Scholarships & Funding

PHD

PHD

Yale University

The fellowship comes with a generous stipend and research support, including access to Yale’s excellent library and other resources.

PHD

Peking University · China

Yenching Academy of Peking University 2027 – Fully Funded Master’s Scholarship

MASTERS

France

The YGF Paris 2027 offers different participation categories. There are 30 Fully Funded seats and 40 Partially Funded seats available through competitive selection. In addition, the forum offers 100 Forum Admission seats and 80 Self-Funded seats. Applicants for the funded categories will be selected based on their motivation, leadership potential, community engagement, global awareness, and interest in the main themes of the forum.

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University of Konstanz · United States

• During the on-campus research stay, a stipend of €1,300/month for doctoral students and €2,000/month for postdoctoral researchers • Standard expenses for one economy-class trip to Konstanz and back • The chance to participate in events organized by the Zukunftskolleg

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University of Konstanz

• Postdoctoral Fellows profit from all support measures available at the Zukunftskolleg: • they receive an annual research allowance e.g. for funding research assistants or equipment; • they are eligible to apply for co-funding; • Senior Fellowships and the Mentorship Programme give them the opportunity to invite distinguished colleagues to Konstanz; • they can go on a temporary Research Visit abroad or nominate international early career researchers for a Research Visit at the Zukunftskolleg; • they are eligible to apply for funding for cooperative initiatives or for funding for particular career stages; • they receive non-monetary support like coaching, professional career counseling or in grant proposal writing; • they get financial support to organise and run a scientific retreat.

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Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation / University of Cambridge · United Kingdom

The full cost of studying at Cambridge: university composition fee, a maintenance allowance, airfare at the start and end of the course, and a visa and health surcharge allowance. Discretionary funds cover family, fieldwork and conference costs.

MASTERS, PHDDeadline: Applied for through the Cambridge graduate application. The deadline is the course deadline in December or early January, so the Cambridge application itself has to be ready well before then.

University of Oxford · United Kingdom

Full course fees and a grant for living costs for the duration of the course, for more than 200 new scholars a year across every Oxford department.

MASTERS, PHDDeadline: No separate application. You are considered automatically if your Oxford course application arrives by the December or January deadline for your course.

Rhodes Trust, University of Oxford · United Kingdom

University and college fees, a personal stipend, and travel to and from Oxford, for two years in the first instance and sometimes a third.

MASTERS, PHDDeadline: Applications usually open in the middle of the year and close a few months later, for study starting the following October.

Government of Canada · Canada

A substantial annual award for three years of doctoral study at a Canadian university.

PHDDeadline: The university's internal deadline comes first, usually in the autumn, with the national competition closing shortly after.

French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs · France

A monthly allowance, international travel, health insurance and cultural activities. Tuition is not paid by the programme, though fees at French public institutions are low.

MASTERS, PHDDeadline: The French institution applies on your behalf, and its internal deadline falls in the autumn, well before the January campaign closes.

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.

Tsinghua University · China

A one-year master's in Global Affairs at Tsinghua: tuition, accommodation, travel to and from Beijing, a stipend, and study trips within China.

MASTERSDeadline: One deadline in the autumn for study starting the following year, with an earlier deadline for applicants from mainland China.

State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) · Switzerland

A monthly stipend, tuition waiver, health insurance and housing allowance for research or doctoral study at a Swiss public university or institute.

PHDDeadline: Applications go through the Swiss embassy and are submitted in the autumn for study starting the following September.

Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science with Dutch universities · Netherlands

A one-off contribution towards the first year of study. It does not cover the full cost, so it is a top-up to other funding rather than a complete package.

MASTERSDeadline: Deadlines are set by each participating university, usually between February and May for the following September.

International Cooperation and Development Fund (Taiwan ICDF) · Taiwan

Tuition and credit fees, accommodation, insurance, a monthly allowance and a return air ticket, for programmes taught in English at partner universities in Taiwan.

MASTERS, PHDDeadline: Applications usually run from the start of the year to mid-March, for study starting that September.

World Bank and the Government of Japan · Multiple countries

Tuition, a monthly living allowance, travel, health insurance and a travel allowance for a master's in a development-related subject at a participating university.

MASTERSDeadline: Usually two application windows a year; check the current call before preparing anything.

Islamic Development Bank · Multiple countries

Tuition, a living allowance, health insurance and travel, for master's and doctoral study, with programmes for member countries and for Muslim communities in non-member countries.

MASTERS, PHDDeadline: One annual call, usually open in the first months of the year.

Asian Development Bank and the Government of Japan · Multiple countries

Tuition, a monthly subsistence and housing allowance, books, medical insurance and travel, for a master's at a participating institution in the Asia-Pacific region.

MASTERSDeadline: Each participating institution sets its own deadline, typically several months before its intake.

OeAD, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation · Austria

Varies by grant. Most cover a monthly allowance, insurance and a fee waiver for study or research at an Austrian university; the Ernst Mach Grant is the best known of them.

MASTERS, PHDDeadline: Each grant has its own call and deadline; the database lists them with the current dates.

Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) · Poland

Depends on the programme. Several NAWA schemes cover a monthly stipend and a tuition waiver at Polish public universities for full degrees or for research stays.

MASTERS, PHDDeadline: Each NAWA programme runs its own call, most of them in the first half of the year.

Research Grants Council of Hong Kong · Hong Kong

A monthly stipend and a conference and research-related travel allowance for up to three years of PhD study at a Hong Kong university, usually with the university adding a tuition waiver.

PHDDeadline: An initial application to the scheme in the autumn, followed by a full application to the chosen university shortly after.

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology · Saudi Arabia

Full tuition, a monthly living allowance, on-campus housing, medical and dental coverage, and relocation support, for admitted master's and doctoral students.

MASTERS, PHDDeadline: There is no separate scholarship deadline; admission rounds run through the year, with the main one closing in the winter.

National University of Singapore · Singapore

A monthly stipend and full or substantial tuition support for research-track master's and PhD students, awarded by the admitting faculty.

MASTERS, PHDDeadline: Tied to the graduate admission rounds, which usually close in November for August intake and in May for January intake.

Nanyang Technological University · Singapore

A monthly stipend and tuition support for full-time research students, with the NTU Research Scholarship and the more competitive NTU President's Graduate Scholarship among the schemes offered.

MASTERS, PHDDeadline: Tied to the graduate admission rounds, which usually close in the winter for August intake and in the middle of the year for January intake.

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.