Scholarships and Financial Aid Guides

Funding is often what decides whether a student can study abroad at all. Scholarships for international students fall into a few broad groups: government programmes such as Chevening, Fulbright and DAAD, awards offered by universities themselves, and scholarships aimed at students from a particular country or field.

The guides in this section explain how the major programmes work, who is eligible, what they cover and how selection is carried out. You will also find lists of fully funded scholarships, and guides organised by destination and by home country, so that you can see which awards you can realistically apply for.

Competition for the best-known scholarships is intense, and most have deadlines many months before the course starts, often before university applications close. Most also expect an English test score as part of the application. Read these guides early, build a timeline around the deadlines, and confirm eligibility and dates on each scholarship’s official website, since both change from year to year.