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Funded by the U.S. Department of State, this two-year Fellowship program is a path to a career in the Foreign Service by providing academic funding for an IT-related degree, internships, professional development and mentorship – culminating in an appointment in the Foreign Service as an Information Management Specialist (IMS).

Eligibility: US Citizen

Application: Apply online.

Deadline: The FAIT Fellowship 2025 application will open in fall 2024.

Oxford is at the forefront of humanities research internationally, and attracts outstanding academics, researchers and students from across the globe. Graduate students have the opportunity to undertake their studies and research in a stimulating, challenging and highly rewarding intellectual environment. The University has one goal in mind when selecting Ertegun Scholars: to choose the very best students who will realise Mica Ertegun’s Mission and one day become leaders in their chosen fields.

Erasmus Mundus is an EU initiative sponsoring a range of innovative Masters degrees through university partnerships in Europe and globally. Fancy a degree in Security Studies or Documentary Film, with semesters at leading institutions in the UK, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Czechia etc? Partnerships of higher education institutions from Europe and from a range of countries or regions across the world make this possible. There are scholarships available for students and academics to study/research/teach in one of the partner institutions.

Echoing Green is a social innovation program that provides unrestricted seed-stage funding and strategic foundational support to bring social change and develop leadership. Fellows are from all over the world with different backgrounds and are working to solve varying problems.

Eligibility: All nationalities.

Application: Apply online.

The East-West Center Graduate Degree Fellowship provides master's and doctoral funding for graduate students from Asia, the Pacific, and the United States to participate in educational, cultural, residential community building, and leadership development programs at the East-West Center while pursuing graduate study at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UHM). The purpose of the program is to build a sense of Asia-Pacific community and develop future leadership.

The DAAD is the largest source of funding for postgraduate and language study in Germany. International students can apply to various institutions for a scholarship. The DAAD's scholarship database contains a large number of offers and information on financial support and funding for academic studies or research projects; Global Awards is also happy to consult on other sources of funding for study in Germany.

The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (CSC) awards over 800 scholarships and fellowships for postgraduate study and professional development to Commonwealth citizens each year. Candidates are selected on the basis of merit and their potential to contribute to the needs of their home countries. There are diverse scholarships focusing on different educational level provided by Commonwealth Scholarships.

Eligibility: Citizens of Commonwealth countries. Specific eligibility depends on the scholarship and degree level chosen.

The Churchill Scholarship provides funding to American students for a year of Master’s study in science, mathematics, and engineering at the University of Cambridge, based at Churchill College. This program provides an opportunity for independent research (often leading to publications); the environment is well balanced between academic work, social life, and extracurricular; and Churchill is the only college at Cambridge that is focused on STEM subjects

China Scholarship Council is a non-profit organization providing national scholarship programs to aid Chinese students to study abroad.The scholarship fund mainly comes from national financial allocation and other contributors.

Eligibility: Chinese citizens

Application: Apply online.

Deadline: Please visit their website for more information

Chevening is the UK Government’s international awards scheme aimed at developing global leaders. Chevening offers two types of award – Chevening Scholarships and Chevening Fellowships – the recipients of which are personally selected by British embassies and high commissions throughout the world.

Eligibility: Refer to the website for a full list of eligibility criteria. Most pertinently, to be eligible for a Chevening Scholarship you must: