Scholarship finder

DAAD scholarships

Germany · DAAD

direct via DAAD portal

Deutschlandstipendium

Germany · Federal government and private funders via universities

directly at the student's university

Heinrich Boell Foundation scholarships

Germany · Heinrich Boell Foundation

online portal of the foundation

Baden-Wuerttemberg Stiftung scholarship (tuition exemption)

Germany · Baden-Wuerttemberg Stiftung

TUM tuition waivers and scholarships for international students

Germany · TUM

TUM

Italian Government (MAECI) scholarships for foreign students and IRE

Italy · Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI)

Invest Your Talent in Italy (11th edition)

Italy · MAECI with Italian Trade Agency, MUR and Uni-Italia

ER.GO scholarship and housing (Emilia-Romagna right to study)

Italy · ER.GO (regional agency), for Bologna, Modena, Parma, Ferrara etc.

DiSCo Lazio right-to-study scholarship (Rome area)

Italy · Lazio DiSCo (regional agency)

EDISU Piemonte scholarship and housing (Turin area)

Italy · EDISU Piemonte (regional agency)

Padua International Excellence Scholarship

Italy · University of Padua

Padua tuition-fee waivers for English-taught degrees

Italy · University of Padua

TOPoliTO scholarship (international top students)

Italy · Politecnico di Torino

Politecnico di Milano DSU benefits and merit exemptions

Italy · Politecnico di Milano (Lombardy right to study)

University of Bologna reduced flat fee and first-year master's merit exemption

Italy · University of Bologna

Stipendium Hungaricum (SH)

Hungary · Hungarian Government (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade), coordinated by Tempus Public Foundation

By nomination

Stipendium Hungaricum - Students at Risk Subprogramme

Hungary · Tempus Public Foundation / Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

direct-application-to-tempus (no sending-partner nomination)

Hungarian Diaspora Scholarship

Hungary · Hungarian Government, managed by Tempus Public Foundation

direct application via the Diaspora scholarship website (diasporascholarship.hu)

Scholarship for Christian Young People

Hungary · Hungarian Government (Hungary Helps Agency)

via Hungary Helps Agency

University tuition reductions and merit awards (examples)

Hungary · Individual universities

university

Stefan Banach Scholarship Programme (Banach NAWA)

Poland · NAWA with Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (development cooperation)

direct (NAWA ICT system https://programs.nawa.gov.pl/login)

Poland My First Choice NAWA

Poland · NAWA

direct (NAWA ICT system)

Ulam NAWA

Poland · NAWA

via Polish host institution (NAWA ICT system)

Visegrad Scholarship Program

Poland · International Visegrad Fund

direct to the Visegrad Fund (the university does not take part; acceptance letter required)

Gen. Anders Programme

Poland · NAWA

direct (NAWA)

Wroclaw Tech Rector's Scholarship

Poland · Wrocław University of Science and Technology

university

Doctoral school stipends (e.g. Wroclaw Tech, per Study in Poland)

Poland · Doctoral schools

doctoral school recruitment

Other programmes listed on Study in Poland

Poland · various

programme pages

Czech Government Scholarship (Foreign Development Cooperation / developing countries), academic year 2027/28

Czechia · Government of the Czech Republic / MEYS (administered via studyin.gov.cz; Resolution No. 870 of 27 Nov 2024)

online registration on studyin.gov.cz; motivation letter mandatory; born 1 Sep 1991-31 Aug 2008; not already enrolled at a Czech university

CTU Rector's scholarship for foreign master's students

Czechia · Czech Technical University in Prague

form on CTU Rector website with notarised bachelor diploma/transcripts and CTU department recommendation

BUTalent

Czechia · Brno University of Technology

email application with academic record, dean/vice-dean recommendation, motivation letter

Masaryk University faculty scholarships, accommodation scholarship and government scholarship listing

Czechia · Masaryk University / MEYS

Information System

Charles University scholarships and bursaries

Czechia · Charles University

per faculty rules

VSE merit scholarships

Czechia · Prague University of Economics and Business

n/a

Other schemes listed on official portal

Czechia · Various (Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters, JCMM Brno, Erasmus+, CEEPUS, Visegrad, Fulbright, intergovernmental exchange scholarships)

per scheme

NL Scholarship (formerly Holland Scholarship)

Netherlands · Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science and participating institutions

Via the university

Leiden University Excellence Scholarship (LExS)

Netherlands · Leiden University

Direct application

TU/e Scholarship for Excellence

Netherlands · TU/e

Direct application

WUR Excellence Scholarship / Africa Scholarship Programme / Anne van den Ban Fund

Netherlands · WUR

direct/invitation

VU Fellowship Programme (VUFP)

Netherlands · VU Amsterdam

Direct application

Orange Knowledge Programme

Netherlands · Nuffic

By nomination

Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters

Netherlands · European Commission

programme consortium

Chevening Scholarships

United Kingdom · UK FCDO and partners

Direct application

Commonwealth Master's Scholarships

United Kingdom · Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (FCDO)

nominator (no direct applications)

Gates Cambridge Scholarship

United Kingdom · Gates Cambridge Trust / University of Cambridge

automatic via Cambridge application

Clarendon Fund

United Kingdom · University of Oxford

automatic

Imperial Inspires Scholarships

United Kingdom · Imperial College London

Manchester Global Futures Scholarship

United Kingdom · University of Manchester

Bristol Think Big Scholarships

United Kingdom · University of Bristol

Defne-Muhtar Kent Education Foundation Scholarship (Edinburgh Global Access)

United Kingdom · University of Edinburgh

GREAT Scholarships (British Council + UK universities)

United Kingdom · British Council with universities

LSE financial support for Overseas students

United Kingdom · LSE

Türkiye Scholarships (Türkiye Bursları) - General Scholarship, full-time degree programmes

Türkiye · YTB (Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities), Republic of Türkiye

Direct application

Türkiye Scholarships - Success Scholarship and Research Scholarship

Türkiye · YTB

Direct application

YTB-Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Joint Scholarship Programme

Türkiye · YTB and Islamic Development Bank

Direct application

YÖK Foreign Students Scholarship (YÖK Yabancı Uyruklu Öğrenci Programı)

Türkiye · YÖK (Council of Higher Education)

institutional-quota

Azerbaijan State Scholarship (Dövlət Proqramı) at Turkish universities

Türkiye · Government of Azerbaijan

Direct application

University merit scholarships and tuition waivers

Türkiye · Individual universities

Direct application