International Scholarshipsfor Indian Students 2026–27

Application deadline for the 2027 academic cycle for doctoral candidates. Funding starts in October 2027.

Application deadlines are program-specific and country-specific. For some PhD programs like 'Doctoral Programmes in Germany' and 'Bi-nationally Supervised Doctoral Degrees / Cotutelle', the deadline is October 21, 2026, for funding starting in October 2027. Master's program deadlines often fall between July and November of the year prior to the intended study start. Applicants must consult the DAAD scholarship database for exact and updated dates.

Applications for Term 1, 2027 commencement for the UNSW International Scientia Coursework Scholarships close on October 30, 2026, at 11:59 PM AEST.

The next application deadline for the Full-time MBA January 2027 intake is October 31, 2026. While early application awards for this intake have already been granted, scholarships are still available.

New applicants are automatically considered for the scholarship upon applying for an eligible graduate research course by its application closing date. However, currently enrolled students or those who have deferred their offer must submit an online application form by 31 October 2026 to be considered for a scholarship in 2027.

Applications for the 2027 academic cycle open on September 1, 2026, at 11:00 JST and close on October 31, 2026.

The first application deadline for the 2027-28 academic year. Subsequent deadlines are January 11, 2027, and March 1, 2027.

The ADB-Japan Scholarship Program application deadlines vary by the designated academic institution. The stated deadline of 2026-11-05 is for the first application round for September 2027 enrollment at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU), a designated institution. Another deadline for APU for the same intake is January 8, 2027. For the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, the deadline for the 2026 program is December 1, 2026. Applicants must check the specific deadlines of their chosen participating university. Applications should generally be sent at least six months prior to the planned start of studies.

Annual DAAD portal application deadline in early November for internships taking place May-August.

Student scholarship application and documentation submission deadline for the September 2027 intake.

Annual competitive call closing in mid-November via the Swiss Embassy in New Delhi for the next academic year.

The Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Program does not have a direct student application deadline. French higher education institutions nominate candidates. Universities typically set their internal deadlines for student applications between October and December for the upcoming academic cycle. The Campus France official deadline for institutions to submit nominations for the 2027 cycle is expected to be around January 8, 2027. The date provided (2026-11-15) is an estimated earliest internal university deadline for student submissions for the 2027 academic cycle.

Students are automatically considered for the Monash International Leadership Scholarship upon receiving a full, unconditional offer for an eligible Monash University course. No separate scholarship application is generally required for this scholarship; therefore, there is no specific submission deadline. Course application deadlines vary by intake semester (e.g., February or July intake for 2027).

The application deadline for the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) for the 2027-28 academic year is November 16, 2026. While general admission deadlines for graduate programs vary by department, this is a significant scholarship opportunity for which international students can apply.

Applications for the August 2027 exam close on 23 November 2026.

The deadline for submitting proposals for the MSCA Doctoral Networks 2026 call is November 24, 2026, at 17:00 Brussels time. Projects are expected to start in September 2027.

The application deadline for the winter semester of the 2026-27 academic cycle is November 30, 2026. This scholarship is primarily for study in Germany, not in India. Applications for the summer semester are typically due by May 31.

The application window for the ETH Zurich Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme (ESOP) for the Autumn Semester 2027 (HS27) is open from November 1 to November 30, 2026, closing at 11:59 PM MEZ (Central European Time). This is a fixed annual application period, and applications for the ESOP are only accepted during this first application window.

Applications for the 2026 entry (starting September 2026) have concluded. The application window for the 2027-2028 academic year (starting September 2027) is expected to open in October 2026. Most scholarship deadlines for the 2027 intake typically fall between December 2026 and January 2027, varying by specific Master's program consortium. The earliest specific scholarship deadline identified is December 1, 2026, for certain programs like Mundus MAPP.

The application deadline for the Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s Program (CGRS M) for the 2026-27 academic cycle is December 1, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). This scholarship is strictly for Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or Protected Persons and is not open to international students, including those from India. If December 1 falls on a weekend or federal holiday, the deadline moves to the following business day before 8:00 p.m. ET.

The application deadline for the August 2027 intake is December 1, 2026, at 23:59 GMT+8 (Singapore time). An earlier deadline of June 1, 2027, is for the January 2028 intake (A*STAR and NTU only).

The earliest application deadline for Fall 2027 entry for some PhD and Master's programs at Yale University. Other programs may have deadlines of December 15, 2026, or January 2, 2027.

The application cycle for Fall 2027 admission opens in mid-September 2026. While specific deadlines vary by graduate field, many programs, particularly for priority scholarship consideration, have an earliest deadline around December 1, 2026. For example, the Communication field and Master of Engineering program (priority deadline) both close on December 1, 2026, for Fall 2027 entry. Other fields may extend to December 15, 2026, or early January 2027.

The application window for Fall 2027 graduate admissions at Princeton University opens on September 15, 2026. Specific program deadlines vary by department, with some closing as early as December 1, 2026, and others by December 15, 2026, through early January 2027. The date provided is one of the earliest departmental deadlines for the Fall 2027 intake.

The application deadline for the 3-month research fellowship for the 2027 cycle (April-June 2027) is December 1, 2026, at 23:59 CET. Applications must be submitted online via the application portal, which is typically linked from the official program announcement on the South Asia Institute website.

Student submission deadline for the 2027-2028 academic cycle (September 2027 intake). Applications for the MSc programme and the scholarship must be submitted by this date.

This is the application deadline for a Master's program at the University of Groningen for the September 2027 intake. Candidates must receive a provisional or unconditional admission offer for a Master's program before February 2027 to be considered for nomination for the Eric Bleumink Fellowship. There is no direct application for the scholarship itself.

The deadline for the Calgary Institute for the Humanities Graduate Student Fellowship for the 2027-28 academic year is approximately December 2, 2026. For general University of Calgary Graduate Award Competitions, applications typically open on November 1, and deadlines vary by specific graduate program. References for the main scholarship competition are often due by February 1 of the following year. Therefore, while program-specific deadlines vary, this date provides the earliest concrete upcoming deadline for a specific graduate fellowship for an upcoming academic cycle.

The 2026-27 application cycle for Cambridge Trust Scholarships is closed. The date of December 3, 2026, marks the tentative earliest deadline for the international funding round for the upcoming 2027-28 academic cycle, which includes Indian applicants. Specific deadlines are course-dependent and can extend to January 6, 2027.

Applications for the 2027-28 academic cycle opened in September 2026. For international applicants (including those from India), the specific deadline varies by course, typically falling in early December 2026 or early January 2027. The date provided is an estimated earliest international deadline. Applicants must refer to the University's Course Directory for their specific course funding deadline.

The expected scholarship application deadline for the 2027-28 academic cycle (October 2027 entry) is December 11, 2026. The application deadline for the 2026-27 cycle (October 2026 entry) was December 11, 2025, and has now passed. The expected course application deadline is December 8, 2026. [4, 9]

The application window for the 2026-27 academic year closed on December 9, 2025. Applications for the upcoming 2027-28 academic year are scheduled to open in early November 2026 and close in mid-December 2026.

Applications for admission for Semester 1, 2027 (commencing February 2027), which automatically consider students for the scholarship, close on December 15, 2026. Applications for Semester 2, 2027 (commencing July 2027) close on May 15, 2027.

Annual competitive call closing in mid-December for graduate scholars enrolling the following academic year.

The application deadline for full-time PhD candidates to be considered for scholarships, including the President's Graduate Fellowship, for the August 2027 intake is December 31, 2026. For the January 2027 intake, the scholarship application deadline has passed (June 30, 2026). The President's Graduate Fellowship is awarded by nomination only following successful PhD admission, not via direct application.

Applicants for Harvard Business School Need-Based Fellowships apply for financial aid only after they have been admitted to the HBS MBA program. There is no pre-admission deadline for the fellowship itself. The MBA application deadlines for the Class of 2029 (entering Fall 2027) are Round 1 on September 9, 2026, and Round 2 on January 5, 2027.

The Round 1 application deadline for the 2026-27 academic cycle was September 8, 2026. The next student submission deadline for fresh applications is Round 2 on January 5, 2027, for the class entering Fall 2027. International applicants are encouraged to apply in Round 1 or 2 to allow sufficient time for visa processing.

The primary deadline for the Oxford 1+1 MBA application and the Oxford-Pershing Square Graduate Scholarship is January 7, 2027. However, applicants must also meet the separate deadline for their chosen Master's program, which may fall in December 2026 or January 2027.

