Top 60 International Scholarships — 2026 Directory
Major government, university, and private scholarships open to international students in 2026. Award amounts and deadlines from each program’s official source.
| Scholarship | Country | Level | Award | Deadline | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulbright Foreign Student Program | USA | Master/PhD | Full tuition + stipend | Oct-Feb | foreign.fulbrightonline.org |
| Chevening Scholarships | UK | Master | Full tuition + stipend | Nov 5 | chevening.org |
| Rhodes Scholarship | UK Oxford | Master/PhD | Full tuition + £19k stipend | July-Sep | rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk |
| DAAD Scholarships | Germany | Master/PhD | €934-€1,300/mo | varies by program | daad.de/en |
| Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters | EU | Master | €1,400/mo + tuition | Jan-Feb | erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu |
| Eiffel Excellence Scholarship | France | Master/PhD | €1,181-€1,700/mo | Jan | campusfrance.org |
| Holland Scholarship | Netherlands | Bachelor/Master | €5,000 one-time | Feb-May | studyinholland.nl |
| Orange Tulip Scholarship | Netherlands | Master | Partial tuition | varies | studyinholland.nl |
| Australia Awards | Australia | Master/PhD | Full tuition + AUD 30k stipend | Apr-Jun | australiaawards.gov.au |
| Manaaki Scholarships | New Zealand | Master/PhD | Full tuition + NZD 30k stipend | Feb-Mar | mfat.govt.nz |
| Vanier CGS Doctoral | Canada | PhD | CAD 50k/yr for 3 yrs | Nov 1 | vanier.gc.ca |
| Trudeau Foundation Scholarship | Canada | PhD | CAD 60k/yr for 3 yrs | Jan | fondationtrudeau.ca |
| MEXT Scholarship | Japan | Bachelor/Master/PhD | Full tuition + ¥117k-145k/mo | Apr-May | studyinjapan.go.jp |
| Korean Government Scholarship | South Korea | Bachelor/Master/PhD | Full tuition + ₩900k/mo | Sep-Feb | studyinkorea.go.kr |
| Chinese Government Scholarship | China | Bachelor/Master/PhD | Full tuition + ¥2.5k-3.5k/mo | Jan-Apr | campuschina.org |
| Taiwan Scholarship Program | Taiwan | Bachelor/Master/PhD | NT$15k-30k/mo + tuition | Feb-Mar | taiwanscholarship.moe.gov.tw |
| Swiss Government Excellence | Switzerland | PhD/Postdoc | CHF 1,920/mo | Sep-Dec | sbfi.admin.ch |
| Italian Government Scholarship | Italy | Master/PhD | €900/mo | Apr-Jun | esteri.it |
| Spanish MAEC-AECID | Spain | Master | €1,015/mo + tuition | Mar-Apr | aecid.es |
| Stipendium Hungaricum | Hungary | Bachelor/Master/PhD | Full tuition + monthly stipend | Jan | stipendiumhungaricum.hu |
| Polish NAWA Scholarships | Poland | Master/PhD | Full tuition + 1,500-2,200 PLN/mo | Mar | nawa.gov.pl |
| Czech Government Scholarship | Czechia | Bachelor/Master/PhD | Tuition + stipend | Sep | msmt.cz |
| Romanian Government Scholarship | Romania | Bachelor/Master/PhD | Free tuition + 1,500-3,000 RON/mo | Mar-Sep | mae.ro |
| Singapore International Graduate | Singapore | PhD | S$24-30k/yr | Jun | singaporescholarships.sg |
| Knight-Hennessy Stanford | USA Stanford | Master/PhD | Full tuition + USD 55k stipend | Oct | knight-hennessy.stanford.edu |
| MIT Fellowship | USA MIT | PhD | Full tuition + stipend | Dec-Jan | oge.mit.edu |
| Schwarzman Scholars | China Tsinghua | Master | Full tuition + stipend | Sep | schwarzmanscholars.org |
| Yenching Academy Fellowship | China Peking U | Master | Full tuition + stipend | Oct-Dec | yenchingacademy.pku.edu.cn |
