITUS)
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (UCSC)
Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences (ID PAN)
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Università degli Studi di Padova (UNIPD)
PhD Scholarships at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid / UPM
Università degli Studi di Padova / University of Padua (UNIPD)
PhD Scholarships at Institutionen för sydsvensk skogsvetenskap / Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre (SLU)
PhD Scholarships at Prinzessin Therese von Bayern Chair of Systematics, Biodiversity and Evolution of Plants, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich / LMU
University of Nova Gorica PhD Scholarships (UNG)
PhD Scholarships at Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro / University of Bari Aldo Moro (UNIBA)
PhD Scholarships at Tallinn University of Technology / TalTech
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPB) – PhD Scholarships for International Students
PhD Scholarships at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences / Høgskolen i Innlandet (HINN)
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW)
PhD Scholarships at Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelm-Universität Bonn / University of Bonn (UBONN)
PhD Scholarships at AGILE Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network
PhD Scholarships at University of Milano-Bicocca / Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca (UNIMIB)
University of Tours (Université de Tours) – PhD Scholarships (UT)
PhD Scholarships at Leibniz University Hannover (LUH)
PhD Scholarships at University of Palermo / Università degli Studi di Palermo (UNIPA)
DAAD PhD Scholarships for International Students
PhD Scholarships at University of Modena and Reggio Emilia / UNIMORE
PhD Scholarships at University of Southern Denmark / Syddansk Universitet (SDU)
PhD Scholarships at University of Western Brittany / Université de Bretagne Occidentale (UBO)
PhD Scholarships at Institut Agro Rennes-Angers
PhD Scholarships at Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research / ZALF
PhD Scholarships at University of Tübingen / Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen (EKUT)
PhD Scholarships at University Medical Center Groningen / UMCG
Scuola Normale Superiore (SNS) PhD Scholarships
PhD Scholarships at Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN)
PhD Scholarships at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology / KIT
PhD Scholarships at VIB / Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie
PhD Scholarships at University of Picardy Jules Verne / Université de Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV)
PhD Scholarships at Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology / Lesnická a dřevařská fakulta (FFWT)
PhD Scholarships at Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ)
PhD Scholarships at Università degli Studi di Trento / University of Trento (UNITRENTO)
PhD Scholarships at South East Technological University (SETU)
PhD Scholarships at University of Teramo / Università degli Studi di Teramo (UNITE)
PhD Scholarships at Kmetijski inštitut Slovenije / Agricultural Institute of Slovenia (KIS)
PhD scholarships at Universitat Politècnica de València / Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV)
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena / Technical University of Cartagena (UPCT)
PhD scholarships in Europe — agriculture and life sciences
This Europe hub is a destination-scoped catalog of funded PhD programmes at universities and research institutes across European countries. Listings include monthly stipends, funding type, research fields, eligibility, and application guidance — so you can compare hosts in Germany, the Netherlands, France, the UK, Sweden, and other European destinations without opening dozens of institute sites.
Whether your focus is crop science, plant breeding, soil health, sustainable farming, forestry, or environmental management, narrow results by country, discipline, and affordability before you apply.
What you can do on this Europe hub
- Browse by country — jump from the carousel to dedicated scholarship landings for each European destination.
- Browse by field — open discipline landings for agricultural sciences, plant sciences, forestry, and related areas.
- Open PhD vacancies — scan current doctoral calls in Europe with deadlines.
- Filter the catalog — Country is preselected to Europe (destination region); refine by field, stipend, and affordability.
- Affordability check — use the PhD stipend affordability calculator to compare grants with living costs.
Browse by European country or research field
Start from country landings for Germany, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, the United Kingdom, and other European hosts — or open the research fields hub to explore disciplines. Each landing summarizes funding patterns and links back to matching institute scholarships.
For a worldwide view (including destinations outside Europe), return to the main scholarship catalog or the full PhD Scholarships directory.
Why Europe for a PhD in agriculture?
European universities and research centres lead work on climate-resilient crops, precision agriculture, biodiversity, and food security. A funded PhD in this region often means an employment contract or stipend, access to collaborative labs and field stations, and career paths in academia, public research, NGOs, and agri-tech.
PhD funding for international applicants
Many European institute posts welcome applicants from outside the host country. Read eligibility on each call, check published stipend or salary amounts, and note whether a position is fully funded. For orientation by passport region, see our guides by nationality — then confirm visa and residence rules on official government and university pages.