112 scholarships · 112 fully fundedFully Funded Scholarships
112 fully funded scholarships open to Pakistani students, 112 of them fully funded, from Chevening Scholarships, Clarendon Fund Scholarships, Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships to university and government awards.
112 fully funded- Scholarships112
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Via HEC13
LevelsUndergraduate · Master’s · PhD · Postdoc
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Best knownChevening Scholarships, Clarendon Fund Scholarships, Commonwealth Master’s ScholarshipsDetails- Fully funded112 of 112 cover tuition and living costs
When to start12–18 months before you start; many big awards close in autumnOpen- Via HEC13 run through or nominated by HECOpen
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DAAD EPOS development-related master’s 2027/2815 Oct 2026 · scholarship7 days
Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships 2027/2820 Oct 2026 · scholarship12 days
Fulbright Scholar Program 2027 (faculty & researchers)28 Oct 2026 · scholarship21 days- Commonwealth PhD ScholarshipsUsually October · scholarship~23 days
Research Training Program (RTP) ScholarshipsUsually October · scholarship~23 days
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Chevening ScholarshipsUK government (FCDO) · UKMaster’sFULLMaster’s · Opens August, closes early October.Clarendon Fund ScholarshipsUniversity of Oxford · UKMaster’s · PhDFULLMaster’s · PhD · Apply by the December/January course deadline.Commonwealth Master’s ScholarshipsCommonwealth Scholarship Commission · UKMaster’sFULLHECMaster’s · HEC call in summer; CSC deadline in October.Commonwealth PhD ScholarshipsCommonwealth Scholarship Commission · UKPhDFULLHECPhD · HEC call in summer; CSC deadline in October.
Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’sEuropean Union · EuropeMaster’sFULLMaster’s · Mostly November–February.Fulbright Program (master’s & PhD)US government via USEFP · USAMaster’s · PhDFULLMaster’s · PhD · Usually opens early in the year with a spring deadline.Gates Cambridge ScholarshipGates Cambridge Trust · UKMaster’s · PhDFULLMaster’s · PhD · December–January for most international applicants.Knight-Hennessy ScholarsStanford University · USAMaster’s · PhDFULLMaster’s · PhD · Usually early October.Rhodes ScholarshipRhodes Trust · UKMaster’s · PhDFULLMaster’s · PhD · Usually summer to autumn.“la Caixa” INPhINIT Doctoral Fellowships“la Caixa” Foundation · EuropePhDFULLPhD · Usually autumn.
A*STAR SINGA AwardA*STAR Singapore · WorldwidePhDFULLPhD · Twice a year.
ADB–Japan Scholarship ProgramAsian Development Bank & Japan · JapanMaster’sFULLMaster’s · Via each partner university.Amherst College financial aidAmherst College · USAUndergraduateFULLUndergraduate · With your Common App.
Ampère Scholarships of Excellence (ENS de Lyon)ENS de Lyon · FranceMaster’sFULLMaster’s · Usually winter.
Amsterdam Excellence ScholarshipsUniversity of Amsterdam · NetherlandsMaster’sFULLMaster’s · Usually January.
ANSO Scholarship for Young TalentsAlliance of International Science Organizations · ChinaMaster’s · PhDFULLMaster’s · PhD · Usually closes early in the year.Australia Awards ScholarshipsAustralian government (DFAT) · AustraliaMaster’s · PhDFULLMaster’s · PhD · Usually opens in February, closes around April.
Banting Postdoctoral FellowshipsGovernment of Canada · CanadaPostdocFULLPostdoc · Usually autumn.