The application deadline for the Clarendon Fund Scholarships is tied to the graduate course application deadline at the University of Oxford. There is no separate scholarship application. Deadlines vary by course, with the earliest typically being in early December or early January for the 2027-28 academic cycle. Applicants must submit their complete Oxford graduate application by their course's specific funding deadline to be automatically considered. [2, 13, 17, 19]

The MIT Sloan MBA application deadline for Round 2 in the 2026-27 cycle is January 12, 2027, and incoming students are automatically considered for scholarships during the MBA application process.

The application deadline for the Winter Session (September 2027 to April 2028) undergraduate admission to UBC, which also serves as the automatic consideration deadline for the International Major Entrance Scholarship.

The 2026 application cycle has concluded. Applications for the 2027 academic intake are generally expected to open in October 2026, with specific program deadlines typically falling between January and February 2027. The date provided is an estimated earliest common deadline for the 2027 intake, as deadlines vary by individual Erasmus Mundus Joint Master's program.

The application period for the 2026-2027 Shardashish Interschool Fellowship has closed. Deadlines for the 2027-2028 academic cycle are January 15, 2027 for the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), and February 16, 2027 for the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) and the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS).

The next upcoming student submission deadline for fresh applications (Programme 1) for the March 2027 selection is typically around January 15, 2027. The June 2026 deadline for the September 2026 selection has already passed.

The general deadline for submitting the Amsterdam Merit Scholarship application for the 2027-28 academic year is January 15, 2027, at 23:59 CET. However, deadlines can vary by faculty and program (e.g., February 2027 intake for MSc Business Administration has a November 1, 2026 deadline). Applicants should verify the specific deadline on their chosen faculty's website.

The application deadline for the Chalmers IPOET Scholarships for the 2027 academic cycle aligns with the Master's programme application deadline. The application period for Master's programmes at Chalmers University of Technology for the autumn 2027 intake is typically from October 16, 2026, to January 15, 2027. The scholarship application period usually opens in late November 2026 and closes in mid-January 2027.

Applications for the KTH Scholarship for the 2027 academic cycle open on December 1, 2026, and close on January 15, 2027.

The application deadline for the Nanyang Technological University Scholarship for the upcoming 2027 academic year is January 15, 2027. However, applicants are encouraged to apply for admission before the scholarship deadline, as the scholarship application is often integrated with the admission application. The overall application period for undergraduate admissions typically runs from October to February each year.

Applications for the Queen's Indo-Pacific Scholarships and Fellowships Program for placements starting May 2026 - February 2027 are being reviewed on a rolling admissions basis.

The President's International Scholarship of Excellence, for the Fall/Winter 2026/27 academic year, is awarded to international high school applicants demonstrating academic excellence, commitment to volunteer work, extracurricular activities, and leadership skills.

Applications typically open January each year. Deadline is around January 31 for the cycle. Applicants must have an offer of admission from a foreign university.

The 2026 application cycle for the Felix Scholarship at partner universities (SOAS, Reading, Oxford for most courses) has concluded. The earliest known application deadline for the upcoming 2027 academic cycle is January 31, 2027, specifically for the University of Oxford MBA program. Deadlines for other programs and universities for the 2027 entry are expected to be announced later in 2026.

Applications for the August 2027 intake are open and have multiple rounds. Specific closing dates for each round are available on the official London Business School application calendar.

The application deadlines for the NL Scholarship (formerly Holland Scholarship) vary significantly by the participating Dutch university. While applications for the 2026-2027 academic year opened on November 1, 2025, with many university-specific deadlines falling between February 1st and May 1st, 2026, the upcoming 2027-2028 academic cycle is expected to open around November 2026. For example, Radboud University has a specific scholarship application deadline of January 31, 2027, for its 2027-2028 Master's programmes. Students must check the website of their chosen institution for precise deadlines for the academic year they intend to apply.

Student applications must be submitted in the online OSIRIS Application system by January 31, 2027, 23:59 CET. The application must then be complete (including any corrected/missing documents) by February 14, 2027, 23:59 CET.

The University of Montreal Exemption Scholarship is automatically considered upon admission to an eligible program. This deadline refers to the application deadline for Fall 2027 admissions; other deadlines may apply for Winter or Summer intakes. There is no separate application for the scholarship itself.

The application deadline for the International President's Entrance Scholarships for the 2026-27 academic year has passed (February 14, 2026). Applications for the 2027-28 academic year are expected to become available by mid-November 2026, with the deadline set for February 14, 2027.

The application for the 2026-27 academic cycle closed on February 25, 2026. The next application cycle (2027-28) for the Swedish Institute Scholarships for Global Professionals is expected to open in February 2027, with applications closing around February 25, 2027.

The Lee Kuan Yew (LKY) Scholarship, primarily administered by the Public Service Commission (PSC) of Singapore, for the 2026 cycle, had an application deadline of February 28, 2026. The 2026 cycle is now closed. The deadline for the upcoming 2027 academic cycle is an estimation based on the previous year's timeline. This scholarship is primarily for Singapore Citizens for postgraduate studies in Singapore or overseas. While the user inquired about an "All India" scope, official details for the direct "Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship" by the "Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship Board" with an "All India" scope for study within India for Indian citizens were not found. However, scholarships for international students, including Indian citizens, are available for studies in Singapore at institutions such as the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore.

The Fall 2026 application round closed on September 1, 2026. The next application deadline for the Spring 2027 intake is March 1, 2027. Applications for this round open on January 15, 2027.

The application deadline for undergraduate Global Futures Scholarships for Indian students is March 30, 2027. For Master's Global Futures Scholarships, the deadline is April 25, 2027. The earliest deadline is provided.

Applications for the 2027 cycle open ~January 2027. Deadline is typically March 31. Applicants must already hold a confirmed offer from an eligible overseas institution.

The 2026 application cycle for the Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation Scholarship closed on March 31, 2026. The 2027 application cycle is generally expected to open around mid-February 2027 and close around March 31, 2027. This scholarship provides a total award for the entire duration of the course (ranging from nine months to four years), rather than an annual payout.

Applications for the 2027-2028 academic cycle will open in early January 2027 and close on March 31, 2027. The 2026-2027 cycle is now closed.

Embassy Recommendation route for Indian students: applications open ~April each year at the Embassy of Japan in New Delhi. Written exam and interview in May–June. Selected candidates notified by July.

Applications for the 2027-2028 academic cycle are expected to open around October or November 2026. Individual institutions set their specific deadlines, which typically fall between February and May. For example, the University of Twente's deadline for programs starting September 2027 is April 1, 2027.

The application deadline for the 2026-27 academic cycle has passed (April 10, 2026). The expected deadline for the upcoming 2027-28 academic cycle (for September 2027 entry) for undergraduate scholarships is April 2027, and postgraduate deadlines are typically similar.

The application deadline for the 2026/27 UCL Global Master's Scholarship was 7 May 2026. The deadline for the upcoming 2027/28 cycle is expected to be in early May 2027, around May 7th, based on previous cycles. The 2026/27 UCL Global Undergraduate Scholarship deadline was 27 April 2026.

The application deadline for the Fulbright-Nehru Master's Fellowships for the 2028-29 academic year is expected to be May 14, 2027. The 2027-28 round for this fellowship for Indian citizens closed in mid-May 2026. The next application window for the 2028-29 academic year is anticipated to open around February 2027.

The application window for the 2027-28 academic cycle concluded on May 15, 2026. Applications for the upcoming 2028-29 academic cycle are expected to open in February 2027 and will close on May 15, 2027.

The Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP) for the 2027 academic cycle has two application windows for Developing Country Nationals. Window 1 closes on February 26, 2027, and Window 2 closes on May 21, 2027. Applicants must secure unconditional admission to a participating master's program before applying for the scholarship, and the scholarship application link is provided by the university.

The application cycle for the 2026-27 academic year concluded around May 30, 2026. The next cycle for the 2027-28 academic year is anticipated to open around January 2027 with an expected student submission deadline of May 30, 2027, based on previous cycles.

Students must accept their University of Sheffield offer by 4 PM UK time on July 6, 2027, to qualify for the automatic scholarship for postgraduate taught courses starting in September 2027.

The application deadline for the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung International Scholarship Programme is typically July 15th annually. The deadline for the 2027-2028 academic cycle (July 15, 2026) has already passed. The next expected application deadline for a future academic cycle (2028-2029) is July 15, 2027.

The deadline for the King's College London Commonwealth Master's Scholarship for the 2027/28 academic year is October 20, 2027. Applications for the 2026/27 cycle for most King's College London international scholarships for Indian students, including the Vice-Chancellor's Awards and the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship, have already closed.