Scholarship finder
Funding you can actually apply for
Scholarship pages online are full of awards that closed years ago or were never open to your nationality. Each record here states the eligibility and nationality rules plainly, and carries a status.
Deadlines shift every cycle. Treat the dates here as a pattern to plan around, and always confirm the current round on the provider's own page before you build your application.
DAAD EPOS — Development-Related Postgraduate Courses
DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) · Germany
Monthly stipend plus travel and insurance for selected development-related courses
Deadline pattern: Deadlines are set per course, generally between August and October for the following year
Helmut-Schmidt-Programme (Public Policy and Good Governance)
DAAD · Germany
Full funding for selected Master's programmes in public policy and governance
Deadline pattern: Applications usually close in late July for the following academic year
Deutschlandstipendium
German federal government and private sponsors · Germany
€300 per month, half public and half privately funded, awarded through the university
Deadline pattern: Each university sets its own deadline, commonly in the winter semester
Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Programme
French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs · France
Monthly allowance plus international travel and insurance; tuition is not covered
Deadline pattern: Institutions nominate candidates in early January each year
Charpak Master's Scholarship
French Embassy in India · France
Monthly living allowance, visa fee waiver and student social security coverage
Deadline pattern: Applications typically open in January and close in March
Invest Your Talent in Italy
Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ICE · Italy
Scholarship plus a company internship in Italy for selected Master's programmes
Deadline pattern: The call generally opens in January and closes in March
MAECI Scholarships for Foreign Students
Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation · Italy
Monthly instalments plus tuition exemption at Italian state institutions
Deadline pattern: The annual call usually closes in spring
Regional DSU Scholarship (Right to Study)
Italian regional student support agencies · Italy
Combined fee waiver, accommodation and maintenance grant based on ISEE income assessment
Deadline pattern: Regional calls generally close between July and September
Erasmus Mundus Joint Master's Degree Scholarships
European Commission · Multiple European countries
Full tuition, monthly allowance and travel support for joint Master's programmes across at least two countries
Deadline pattern: Each consortium sets its own deadline, mostly between October and January
Swedish Institute Scholarships for Global Professionals
Swedish Institute · Sweden
Full tuition, living allowance, insurance and travel grant
Deadline pattern: Applications usually open in February for the August intake
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