Benazir Undergraduate ScholarshipHigher Education Commission · PakistanUndergraduateFULLHECUndergraduate · Through your university each year.Brunei Darussalam Government ScholarshipGovernment of Brunei · WorldwideUndergraduate · Master’sFULLUndergraduate · Master’s · Usually early in the year.Chinese Government Scholarship (CSC)China Scholarship Council (via HEC for the bilateral track) · ChinaUndergraduate · Master’s · PhDFULLHECUndergraduate · Master’s · PhD · HEC call usually December–January.Commonwealth Distance Learning ScholarshipsCommonwealth Scholarship Commission · UKMaster’sFULLMaster’s · Varies by course.Commonwealth Shared ScholarshipsCSC with UK universities · UKMaster’sFULLMaster’s · Varies by university, usually spring.Commonwealth Split-site PhD ScholarshipsCommonwealth Scholarship Commission · UKPhDFULLHECPhD · Usually closes in autumn; nominations via your university.DAAD EPOS Development-Related Postgraduate CoursesDAAD · GermanyMaster’s · PhDFULLMaster’s · PhD · Mostly 15 October, set per course.DAAD Helmut-Schmidt-Programme (Public Policy & Good Governance)DAAD · GermanyMaster’sFULLMaster’s · Usually closes in summer or early autumn.DAAD Research Grants (doctoral)DAAD · GermanyPhDFULLPhD · Varies by country call.Dartmouth financial aidDartmouth College · USAUndergraduateFULLUndergraduate · With your Common App.Eiffel Excellence ScholarshipFrench Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs · FranceMaster’s · PhDFULLMaster’s · PhD · Usually January, via the university.Erasmus+ International Credit MobilityEuropean Union & partner universities · EuropeUndergraduate · Master’s · PhDFULLUndergraduate · Master’s · PhD · Through your home university.Eric Bleumink Fund (University of Groningen)University of Groningen · NetherlandsMaster’s · PhDFULLMaster’s · PhD · Usually early in the year.ETH Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity ProgrammeETH Zurich · EuropeMaster’sFULLMaster’s · With your ETH application.
Finland ScholarshipFinnish government & universities · FinlandUndergraduate · Master’sFULLUndergraduate · Master’s · With your joint application in January.Friedrich Naumann Foundation ScholarshipsFriedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom · GermanyMaster’s · PhDFULLMaster’s · PhD · Usually twice a year.Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung ScholarshipsFriedrich-Ebert-Stiftung · GermanyUndergraduate · Master’s · PhDFULLUndergraduate · Master’s · PhD · Usually twice a year.Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA)USEFP / US Department of State · USAMid-careerFULLMid-career · Usually opens in summer; check USEFP.Fulbright Scholar Program (faculty & researchers)USEFP / HEC · USAPostdocFULLPostdoc · Deadline 28 October 2026 for the 2027 program.Funded research master’s & PhD (supervisor funding)Canadian universities · CanadaMaster’s · PhDFULLMaster’s · PhD · Contact supervisors 9–12 months ahead.Funded US PhD positions (university fellowships)US universities · USAPhDFULLPhD · Most deadlines December–January.
Global Korea Scholarship (GKS)Government of Korea · South KoreaUndergraduate · Master’s · PhDFULLUndergraduate · Master’s · PhD · Graduate track usually February–March.Global UGRAD PakistanUS government via USEFP · USAUndergraduateFULLUndergraduate · Usually opens in autumn.
Government of Ireland International Education ScholarshipHigher Education Authority (Ireland) · IrelandMaster’s · PhDFULLMaster’s · PhD · Usually opens in autumn.Graduate research & teaching assistantshipsUS universities · USAMaster’s · PhDFULLMaster’s · PhD · With your graduate application, usually December–January.Harvard College financial aidHarvard University · USAUndergraduateFULLUndergraduate · With your Common App.HEC Faculty Development ProgrammeHigher Education Commission · PakistanPhDFULLHECPhD · Via your university.HEC Indigenous PhD FellowshipHigher Education Commission · PakistanPhDFULLHECPhD · Calls announced on HEC’s scholarship portal.HEC Overseas Scholarships (PhD in selected fields)Higher Education Commission · PakistanPhDFULLHECPhD · Calls announced on HEC’s scholarship portal.HEC Post Doctoral Fellowship ProgrammeHigher Education Commission · PakistanPostdocFULLHECPostdoc · Calls announced on HEC’s portal.HEC Split PhD & Post-doc Programme in FranceHEC with the French government · PakistanPhD · PostdocFULLHECPhD · Postdoc · Calls announced on HEC’s portal.HEC–USAID Merit & Need-Based ScholarshipsHEC with USAID · PakistanUndergraduate · Master’sFULLHECUndergraduate · Master’s · Through participating universities.Heinrich Böll Foundation ScholarshipsHeinrich Böll Foundation · GermanyMaster’s · PhDFULLMaster’s · PhD · Usually March and September.Hubert H. Humphrey FellowshipUS government via USEFP · USAMid-careerFULLMid-career · Usually opens in spring.Imperial President’s PhD ScholarshipsImperial College London · UKPhDFULLPhD · Usually winter.International Chinese Language Teachers ScholarshipCenter for Language Education and Cooperation · ChinaUndergraduate · Master’sFULLUndergraduate · Master’s · Usually spring.International Max Planck Research Schools (IMPRS)Max Planck Society · GermanyPhDFULLPhD · Each school sets its own deadline, often winter.
