Scholarships and Fellowships
Are you interested in graduate study or seeking postgraduate funding for research? Exploring and acquiring funding can be a challenging and strenuous task. The AUC Career Center regularly screens through funding opportunities for graduate and postgraduate opportunities provided by universities and organizations across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Scandinavia, and Oceania regions. Opportunities provided may apply to specified areas of studies, degree types, regions, or candidates.
Note that the Career Center does not endorse any university, organization or foundation.
Applicants who are interested in applying for funding of any type are strongly recommended to conduct thorough research of the funding provider with regards to the validity, application requirements, and deadline dates of the funder.
Highlights
These are selected funding opportunities with upcoming and various deadlines for a variety of graduate programs, degree types, and regions.
DAAD Scholarships, Fully funded
Deadline: Various
Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees
Deadline: Various
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
Deadline: Opens September 2020
Onsi Sawiris Scholarship Program 2022-2023
Deadline July 31, 2021
Qalaa Holdings Scholarship Foundation
Deadline April 15, 2021
St. John’s University Graduate Scholarships
Deadline: Various
TechWomen Program
Deadline May 5, 2021
University of Glasgow African Excellence
Deadline: April 2, 2021
Featured Universities
This page features funding opportunities provided by universities that previously participated in the AUC’s Graduate Study Fairs and University Information Sessions since 2012. The universities are divided by region and the links will take you directly to the university's financial aid page, which will give you direct access to both internal and external funders. Application requirements and deadline dates will vary accordingly.
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- Antwerp Management school (Belgium)
- Barcelona Graduate School of Economics (Spain)
- Central European University - School of Public Policy (Hungary)
- EADA Business School (Spain)
- Freie Universität Berlin (Germany)
- IE University (Spain)
- IMD MBA (Switzerland)
- INSEAD (France)
- Lund University (Sweden)
- NEOMA Business School (France)
- Technische Universität München (Germany)
- The Graduate Institute Geneva (Switzerland)
- UPPSALA Universitet (Sweden)
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- Cardiff University
- Coventry University
- Durham University Business School
- King’s College London
- London Business School
- London School of Economics and Political Science
- Loughborough University
- Queen’s University Belfast
- SOAS University of London
- The University of Manchester
- The University of Sheffield
- University College London
- University of Cambridge, Judge Business School
- University of Glasgow
- University of Southampton
- University of Sussex
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- Harvard Graduate School of Education
- HULT International Business School
- John’s University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Monterey Institute of International Studies
- New York Film Academy
- Stanford Graduate School of Business
- The Fletcher School Tufts University
- The University of Toleto
- Webster University
Funding Organizations
This page features funding opportunities provided by external funders for specified areas of studies, candidates, and geographic locations. Application requirements and deadline dates will vary accordingly.
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- Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education (STEM)
- African Association for the Study of Religion
- Aga Khan Foundation
- Atlas Corps
- Bat Conservation International
- Bayer Foundation
- Bioversity International
- Chemical Heritage Foundation
- Computer Science Online: Funding, Scholarships and Grants
- ERCIM Alain Bensoussan Fellowship Programme
- Fortune/Global Women's Mentoring Partnership
- FRQNT, Québec
- Graduate Women International
- Helicopter Foundation International
- IBM
- ICFO Jobs and (Postgraduate) Fellowships
- Institute for Theoretical Physics
- International Agency for Research on Cancer (WHO)
- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
- International Peace Research Association Foundation
- International Women's Forum
- Irish Research Council
- Islamic Bank Development
- Josephine de Karman Fellowship Trust
- Knight Science Journalism Fellowship Program
- Nanotechnology Research (Postdoctoral fellowship)
- NVIDIA
- Odi: Shaping Policy for Development
- Open Society Fellowship
- Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship Program
- Rotary Peace Fellowships
- Sawiris Foundation for Social Development
- Schlumberger Foundation
- Social Science Research Council
- Scientific and Technology Development Fund
- Study of the United States Institutes (SUSI) for Scholars
- TechWomen Program
- The American Schools of Oriental Research
- The Aspen Institute: New Voice Fellowship
- The Getty Foundation
- The John Carter Brown Library (History and Humanities)
- The Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund (Grants for Women)
- The World Academy of Sciences for the Advancement of Science in Developing Countries
- UAS7 German Universities of Applied Sciences
- UNESCO Fellowship Programmes
- UNICAF Scholarships
- Wells Mountain Foundation Inc.
- Women in Aviation International
- Zaha Hadid Omniyat Fellowship
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Europe
- Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD)
- Erasmus Mundus
- Federal Ministry of Education and Research
- Houtan Scholarship Foundation
- Institute of Molecular Biology
- International Centre for Theoretical Physics
- International Foundation for Science (IFS)
- KAAD Scholarships
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Scholarships, Austria
- Sciences Switzerland
- Simulation in Engineering and Entrepreneurship Development (SEED)
- Study in Holland
- Study in Hungary
- Study Portals (European Union)
- Tübitak: The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
- VIB, Life Science Institute
United Kingdom
- Chevening Scholarship
- Education UK
- Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (Scotland)
- Study in Scotland
- Wellcome Trust
North America
*Note: The Career Center does not endorse any university, organization or foundation. Applicants who are interested in applying for funding of any type are strongly recommended to conduct thorough research of the funding provider with regards to the validity, application requirements, and deadline dates of the funder.
