Scholarship Resources

Scholarships: What to Know Before You Apply

Funding opportunities for international students come from many different sources — universities, governments, private foundations, and independent organisations.

For students planning to study abroad, the challenge is rarely understanding that scholarships exist. The real difficulty lies in knowing where to look and which opportunities are credible.

Below are some of the primary places students can look at when searching for scholarships.

  • National Overseas Scholarship (NOS)
  • Fulbright-Nehru Master’s Fellowships (co-funded)
  • Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral Research Fellowships (co-funded)
  • Ambedkar Overseas Vidya Nidhi Scholarship
  • Gujarat Government Overseas Scholarship Scheme
  • Chevening Scholarship (UK Govt)
  • Erasmus Mundus / Erasmus+ (EU)
  • DAAD Scholarships (German Govt)
  • DAAD EPOS Scholarship
  • Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships
  • New Zealand Commonwealth Scholarships
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship (US Govt)
  • Raman-Charpak Fellowship (France)
  • Orange Tulip / Holland Scholarship (Netherlands)
  • GREAT Scholarships (UK)
  • Fulbright-Kalam Climate Fellowship (India-USA)
  • Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan
  • Commonwealth Shared Scholarship
  • Joint Japan World Bank Graduate Scholarship
  • Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA)
  • Rhodes Scholarship – Oxford
  • Gates Cambridge Scholarship
  • Knight-Hennessy Scholars – Stanford
  • Yale Young Global Scholars Financial Aid
  • Stanford Reliance Dhirubhai Fellowship
  • Tata Scholarship – Cornell University
  • Lester B. Pearson – U of Toronto
  • UBC International Scholars Program
  • Monash International Merit Scholarship
  • Warwick Chancellor’s International Scholarship
  • Clarendon Scholarship – Oxford
  • Felix Scholarship – Oxford
  • Imperial College President’s PhD Scholarship
  • ETH Zurich Excellence Scholarship
  • JN Tata Endowment for Higher Education
  • KC Mahindra Scholarships
  • Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation Scholarship
  • Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation Scholarship
  • Lady Meherbai D Tata Education Trust
  • Aga Khan Foundation International Scholarship
  • Schwarzman Scholars Program
  • Heinrich Böll Foundation Scholarship
  • Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Scholarship
  • Agatha Harrison Memorial Fellowship
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