How to use this table: Click any source link to verify funding amounts, eligibility, and deadlines on the official program website. Doctoral funding programs change annually — always confirm before applying. Last reviewed May 2026.

#	Program	Country	Funding	Eligibility	Source
1	Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Networks	EU (Horizon Europe)	€~38k/year + mobility allowance	Any nationality	European Commission
2	DAAD Research Grants — Doctoral Programmes	Germany	€1,300/month + travel	Foreign PhD students	DAAD
3	Max Planck Society PhD	Germany	Full funding + stipend	International	Max Planck
4	Helmholtz International Research Schools	Germany	Full PhD funding	International	Helmholtz
5	Chevening — not PhD; Commonwealth Scholarships PhD	UK	Full tuition + stipend	Developing Commonwealth nationals	CSC UK
6	Gates Cambridge Scholarships	UK (Cambridge)	Full cost of PhD	Outside UK	Gates Cambridge
7	Rhodes Scholarships	UK (Oxford)	Full tuition + stipend	Eligible nationalities	Rhodes Trust
8	Clarendon Fund	UK (Oxford)	Full tuition + grant	International	University of Oxford
9	UKRI Studentships	UK	£~19k/year + fees	UK & International	UKRI
10	Wellcome Trust PhD Programmes	UK	Full funding 4 years	International	Wellcome
11	Fulbright Foreign Student Program	USA	Full PhD funding	Non-US citizens	Fulbright
12	Knight-Hennessy Scholars	USA (Stanford)	Full PhD funding	Any nationality	Stanford
13	MIT Presidential Fellowships	USA	First-year support + tuition	International admitted PhDs	MIT
14	Yale University Doctoral Fellowships	USA	Full tuition + stipend	International	Yale GSAS
15	Princeton PhD Funding	USA	Full tuition + 12-month stipend	International	Princeton
16	Harvard GSAS Funding	USA	5+ years guaranteed	International	Harvard GSAS
17	UC Berkeley Fellowships	USA	Multi-year support	International	UC Berkeley
18	NSF Graduate Research Fellowship	USA	$37k/year + tuition	US citizens/PR	NSF
19	Trudeau Foundation Scholarships	Canada	CA$40k/year	Canadian & international	Trudeau Foundation
20	Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships	Canada	CA$50k/year × 3	Canadian & international	Government of Canada
21	Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships	Canada	CA$70k/year	International postdoc	Government of Canada
22	Australian Government RTP	Australia	Full stipend + tuition	International	Australian Govt
23	University of Melbourne Graduate Research Scholarships	Australia	Tuition + stipend	International	Melbourne
24	ANU PhD Scholarships	Australia	Stipend + tuition	International	ANU
25	New Zealand Doctoral Scholarships	NZ	Full tuition + stipend	International	Education NZ
26	Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships	Switzerland	CHF 1,920/month	Foreign students	SERI
27	ETH Zurich Doctoral Fellowships	Switzerland	Stipend + research budget	International	ETH Zurich
28	Holland Scholarship	Netherlands	€5,000 (1st year)	Non-EEA	Nuffic
29	NL Eric Bleumink Fund	Netherlands (Groningen)	Full PhD funding	Developing countries	RUG
30	Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorates	EU	€~38k/year	Worldwide	Erasmus Mundus
31	DOC.MOBILITY (Swiss NSF)	Switzerland	12-month grant	Swiss PhDs abroad	SNSF
32	FWO Belgium PhD	Belgium	€~28k/year	International	FWO
33	FNRS PhD Grants	Belgium	Multi-year stipend	International	FNRS
34	Eiffel Excellence Scholarship	France	€1,700/month	Foreign students	Campus France
35	CIFRE Industrial PhD	France	€~30k/year	In partnership	ANRT
36	Italian Government Scholarships	Italy	€900/month + tuition waiver	Foreign	MAECI
37	INPhINIT — La Caixa	Spain	€34,800/year	International	La Caixa
38	FCT Doctoral Grants	Portugal	€1,199.64/month	International	FCT Portugal
39	Research Council of Norway	Norway	Full PhD funded position	International	RCN
40	Swedish Institute Scholarships	Sweden	Full living + tuition	Developing countries	SI
41	DTU PhD	Denmark	€~55k/year salary	International	DTU
42	Academy of Finland Funding	Finland	3–4 year postdoc/PhD	International	Research Council Finland
43	MEXT Scholarship Japan	Japan	¥143,000/month + tuition	International	MEXT
44	Korean Government Scholarship	South Korea	Tuition + ₩1.2M/month	International	NIIED
45	Chinese Government Scholarship	China	Tuition + ¥3,500/month	International	CSC
46	Singapore International Graduate Award	Singapore	S$24k/year	International	A*STAR
47	Hong Kong PhD Fellowship	HK	HK$331,200/year	International	RGC
48	Aga Khan Foundation	International	Full PhD funding	Developing country nationals	AKDN
49	Schwarzman Scholars (Masters — relevant)	China (Tsinghua)	Full tuition + stipend	Worldwide	Schwarzman
50	OFID Scholarship	International	US$50k/year	Developing country students	OPEC Fund

Sources: All figures verified against the linked official program websites as of May 2026. Funding programs change yearly — confirm before applying.

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