Invest Your Talent in ItalyItalian government & partners · ItalyMaster’sFULLMaster’s · Usually spring.Irish Research Council Government of Ireland Postgraduate ScholarshipIrish Research Council · IrelandMaster’s · PhDFULLMaster’s · PhD · Usually opens in autumn.Islamic Development Bank Scholarship ProgrammeIslamic Development Bank · WorldwideUndergraduate · Master’s · PhDFULLUndergraduate · Master’s · PhD · Usually opens in spring.Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship ProgramWorld Bank & Japan · WorldwideMaster’sFULLMaster’s · Usually spring.Justus & Louise van Effen Excellence ScholarshipsTU Delft · NetherlandsMaster’sFULLMaster’s · Usually December.KAAD ScholarshipsCatholic Academic Exchange Service · GermanyMaster’s · PhDFULLMaster’s · PhD · Via your national partner; check KAAD.KAIST International Student ScholarshipKAIST · South KoreaUndergraduate · Master’s · PhDFULLUndergraduate · Master’s · PhD · With your KAIST application.KAUST FellowshipKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Saudi Arabia) · WorldwideMaster’s · PhDFULLMaster’s · PhD · Rounds from autumn to spring.
Khalifa University Graduate ScholarshipsKhalifa University · UAEMaster’s · PhDFULLMaster’s · PhD · With your application.Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung ScholarshipsKonrad-Adenauer-Stiftung · GermanyMaster’s · PhDFULLMaster’s · PhD · Usually twice a year.
KTH ScholarshipKTH · SwedenMaster’sFULLMaster’s · With your January application.Lester B. Pearson International ScholarshipUniversity of Toronto · CanadaUndergraduateFULLUndergraduate · School nomination in autumn; application by the January deadline.Maastricht University Holland-High Potential ScholarshipMaastricht University · NetherlandsMaster’sFULLMaster’s · Usually closes early February.
Malaysia International ScholarshipGovernment of Malaysia · MalaysiaMaster’s · PhDFULLMaster’s · PhD · Varies by year.
Master Mind Scholarships (Flanders)Flemish Government · BelgiumMaster’sFULLMaster’s · Usually early in the year.MBZUAI FellowshipsMohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence · UAEMaster’s · PhDFULLMaster’s · PhD · Usually rounds from autumn to spring.Melbourne Graduate Research ScholarshipsUniversity of Melbourne · AustraliaPhDFULLPhD · Usually autumn.MEXT Japanese Government ScholarshipGovernment of Japan · JapanUndergraduate · Master’s · PhDFULLUndergraduate · Master’s · PhD · Embassy track usually opens in spring.MIT financial aidMIT · USAUndergraduateFULLUndergraduate · With your MIT application.
NAWA scholarshipsPolish National Agency for Academic Exchange · PolandMaster’s · PhDFULLMaster’s · PhD · Varies by programme.Need-based aid at US liberal arts collegesIndividual colleges · USAUndergraduateFULLUndergraduate · With your Common App (early/regular rounds).NUS Research ScholarshipNational University of Singapore · WorldwideMaster’s · PhDFULLMaster’s · PhD · With your application.Ontario Trillium ScholarshipOntario government & universities · CanadaPhDFULLPhD · Via the university.OPEC Fund Scholarship ProgramOPEC Fund for International Development · WorldwideMaster’sFULLMaster’s · Usually spring.Oxford Pershing Square Graduate ScholarshipsUniversity of Oxford · UKMaster’sFULLMaster’s · With the January Oxford deadline.Padua International Excellence ScholarshipUniversity of Padua · ItalyUndergraduate · Master’sFULLUndergraduate · Master’s · Usually spring.Politecnico di Milano Merit-Based Scholarships (Gold & Platinum)Politecnico di Milano · ItalyUndergraduate · Master’sFULLUndergraduate · Master’s · With your application round.Princeton financial aidPrinceton University · USAUndergraduateFULLUndergraduate · With your Common App.Punjab Educational Endowment Fund (PEEF) ScholarshipsGovernment of Punjab · PakistanUndergraduate · Master’sFULLUndergraduate · Master’s · Annual calls via institutions.Punjab Honhaar Scholarship ProgrammeGovernment of Punjab (HED) · PakistanUndergraduateFULLUndergraduate · Annual calls via the HED portal.Reach Oxford ScholarshipUniversity of Oxford · UKUndergraduateFULLUndergraduate · Usually early in the year, after your UCAS application.Regional DSU scholarships (Lazio DiSCo, ER.GO, EDISU, DSU Toscana, ESU)Italian regional agencies · ItalyUndergraduate · Master’sFULLUndergraduate · Master’s · Usually summer, after admission.Research Training Program (RTP) ScholarshipsAustralian government & universities · AustraliaMaster’s · PhDFULLMaster’s · PhD · Via each university, often August–October.Rosa Luxemburg Foundation ScholarshipsRosa Luxemburg Stiftung · GermanyMaster’s · PhDFULLMaster’s · PhD · Usually twice a year.Rotary Peace FellowshipsRotary Foundation · WorldwideMaster’s · Mid-careerFULLMaster’s · Mid-career · Usually May.Schwarzman ScholarsSchwarzman Scholars (Tsinghua University) · ChinaMaster’sFULLMaster’s · Usually September.Sindh Educational Endowment Fund (SEEF) ScholarshipsGovernment of Sindh · PakistanUndergraduate · Master’s · PhDFULLUndergraduate · Master’s · PhD · Annual calls.
