Top 30 Most Paid Scholarships for International Students

Below are the Top 30 fully-funded scholarships for outstanding international students. These scholarships are highly prestigious and competitive, therefore, apply on time to get one step ahead of others.

There are sets of links for more information on the scholarships application requirements, deadlines, etc. click to read more about your desired interest.

Chevening Scholarship

• Degree: Master
• Eligible countries: all
• Duty Station: United Kingdom
• To apply: https://www.chevening.org/apply/

Schwarzman Scholarship

• Degree: Master
• Eligible countries: all
• Duty Station: China
• To apply: https://www.schwarzmanscholars.org/admissions/

MIT Financial Aid

• Degree: Bachelor
• Eligible countries: all
• Duty Station: United States
• To apply: https://mitadmissions.org/apply/firstyear/first-year-eligibility/

Princeton University Financial Aid

• Degree: Bachelor
• Eligible countries: all
• Duty Station: United States
• To apply: https://admission.princeton.edu/apply/application-checklist

Erasmus Mundus

• Degree: Master, PhD
• Eligible countries: all
• Duty Station: European Union
• To apply: https://www.eacea.ec.europa.eu/scholarships/erasmus-mundus-catalogue_en

Harvard University Financial Aid

• Degree: Bachelor
• Eligible countries: all
• Duty Station: United States
• To apply: https://college.harvard.edu/admissions/apply/first-year-applicants

Global Korea Scholarship

• Degree: Bachelor, Master, PhD
• Eligible countries: all
• Duty Station: South Korea
• To apply: https://www.studyinkorea.go.kr/en/sub/gks/allnew_invite.do

Yale University Financial Aid

• Degree: Bachelor
• Eligible countries: all
• Duty Station: United States
• To apply: https://admissions.yale.edu/instructions

Stipendium Hungaricum

• Degree: Bachelor, Master, PhD
• Eligible countries: countries are listed here
• Duty Station: Hungary
• To apply: https://stipendiumhungaricum.hu/apply/

Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship at the University of Toronto

• Degree: Bachelor
• Eligible countries: all
• Duty Station: Canada
• To apply: https://future.utoronto.ca/pearson/about/

Fulbright Scholarship

• Degree: Master, PhD
• Eligible countries: all
• Duty Station: United States
• To apply: https://foreign.fulbrightonline.org/apply

Knight-Hennesy Scholars Program at Stanford University

• Degree: Master, PhD
• Eligible countries: all
• Duty Station: United States
• To apply: https://knight-hennessy.stanford.edu/admission/planning-apply

DAAD Scholarships

• Degree: Master, PhD
• Eligible countries: all
• Duty Station: Germany
• To apply: https://www2.daad.de/deutschland/stipendium/datenbank/en/21148-scholarship-database/

Rhodes Scholarships at the University of Oxford

• Programs: Master, PhD
• Eligible countries: check for your country here
• Duty Station: United Kingdom
• Application information: https://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/scholarships/applications/

MEXT Scholarship

• Degree: Bachelor, Master, PhD
• Eligible countries: all
• Duty Station: Japan
• To apply: https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/planning/scholarship/application/

Master Card Foundation Scholars

• Degree: Bachelor, Master
• Eligible countries: African countries
• Duty Station: Global
• To apply: https://mastercardfdn.org/all/scholars/becoming-a-scholar/apply-to-the-scholars-program/

Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship

• Degree: Master
• Eligible countries: listed here
• Duty Station: Japan
• To apply: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/scholarships#JJ_How_to_Apply

Türkiye Burslari Scholarship

• Degree: Bachelor, Master, PhD
• Eligible countries: all
• Duty Station: Turkey
• To apply: https://www.turkiyeburslari.gov.tr/applysteps

McCall MacBain Scholars for McGill University

• Degree: Master
• Eligible countries: all
• Duty Station: United States
• To apply: https://mccallmacbainscholars.org/apply/

KAIST Undergraduate Scholarship

• Degree: Bachelor, Master, PhD
• Eligible countries: all
• Duty Station: South Korea
• To apply: https://www.kaist.ac.kr/en/html/edu/03100502.html

Yenching Academy Scholarship at Peking University

• Degree: Master
• Eligible countries: all
• Duty Station: China
• To apply: https://yenchingacademy.pku.edu.cn/ADMISSIONS.htm

Columbia University Financial Aid

• Degree: Bachelor
• Eligible countries: all
• Duty Station: United States
• To apply: https://undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu/apply/firstyear

GIST Scholarship

• Degree: Master, PhD
• Eligible countries: all
• Duty Station: South Korea
• To apply: https://www.gist.ac.kr/iadm/html/sub02/020102.html

Orange Knowledge Programme

• Degree: Master
• Eligible countries: Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Colombia, Congo (DRC), Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Palestinian Territories, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen and Zambia.
• Duty Station: Netherlands
• To apply: https://www.studyinnl.org/finances/orange-knowledge-programme

Lund University Global Scholarship Programme

• Degree: Bachelor, Master
• Eligible countries: outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland
• Duty Station: Sweden
• To apply: https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/admissions/bachelors-and-masters-studies/scholarships-and-awards/lund-university-global-scholarship

Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship

• Degree: PhD
• Eligible countries: all
• Duty Station: Canada
• To apply: https://vanier.gc.ca/en/nomination_process-processus_de_mise_en_candidature.html

Swedish Institute Scholarships for Global Professionals

• Degree: Master
• Eligible countries: Armenia; Azerbaijan; Bangladesh; Bolivia; Belarus; Brazil; Cambodia; Cameroon; Colombia; Ecuador; Egypt; Ethiopia; Gambia; Georgia; Ghana; Guatemala; Honduras; Indonesia; Jordan; Kenya; Liberia; Malawi; Moldova; Morocco; Myanmar (Burma); Nepal; Nigeria; Pakistan; Peru; Philippines; Russian Federation; Rwanda; South Africa; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Tanzania; Tunisia; Uganda; Ukraine; Vietnam; Zambia; Zimbabwe.
• Duty Station: Sweden
• To apply: https://si.se/en/apply/scholarships/swedish-institute-scholarships-for-global-professionals/

Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA)

• Degree: PhD
• Eligible countries: all
• Duty Station: Singapore
• To apply: https://www.a-star.edu.sg/Scholarships/for-graduate-studies/singapore-international-graduate-award-singa

Think Big at Bristol University

• Degree: Bachelor, Master
• Eligible countries: all
• Duty Station: United Kingdom
• To apply: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/
  • Undergraduates: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/students/support/finances/scholarships/think-big-undergraduate/
  • Postgraduates: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/students/support/finances/scholarships/think-big-postgraduate/

Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship

• Degree: Master, PhD
• Eligible countries: all
• Duty Station: Switzerland
• To apply: https://www.sbfi.admin.ch/sbfi/en/home/education/scholarships-and-grants/swiss-government-excellence-scholarships.html

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