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Open PhD routes
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PhD scholarships that still look active today.
Countries covered
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Destinations represented in the live PhD pool.
Government overlap
11
Open PhD routes that also look government-backed.
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23 scholarships
Skoltech provides scholarship-backed PhD admission for international researchers in Russia, including tuition coverage, monthly stipend, and medical insurance for admitted students.
Official source: Skoltech Admissions • Updated:
Scholarship funded by the Chinese government to attract international students to Chinese universities.
Official source: China Scholarship Council • Updated:
Doctoral research funding in Slovak public universities.
Official source: Slovak Ministry of Education • Updated:
Japanese government scholarship supporting international students in top Japanese universities through embassy or university recommendation.
Official source: Ministry of Education Culture Sports Science and Technology (MEXT) • Updated:
Doctoral funding for research programs in Malaysia.
Official source: Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia • Updated:
Doctoral research funding in UAE universities.
Official source: UAE Ministry of Education • Updated:
Doctoral research funding for international candidates.
Official source: Friedrich Ebert Foundation • Updated:
Fully funded doctoral opportunity in Azerbaijan for nominated international candidates under the Heydar Aliyev grant program.
Official source: Study in Azerbaijan (MFA + Ministry of Science and Education) • Updated:
Doctoral scholarships for international researchers.
Official source: AGCID Chile • Updated:
Doctoral research funding for international students.
Official source: ICETEX Colombia • Updated:
Doctoral research funding in Argentina.
Official source: Argentine Ministry of Education • Updated:
Doctoral scholarships for international candidates.
Official source: Konrad Adenauer Foundation • Updated:
Doctoral funding for international researchers in Mexico.
Official source: AMEXCID Mexico • Updated:
German government scholarship for professionals from developing countries pursuing development-related masters and PhD programs.
Official source: DAAD - German Academic Exchange Service • Updated:
Doctoral research funding in UK universities.
Official source: Commonwealth Scholarship Commission • Updated:
Doctoral funding for international researchers.
Official source: École Normale Supérieure • Updated:
Doctoral funding for interdisciplinary research.
Official source: Stanford University • Updated:
Doctoral funding at the University of Cambridge.
Official source: Gates Cambridge Trust • Updated:
Prestigious doctoral funding for international students.
Official source: Government of Canada • Updated:
Fully funded doctoral research in Switzerland.
Official source: Swiss Government • Updated:
Doctoral scholarship for international students in Singapore.
Official source: A*STAR Singapore • Updated:
Prestigious doctoral funding for international students.
Official source: UGC Hong Kong • Updated:
Doctoral funding for international research students.
Official source: National University of Singapore • Updated: