42 government scholarship schemes, matched to your nationality from each scheme's official eligibility page. No sign-up, and no agent in between: you apply to the government or university directly.
Nationality is only the first test. Each scheme also sets rules on grades, work experience, age or returning home, so read the official page before you apply.
Full tuition fees, return airfare, a stipend of £1,452 a month (£1,781 in London), and thesis, study travel and child allowances where eligible.
Open to your nationality. Applicants must be a citizen of, or have refugee status in, one of the eligible Commonwealth countries listed.
Closes in 30 days.
Deadline: Applications for 2027/28 study open on 10 November 2026 and close at 16:00 GMT on 8 December 2026, with participating UK universities nominating candidates.
A monthly allowance of €1,200 for master's or €2,000 for doctoral study (rates from January 2026), plus help with travel, health insurance, housing and cultural activities.
Open to your nationality. Scholarships go to foreign students who are selected and nominated by French higher education institutions.
Closes in 59 days.
Deadline: Institutions apply on the student's behalf; the 2027 campaign opened in October 2026 and applications close on 6 January 2027, with results from 12 April 2027.
A monthly scholarship of €620 for master's students, €1,025.50 for PhD students, and €1,025.50 to €1,470 for teachers and researchers depending on experience.
Open to your nationality. Citizens of any country in the world except Slovakia can apply.
Closes in 173 days.
Deadline: Two rounds a year, closing on 30 April and 31 October.
A monthly payment (for example €992 for students and €1,300 for doctoral candidates), a travel allowance and health insurance, with some programmes adding research, family or language course allowances.
Open to your nationality. DAAD research grants for doctoral students are open to almost all countries of origin, while some programmes mainly target applicants from developing and emerging countries and others applicants from industrial countries.
Deadline: Varies by programme; each call in the DAAD scholarship database gives its own deadline.
Graduate-level study and professional experience at US host universities and organisations.
Open to your nationality. Applicants must be citizens of an eligible country and apply through the US Embassy or Fulbright Commission in their country.
Tuition exemption, round-trip airfare and a monthly stipend that depends on the scholarship category (for example ¥143,000 to ¥145,000 for research students).
Open to your nationality. International applicants are recruited and screened by a Japanese embassy or consulate, or by a Japanese university, and the options vary from country to country.
Deadline: Varies by country of application and by route (embassy or university recommendation).
Up to NT$40,000 a semester for tuition and fees, plus NT$15,000 a month for undergraduates or NT$20,000 a month for master's and doctoral students.
Open to your nationality. Open to foreign nationals with excellent academic records; students from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao are not eligible.
Deadline: Applications go through the Taiwan (Republic of China) overseas mission in your country; check with the mission for dates.
A fully funded one-year master's degree at a UK university.
Open to your nationality. Open to emerging leaders from Chevening-eligible countries and territories; the countries listed are those the official page offers as Chevening countries.
Closed for this round. Check the official page for the next one.
Deadline: Applications for 2027-28 study opened on 4 August 2026 and closed at 11:00 UTC on 6 October 2026; the next round had not been announced when checked on 6 November 2026.
Tuition fees, return airfare and a stipend of £1,712 a month (£2,000 a month in the London area), plus a study travel grant and child allowances where eligible.
Open to your nationality. Applicants must be a citizen of, or have refugee status in, an eligible Commonwealth country, or be a British Protected Person, and be permanently resident in an eligible Commonwealth country.
Closed for this round. Check the official page for the next one.
Deadline: Applications for 2027/28 study closed at 16:00 BST on 20 October 2026; nominators set their own closing dates, and the next round had not been announced when checked on 6 November 2026.
A government scholarship for the standard length of full-time study; Czech-taught master's include a preparatory language course.
Open to your nationality. Open to nationals of the 13 listed developing countries, with Belarus limited to democratic forces; Czech and EU citizens and holders of Czech permanent residence cannot apply.
Closed for this round. Check the official page for the next one.
Deadline: For 2027/2028, applications run from 21 August to 30 September 2026 through studyin.gov.cz.
Airfare, tuition, Korean language training and a monthly allowance; graduate awards also include an academic allowance.
Open to your nationality. The applicant and both parents must hold non-Korean citizenship.
Closed for this round. Check the official page for the next one.
Deadline: Deadlines vary by embassy; the 2026 graduate embassy round ran from 12 February to 25 February 2026 (18:00 KST), and undergraduate applications usually open in September.
A €10,000 stipend for one year of full-time study and a full fee waiver from the host institution.
Open to your nationality. Applicants must have a domicile of origin outside the EU/EEA, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, and Russian and Belarusian nationals are not eligible.
Closed for this round. Check the official page for the next one.
Deadline: The last round closed at 5pm Irish time on 12 March 2026, with results in early June; the next round had not been announced when checked on 6 November 2026.
Tuition, a monthly living allowance, an arrival allowance, book, research and publication support, travel to Indonesia and home on graduation, and health insurance.
Check the list. Offered to students from developing countries or countries with bilateral relations with Indonesia, with home countries chosen on the advice of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Deadline: Applicants get a recommendation from the Indonesian embassy before registering online; dates follow each year's published schedule.
A monthly stipend of NT$28,000 for the Mandarin language programme or NT$33,000 for degree study, and economy-class air tickets to and from Taiwan.
Check the list. Granted in principle to students from countries with diplomatic relations with Taiwan, with special consideration possible for other countries; nationals of Taiwan and students from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau are not eligible.
