Scholarships & Funding

U.S. Department of State · United States

Tuition, a monthly living stipend, airfare, health insurance and a settling-in allowance for a Masters (and in some years a PhD) in the USA.

MASTERS, PHDDeadline: Applications usually open around April–May each year for study starting the following year.

Individual universities and departments · United States

A tuition waiver plus a monthly stipend in exchange for teaching or research duties — the most common way Bangladeshi students fund a PhD in North America.

MASTERS, PHDDeadline: Tied to admission deadlines, usually December–January for the Fall intake.

Stanford University · United States

Tuition and fees, a living and academic stipend, and a travel stipend, for up to three years of any graduate degree at Stanford, alongside a leadership development programme.

MASTERS, PHDDeadline: The Knight-Hennessy deadline is in the autumn and is separate from, and usually earlier than, the Stanford degree programme deadline.

U.S. Department of State · United States

A year of non-degree graduate study and professional experience in the United States: tuition, a living allowance, airfare, health insurance, books and professional development activities.

MASTERSDeadline: Nominations are made through the U.S. Embassy in Dhaka, which usually calls for applications in the middle of the year.

American Association of University Women · United States

A stipend towards a year of full-time graduate or postdoctoral study in the United States. It is a contribution to the year's costs rather than a complete package, so it is normally combined with departmental funding.

MASTERS, PHDDeadline: One annual round, usually closing in the autumn for the following academic year.

The Rotary Foundation · United States

Tuition and fees, room and board, round-trip transport and field study expenses at one of the Rotary Peace Centers, which include universities in the United States and elsewhere. Up to about 170 fellowships a year across the master's and certificate tracks.

MASTERSDeadline: One annual round; applications usually close in the middle of the year for study starting the following year.

P.E.O. International · United States

A scholarship towards graduate study in the United States or Canada. It is a contribution to the year's costs, awarded on need as well as merit, rather than a full package.

MASTERS, PHDDeadline: Eligibility must be established first, in the winter, with the application following shortly after for the next academic year.

Margaret McNamara Education Grants (World Bank Family Network) · United States

A one-off grant towards the costs of graduate study, for women from developing countries already enrolled at an accredited institution. It supplements existing funding rather than replacing it.

MASTERS, PHDDeadline: One annual round per region, with the US and Canada round usually closing in the winter.