Stipendium HungaricumGovernment of Hungary (via HEC in Pakistan) · HungaryUndergraduate · Master’s · PhDFULLHECUndergraduate · Master’s · PhD · Usually November–January.Study in Saudi Arabia Government ScholarshipsSaudi Ministry of Education · WorldwideUndergraduate · Master’s · PhDFULLUndergraduate · Master’s · PhD · Varies by university.Swedish Institute Scholarships for Global ProfessionalsSwedish Institute · SwedenMaster’sFULLMaster’s · Usually February.Swiss Government Excellence ScholarshipsSwiss government · EuropePhD · PostdocFULLPhD · Postdoc · Usually autumn to December.Trudeau Foundation Doctoral ScholarshipsPierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation · CanadaPhDFULLPhD · Usually autumn, via the university.
Türkiye BurslarıGovernment of Türkiye · TurkeyUndergraduate · Master’s · PhDFULLUndergraduate · Master’s · PhD · Usually January–February.TWAS Postgraduate & Postdoctoral FellowshipsTWAS (The World Academy of Sciences) with partners · WorldwidePhD · PostdocFULLPhD · Postdoc · Varies by partner programme.UBC International Scholars ProgramUniversity of British Columbia · CanadaUndergraduateFULLUndergraduate · With your UBC application, usually November–December.Université Paris-Saclay International Master’s ScholarshipsUniversité Paris-Saclay · FranceMaster’sFULLMaster’s · Usually winter (with programme deadlines).University of Bologna Study Grants for International StudentsUniversity of Bologna · ItalyUndergraduate · Master’sFULLUndergraduate · Master’s · Usually spring.University of Edinburgh PhD scholarshipsUniversity of Edinburgh · UKPhDFULLPhD · Usually December–February.University of Sydney International ScholarshipUniversity of Sydney · AustraliaPhDFULLPhD · Rounds through the year.University of Westminster Full International ScholarshipsUniversity of Westminster · UKMaster’sFULLMaster’s · Usually spring.University research scholarships (RTP and institutional)Australian universities · AustraliaMaster’s · PhDFULLMaster’s · PhD · Main rounds usually August–October.UNSW International Scientia Coursework ScholarshipUNSW Sydney · AustraliaUndergraduate · Master’sFULLUndergraduate · Master’s · Usually autumn.US–Pakistan Knowledge Corridor PhD ScholarshipsHEC with US universities · PakistanPhDFULLHECPhD · Calls announced on HEC’s portal.Warwick Chancellor’s International ScholarshipUniversity of Warwick · UKPhDFULLPhD · Usually winter.Weidenfeld-Hoffmann ScholarshipsWeidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust (Oxford) · UKMaster’sFULLMaster’s · Apply with your Oxford course application.Yale College financial aidYale University · USAUndergraduateFULLUndergraduate · With your Common App.Yenching Academy ScholarshipPeking University · ChinaMaster’sFULLMaster’s · Usually December.
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01Which fully funded scholarships are best for Pakistani students?
The most valuable are usually Chevening Scholarships, Clarendon Fund Scholarships, Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships. The best one for you depends on your field, grades and work experience.
02How many fully funded scholarships are listed here?
112, of which 112 are fully funded.
03When should I start applying?
Twelve to eighteen months before your intended start date. Many major awards close in the autumn of the year before you start.
04Can TeamOnline help me apply?
Yes. We shortlist the scholarships you can realistically win, then help with essays, references and interview practice.
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