Start with the full-funding options, then branch into Europe hubs, Asia country pages, government routes, and live deadlines without duplicating work.
Fully funded coverage
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Fully funded scholarships across 16 countries in the directory.
Europe fully funded
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Europe listings inside the full-funding options.
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Fully funded listings with live or rolling deadlines.
Every listing here already matches full-funding preference. Use it when you want tuition, stipend, travel, or accommodation support to be the first filter before you narrow by region or deadline.
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Use this if the UK is already on your shortlist and you want the country-level fully funded scholarship options first.
Use this if Italy is already on your shortlist and you want the country-level fully funded scholarship options first.
Full Europe hub with country pages, still-open routes, and scholarship listings.
Move into live deadlines after scanning the full-funding options.
One of the strongest Asia country pages for fully funded routes in the current directory.
Government and university routes across major Chinese institutions.
Compare public-funding routes across represented African destinations.
Use this when your next filter is public-funding routes inside the Europe pool.
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Duke University Office of University Scholars and Fellows
Duke University's Karsh International Scholars Program supports selected international first-year undergraduate students with comprehensive funding.
These scholarship pages help you jump from fully funded intent into live government-backed routes.
Government-funded route with direct state application flow for non-EU applicants.
Masters-level Romania route inside the current government scholarship options.
Full-support government route with nomination and second-stage SIACAS processing.
One of the strongest public-funding scholarship routes in Europe.
Use these pages when you also need routes that discuss alternative English-proof paths.
Europe routes that discuss IELTS alternatives and language-proof flexibility.
Useful if you need a fully funded Europe route with flexible language-proof handling on some programs.
Worth checking alongside fully funded routes if you are comparing language-proof flexibility.
48 scholarships
Chevening - UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
A fully funded opportunity for Masters study in United Kingdom. The listed round is closed; review the guide and check the official provider for a future cycle.
Goldsmiths, University of London
A fully funded opportunity for Bachelors study in United Kingdom. The listed round is closed; review the guide and check the official provider for a future cycle.
Goldsmiths, University of London
A fully funded opportunity for Masters study in United Kingdom. The listed round is closed; review the guide and check the official provider for a future cycle.
Ministry of Education Culture Sports Science and Technology
A fully funded opportunity for Bachelors study in Japan. The listed round is closed; review the guide and check the official provider for a future cycle.
Ministry of Education Culture Sports Science and Technology
A fully funded opportunity for Masters study in Japan. The listed round is closed; review the guide and check the official provider for a future cycle.
Ministry of Education Culture Sports Science and Technology
A fully funded opportunity for PhD study in Japan. The listed round is closed; review the guide and check the official provider for a future cycle.
DAAD
DAAD funding for doctoral candidates and early postdoctoral researchers who want to complete a defined research project in Germany with an academic host.
Heinrich Böll Foundation
Funded scholarship for eligible international master's students in Germany. The next verified spring application window runs from January 15 to March 1, 2027.
DSU Toscana
A fully funded opportunity for Masters study in Italy. The listed round is closed; review the guide and check the official provider for a future cycle.
Duke University Office of University Scholars and Fellows
Duke University's Karsh International Scholars Program supports selected international first-year undergraduate students with comprehensive funding.
Marshall Scholarships
A fully funded opportunity for Masters study in United Kingdom. The listed round is closed; review the guide and check the official provider for a future cycle.
The Gates Scholarship
A fully funded opportunity for Bachelors study in USA. The listed round is closed; review the guide and check the official provider for a future cycle.
Knight-Hennessy Scholars at Stanford University
A fully funded opportunity for Masters study in USA. The listed round is closed; review the guide and check the official provider for a future cycle.
McCall MacBain Scholars
A fully funded opportunity for Masters study in Canada. The listed round is closed; review the guide and check the official provider for a future cycle.
Rhodes Trust
A fully funded opportunity for Masters study in United Kingdom. The listed round is closed; review the guide and check the official provider for a future cycle.
Rhodes Trust
A fully funded opportunity for Masters study in United Kingdom. The listed round is closed; review the guide and check the official provider for a future cycle.
Skoltech Admissions
Skoltech's 2026 Master's admission cycle closed on July 7, 2026. The official admissions page tells candidates interested in a 2027 start to check back in autumn or subscribe for notification. This pre-open guide uses the completed 2026 rules as preparation evidence and does not claim that the 2027 dates are confirmed.
Skoltech Admissions
Skoltech's 2026 PhD application cycle closed on June 29, 2026. The official admissions page directs candidates interested in a 2027 start to check back in autumn or subscribe for notification. This pre-open guide explains the completed 2026 requirements without presenting them as confirmed 2027 dates.
Study in Korea / NIIED
The GKS Graduate Scholarship 2027, also known as GKS-G 2027, is the graduate route of South Korea's government scholarship for international master's, doctoral and eligible research applicants. The official 2027 graduate guidelines and form have not yet been released, so applicants should use this page as preparation guidance until NIIED publishes the new call.
Schwarzman Scholars
A fully funded opportunity for Masters study in China. The listed round is closed; review the guide and check the official provider for a future cycle.
University of Sydney RTP scholarships for international students
The University of Sydney RTP Scholarship supports international PhD, Master of Philosophy, and other higher-degree-by-research applicants. The published 2027 stipend rate is AUD 44,293 per year, alongside tuition-fee coverage and additional support for eligible recipients. The September 2026 round has closed; the listed later round closes December 18, 2026.
Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities
Türkiye Scholarships is a competitive government-funded programme that combines an undergraduate scholarship with placement at a participating Turkish university. The annual general application period runs from 10 January to 20 February. The 2027 competition is currently pre-open, so applicants should use the official portal only when the matching cycle is announced.
Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities
Türkiye Scholarships is a competitive government programme that combines full-time Master's funding with placement at a participating university in Türkiye. The general application period runs from 10 January to 20 February each year. The 2027 cycle is currently pre-open and should be treated as unconfirmed until the official announcement and TBBS portal display the matching intake.
Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities
Türkiye Scholarships provides full-time doctoral funding together with placement at a participating Turkish university. The general application period runs from 10 January to 20 February each year. The 2027 PhD cycle is currently pre-open, so applicants should wait for the official matching announcement before treating the dates or available programmes as final.
Deakin University RTP and DUPRS scholarship page
A fully funded opportunity for PhD study in Australia. The listed round is closed; review the guide and check the official provider for a future cycle.
DAAD Helmut-Schmidt Programme
A fully funded opportunity for Masters study in Germany. The listed round is closed; review the guide and check the official provider for a future cycle.
German Academic Exchange Service
The DAAD Study Scholarships – Master Studies for All Academic Disciplines programme supports eligible graduates pursuing a full Master's degree in Germany or an eligible study year in Germany. Applications for 2027/28 are open from June, but the exact 2026 deadline and country eligibility must be checked using the applicant's location in the official DAAD database.
European Commission - Erasmus+
Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters are integrated international Master's programmes delivered by university consortia. Students apply directly to a chosen programme, not through one central scholarship form. Most 2027/28 applications are expected between October 2026 and January 2027, but every consortium sets its own deadline and requirements.
DAAD - German Academic Exchange Service
DAAD's Development-Related Postgraduate Courses programme, known as EPOS, funds experienced professionals from eligible developing and emerging countries to complete selected development-related postgraduate courses in Germany. For the 2027/28 intake, applicants must choose from the official EPOS course list and follow the deadline and application route published for that specific course.
DAAD - German Academic Exchange Service
DAAD's Development-Related Postgraduate Courses programme supports doctoral study only in exceptional cases through specific PhD programmes included in the current EPOS list. It is not general funding for any doctorate in Germany. Applicants for 2027/28 must identify a listed doctoral option, satisfy that programme's research and admission criteria, and use its exact application route and deadline.
China Scholarship Council
The Chinese Government Scholarship supports eligible international undergraduate students through several routes rather than one universal application. The 2027 cycle is pre-open. Applicants must identify a current Type A, Type B, bilateral, Silk Road, or other programme and follow its country- or university-specific deadline.
China Scholarship Council
The Chinese Government Scholarship funds eligible international Master's students through country, university, and named programme routes. The 2027 cycle is pre-open, with no single CSC deadline. Applicants must follow the current dispatching authority or designated university call that matches their nationality, degree, and subject.
China Scholarship Council
The Chinese Government Scholarship supports international doctoral candidates through bilateral, university, and special programme routes. The 2027 cycle is pre-open and has no universal deadline. Applicants must locate a participating PhD programme and follow its current research, supervisor, language, agency-number, and portal instructions.
U.S. Department of State
The Fulbright Foreign Student Program enables eligible graduate students, young professionals, and artists from participating countries to pursue graduate study or research in the United States. There is no universal 2027 deadline, eligibility rule, or funding package: each home-country Fulbright Commission, Foundation, or U.S. Embassy administers its competition.
U.S. Department of State
The Fulbright Foreign Student Program allows eligible international graduate students and researchers from participating countries to study or conduct research in the United States. PhD availability, deadline, fields, grant length, and benefits vary by home-country programme; some countries do not fund full doctoral degrees.
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission
A fully funded opportunity for Masters study in United Kingdom. The listed round is closed; review the guide and check the official provider for a future cycle.
University of Calabria
A fully funded opportunity for Masters study in Italy. The listed round is closed; review the guide and check the official provider for a future cycle.
UNICORE Portal
A fully funded opportunity for Masters study in Italy. The listed round is closed; review the guide and check the official provider for a future cycle.
Indonesian Government KNB Scholarship Portal
A fully funded opportunity for Bachelors study in Indonesia. The listed round is closed; review the guide and check the official provider for a future cycle.
Indonesian Government KNB Scholarship Portal
A fully funded opportunity for Masters study in Indonesia. The listed round is closed; review the guide and check the official provider for a future cycle.
Indonesian Government KNB Scholarship Portal
A fully funded opportunity for PhD study in Indonesia. The listed round is closed; review the guide and check the official provider for a future cycle.
Study in Azerbaijan
A fully funded opportunity for Masters study in Azerbaijan. The listed round is closed; review the guide and check the official provider for a future cycle.
Study in Azerbaijan
A fully funded opportunity for Bachelors study in Azerbaijan. The listed round is closed; review the guide and check the official provider for a future cycle.
Study in Azerbaijan
A fully funded opportunity for PhD study in Azerbaijan. The listed round is closed; review the guide and check the official provider for a future cycle.
Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
A fully funded opportunity for Masters study in Australia. The listed round is closed; review the guide and check the official provider for a future cycle.
Tempus Public Foundation
Fully funded Hungarian government scholarship for international bachelor’s students.
Study in Romania / Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Government-funded non-EU scholarship route for Bachelor's study at participating Romanian universities under the Romanian MFA scholarship system.
Study in Romania / Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Government-funded non-EU scholarship route for Master's study at participating Romanian universities under the Romanian MFA scholarship system.