1. CHEVENING SCHOLARSHIP 2027
The Chevening Scholarship is a fully-funded scholarship that enable outstanding emerging leaders from all over the world to pursue one-year master’s degrees in the UK.
Value: 100% tuition waiver + accommodation + (£1,516 in London / £1,215 outside London) monthly living stipends + £75 TB testing + visa costs + flights + cost of graduation + £150 departure allowance + travel top allowance
Number of Awards: Not specified
Level: Masters
Eligible Countries: All countries except USA and EU member countries
Deadline:
Opens: Aug-04, 2026
Closes: Oct-06, 2026
Eligible Programs: All
2. COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIP 2027
The Commonwealth Scholarship programme is a fully-funded scholarship programme, funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). The scholarship awards a 1-yr master’s programme and a 3-yr PhD programme.
Value: Fully-funded + monthly allowance + visa costs + return airfare + warm clothes allowance + thesis allowance + additional study travel grants + additional allowance for disabled persons
Number of Awards: 800
Level: Masters
Eligible Countries: All
Deadline:
Opens: August, 2026
Closes: Oct-20, 2026
Eligible Programmes: Science & Tech, Health & Health Systems, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Climate Resilience & Crisis Response, Peace, Security & Governance, Access, Inclusion & Opportunity.
3. ERASMUS MUNDUS JOINT MASTERS PROGRAMME (EMJM) 2027
Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters Programmes are prestigious international masters, jointly designed and delivered by a group of higher education institutions. They involve at least 3 institutions from at least 3 different countries, and multiple associated partners from the academic and non-academic world. Typically, they include periods of study, research, traineeship, thesis preparation and defence.
Value: Fully-funded + monthly living allowance + visa costs + travel cost
Number of Awards: 15 – 25 per programme
Level: Masters
Eligible Countries: All
Deadline:
Opens: Varies by programme but usually around August – October annually
Closes: Also varies by programme, usually around September of the previous year to January of the following year
4. IRELAND FELLOWS PROGRAMME 2027-2028
The Ireland Fellows Programme is a Government of Ireland award for eligible professionals with leadership potential. Managed through the relevant Embassy and supported in Ireland by ICOS. It offers a structured opportunity to pursue master’s level study while building skills, networks, and long term links with ireland.
Value: 100% tuition waiver + accommodation + monthly living stipends + visa costs + flights
Number of Awards: Not specified
Level: Masters
Eligible Countries: Nigeria and Ghana
Deadline:
Opens: June-29, 2026
Closes: July-26, 2026 (Closed)
Eligible Institutions: Atlantic Technological University (Galway/Sligo/Letterkenny), Dublin Business School (Dublin), Dublin City College (Dublin), Griffith College (Dublin/Cork/Limerick), Independent College (Dublin), Mary Immaculate College (Limerick), Munster Technological University (Cork/Kerry), Maynooth University (Dublin), National College of Art and Design (Dublin), National College of Ireland (Dublin), South East Technological University (Waterford/Carlow), Trinity College Dublin (Dublin), Technological University Dublin (Dublin), Technological University of the Shannon (Athlone/Limerick), University College Cork (Cork), University College Dublin (Dublin), UCD Michael Smurfit Business School (Dublin), University of Galway (Galway), University of Limerick (Limerick).
5. MASTERCARD FOUNDATION SCHOLARS PROGRAM 2027
The Mastercard Foundation Scholars program is one of the world’s most transformative scholarship programs for young people from sub-saharan africa—providing exceptional students from economically challenged backgrounds with the opportunity to pursue Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD degrees at carefully selected institutions in Europe.
Value: 100% tuition waiver + accommodation + monthly living stipends + travel expenses + health insurance + books and academic materials
Number of Awards: Not specified
Level: Bachelor’s and Masters
Eligible: Students from sub-saharan africa
Deadline: Vary by institution
Eligible Universities:
- Sciences Po, France
- University of Edinburgh, UK
6. RHODES TRUST SCHOLARSHIP AT UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
The Rhodes scholarship is one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious international scholarship programme, offering exceptional young leaders the opportunity to pursue postgraduate studies at the University of Oxford.
Value: 100% tuition waiver + university fees coverage + application fee + monthly living stipends of £1,700 + visa costs + two economy-class flights to and fro the UK + International Health Surcharge coverage + settling-in allowance
Number of Awards: Not specified
Level: Masters and DPhil
Eligible Countries: All
Deadline:
Opens: June-01, 2026
Closes: Vary by global constituencies
Eligible Programs: All
7. ROSA LUXEMBURG FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP 2027
The scholarship department of the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung awards financial grants to highly-qualified undergraduate and doctoral student.
Value:
Domestic: €300 monthly allowance + abroad fees
International: €934 monthly allowance + additional supplements
Doctoral Students: €1,450 monthly reasearch allowance
Number of Awards: Not specified
Level: Undergraduate, Master’s, PhD
Eligible Countries: All
Deadline:
Opens: Aug-20, 2026
Closes: Oct-01, 2026
Eligible Programs: All
8. UNIVERSITY OF GALWAY SCHOLARSHIPS 2026-2027
The University of Galway is offering global scholarships to outstanding non-EU international students applying to undergraduate and taught postgraduate programmes in the College of Science and Engineering for the 2026-2027 academic year.
Value:
Merit-based (undergraduate): €5,000/month
Merit-based (Masters): €2,000 – €5,000/month
Excellence Scholarship (selected programmes): €10,000/yr
Number of Awards: Not specified
Level: Undergraduate and Master’s (taught-based)
Eligible Countries: non-EU
Deadline: Currently open
Closes: Not specified
Eligible Programs: Programmes in the College of Science and Engineering only