100+ Scholarships, Tips and Other Resources for People with Big Dreams

Not everyone can afford to study, and not everyone can work while studying...especially if you want to do this far away from home.

Here are over 100 #scholarships, #grants, #fellowships, and other resources that can help you get the degree or experience you want for less.

Worldwide

• 📚 Rotary International Peace Fellowship Program - Fully funded master’s degree or certificate in peace and development studies.
• 📚 Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships (QECS) - Funding for 2-year Master’s degrees in a low or middle-income Commonwealth country.
• 📚 Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Scholarship Program - Fully funded scholarships for university degrees at all levels.
• 📚 McDonald Fellowships - Fully funded fellowships.
• 📚 Microsoft Research Fellowship - Fully funded fellowships.
• 📚 Microsoft Scholarships - Fully funded scholarships.
• 📚 ODI Fellowship Program - Fully funded fellowships.

Africa

• 📚 Mandela Rhodes Scholarship - Fully funded scholarship for studies in South Africa.
• 📚 MINDS Scholarship - Fully funded scholarship for African students to study a master's degree in a foreign country.
• 📚 The American University in Cairo Yousef Jameel GAPP Public Leadership Fellowship - Fully funded master's degree for Egyptian youth.

Americas

• 📚 American University Emerging Global Leader Scholarship - Fully funded scholarships.
• 📚 Atlantic Fellowship - Fully Funded fellowship to study in Washington, DC (USA).
• 📚 Atlas Corps Fellowship - Fully funded fellowship in USA.
• 📚 Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships - Funded fellowships in Canada.
• 📚 Chapman University Scholarship - Funded schoalrship to study in USA.
• 📚 Fulbright Association Scholarships - Funding for graduate students and academics to study or research in the U.S.
• 📚 Harvard University MBA Scholarship Program - Funded scholarship to study at Harvard in the USA.
• 📚 Humphrey Fellowship Program -Fully funded fellowship program in USA.
• 📚 Kotzen Scholarship - Fully funded scholarship for studies at Simmons University in USA.
• 📚 Lester B. Pearson International Scholarships - Scholarship program for international students at the University of Toronto in Canada (30 November).
• 📚 Mitacs Globalink Research Internship - Fully funded fellowship in Canada.
• 📚 Prime Minister’s Scholarships - Scholarships for NZ students studying in Asia or Latin America.
• 📚 The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Fellowship - Funding to join TIMEP remotely for 1 year.
• 📚 University of Miami Stamps Scholarship - Fully funded scholarship to study in Florida (USA).
• 📚 University of Waterloo Scholarships - Funded scholarships for studies in Canada.
• 📚 Voyager Scholarship - Financial aid for college students in the US.

Asia and the Pacific

• 📚 Abu Dhabi University Scholarship - Fully funded scholarship for international students in the UAE.
• 📚 Asian Development Bank (ADB) Japan Scholarship Program - Graduate scholarships studies in development-related fields.
• 📚 Asian Institute Of Technology Scholarship - Fully funded scholarships for studies at master's or PhD level in Thailand.
• 📚 Azerbaijan Government Scholarship - Fully funded scholarships to study at Khazar University in Azerbaijan.
• 📚 Brunei Darussalam Government Scholarship - Fully funded scholarship for studies in Brunei.
• 📚 Chulalongkorn University Scholarship - Fully funded scholarship for international students in Thailand.
• 📚 Dalian University CSC Scholarship - Fully funded scholarships in China.
• 📚 Doha Institute For Graduate Studies Qatar Scholarship - Fully funded scholarship for studies in Qatar.
• 📚 Hammad Bin Khalifa University Qatar Scholarship - Another fully funded scholarship for studies in Qatar.
• 📚 KAUST Scholarship - Fully funded scholarships in Saudi Arabia.
• 📚 Khalifa University UAE Scholarship - Fully funded scholarship for studies in the UAE.
• 📚 Kuwait Government Scholarships - Fully funded scholarships to study in Kuwait.
• 📚 LOCALINTERNAtional - Fully funded fellowship in Turkey.
• 📚 Malaysia International Scholarship (MIS) - Fully funded scholarship for studies in Malaysia.
• 📚 VinUniversity Merit-based Scholarships - Tuition scholarship ($126,000 – $141,500 per program) at VinUniversity in Viet Nam.
• 📚 MIF Fellowship (Matsumae International Foundation Fellowship) - Fully funded fellowship in Japan.
• 📚 Mohamed Bin Zayed MBZUAI Scholarship - Artificial Intelligence Scholarship in the UAE.
• 📚 Middlesex University Dubai Scholarships - Various scholarships and grants for students.
• 📚 Monbukagakusho MEXT Scholarship - Fully funded scholarship for studies in Japan.
• 📚 Prime Minister’s Scholarships - Scholarships for NZ students studying in Asia or Latin America.
• 📚 Schwarzman Scholarship - Fully Funded scholarships for studies in China.
• 📚 Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA) - Fully funded scholarship for studies in Singapore.
• 📚 Taiwan International Graduate Program Scholarship - Fully funded scholarships for international students in Taiwan.
• 📚 Toyohashi University Of Japan Scholarship - Fully funded scholarships for studies in Japan.
• 📚 Turkish Government Turkiye Burslari Scholarship - Fully funded scholarships for international students in Turkey.
• 📚 TWAS-COMSATS University Islamabad Scholarship - Funded scholarship for studies in Pakistan.
• 📚 University Of Macau Scholarships - Fully funded scholarships for international students studying bachelor's or master's level degrees.
• 📚 Qatar University Scholarship - Fully funded scholarships for international students at the University of Qatar.
• 📚 Zhejiang University Chinese Government Scholarship - Fully funded master's or PhD level studies in China.

