PhD & Research Scholarships 2026
81 scholarships found for PhD & Research. Doctoral programs and advanced research fellowships.
University of Calgary Graduate Fellowships
University of Calgary
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
DAAD Research Grants for Doctoral Candidates
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
AAUW International Fellowships
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Overseas Vidya Nidhi
Backward Classes Welfare Department, Government of Telangana
Eligibility: Income < ₹5.0L • OBC, EWS • Telangana
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Overseas Vidya Nidhi
Scheduled Castes Development Department, Government of Telangana
Eligibility: Income < ₹5.0L • SC, ST • Telangana
Rosa Luxemburg Foundation Scholarships
Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program
Stanford University
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
Rhodes Scholarship
Rhodes Trust
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships
Government of Canada
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
Commonwealth PhD Scholarships
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
University of Melbourne Graduate Research Scholarship
University of Melbourne
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
Honjo International Scholarship Foundation Scholarships
Honjo International Scholarship Foundation
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
National Fellowship & Scholarship for Higher Education of ST Students
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Eligibility: Income < ₹6.0L • ST
Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for Minorities (NSP)
Ministry of Minority Affairs (MOMA), Government of India
Eligibility: Income < ₹2.0L • Minority • All India
Post-Matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities (DEPwD)
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Government of India
Eligibility: Income < ₹2.5L • General, OBC, SC, ST, EWS • All India
International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) PhD Fellowship
Max Planck Society
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarships
Australian Government
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
President's Graduate Fellowship
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
NEC Merit Scholarship
North Eastern Council
Eligibility: General, SC, ST, OBC
Ontario Graduate Scholarship
Government of Ontario
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarship
Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
King's College London International Scholarships
King's College London
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Networks
European Commission
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
National Overseas Scholarship for Minority Communities (Karnataka)
Directorate of Minorities, Government of Karnataka
Eligibility: Income < ₹16.0L • Minority, Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi • Karnataka
Tamil Nadu Post-Matric Scholarship for SC/ST
Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department, Government of Tamil Nadu
Eligibility: Income < ₹2.5L • SC, ST, SCA, SCC • Tamil Nadu
Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA)
A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research)
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
Cambridge Trust Scholarships
Cambridge Trust
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
Warwick Chancellor's International Scholarships
University of Warwick
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
Princeton University Graduate Fellowships
Princeton University
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
Cornell University Graduate Fellowships
Cornell University
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
University of Sydney International Research Scholarship
University of Sydney
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
Research Guidance PhD Fellowship for Backward Classes (Karnataka)
Backward Classes Welfare Department, Government of Karnataka
Eligibility: Income < ₹4.5L • OBC, BC, Category 1, Category 2A, Category 3A, Category 3B • Karnataka
MPhil/PhD Fellowship for Minority Students (Karnataka)
Directorate of Minorities, Government of Karnataka
Eligibility: Income < ₹8.0L • Minority, Muslim, Christian, Jain, Buddhist, Sikh, Parsi • Karnataka
CM Raitha Vidya Nidhi - Farmer's Children Scholarship (Karnataka)
Agriculture Department, Government of Karnataka
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST, EWS, All • Karnataka
Labour Department Scheme for Unorganized Workers' Children (Karnataka)
Karnataka Labour Welfare Board, Government of Karnataka
Eligibility: Income < ₹4.2L • General, OBC, SC, ST, EWS, All • Karnataka
Yale University Graduate Fellowships
Yale University
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Program
French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
KAAD Scholarships
Katholischer Akademischer Ausländer-Dienst
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
Queen's University Graduate Fellowships
Queen's University
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
Clarendon Fund Scholarships
University of Oxford
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
Carleton University Graduate Scholarships
Carleton University
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
University of Montreal Exemption Scholarship
University of Montreal
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
Heinrich Böll Foundation Scholarships
Heinrich Böll Foundation
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
Dalhousie University Graduate Fellowships
Dalhousie University
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
Friedrich Ebert Foundation Scholarships
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES)
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
Columbia University Graduate Fellowships
Columbia University
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship
Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship Board
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
Destination Australia Scholarship
Australian Government
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
Aga Khan Foundation International Scholarship Programme
Aga Khan Foundation
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
Imperial College President's PhD Scholarships
Imperial College London
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
Humboldt Research Fellowships
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
Heidelberg University Graduate Fellowships
Heidelberg University
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
Videsh Siksha Bruti - Foreign Education Scholarship (Odisha)
Government of Odisha
Eligibility: Income < ₹12.0L • SC, ST • Odisha
Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes Fellowships
German Academic Scholarship Foundation
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
Infosys Foundation Fellowship (select programs)
Infosys Foundation
Eligibility: General • All India
VTU Jnana Yaana Doctoral Fellowship (JYDF)
Visvesvaraya Technological University
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • Karnataka
University of Hyderabad UGC Non-NET Fellowship
University of Hyderabad
Eligibility: General, OBC, SC, ST • All India
University of Hyderabad 5th Year PhD Financial Assistance
University of Hyderabad
Eligibility: Income < ₹2.0L • General, OBC, SC, ST • All India

Pre-Matric & Post-Matric Scholarship for SC Students (J&K)
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India & Directorate of Social Welfare J&K
Eligibility: Income < ₹2.5L • SC • Jammu & Kashmir

Umbrella Scheme for Education of ST Students (J&K)
Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India & Directorate of Tribal Affairs J&K
Eligibility: Income < ₹2.5L • ST • Jammu & Kashmir
UP Post-Matric Scholarship (Outside State) (General/SC/ST)
Social Welfare Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh
Eligibility: Income < ₹2.5L • General, SC, ST • Uttar Pradesh
VTU SC/ST Welfare Scheme (SCSP/TSP)
Visvesvaraya Technological University
Eligibility: Income < ₹2.5L • SC, ST • Karnataka