Deadline: Applications are accepted from 1 February to 31 March.
For diploma and undergraduate awards: fees up to MUR 100,000 a year (SADC) or MUR 160,000 (non-SADC), a monthly living allowance of MUR 16,500, return airfare and free care in public hospitals; accommodation is not provided.
Check the list. Candidates must be resident citizens of African Union member states or African Commonwealth countries, and Mauritian nationals are not eligible.
Deadline: Set by each country's nominating agency; for 2026, university application windows closed between late February and March 2026.
Full tuition, return air travel, an establishment allowance, Overseas Student Health Cover and a contribution to living expenses.
Check the list. Open to citizens of participating countries, whose full list is on the DFAT website, who show leadership and a commitment to development.
Closed for this round. Check the official page for the next one.
Deadline: For the 2027 intake, applications opened on 1 February 2026 and closed at 14:00 AEST on 30 April 2026.
Tuition exemption at public universities, PLN 2,500 a month, a PLN 2,500 travel allowance and a preparatory or Polish language course.
Check the list. Open to citizens of 36 countries covered by Polish Aid; the full list is in the call announcement.
Closed for this round. Check the official page for the next one.
Deadline: The 2026 call, for studies from October 2026, closed at 3 pm Warsaw time on 8 May 2026; the next call had not been announced when checked on 6 November 2026.
A scholarship for full-time first-cycle, second-cycle or long-cycle master's study in Poland.
Check the list. Open to young people of Polish origin who hold the Pole's Card or dual Polish citizenship and completed secondary education outside Poland.
Closed for this round. Check the official page for the next one.
Deadline: Calls are announced once a year by NAWA; the 2026 call, for studies from 2026/2027, closed on 9 July 2026, and the next call had not been announced when checked on 6 November 2026.
Tuition, international flights, a monthly allowance, medical insurance, and visa and registration support.
Check the list. Open to citizens of OIC and Non-Aligned Movement member states, Small Island Developing States and countries with cultural, ethnic and historical ties to Azerbaijan.
Closed for this round. Check the official page for the next one.
Deadline: For 2026-2027, applications closed on 15 April 2026 and went through authorities in the applicant's home country; the next round had not been announced when checked on 6 November 2026.
€500 a month for bachelor's and master's students or €700 a month for PhD students, for up to 10 or 11 months.
Check the list. Open to citizens of 39 eligible countries that have signed education and science cooperation agreements with Latvia or are other partner countries; the page shows them on a map and does not name them in text.
Closed for this round. Check the official page for the next one.
Deadline: The 2026 round ran from 1 February to 1 April 2026; the next round had not been announced when checked on 6 November 2026.
Study costs up to the national standard amount and a monthly scholarship of €592 (2026 rate).
Check the list. Candidates must be citizens of one of the listed countries or foreign citizens of Lithuanian origin from non-EU and non-EFTA countries.
Closed for this round. Check the official page for the next one.
Deadline: The last round closed at 4pm Vilnius time on 20 April 2026.
A monthly stipend, health insurance in Spain and accident cover.
Check the list. The Master programme is for citizens of countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia, the Diplomatic School track is for permanent public officials from Latin America, Africa, Asia and Ukraine, and the Africa-Med track lists specific African and Middle Eastern countries.
Closed for this round. Check the official page for the next one.
Deadline: For 2026/27, the Diplomatic School call ran from 21 May to 3 June 2026 and the Africa-Med Master call from 2 to 15 July 2026.
Tuition and graduation fees, health insurance in Chile and a monthly allowance for housing, transport, food and personal costs; airfare and visa costs are not included.
Check the list. Open to professionals from the Latin American countries named and from CARICOM member countries.
Closed for this round. Check the official page for the next one.
Deadline: The call is published around June; for 2027 study the deadline is 30 October 2026.
Tuition-free study, a monthly stipend (about HUF 43,700 for non-degree, bachelor's and master's students, HUF 140,000 to 180,000 for doctoral students), a free dormitory place or HUF 40,000 a month towards housing, and health insurance.
Check the list. Open to nationals of partner countries and territories that have a valid education cooperation programme with Hungary, nominated by their Sending Partner.
Closed for this round. Check the official page for the next one.
Deadline: The 2026/27 round closed at 2 pm CET on 15 January 2026; the 2027/28 round had not been announced when checked on 6 November 2026, and sending partners may set their own deadlines.
Free tuition, student accommodation and meals, a monthly allowance, health insurance and an intensive Serbian language course.
Check the list. Open to candidates from Non-Aligned Movement member and observer states in Africa, Asia, and Central and South America.
Closed for this round. Check the official page for the next one.
Deadline: For 2027/2028 study, with Serbian language study in 2026/2027, applications ran from 18 May to 1 June 2026 through Serbian diplomatic and consular missions.
Which government scholarships can international students apply for?
We hold 42 government scholarship schemes, each matched to the nationalities its official page names; 6 have a closing date still ahead. Choose your nationality above to see the ones open to you.
Which scholarships are open to every nationality?
DAAD Scholarships, Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters Scholarships, Ernst Mach Grant Worldwide, France Excellence Eiffel Scholarship Program, Global Korea Scholarship, Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship, MOE Taiwan Scholarship, National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic and 1 more. Each still sets its own rules on grades, experience and level.
Do I need an agent or a fee to apply for a government scholarship?
No. You apply to the government or the university directly, on the official page linked from each scheme, and no government scholarship asks for an application fee. Anyone who charges you to apply is not part of the scheme.
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