Europe

• 📚 American University In Bulgaria Scholarship - Funded scholarship to study in Bulgaria.
• 📚 ARES Belgium Government Scholarship - Fully funded scholarships for students from developing countries to study in Belgium.
• 📚 Bangor University's School of Natural Sciences/Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) - Funding for distance-learning students from African countries.
• 📚 Bill Gates & Melinda Gates Foundation Scholarship - Scholarship for international students to do a diploma, master's (Msc/MLitt) or PhD at the Cambridge University.
• 📚 Bournemouth University Sports Scholarship - Funded scholarship to study in the UK.
• 📚 Boustany Scholarship - Scholarship for MBA studies at the University of Cambridge.
• 📚 British Council Scholarships - Funding for women in STEM.
• 📚 Chevening Awards - Fully funded scholarship for international students studying in the UK.
• 📚 Clarendon Scholarships - Fully funded scholarships each year to assist outstanding graduate scholars at the University of Oxford.
• 📚 Commonwealth Scholarships - Scholarships for students from developing/least developed countries studying in the UK.
• 📚 Côte D’Azur University Master Scholarship - Fully funded scholarships for master's students in France.
• 📚 DAAD German Academic Exchange Service - Fully funded scholarship for postgraduate studies in Germany.
• 📚 DeepMind Scholarships - Fully funded scholarships for studies at Quen Mary University in London (UK).
• 📚 Diploma Scholarship for Women - Scholarship (£10,000) for female students studying Diploma programmes at the University of Oxford (26 September).
• 📚 Eastern European Study Abroad Scholarship - Scholarships for students interested in studying in Eastern Europe.
• 📚 Emile Boutmy University Scholarship - Fully funded scholarship to study at Science Po in France.
• 📚 EPFL Fellowships - Fully funded fellowships in Switzerland.
• 📚 Erasmus Mundus Association Scholarships - Fully funded scholarship for studies for international students at European universities.
• 📚 European Commission Peace Ambassador Scholarship - Fully funded scholarship to study in the UK.
• 📚 Finland Government Scholarship - Fully funded scholarships to study in Finland.
• 📚 Fredrika Bremer Association Scholarships - Scholarships for university studies (women only).
• 📚 Ghent University Special Research Fund - Funding for doctoral students from developing countries.
• 📚 Green Talents Competition - Fully funded fellowship in Germany.
• 📚 Hague Academy for Local Governance Scholarships - Funding for MENA nationals.
• 📚 Humboldt Research Fellowship - Fully funded fellowship in Germany.
• 📚 Ireland's International Education Scholarships Programme - 60 scholarships will be provided for 1 year of study at Bachelor, Masters, or Ph.D. levels for those with an existing offers.
• 📚 Italian Government Scholarships - Funded scholarships for international students to pursue master's of PhD degrees in Italy.
•  📚 The Jean-François Durieux Scholarship for MA in Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies at University of London (awarded in October).
• 📚 King's College London Scholarship - Fully funded PhD studies for African students at King's College in the UK.
• 📚 LivinFrance Scholarship - Funded scholarships for international student studying in France.
• 📚 Lund University Global Scholarship Programme - Funded studies at Lund University in Sweden.
• 📚 Mastercard Foundation Scholarship - Fully funded postgraduate studies at the The University of Edinburgh.
• 📚 Master’s Scholarship in Sustainability and Energy Policy - Scholarship for Master's programme at Hertie School in Germany (1 February).
• 📚 NATO Defense College Fellowships - Eisenhower Defense (EISD) Fellowship, Partnership for Peace (PfP), Mediterranean Dialogue (MD), and Other Military Cooperation/Partners Across the Globe (OMC/PaG).
• 📚 Netherlands Government Scholarship - Fully funded scholarships to study in the Netherlands.
• 📚 Nottingham Developing Solutions Scholarships - Funded scholarships for students from developing countries to study at the University of Nottingham (UK).
• 📚 Open University Sanctuary Scholarships Programme - Scholarships for forced migrants, people seeking asylum and refugees in the UK to access free, flexible higher education.
• 📚 Orange Knowledge Short Courses Scholarship - Funding for studies in the Netherlands.
• 📚 Oxford Executive Diploma Scholarship - Fully funded scholarship to study at the University of Oxford.
• 📚 Polish Government Scholarship - Funded scholarships for studies in Poland.
• 📚 Polytechnic University Of Milan Merit-Based Scholarship - Funded scholarship to study in Italy.
• 📚 Refugee and Displaced Persons Scholarships, University of London (rolling basis).
• 📚 Rhodes Scholarship UK - Fully funded scholarships to study at the University of Oxford.
• 📚 Salford International Excellence Scholarship - Funded scholarship for studies in the UK.
• 📚 Scottish Government Scholarship - Fully funded scholarship for studies in Scotland.
• 📚 Skoll Scholarship - Funding for MBA students at the University of Oxford.
• 📚 Sustainability Scholarship - €5000 towards Master's studies via Finduddannelse Danmark (12 September).
• 📚 Swansea University Eira Francis Davies Scholarship - Fully funded master's degree within Medicine, Health and Life Science (women only).
• 📚 Swedish Institute Scholarships - Funding for studies in Sweden.
• 📚 Transform Together Scholarships - Fully funded scholarships for international and EU (non-UK) students to study in Sheffield, UK.
• 📚 UCL Global Masters Scholarship - Funded scholarships for postgraduate studies at UCL.
• 📚 Universiteit Maastricht Holland-High Potential Scholarship - Fully funded master's degrees for non-EU students.
• 📚 University of East Anglia International Development Scholarship - Funded master's degree in the UK.
• 📚 University of Edinburgh Global Online Learning Masters Scholarship - Fully funded scholarship for international students to study online.
• 📚 University of Glasgow Postgraduate Scholarships - Fully funded master's degrees for African and Caribbean students.
• 📚 University of Milan Excellence Scholarships - Scholarships for master's level studies.
• 📚 Warm Welcome Scholarship - Scholarships for Afghans studying, or wanting to study, in the UK.

