International Scholarships

HOT LIST OF TOP FULLY FUNDED SCHOLARSHIPS

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1. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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Scholarship	Level	Benefits	Status
Chevening Scholarship	Master’s	Full tuition, monthly stipend, travel, visa costs	Status 1 (2026/27 closed; next opens August 2026 for 2027/28)
Commonwealth Scholarships	Master’s/PhD	Full tuition, stipend, airfare, thesis grant	Status 1 (2026/27 closed; next opens September 2026)
Commonwealth Shared Scholarship	Master’s	Full tuition, airfare, maintenance allowance	Status 1 (2026/27 closed)
Rhodes Scholarship	Master’s/DPhil	Full tuition, annual stipend (£20,400+), settling-in allowance	Status 3 (opens June 2026 for 2027 entry)
Gates Cambridge Scholarship	Master’s/PhD	Full tuition, maintenance allowance, travel	Status 3 (opens September 2026)
GREAT Scholarships	Master’s	£10,000+ tuition	Status 3 (2026/27 info TBD)
Marshall Scholarships	Any postgraduate	Full tuition, stipend, travel	Status 3 (US citizens only)
SOAS Mo Ibrahim Foundation Scholarship	Master’s	Full tuition + stipend	Status 2 (Open; African nationals)
SOAS Sustainable Development Goal Scholarship	Master’s	Full tuition + stipend	Status 2 (Open)
SOAS TOP CHARITY Scholarships	Master’s	Full tuition + stipend	Status 2 (Open)

🇺🇸 United States

Scholarship	Level	Benefits	Status
Fulbright Foreign Student Program	Master’s/PhD	Full tuition, living stipend, airfare, health insurance	Status 3 (varies by country)
Hubert Humphrey Fellowship	Non-degree	Full tuition, living allowance, travel	Status 3 (mid-career professionals)
#YouAreWelcomeHere Scholarship	Undergraduate	Up to full tuition	Status 3 (57 US institutions)
AAUW International Fellowships	Graduate/Postdoc	Full funding	Status 3 (women only)
Rotary Peace Fellowships	Master’s	Full tuition, living expenses, travel	Status 3
East-West Center Scholarships	Graduate	Tuition, housing, living stipend	Status 3 (Asia-Pacific students)

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🇪🇺 Europe (Multi-Country)

Scholarship	Level	Benefits	Status
Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters	Master’s	Tuition waiver + €1,400/month for 24 months + travel/installation	Status 1 (2026/27 closed for most; check Intake 2)
DAAD Scholarships	Master’s/PhD	Monthly stipend, health insurance, travel	Status 3 (opens August-October 2026)
Eiffel Excellence Scholarship	Master’s/PhD	Monthly allowance, travel, health insurance	Status 3 (for France; opens late 2026)

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🇨🇦 Canada

Scholarship	Level	Benefits	Status
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships	PhD	$50,000/year for 3 years	Status 3
Trent International Global Citizen Scholarships	Undergraduate	Up to $160,000 CAD over 4 years	Status 3

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🇯🇵 Japan

Scholarship	Level	Benefits	Status
MEXT Scholarships	Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD	Tuition waiver, monthly stipend, round-trip airfare	Status 2 (2027 entry open now; deadline May 27, 2026)

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🇰🇷 South Korea

Scholarship	Level	Benefits	Status
Global Korea Scholarship (GKS)	Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD	Full tuition, monthly allowance (~1.3M KRW), airfare, Korean language training	Status 1 (2026 deadlines Feb-Mar 2026 passed; next opens Feb 2027)

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🇦🇺 Australia

Scholarship	Level	Benefits	Status
Australia Awards Scholarships	Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD	Full tuition, living stipend, travel, health insurance, establishment allowance	Status 1 (deadline April 30, 2026 passed; next opens Feb 2027)

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🇹🇷 Turkey

Scholarship	Level	Benefits	Status
Türkiye Scholarships (Turkey Burslari)	Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD	Tuition, monthly stipend, accommodation, health insurance, Turkish language course	Status 1 (deadline Feb 20, 2026 passed)

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🇮🇩 Indonesia

Scholarship	Level	Benefits	Status
Indonesian Government Scholarship (KNB)	Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD	Tuition, monthly living allowance, health insurance, settlement allowance	Status 1 (deadline March 31, 2026 passed)

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🇹🇼 Taiwan

Scholarship	Level	Benefits	Status
Taiwan ICDF Scholarship	Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD	Tuition, monthly stipend, airfare, housing allowance, health insurance	Status 1 (deadline March 15, 2026 passed)

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🇵🇱 Poland

Scholarship	Level	Benefits	Status
Stefan Banach NAWA Programme	Master’s	Monthly stipend, tuition exemption, travel allowance	Status 1 (2026/27 cycle passed; next opens annually)

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🇭🇺 Hungary

Scholarship	Level	Benefits	Status
FAO-Hungarian Government Scholarship	Postgraduate (Master’s)	Tuition, books, dormitory accommodation, subsistence, health insurance	Status 1 (deadline Feb 28, 2026 passed)

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🌍 World Bank

Scholarship	Level	Benefits	Status
Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship (JJ/WBGSP)	Master’s	Tuition, monthly living stipend, round-trip airfare, health insurance, travel allowance	Status 1 (2026 windows closed: Jan 15-Feb 27; Mar 30-May 29)

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🌍 Mastercard Foundation

Scholarship	Level	Benefits	Status
Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program	Undergraduate/Postgraduate	Comprehensive: tuition, set-up costs, housing, monthly stipend	Status 3 (African talent focus; check partner universities)

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🇨🇳 China

Scholarship	Level	Benefits	Status
UNESCO/China Great Wall Scholarship	Master’s/PhD/Visiting Scholar	Tuition, monthly stipend, accommodation	Status 1 (2025 cycle passed; next opens late 2026)