Funded PhD Positions for Indian Students
Hand-picked every week from the 10+ countries Indian PhD students choose most. Stipends in rupees, Indian degree eligibility and deadlines on every listing.
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
~₹3.5 lakh/month gross
Master's degree (or equivalent university degree) in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry or a related discipline, e.g. M.Tech/ME Chemical Engineering or M.Sc Chemistry/Materials Science.
Apply by 30 Oct 2026
University of Warwick
Coventry, UK
~₹2.3 lakh/month stipend
Good 2:1 or first-class degree in Engineering, Physics or equivalent (e.g. BTech/BE in Mechanical, Materials, Polymer, Electrical or Instrumentation Engineering, or MSc Physics). Open to home and international students.
Apply by 31 Oct 2026
Munich, Germany
~₹3.5 lakh/month gross
M.Sc. degree or equivalent, e.g. M.Sc. Physics/Astrophysics, or an integrated BS-MS (IISER/NISER) or 5-year integrated M.Sc. Bachelor's and Master's certificates are required with the application.
Apply by 1 Nov 2026
Cologne, Germany
~₹2.2 lakh/month net
Master's degree (or equivalent such as MD) in a life or natural science, e.g. M.Sc. Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Neuroscience, Pharmacology, or MBBS/MD with research experience; degree must be in hand by the PhD start (July-October 2027). A Bachelor's alone does not qualify.
Apply by 3 Nov 2026
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, UK
~₹2.3 lakh/month stipend
Good 2:1 UK Honours degree or international equivalent (e.g. strong BSc/MSc or BTech in Biotechnology, Life Sciences, Biochemistry); check Cambridge's international qualifications equivalence for Indian degrees.
Apply by 3 Nov 2026
The University of Queensland
Brisbane, Australia
~₹2.2 lakh/month stipend
Academic achievement in soil, agricultural, environmental and/or ecological sciences (e.g. MSc Agriculture/Soil Science, MSc Environmental Science or BSc (Hons) Agriculture); background in agricultural systems highly desirable. Must meet UQ PhD entry requirements. Project is open to international students.
Apply by 3 Nov 2026
Delft University of Technology
Delft, Netherlands
~₹3.5 lakh/month gross
MSc (M.Tech/ME/M.Sc) in Aerospace or Aeronautical Engineering, or an MSc in Mechanical Engineering, (Applied) Mathematics or Computer Science with an interest in aviation and air traffic management. Strong physics, maths and Python coding expected. A B.Tech alone is not listed as sufficient.
Apply by 8 Nov 2026
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
~₹4.6 lakh/month gross
Degree equivalent to a Danish master's (3-year BSc + 2-year MSc) in NLP, computational linguistics, computer science, machine learning, AI, data science, digital humanities or a closely related field. An Indian M.Tech/ME/M.Sc in CS or AI after a 3- or 4-year bachelor's fits. Strong Python and ML/NLP experience required.
Apply by 8 Nov 2026
Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
Singapore, Singapore
~₹2.3 lakh/month stipend
Bachelor's degree with Second Class Upper Honours or equivalent CGPA (a strong Indian BA/BSc/BTech should be checked against this). PPGA and Sociology also require a good Master's degree. Scholarship needs at least Honours (Distinction) or equivalent.
Apply by 15 Nov 2026
Inria (Centre Inria d'Université Côte d'Azur)
Sophia Antipolis, France
~₹2.5 lakh/month gross
Graduate (Master's) degree or equivalent, with a strong background in 3D geometry, computer vision and machine learning, and programming in C/C++ and Python. Indian M.Tech/ME/M.Sc in CS, geoinformatics or related with these skills fits.
Apply by 30 Nov 2026
University of Rochester
Rochester, USA
~₹2.9 lakh/month stipend
U.S. bachelor's degree or equivalent; final-year students may apply if the degree is conferred before matriculation (a 4-year Indian BS/BTech/BPharm or an MSc should be checked against the equivalency).
Apply by 1 Dec 2026
Guildford, UK
~₹2.3 lakh/month stipend
Open to UK and international candidates. Excellent undergraduate record (e.g. strong BA/MA in Linguistics or a language subject); expertise in morphological description and analysis and familiarity with Romance linguistics expected. Must meet Surrey's Linguistics PhD entry requirements.
Apply by 20 Dec 2026
Toronto, Canada
~₹2.3 lakh/month stipend
Master's (MEnvSc, MSc in environmental sciences or related, MASc in environmental engineering or related) with at least B+ average; exceptional students may enter directly after an honours BSc with A- (or equivalent). Indian MSc/MTech holders fit the master's route.
Apply by 15 Jan 2027
The University of Queensland
Brisbane, Australia
~₹2.2 lakh/month stipend
Academic achievement in chemistry, physics, mathematics or computer science (e.g. MSc Physics/Chemistry/Mathematics or BTech/BS-MS with a computational focus); molecular dynamics, statistical mechanics, machine learning or dynamical systems background highly desirable. Must meet UQ PhD entry requirements. Project is open to international students.
Apply by 31 Jan 2027
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