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Fellowships

139 active programs spanning every region and career stage. Reviewed monthly by the FellowshipDesk editorial team and cross-checked against the sponsor's official documentation.

Scholarships

196 active programs spanning every region and career stage. Reviewed monthly by the FellowshipDesk editorial team and cross-checked against the sponsor's official documentation.

Exchange Programs

7 active programs spanning every region and career stage. Reviewed monthly by the FellowshipDesk editorial team and cross-checked against the sponsor's official documentation.

Grants

21 active programs spanning every region and career stage. Reviewed monthly by the FellowshipDesk editorial team and cross-checked against the sponsor's official documentation.

Research Opportunities

0 active programs spanning every region and career stage. Reviewed monthly by the FellowshipDesk editorial team and cross-checked against the sponsor's official documentation.

Leadership Programs

0 active programs spanning every region and career stage. Reviewed monthly by the FellowshipDesk editorial team and cross-checked against the sponsor's official documentation.

STEM & Engineering

51 programs indexed under STEM & Engineering, drawn from government, university, and foundation sources worldwide.

Public Policy & Government

58 programs indexed under Public Policy & Government, drawn from government, university, and foundation sources worldwide.

Arts & Humanities

32 programs indexed under Arts & Humanities, drawn from government, university, and foundation sources worldwide.

Business & Economics

25 programs indexed under Business & Economics, drawn from government, university, and foundation sources worldwide.

Health & Medicine

20 programs indexed under Health & Medicine, drawn from government, university, and foundation sources worldwide.

Social Sciences

82 programs indexed under Social Sciences, drawn from government, university, and foundation sources worldwide.

Environment & Sustainability

17 programs indexed under Environment & Sustainability, drawn from government, university, and foundation sources worldwide.

Journalism & Media

16 programs indexed under Journalism & Media, drawn from government, university, and foundation sources worldwide.

Law & Human Rights

5 programs indexed under Law & Human Rights, drawn from government, university, and foundation sources worldwide.

Education

13 programs indexed under Education, drawn from government, university, and foundation sources worldwide.

International Development

39 programs indexed under International Development, drawn from government, university, and foundation sources worldwide.

Peace & Security

5 programs indexed under Peace & Security, drawn from government, university, and foundation sources worldwide.

Fulbright U.S. Student Program

U.S. Department of State / IIE

The flagship international exchange program of the U.S. government, sending recent graduates and graduate students to over 140 countries for a year of independe…

Funding

Full funding + stipend

Deadline

October

Host

Multiple

Fulbright Foreign Student Program

U.S. Department of State / IIE

Funded graduate study in the United States for citizens of more than 160 countries, administered through binational Fulbright Commissions and U.S. embassies.…

Funding

Full tuition + stipend

Deadline

Varies by country

Host

United States

Fulbright Commission Poland — Open Study Award

Fulbright Commission Poland · U.S. Department of State

The bilateral Fulbright Commission for Poland funds a long-running exchange of graduate students, researchers, and lecturers between Poland and the United State…

Funding

Full funding + monthly

Deadline

October

Host

Poland

Bertha Challenge Fellowship

Bertha Foundation

A fellowship for activists and journalists working on a single, urgent issue of social justice for one year.…

Funding

$50,000

Deadline

Annual

Host

Multiple

Chevening Scholarships

UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The UK government's flagship international scholarship for one-year master's degrees at any UK university, awarded to emerging leaders from over 160 countries.…

Funding

Full tuition + stipend

Deadline

November

Host

United Kingdom

Rhodes Scholarships

Rhodes Trust

The world's oldest and arguably most prestigious international scholarship, funding postgraduate study at the University of Oxford for outstanding young leaders…

Funding

Full funding + stipend

Deadline

September–October

Host

United Kingdom

Marshall Scholarships

British Government / ACU

Funds American graduate students of high ability to study at any UK university, established by the UK in 1953 to thank the United States for the Marshall Plan.…

Funding

Full funding + stipend

Deadline

September

Host

United Kingdom

Fulbright Commission Netherlands — Open Study Award

Fulbright Commission Netherlands · U.S. Department of State

The bilateral Fulbright Commission for Netherlands funds a long-running exchange of graduate students, researchers, and lecturers between Netherlands and the Un…

Funding

Full funding + monthly

Deadline

November

Host

Netherlands

Lee Kuan Yew School Master in Public Policy

National University of Singapore

Singapore's flagship public policy master's, with a fully-funded scholarship for outstanding international applicants.…

Funding

Tuition + stipend

Deadline

January

Host

Singapore