18 Fully Funded PhD Scholarships in Europe (2027 Intake)

Deadline: 24 November 2026 for the 2026 call (confirm on the EU portal, as this is updated annually)

English requirement: No EU-wide requirement; set by the individual host institution in each vacancy notice

You do not apply to “MSCA” directly — funded consortia advertise individual PhD posts separately, so treat this as many small doors rather than one application. Search the EU Funding & Tenders Portal directly by keyword for your field, since there is no single central jobs board listing every open MSCA Doctoral Network position at once. Because host countries and cities vary so widely across one MSCA call, compare the local cost of living for each specific offer rather than assuming the EU-wide living allowance means the same thing everywhere.