Scholarships for international students

UBC International Scholars Program

University of British Columbia · Canada · Bachelor's

Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) Scholarship

Friedrich Ebert Stiftung · Germany · Bachelor's / Master's / PhD

German language skills required

Imperial College President's PhD Scholarship

Imperial College London · UK · PhD

Reach Oxford Scholarship

University of Oxford · UK · Bachelor's

University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarship

University of Auckland · New Zealand · PhD

Studienstiftung Doctoral Scholarship

German Academic Scholarship Foundation · Germany · PhD

For doctoral candidates at a German university

Heinrich Böll Foundation Scholarship

Heinrich Böll Stiftung · Germany · Master's / PhD

University of Bristol Think Big Scholarships (Postgraduate)

University of Bristol · UK · Master's

University of Bristol Think Big Scholarships (Undergraduate)

University of Bristol · UK · Bachelor's

HAW Hamburg Academic Excellence Scholarship

Hamburg University of Applied Sciences · Germany · Bachelor's / Master's

For students already enrolled at HAW Hamburg

Rosa Luxemburg Foundation Scholarship

Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung · Germany · Master's / PhD

German language skills required (B2)

Friedrich Naumann Foundation Scholarship

Friedrich Naumann Stiftung · Germany · Master's / PhD

German language skills required

Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) Scholarship

Konrad Adenauer Stiftung · Germany · Master's / PhD

German language skills required

AAUW International Fellowships

American Association of University Women · USA · Master's / PhD

AAUW International Postdoctoral Fellowship

American Association of University Women · USA · Postdoctoral

Not offered in the 2027–28 call; check the next call

Aga Khan Foundation International Scholarship

Aga Khan Foundation · USA · Master's / PhD

Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship (AGES)

Government of Alberta · Canada · Master's / PhD

AUD School Partnership Initiative

American University in Dubai · UAE · Bachelor's

Only for graduates of AUD partner schools

AUD Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Scholarship

American University in Dubai · UAE · Bachelor's

AUEA Braithwaite-Thompson Graduate Research Awards

Auckland University Engineering Association · New Zealand · Master's / PhD

AUT Doctoral Scholarship

Auckland University of Technology · New Zealand · PhD

AUT International Scholarships – South Asia

Auckland University of Technology · New Zealand · Bachelor's / Master's

AUT Nicholas Tarling Memorial PhD Scholarship

Auckland University of Technology · New Zealand · PhD

Limited to specific subject areas

Berea College International Student Funding

Berea College · USA · Bachelor's

British Council Scholarships for Women in STEM

British Council and UK universities · UK · Master's

Check whether a call is open for India this year

British University in Dubai Merit Scholarships

The British University in Dubai · UAE · Bachelor's / Master's

Cambridge Trust International Scholarships

Cambridge Trust · UK · Bachelor's / Master's / PhD

Canada Graduate Research Scholarships – Doctoral (CGRS D)

CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC · Canada · PhD

Only for students already enrolled in a PhD in Canada

Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA)

CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC · Canada · Postdoctoral

Canadian University Research Assistantships and Postdoctoral Positions

Canadian universities · Canada · PhD / Postdoctoral

General funding type, not a single scholarship

Carleton University Entrance Scholarships

Carleton University · Canada · Bachelor's

Charles Wallace India Trust Awards

Charles Wallace India Trust · UK · Master's / PhD / Professional

Chevening Scholarship

UK Government (FCDO) · UK · Master's

Clarendon Fund Scholarships – University of Oxford

University of Oxford · UK · Master's / PhD

Commonwealth Master's Scholarships

Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) · UK · Master's

Commonwealth PhD Scholarships

Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) · UK · PhD

Check whether Indian applicants are eligible in the current call

Commonwealth Shared Scholarships

Commonwealth Scholarship Commission and UK universities · UK · Master's

Commonwealth Split-site Scholarships

Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) · UK · PhD

Check whether Indian applicants are eligible in the current call

Cornell University Graduate Assistantships

Cornell University · USA · PhD / Research Master's

Curtin University Dubai Research Scholarships

Curtin University Dubai · UAE · PhD

DAAD Bi-nationally Supervised Doctoral Degrees (Cotutelle)

DAAD · Germany · PhD

DAAD Doctoral Programmes in Germany

DAAD · Germany · PhD

DAAD EPOS – Development-Related Postgraduate Courses

DAAD · Germany · Master's / PhD

DAAD PRIME – Postdoctoral Researchers International Mobility Experience

DAAD · Germany · Postdoctoral

For postdocs employed by a German university

DAAD Research Grants – Short-Term Grants

DAAD · Germany · PhD / Postdoctoral

DAAD Study Scholarships for Graduates (Master's)

DAAD · Germany · Master's

Check the current DAAD call: the general call is not open to India this cycle

DAAD University Summer Course Grants

DAAD · Germany · Bachelor's / Master's

German language skills required

Deutschlandstipendium

German universities with Federal Government support · Germany · Bachelor's / Master's

DLR-DAAD Research Fellowships

German Aerospace Center (DLR) and DAAD · Germany · Master's / PhD / Postdoctoral

Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP)

Global Affairs Canada · Canada · Bachelor's / Master's (exchange)

Not open to Indian nationals

Emirates Aviation University Scholarships

Emirates Aviation University · UAE · Bachelor's / Master's

Erasmus Mundus Joint Master's Scholarships

European Commission · Germany · Master's

Felix Scholarship

Felix Trust · UK · Master's / PhD

Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowships

USIEF · USA · Postdoctoral

Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral Research Fellowships

USIEF · USA · PhD

Fulbright-Nehru Master's Fellowships

USIEF (United States-India Educational Foundation) · USA · Master's

Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

USIEF · USA · Postdoctoral

Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Gates Cambridge Trust · UK · Master's / PhD

GREAT Scholarships – India

British Council and UK universities · UK · Master's

Hanns Seidel Foundation Scholarship

Hanns Seidel Stiftung · Germany · Master's / PhD

German language skills required

Harvard and MIT Graduate Fellowships

Harvard University and MIT · USA · PhD

Heriot-Watt University Dubai Postgraduate Merit Scholarship

Heriot-Watt University Dubai · UAE · Master's

Heriot-Watt University Dubai Undergraduate Engineering Merit Scholarship

Heriot-Watt University Dubai · UAE · Bachelor's

Heriot-Watt University Dubai Undergraduate Merit Scholarship

Heriot-Watt University Dubai · UAE · Bachelor's

Hilde Domin Programme

DAAD · Germany · Master's / PhD

Nomination only; for students at risk in their home country

Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship

US Department of State · USA · Professional development (non-degree)

Humboldt Research Fellowship

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation · Germany · Postdoctoral

Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation Scholarship

Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation · UK · Master's / PhD

Iowa State University International Merit Scholarships

Iowa State University · USA · Bachelor's

Johns Hopkins SAIS Merit Scholarships

Johns Hopkins University SAIS · USA · Master's

Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship

World Bank · USA · Master's

Check whether India is on the current eligible-country list

KAAD Scholarship

Catholic Academic Exchange Service (KAAD) · Germany · Master's / PhD

Restricted eligibility: applications through KAAD partner committees

Knight-Hennessy Scholars – Stanford University

Stanford University · USA · Master's / PhD

Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship

University of Toronto · Canada · Bachelor's

Manaaki New Zealand Scholarships

New Zealand Government (MFAT) · New Zealand · Bachelor's / Master's / PhD

Not open to Indian nationals

Marshall Scholarship

Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission · UK · Master's / PhD

Not open to Indian nationals (US citizens only)

