50 Affordable PhD programmes in Netherlands

The Automotive Systems Design program from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) offers a technological designer program on a doctorate level for MSc graduates (or similar level) in the field of automotive technology, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, embedded systems, systems & control, applied physics, aerospace engineering, or similar.

The EngD Data Science from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is a joint initiative of Eindhoven University of Technology, Tilburg University, and the Data Science Centre Eindhoven.

The Designer in Bioprocess Engineering programme from Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) develops MSc graduates in (Bio-)chemical Engineering or related academic backgrounds into multidisciplinary specialists, in preparation for a career in the industry. 

Design of Electrical Engineering Systems at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is one of the certified two-year post-masters Engineering Doctorate (EngD) programs offered by TU/e. 

The EngD programme track Mechatronic Systems Design programme  from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)  is a track of the program Automotive Systems Design (ASD). MSD offers a technological designer education on a doctorate level for MSc graduates (or similar level) in the field of mechatronics, robotics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering,

The Environment and Climate Research programme at Wageningen University and Research supports PhD candidates in the natural and social environmental sciences during their PhD trajectory.

The Faculty of Archaeology at the Leiden University offers a dynamic research environment for PhD candidates. 

At Humanities from University of Groningen you will strive for excellence, not just for the benefit of your dissertation and the advancement of science, but also to launch your career, be it inside or outside of academia. 

PhD candidates at Leiden University carry out a Mathematics programme of independent research, leading to a PhD thesis in typically 4 years.

PhD candidates at Leiden University carry out a Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences programme of independent research and additional limited) course work, culminating in production of a PhD thesis in typically 4 years.

The Graduate School for Humanities and Digital Sciences at Tilburg University is an attractive environment where PhD candidates become skilled and responsible academics. 

The aim of the Education research programme at the University of Amsterdam is to understand how education contributes to the development of cognitive and social-emotional skills and to design and test methods that enhance this development. Both normal and abnormal development are studied.

The Leiden University Graduate School of Humanities offers advanced degrees spanning the humanities, ranging from linguistics to literature, cultures, arts, history, philosophy and societies worldwide.

The Ph.D. program in Finance at Tilburg University aims at nurturing ambitious academics trained in cutting-edge research, who will contribute to advance the frontiers of finance research.

The Information and Supply Chain Management research group at Tilburg University is part of the department of management and conducts primarily empirical research using a wide variety of research methods.

The Amsterdam School of Historical Studies at the University of Amsterdam integrates a variety of (inter)disciplinary perspectives, including history, history of art, literature and religious studies. 

PhD candidates at Leiden University carry out a Computer Science programme of independent research and additional (limited) course work, culminating in production of a PhD thesis in typically 4 years.

Thank you for your interest in doing PhD research at the Graduate School of Governance and Global Affairs from Leiden University.

The Erasmus University Rotterdam Full-time PhD Programme in Management and Economics is a fully-funded, English-based programme focused on developing and nurturing international academic talent.

The aim of the Experimental and Political Economics programme at the University of Amsterdam is improving the understanding of the behavioural determinants and consequences of economic decision making by focusing on political economic issues, allowing for bounded rationality, and using laboratory experimentation as a research method.