Scholarship Program Guides
Plain-language guides to the best-known fully funded scholarships for international students: what each one covers, who can apply, when to apply and how. Every fact is taken from the programme’s official website.
Scholarship deadlines calendar 2026–2027
Chevening Scholarships
Chevening Scholarships fund a one-year master’s degree at a UK university for future leaders from Chevening-eligible countries. Next deadline: 6 October 2026, 11:00 UTC.
DAAD Scholarships
The DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) funds international students and researchers in Germany through many programmes, from master’s study scholarships to doctoral and research grants. Next deadline: Depends on the programme.
Fulbright Foreign Student Program
The Fulbright Foreign Student Program brings graduate students, young professionals and artists from more than 160 countries to study and do research in the United States. About 4,000 foreign students receive a Fulbright each year. Next deadline: Set by each country’s Fulbright office.
MEXT Japanese Government Scholarship
The Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship funds international students to study at Japanese universities. Research students apply through the Japanese embassy in their country (embassy recommendation) or through a Japanese university (university recommendation). Next deadline: Set by the Japanese embassy in your country (screening May–July).
Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters
Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters are master’s programmes run jointly by universities in several countries. The EU offers scholarships to the best students admitted to them. Next deadline: Most programmes: between October and January.
Stipendium Hungaricum
Stipendium Hungaricum is the Hungarian Government’s main scholarship for international students, offered through agreements with partner countries. Next deadline: Mid-January (the 2026/27 call closed 15 January 2026).
Türkiye Bursları (Türkiye Scholarships)
Türkiye Bursları is the Turkish Government’s scholarship programme for international students, covering study at Turkish universities from bachelor’s to PhD. Next deadline: 10 January – 20 February every year.
Global Korea Scholarship (GKS)
The Global Korea Scholarship brings international students to Korean universities for graduate degrees; the Korean government planned to invite 2,000 graduate students in 2026. Next deadline: Announced yearly on Study in Korea.
Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships
Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships, funded by the UK government (FCDO), pay for a full-time taught master’s at a UK university for people from eligible low and middle income Commonwealth countries who could not otherwise afford to study in the UK. Next deadline: 20 October 2026, 16:00 BST (your national nominator may close earlier).
Australia Awards Scholarships
Australia Awards Scholarships, run by Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), fund full-time undergraduate or postgraduate study at participating Australian universities and TAFE institutions for people from developing countries, particularly in the Indo-Pacific. Next deadline: Next round not yet announced (the round for study in 2027 closed on 30 April 2026).
Swedish Institute Scholarship for Global Professionals
The Swedish Institute (SI) Scholarship for Global Professionals funds full-time master’s studies at Swedish universities for professionals from 34 countries who want to contribute to sustainable development in their home country. Next deadline: Call for autumn 2027 not yet published (the last round closed on 25 February 2026).
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
Gates Cambridge Scholarships pay the full cost of a postgraduate degree at the University of Cambridge for outstanding applicants from any country outside the UK. Around 70 scholarships are awarded each year, about two-thirds of them for PhDs. Next deadline: 8 December 2026 or 6 January 2027, depending on your course (14 October 2026 for US citizens resident in the US).
France Excellence Eiffel Scholarship
The France Excellence Eiffel Scholarship, created by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, helps French universities and schools attract top international students to master’s and PhD programmes. Applications are submitted by the French institution, not by students. Next deadline: Next call not yet published (the 2026 call closed on 8 January 2026).
Knight-Hennessy Scholars
Knight-Hennessy Scholars funds graduate study at Stanford University for a multidisciplinary, multicultural cohort from around the world, preparing them for leadership in academia, industry, government, nonprofits and the community. Next deadline: 6 October 2026, 1:00 pm Pacific Time.
Rhodes Scholarship
The Rhodes Scholarship is a fully funded award for postgraduate study at the University of Oxford. Scholarships are awarded by constituency: a country or group of countries, each with its own number of places, dates and rules. Next deadline: Closed for 2027 entry in Pakistan, India, Kenya and West Africa (rounds ended July–August 2026).
Schwarzman Scholars
Schwarzman Scholars is a one-year, fully funded master’s programme in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing, for young leaders who will deepen understanding between China and the rest of the world. Next deadline: Applications for the class of 2028–29 open April–September 2027 for U.S. and global applicants.
Clarendon Scholarships (Oxford)
The Clarendon Fund offers over 200 new fully funded scholarships each year to outstanding graduate applicants at the University of Oxford. There is no separate application: applying for your course by its deadline is enough to be considered. Next deadline: Your Oxford course’s December or January application deadline.
Manaaki New Zealand Scholarships
Manaaki New Zealand Scholarships, from the New Zealand Government, fund study in New Zealand for citizens of eligible Pacific and Asian countries, to help build prosperity and sustainable growth in their home countries. Next deadline: Next tertiary round not yet announced (applications are closed).
Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship
The Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP), funded by the Government of Japan and run by the World Bank, pays for a development-related master’s at one of 44 participating programmes for professionals from developing countries. Next deadline: Window 1: 18 January – 26 February 2027; Window 2: 29 March – 21 May 2027.
NL Scholarship (Holland Scholarship)
The NL Scholarship, formerly the Holland Scholarship, gives international students from outside the European Economic Area €5,000 towards the first year of a bachelor’s or master’s at a participating Dutch university. Next deadline: Set by each university; the 2027–28 call has not been published yet.