Masters Scholarships


The following are scholarships and fellowships for Masters studies that international students are eligible to apply to. The scholarships and fellowships are offered annually by National Governments or Foundations in various developed countries including UK, USA, Australia, Canada, Japan, China, etc.

1. Erasmus Mundus Masters ScholarshipsErasmus Mundus is a cooperation and mobility programme in the field of higher education that aims to enhance the quality of European higher education and to promote dialogue and understanding between people and cultures through cooperation with Third-Countries. More information ...


2. Netherlands Masters FellowshipsThe Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) promote capacity building within organisations in 61 countries by providing training and education to mid-career professionals. The NFP is funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the budget for development cooperation. More information ...

3. VLIR ScholarshipsVLIR-UOS awards scholarships to students from Africa, Asia and Latin-America to follow a training or master programme at a Dutch speaking university or university college in Belgium. The eligible training or master programmes are taught in English. They are designed for people in positions of responsibility in civil society. More information ...

4. Joint Japan World Bank Graduate Scholarship programmeIn 1987, the World Bank, with funding from the Government of Japan, established the World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program for graduate studies in subjects related to economic development. Each year, the Program awards scholarships to individuals from World Bank member countries to undertake graduate studies at renowned universities throughout member countries of the Bank. More information ...

5. Swiss Government Scholarships
The Swiss Government, through the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS), awards various postgraduate scholarships to foreign scholars and researchers:  
University scholarships (Swiss universities, Federal Institutes of Technology as well as Universities of Applied Sciences) 
Arts scholarships (schools of music and fine arts, only for a limited number of countries). More information ...

6. Korean Government Scholarships
The Korean Government Scholarships Programme provides international students with the opportunity to conduct advanced studies of undergraduate & graduate programs at higher educational institutions in the Republic of Korea in order to promote international exchange in education mutual friendship between countries. Scholarships are awarded for undergraduate and graduate (Masters, PhD studies). More information ...

7. Gates Cambridge Scholarships
Established in 2000 by a donation of US$210m from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to the University of Cambridge, the Gates Cambridge Scholarships are one of the most prestigious international scholarships in the world. While at Cambridge, Scholars pursue full range of subjects available at the University and are spread through its departments and Colleges. More information ...