Massey University Postgraduate and Doctoral Scholarships

Massey University · New Zealand · Master's / PhD

Massey University Undergraduate International Study Grant

Massey University · New Zealand · Bachelor's

McCall MacBain Scholarships – McGill University

McCall MacBain Foundation · Canada · Master's / Professional

Middlesex University Dubai Academic Excellence Scholarship

Middlesex University Dubai · UAE · Foundation / Bachelor's

Only for students applying from within the UAE

Middlesex University Dubai Postgraduate Study Grant

Middlesex University Dubai · UAE · Master's

Mitacs Elevate

Mitacs · Canada · Postdoctoral

National Academies Research Associateship Program

US National Academies of Sciences · USA · Postdoctoral

Many positions are for US citizens or residents only

Need-Based Financial Aid at Harvard, Yale and Princeton

Harvard, Yale and Princeton Universities · USA · Bachelor's

New Zealand Excellence Awards (NZEA)

Education New Zealand and NZ universities · New Zealand · Bachelor's / Master's

New Zealand Short-Term Training Scholarships

New Zealand Government · New Zealand · Professional training

Not open to Indian nationals

New Zealand University Postdoctoral Fellowships and Research Funding

NZ universities, MBIE and the Marsden Fund · New Zealand · Postdoctoral

General funding type, not a single scholarship

Newton International Fellowship – British Academy

The British Academy · UK · Postdoctoral

Newton International Fellowship – Royal Society

The Royal Society · UK · Postdoctoral

NIH Intramural Postdoctoral Fellowships

US National Institutes of Health · USA · Postdoctoral

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

US National Science Foundation · USA · Master's / PhD

Not open to Indian nationals (US citizens and residents only)

Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS)

Province of Ontario and Ontario universities · Canada · Master's / PhD

Ontario Women's Health Scholars Award

Council of Ontario Universities · Canada · Master's / PhD / Postdoctoral

Not open to Indian nationals (citizenship restrictions)

Québec FRQ Research Scholarships

Fonds de recherche du Québec · Canada · Master's / PhD / Postdoctoral

Not open to most Indian nationals (residency restrictions)

Research and Teaching Assistantships (US Universities)

US universities · USA · Master's / PhD

General funding type, not a single scholarship

Research Manitoba Studentships

Research Manitoba · Canada · Master's / PhD

Rhodes Scholarship – India

Rhodes Trust · UK · Master's / PhD

RIT Dubai Graduate Scholarships

Rochester Institute of Technology Dubai · UAE · Master's

RIT Dubai Undergraduate Merit Scholarships

Rochester Institute of Technology Dubai · UAE · Bachelor's

Rotary Peace Fellowship

The Rotary Foundation · USA · Master's / Professional certificate

Royal Society University Research Fellowship

The Royal Society · UK · Postdoctoral

SBW Berlin Scholarship

Studienbrücke Weltweit (SBW Berlin) · Germany · Bachelor's / Master's

Schwarzman Scholars

Schwarzman Scholars (Tsinghua University, China) · USA · Master's

Study takes place in China, not the USA

SEED-2 Scholarships

Global Affairs Canada · Canada · Bachelor's / Master's (exchange)

Not open to Indian nationals

Stanford Graduate Fellowships

Stanford University · USA · PhD

Study in Canada Scholarships

Global Affairs Canada · Canada · Bachelor's / Master's / PhD (exchange)

Check whether India is on the eligible-country list

Tāwhia te Mana Research Fellowships

Royal Society Te Apārangi · New Zealand · Postdoctoral

Tufts University International Financial Aid

Tufts University · USA · Bachelor's

TUM Scholarship for International Students

Technical University of Munich · Germany · Bachelor's / Master's

For students already enrolled at TUM

UBC International Major Entrance Scholarship (IMES)

