Modeling and Simulation, Design, and Testing of Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) Materials, Components, or Systems DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory in United States

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Environmental Laboratory (EL) offers a research appointment for post-bachelor and graduate students in an applied, mentor-guided laboratory environment. EL is one of the seven laboratories within USACE-ERDC and supports environmental challenges for the U.S. Army, the Department of Defense, and the nation through environmental science and engineering research and development. Participants work alongside researchers in a broad, interdiscipli...

SMART Scholarship 2027 is a highly competitive, fully funded STEM scholarship-for-service for students pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in the United States . The program is funded by the U.S. Department of War and supports study at regionally accredited U.S. colleges and universities. It covers full tuition , provides an annual stipend of about $30,000–$46,000 , and includes a book allowance , health allowance , and paid summer internships for eligible multi-year awards. Approved study a...

[UKRI stipend of £21,805 per year (2026/27 rate) plus full tuition fee waiver for a fully funded three-year PhD studentship.] Bangor University’s DSP Centre is offering a fully funded three-year PhD studentship in physical-layer network security . The project sits within advanced telecommunications research supported by three major research projects, including two funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and one through the Flintshire & Wrexham Investment Zone Res...

[Funding of fees plus a stipend of £21,805 per annum for 2026/7. Duration is 3.5 years.] University of Exeter is offering a 3.5-year PhD studentship in Quantum Information with Mechanical Systems (QuIMS) focused on modelling nonlinear quantum optomechanical devices . The project investigates whether suspended graphene resonators integrated with superconducting microwave cavities can serve as a platform for quantum information processing and quantum-enhanced sensing. The research centres on the n...

PhD Scholarship in Stealth Integrated Sensing and Communications at the University of Newcastle, Australia. This PhD project focuses on stealth integrated sensing and communications (Stealth-ISAC) for UAVs and defence-oriented wireless systems. The research aims to develop communication and sensing methods that remain undetectable to adversaries while still enabling secure coordination and environmental sensing. Research themes include: integrated sensing and communication (ISAC), covert communi...