| OFID Scholarship | Various | Master | USD 50k total | Apr | ofid.org |
| AAUW International Fellowships | USA | Master/PhD | USD 20k-30k | Nov | aauw.org |
| Gates Cambridge | UK Cambridge | Master/PhD | Full tuition + £19k stipend | Oct-Dec | gatescambridge.org |
| Clarendon Scholarship Oxford | UK Oxford | Master/PhD | Full tuition + £19k stipend | Dec-Jan | ox.ac.uk/clarendon |
| Commonwealth Scholarship | UK | Master/PhD | Full tuition + monthly stipend | Oct | cscuk.fcdo.gov.uk |
| Marshall Scholarship | UK | Master/PhD (USA citizens only) | Full tuition + stipend | Sep | marshallscholarship.org |
| British Council GREAT | UK | Master | £10,000-20,000 | varies | britishcouncil.org |
| Edinburgh Global Scholarships | UK Edinburgh | Master | £3,000-10,000 | Apr-May | ed.ac.uk |
| University of Manchester GREAT | UK Manchester | Master | £10,000 | May | manchester.ac.uk |
| Endeavour Leadership Program | Australia | Master/PhD/Postdoc | AUD 24k-272k | varies | dfat.gov.au |
| University of Sydney International | Australia Sydney | Bachelor/Master/PhD | AUD 10k-40k | varies | sydney.edu.au |
| Melbourne Research Scholarship | Australia Melbourne | Master/PhD | AUD 35k/yr | Oct | unimelb.edu.au |
| Westpac Future Leaders | Australia | PhD | AUD 120k | Jun | scholars.westpac.com.au |
| ANU Chancellor Scholarship | Australia ANU | Bachelor | AUD 15k-20k | Sep | anu.edu.au |
| University of Queensland Scholarship | Australia UQ | Bachelor/Master | AUD 7k-50k | varies | uq.edu.au |
| AUFF PhD Scholarships | Denmark Aarhus | PhD | DKK 327k/yr | Apr | phd.au.dk |
| DTU PhD Scholarships | Denmark DTU | PhD | DKK 330k/yr | varies | dtu.dk |
| University of Copenhagen PhD | Denmark | PhD | DKK 330k/yr | varies | ku.dk |
| NTNU Stipend | Norway NTNU | PhD | NOK 532k/yr | varies | ntnu.edu |
| Uppsala IPK Scholarship | Sweden Uppsala | Master | SEK 230k | Jan | uu.se |
| Lund University Global Scholarship | Sweden Lund | Master | SEK 15k-50k | Jan | lunduniversity.lu.se |
| KTH Royal Scholarship | Sweden KTH | Master | Tuition waiver | Jan | kth.se |
| Helsinki Global Scholarship | Finland Helsinki | Master | €1,500/mo | Jan | helsinki.fi |
| Aalto Honour Scholarship | Finland Aalto | Bachelor/Master | 50-100 percent tuition | Jan | aalto.fi |
| Bocconi Merit Scholarship | Italy Bocconi | Bachelor/Master | €12k-22k/yr | Feb-May | unibocconi.it |
| IE University Scholarships | Spain IE | Bachelor/Master | €10k-50k | varies | ie.edu |
| ESADE Scholarships | Spain ESADE | MBA/Master | €10k-40k | varies | esade.edu |
| INSEAD Scholarships | France INSEAD | MBA | €10k-100k | varies | insead.edu |
| HEC Paris Foundation | France HEC | MBA/Master | €10k-25k | varies | hec.edu |
| Sciences Po Émile Boutmy | France Sciences Po | Bachelor/Master | Up to €19k/yr | Feb | sciencespo.fr |
| Trinity College Dublin Global Excellence | Ireland Trinity | Bachelor/Master | €5,000 | varies | tcd.ie |
| University of Oslo Quota Scheme | Norway Oslo | Master | Full funding | varies | uio.no |
| Tampere International Scholarship | Finland Tampere | Master | 50 percent tuition | Jan | tuni.fi |
Deadlines vary year-to-year — always confirm with the official source before applying. Government-funded scholarships (Fulbright, Chevening, DAAD, MEXT) typically have the most competitive selection. Most programs require IELTS 6.5+ or TOEFL 80+ for English-taught streams; native-language streams have their own language requirements.