Fully Funded PhD Positions in Germany for 2026

Browse funded PhD opportunities in Germany with deadlines, official source links, funding notes, and application route checks.

Last updated: 2026-05-12

Relevant opportunities

  1. Vogelsang Foundation Doctoral Scholarship in Human Medicine

    The Heinrich und Alma Vogelsang Foundation offers a monthly stipend of €1,200 for up to 24 months to support doctoral research at the medical faculty of Ruhr-Universität... Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany; Direct portal application; funding signal detected.

    Ruhr-Universität Bochum / Germany

  2. PhD Scholarship in Trauma and Collective Violence: Articulation, Negotiation, and Recognition

    This PhD scholarship supports doctoral research on trauma and collective violence with a psychoanalytic and cultural-psychological focus at IPU Berlin and Ruhr-Universität...

    IPU Berlin (International Psychoanalytic University Berlin) and Ruhr-Universität Bochum / Germany / deadline Dec 11, 2026

  3. Hans-Böckler-Stiftung Dieter Schumacher PhD Scholarship for International Economics Researchers

    A PhD scholarship for international doctoral candidates in economics focusing on fiscal and monetary policy, labor markets, income distribution, or financial markets. Hans-Böckler-Stiftung, Germany; Direct portal application; funding signal detected.

    Hans-Böckler-Stiftung / Germany

  4. Doctoral Scholarship in Languages and Cultures of the Christian Orient

    The Gertrud und Alexander Böhlig Stiftung offers a 12-month doctoral scholarship for PhD projects on the languages and cultures of the Christian Orient... Gertrud und Alexander Böhlig Stiftung, Germany; Direct portal application; deadline May 15, 2026...

    Gertrud und Alexander Böhlig Stiftung / Germany / deadline May 15, 2026

  5. FNA Doctoral Scholarship in Old-Age Pension Research

    The Forschungsnetzwerk Alterssicherung (FNA) offers a doctoral scholarship for PhD candidates whose dissertation focuses on old-age pension research. Forschungsnetzwerk Alterssicherung (FNA), Germany; Direct portal application; funding signal detected.

    Forschungsnetzwerk Alterssicherung (FNA) / Germany

  6. Doctoral Scholarship in Economics with Entrepreneurship Focus at HHU Düsseldorf

    The Manchot Graduate School at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf offers a 36-month scholarship of €1,600 per month plus travel and material cost reimbursement for... Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Germany; Direct portal application...

    Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf / Germany

  7. PhD Scholarship at the West German Proton Therapy Centre Essen (WPE)

    The West German Proton Therapy Centre Essen (WPE) offers a PhD scholarship for research in proton therapy and related fields. Westdeutsches Protonentherapiezentrum Essen, Germany; Direct portal application; funding signal detected.

    Westdeutsches Protonentherapiezentrum Essen / Germany

  8. Doctoral Researcher in Organic Chemistry

    Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena | 1948 Job advertisement Vacancy ID: 117/2026 Closing date: 2026-05-25... The Friedrich Schiller University, Germany; Direct portal application; deadline May 25, 2026; funding signal detected.

    The Friedrich Schiller University / Germany / deadline May 25, 2026

  9. OPPORTUNITIES – PAN ASEAN Coalition for Epidemic and Outbreak Preparedness

    paceup.org / Germany / Life Sciences & Biomed. Application route: direct portal application. paceup.org, Germany; Direct portal application; funding signal detected.

    paceup.org / Germany

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