Scholarships abroad

• Master’s · Fully funded09days leftDAAD EPOS development-related master’s 2027/28DAAD / German Government (BMZ) · GermanyFully funded master’s in engineering, energy, water and planning for graduates with two years’ work experience. Each course sets its own date; most close 15 October.Deadline 15 Oct 2026 · daad.deOpen
• Master’s & PhD · Fully funded14days leftCommonwealth Master’s and PhD Scholarships 2027 (via HEC)Commonwealth Scholarship Commission / HEC · United KingdomApply on both the HEC portal and the CSC system. HAT score of 60 or more required. CSC closes 16:00 BST.Deadline 20 Oct 2026 · hec.gov.pkOpen
• PhD · Fully funded25days leftSwiss Government Excellence Scholarships 2027–28 (PhD)Swiss Confederation, via HEC · SwitzerlandDoctoral level: 3-year PhD or 1-year research scholarship. Apply on the Swiss online portal; closes 31 October 2026. HEC only advertises it.Deadline 31 Oct 2026 · hec.gov.pkOpen
• Master’s & PhD · Fully funded89days leftKAUST Fellowship, Fall 2027 MS and PhDKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology · Saudi ArabiaTuition, housing, health cover and a monthly allowance. Priority deadline 1 December 2026; applications close 3 January 2027.Deadline 3 Jan 2027 · kaust.edu.saOpen
• Master’s & PhD · Fully funded92days leftGates Cambridge Scholarship 2027–28Gates Cambridge Trust · United KingdomFull-cost postgraduate study at Cambridge. International deadlines are 8 December 2026 or 6 January 2027, depending on the course.Deadline 6 Jan 2027 · gatescambridge.orgOpen
• Master’s · Fully fundedOpen nowErasmus Mundus Joint Master’s 2027–28European Union · Europe (2–3 countries)Over 100 joint master’s, many in engineering. Each consortium sets its own deadline, mostly October 2026 to January 2027. €1,400 a month.Open now. Deadlines differ by course, mostly October 2026 to January 2027.Posted 1 Oct 2026 · eacea.ec.europa.euOpen
• Master’s & PhD · Fully fundedNext cycleGlobal Korea Scholarship 2027, graduateGovernment of Korea (NIIED) · South KoreaFully funded master’s and PhD with a Korean language year. Embassy track through the Korean Embassy in Islamabad.Graduate embassy track usually opens in February for about two weeks.Posted 1 Sept 2026 · studyinkorea.go.krOpen
• Master’s & PhD · Partly fundedNext cycleHEC Overseas Scholarships, MS and PhD (Top 200 universities)Higher Education Commission · Top 200 universities worldwideEngineering and advanced manufacturing are among the funded fields. Tuition up to US$4,000 a year, health cover and flights.Batch IV closed 28 August 2026. Watch HEC for the next batch.Posted 10 Aug 2026 · hec.gov.pkOpen
• Master’s · Fully fundedNext cycleChevening Scholarships 2027–28UK Government (FCDO) · United KingdomOne-year master’s, fully funded: tuition, travel, visa and a monthly allowance.2027–28 round closed 6 October 2026 (11:00 UTC). The next round usually opens in early August.Posted 5 Aug 2026 · chevening.orgOpen
• All levels · Fully fundedNext cycleTürkiye Scholarships 2027Government of Türkiye · TürkiyeTuition, monthly stipend, flights, housing and a year of Turkish. Pakistani applicants are among the largest cohorts.Applications usually run from 10 January to 20 February.Posted 16 May 2026 · turkiyeburslari.gov.trOpen
• Master’s & PhD · Fully fundedNext cycleMEXT Research Scholarship (Japan)Government of Japan / Embassy of Japan · JapanMaster’s and PhD research in Japan, applied through the Embassy in Islamabad or the Consulate in Karachi.The 2027 cycle closed 26 May 2026. The next opens around April 2027.Posted 1 Apr 2026 · pk.emb-japan.go.jpOpen
• Master’s & PhD · Partly fundedNext cycleAga Khan Foundation International Scholarship ProgrammeAga Khan Foundation · WorldwideHalf grant, half loan for postgraduate study abroad, for students from select countries including Pakistan.Applications usually run from 1 January to 31 March.Posted 1 Apr 2026 · the.akdnOpen
• Master’s · Fully fundedNext cycleAustralia Awards PakistanAustralian Government (DFAT) · AustraliaFully funded master’s in Australia, applied online through OASIS.The 2027 intake ran 1 February to 30 April 2026. Expect the next round around February 2027.Posted 1 Feb 2026 · australiaawardspakistan.orgOpen
• Master’s & PhD · Fully fundedNext cycleFulbright Degree Program (USEFP)USEFP / US Government · United StatesFully funded master’s and PhD in the US. GRE required, minimum 145 verbal and quantitative.The 2027 program closed 1 April 2026. The next is usually announced in January.Posted 15 Jan 2026 · usefp.orgOpen
• All levels · Fully fundedNext cycleChinese Government Scholarship (via HEC)China Scholarship Council / HEC · ChinaFully funded bachelor’s, master’s and PhD at 289 Chinese universities; 75 seats in the last cycle.Last HEC deadline was 5 January 2026. Next call usually comes in November–December.Posted 8 Nov 2025 · hec.gov.pkOpen
• All levels · Fully fundedNext cycleStipendium Hungaricum (via HEC)Government of Hungary / HEC · HungaryBachelor’s, master’s and PhD. Apply on both the Hungarian and HEC portals.Last cycle closed 15 January 2026. Next call usually opens in November.Posted 1 Nov 2025 · hec.gov.pkOpen

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