Oceania

• 📚 Australia Awards - Fully funded undergraduate or postgraduate study in Australia.
• 📚 Central Queensland University RTP Scholarship - Fully funded scholarship for studies in Australia.
• 📚 Education New Zealand Generation Study Abroad Excellence and Travel Awards - US $500 Excellence Awards to US students studying for a semester at an Institute of Technology/Polytechnic.
• 📚 MFAT New Zealand Scholarships - Funded scholarships for students from developing countries to study in New Zealand.
• 📚 University of Auckland Business Masters Scholarship - Fundeed scholarship for studies in New Zealand.
• 📚 University of New South Wales (UNSW) Scholarships - Funded scholarships to study in Australia.
• 📚 University of Sydney Business School Enhanced Business School Research Scholarships - Funding for MPhil or PhD students.
• 📚 Victoria University of Wellington Scholarships - Fully funded scholarships to study in New Zealand.
• 📚 University of Waikato International Excellence Scholarship - Funded scholarship for studies in New Zealand.

Other Resources

Also, check out these websites for thousands more scholarship, grant and fellowship opportunities:

• 📚 GoGrad
• 📚 ProFellow
• 📚 Scholars4Dev
• 📚 Scholarship Portal
• 📚 Scholarships.com

Other Tips

• If you're unable to secure funds in time to start your studies, contact the university and ask if you can defer your enrolment a year to give you more time to fundraise. You can even try to negotiate a payment plan with them. Many universities are flexible, so it doesn't hurt to ask.
• Studying at a top-ranked university can open many doors for you, but it can also put you in serious economic debt for years to come. There are LOTS of amazing universities with affordable tution fees that teach in multiple languages, AND many of them offer scholarships and grants, so consider widening your horizons a bit.
• While it's fun to be on campus, you don't have to study full-time or on site to get a great education. Many universities offer the same degrees online and part-time, especially now since COVID-19.
• Euclid University and The University of the People both offer online degrees with little to no tuition fees (max $5,000-$8,000/degree).
• Here is a list of countries where master's tuitions are free, or almost free.
• If you're employed, consider asking your employer if they may be willing fund or even just loan you the money to study. It never hurts to ask.
• Be careful of scams and fraud when applying for funding. Here are some tips on what to look out for.

Did I miss anything? Please add any other resources, tips or advice in the comments 👇 Let's help people realize their dreams!