University of British Columbia · Canada · Bachelor's

UCL Global Master's Scholarship

University College London · UK · Master's

UCL Global Undergraduate Scholarship

University College London · UK · Bachelor's

UK University and UKRI Doctoral Studentships

UK universities and UK Research and Innovation · UK · PhD

General funding type, not a single scholarship

UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships

UK Research and Innovation · UK · Postdoctoral

University Emergency and Completion Grants (Germany)

German universities · Germany · Bachelor's / Master's / PhD

General funding type, not a single scholarship

University of Alberta Graduate Entrance Scholarship

University of Alberta · Canada · Master's / PhD

University of Auckland Foundation Pathway High Achiever Award

University of Auckland · New Zealand · Bachelor's (pathway)

University of Auckland India High Achievers Scholarship

University of Auckland · New Zealand · Bachelor's / Master's

University of Auckland International Student Excellence Scholarship

University of Auckland · New Zealand · Bachelor's / Master's

University of Birmingham Dubai Scholarships

University of Birmingham Dubai · UAE · Bachelor's / PhD

University of Canterbury Dean's Award

University of Canterbury · New Zealand · Master's

University of Canterbury India High Achievers Scholarship

University of Canterbury · New Zealand · Bachelor's / Master's

University of Canterbury International First-Year and Business School Scholarships

University of Canterbury · New Zealand · Bachelor's

University of Canterbury, Waikato and Lincoln Doctoral Scholarships

University of Canterbury, University of Waikato, Lincoln University · New Zealand · PhD

University of Dubai MBA Alumni Discount

University of Dubai · UAE · Master's

For University of Dubai graduates only

University of Dubai Merit Scholarship

University of Dubai · UAE · Bachelor's

University of Dundee Global Excellence Scholarship

University of Dundee · UK · Bachelor's / Master's

University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship (UMGF)

University of Manitoba · Canada · Master's / PhD

University of Manitoba International Undergraduate Entrance Scholarships

University of Manitoba · Canada · Bachelor's

University of Notre Dame Doctoral Fellowships

University of Notre Dame · USA · PhD

University of Otago Doctoral Scholarship

University of Otago · New Zealand · PhD

University of Otago International Academic Excellence Scholarship

University of Otago · New Zealand · Bachelor's

University of Ottawa Differential Tuition Fee Exemption

University of Ottawa · Canada · Bachelor's / Master's

For French-language programmes only

University of Ottawa International English Academic Excellence Scholarship

University of Ottawa · Canada · Bachelor's

University of Ottawa International English Admission Scholarship

University of Ottawa · Canada · Bachelor's

University of Sheffield International Undergraduate Merit Scholarship

University of Sheffield · UK · Bachelor's

University of Sussex Chancellor's International Scholarship

University of Sussex · UK · Bachelor's / Master's

University of Waikato Vice-Chancellor's International Excellence Scholarship for India

University of Waikato · New Zealand · Bachelor's / Master's / PhD

University of Waterloo International Student Entrance Scholarship

University of Waterloo · Canada · Bachelor's

University of Wollongong in Dubai Academic Merit Scholarship (Bachelor's)

University of Wollongong in Dubai · UAE · Bachelor's

University of Wollongong in Dubai Academic Merit Scholarship (Master's)

University of Wollongong in Dubai · UAE · Master's

University of York International Undergraduate Scholarship

University of York · UK · Bachelor's

USC Merit Scholarships

University of Southern California · USA · Bachelor's / Master's

Victoria University of Wellington Undergraduate International Scholarship

Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington · New Zealand · Bachelor's

Warwick Chancellor's International Scholarship

University of Warwick · UK · PhD

Waterloo Faculty of Mathematics International Awards – India

University of Waterloo · Canada · Bachelor's

Waterloo Faculty of Science International Scholarships

University of Waterloo · Canada · Bachelor's

Wellcome Early-Career Awards

Wellcome Trust · UK · Postdoctoral

Wellington Doctoral Scholarship

Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington · New Zealand · PhD

WPI Innovation Award

Worcester Polytechnic Institute · USA · Bachelor's