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68 scholarships · 59 fully fundedPhD Scholarships
68 phd scholarships open to Pakistani students, 59 of them fully funded, from Clarendon Fund Scholarships, Commonwealth PhD Scholarships, Fulbright Program (master’s & PhD) to university and government awards.
59 fully funded- Scholarships68
Fully funded59
Via HEC10
LevelsUndergraduate · Master’s · PhD · Postdoc
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PhD scholarships in 30 seconds
Best knownClarendon Fund Scholarships, Commonwealth PhD Scholarships, Fulbright Program (master’s & PhD)Details- Fully funded59 of 68 cover tuition and living costs
When to start12–18 months before you start; many big awards close in autumnOpen- Via HEC10 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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All 68 PhD scholarships
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Clarendon Fund ScholarshipsUniversity of Oxford · UKMaster’s · PhDFULLMaster’s · PhD · Apply by the December/January course deadline.Commonwealth PhD ScholarshipsCommonwealth Scholarship Commission · UKPhDFULLHECPhD · HEC call in summer; CSC deadline in October.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.
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.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 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 Research Grants (doctoral)DAAD · GermanyPhDFULLPhD · Varies by country call.
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.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.
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.
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.
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 Split PhD & Post-doc Programme in FranceHEC with the French government · PakistanPhD · PostdocFULLHECPhD · Postdoc · Calls announced on HEC’s portal.Heinrich Böll Foundation ScholarshipsHeinrich Böll Foundation · GermanyMaster’s · PhDFULLMaster’s · PhD · Usually March and September.Imperial President’s PhD ScholarshipsImperial College London · UKPhDFULLPhD · Usually winter.International Max Planck Research Schools (IMPRS)Max Planck Society · GermanyPhDFULLPhD · Each school sets its own deadline, often winter.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.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.
Malaysia International ScholarshipGovernment of Malaysia · MalaysiaMaster’s · PhDFULLMaster’s · PhD · Varies by 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.
NAWA scholarshipsPolish National Agency for Academic Exchange · PolandMaster’s · PhDFULLMaster’s · PhD · Varies by programme.NUS Research ScholarshipNational University of Singapore · WorldwideMaster’s · PhDFULLMaster’s · PhD · With your application.Ontario Trillium ScholarshipOntario government & universities · CanadaPhDFULLPhD · Via the university.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.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.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.University of Edinburgh PhD scholarshipsUniversity of Edinburgh · UKPhDFULLPhD · Usually December–February.University of Sydney International ScholarshipUniversity of Sydney · AustraliaPhDFULLPhD · Rounds through the year.University research scholarships (RTP and institutional)Australian universities · AustraliaMaster’s · PhDFULLMaster’s · PhD · Main rounds usually August–October.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.AAUW International FellowshipsAmerican Association of University Women · USAMaster’s · PhDPARTIALMaster’s · PhD · Usually autumn.Aga Khan Foundation International Scholarship ProgrammeAga Khan Foundation · UKMaster’s · PhDPARTIALMaster’s · PhD · Applications usually close in spring.Cambridge Trust ScholarshipsCambridge Trust · UKUndergraduate · Master’s · PhDPARTIALUndergraduate · Master’s · PhD · Considered with your Cambridge application.Google PhD FellowshipGoogle · USAPhDPARTIALPhD · Varies by region.
Italian Government (MAECI) ScholarshipsItalian Ministry of Foreign Affairs · ItalyMaster’s · PhDPARTIALMaster’s · PhD · Usually spring.JASSO Monbukagakusho Honors ScholarshipJASSO · JapanUndergraduate · Master’s · PhDPARTIALUndergraduate · Master’s · PhD · Via your Japanese university.
OeAD Ernst Mach GrantOeAD (Austria’s Agency for Education) · AustriaPhD · PostdocPARTIALPhD · Postdoc · Usually twice a year.Prime Minister’s Fee Reimbursement SchemeGovernment of Pakistan via HEC · PakistanUndergraduate · Master’s · PhDPARTIALHECUndergraduate · Master’s · PhD · Through your university.University of Manitoba Graduate FellowshipUniversity of Manitoba · CanadaMaster’s · PhDPARTIALMaster’s · PhD · Through your department.
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01Which phd scholarships are best for Pakistani students?
The most valuable are usually Clarendon Fund Scholarships, Commonwealth PhD Scholarships, Fulbright Program (master’s & PhD). The best one for you depends on your field, grades and work experience.
02How many phd scholarships are listed here?
68, of which 59 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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