Every confirmed deadline, month by month
The next twelve months, starting now. Each date is the deadline the official page gives for the coming round. When a round has not been announced yet, the route is listed below the calendar instead of being given a guessed date. Plan to submit at least a week early.
November 15 deadlines
- 15Bowdoin College🇺🇸 United States · Early Decision I
- 15Colby College🇺🇸 United States · Early Decision I
- 15OIST PhD Program (Okinawa, Japan)🇯🇵 Japan · Admissions Workshop 2027
- 15Padua International Excellence Scholarship🇮🇹 Italy · First call, programmes with unlimited places
- 15University of British Columbia: International Scholars🇨🇦 Canada · Scholars application Nov 15, 2026 (opened Oct 5; submit your UBC admission application first)
- 20Mastercard Foundation Scholars: Cambridge🇬🇧 United Kingdom · fee-waiver request, if your country is not on Cambridge's automatic list
- 22Mastercard Foundation Scholars: ASU🇺🇸 United States · Phase III application (online master's, based in Kigali)
- 30Berea College🇺🇸 United States · Nov 30, 2026 (international applicants, all documents)
- 30Bocconi University Tuition Waivers (Bocconi4Access)🇮🇹 Italy · Early Session
- 30ETH Zürich: Excellence Scholarship🇨🇭 Switzerland · ESOP for an autumn 2027 start: Nov 1–30, 2026, with your master's application
- 30University of Groningen: Eric Bleumink Fellowship🇳🇱 Netherlands · last day to complete your master's application
- 30University of Strathclyde: HaSS Dean's International Excellence Scholarship🇬🇧 United Kingdom · deadline for the January 2027 intake
- 30Wageningen University: Africa Scholarship Programme🇳🇱 Netherlands · last day to submit a complete MSc application
- 30Wageningen University: Anne van den Ban Fund🇳🇱 Netherlands · last day to submit a complete MSc application
- 30Yenching Academy of Peking University (Yenching Scholars)🇨🇳 China · 2027 cohort: Nov 30, 2026, 9:00 am Beijing time (students at partner universities go through their university's pre-selection first)
December 16 deadlines
- 1Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme🇭🇰 Hong Kong · Initial application to the RGC Sep 1 – Dec 1, 2026, 12:00 noon HKT, then the university's own application
- 1Leiden University Excellence Scholarship (LExS)🇳🇱 Netherlands · LExS application, for a September start
- 1Mundus MAPP: Erasmus Mundus Master in Public Policy🇪🇺 EU-wide · scholarship deadline, 23:59 CET
- 1Politecnico di Milano🇮🇹 Italy · 2027/28: apply in the Early Bird window, Oct 1 – Dec 1, 2026; scholarship form by Dec 15, 2026 (noon, Italian time)
- 1TU Delft: Van Effen Excellence🇳🇱 Netherlands · Dec 1, 2026, 23:59 CET, with a complete MSc application submitted first
- 1Vanderbilt University🇺🇸 United States · merit scholarship application
- 1Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam: VU Fellowship Programme🇳🇱 Netherlands · advised master's application date
- 8Commonwealth Shared Scholarships🇬🇧 United Kingdom · 2027–28: CSC Central opens Nov 10 and closes Dec 8, 2026, 16:00 GMT; apply for admission to your UK course as well
- 8Gates Cambridge Scholarship🇬🇧 United Kingdom · courses with an 8 December funding deadline
- 8Mastercard Foundation Scholars: Cambridge🇬🇧 United Kingdom · courses with an 8 December funding deadline
- 10Maastricht University: NL-High Potential🇳🇱 Netherlands · master's application
- 10Maastricht University: UM NL Brightlands Talent Scholarship🇳🇱 Netherlands · complete master's application
- 15MBZUAI funded master's and PhD (Abu Dhabi)🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates · Graduate programmes
- 15Politecnico di Milano🇮🇹 Italy · 2027/28: apply in the Early Bird window, Oct 1 – Dec 1, 2026; scholarship form by Dec 15, 2026 (noon, Italian time)
- 18University of Sydney: research scholarships (RTP and USYDIS)🇦🇺 Australia · Dec 18, 2026 for research periods 3 and 4 of 2027 (the round for periods 1 and 2 closed Sep 11, 2026)
- 20EMMIR: Erasmus Mundus Master in Migration and Intercultural Relations🇪🇺 EU-wide · scholarship deadline, 23:59 CET
January 51 deadlines
- 1Dartmouth College🇺🇸 United States · Regular Decision
- 1Harvard University🇺🇸 United States · Regular Decision
- 1Princeton University🇺🇸 United States · Regular Decision
- 1Vanderbilt University🇺🇸 United States · Early Decision II and Regular Decision admission
- 2Yale University🇺🇸 United States · Regular Decision
- 3KAUST Fellowship (Saudi Arabia)🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Fall 2027, round 2: Sep 28, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027 (KAUST calls these dates tentative)
- 4Colby College🇺🇸 United States · Early Decision II and Regular Decision
- 4Duke University🇺🇸 United States · Regular Decision
- 4GLOBE: Erasmus Mundus Master in Global Change Ecology and Biodiversity Management🇪🇺 EU-wide · stage 1 application deadline
- 4MIT🇺🇸 United States · Regular Action
- 5Aalto University Excellence Scholarship🇫🇮 Finland · Master's application, with the scholarship option chosen
- 5Amherst College🇺🇸 United States · Regular Decision
- 5Bowdoin College🇺🇸 United States · Early Decision II and Regular Decision
- 5Brown University🇺🇸 United States · Regular Decision
- 5University of Pennsylvania🇺🇸 United States · Regular Decision application
- 6GREENANO: Erasmus Mundus Master in Green Nanotechnology🇪🇺 EU-wide · application deadline
- 6Gates Cambridge Scholarship🇬🇧 United Kingdom · courses with a 6 January funding deadline
- 6Mastercard Foundation Scholars: Cambridge🇬🇧 United Kingdom · courses with a 6 January funding deadline
- 7GrEnFIn: Erasmus Mundus Master in Greening Energy Market and Finance🇪🇺 EU-wide · application deadline, 11:00 CET
- 7Human Response: Erasmus Mundus Master in Humanitarian Response, Health and Displacement🇪🇺 EU-wide · scholarship round closes
- 7Tampere University Tuition Fee Scholarship🇫🇮 Finland · Master's application, with the scholarship
- 7University of Vienna🇦🇹 Austria · Non-EU, summer semester 2027: Nov 16, 2026 – Jan 7, 2027 (winter 2027/28 dates not yet published)
- 8ISTA (Institute of Science and Technology Austria): PhD programme🇦🇹 Austria · application, 3:00 PM CET
- 8STEPS: Erasmus Mundus Master in Sustainable Transportation and Electrical Power Systems🇪🇺 EU-wide · application deadline on the programme's home page
- 10Mundus Journalism: Erasmus Mundus Master in Journalism, Media and Globalisation🇪🇺 EU-wide · application deadline, 13:00 CET
- 11Imperial College London President's PhD Scholarships🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Round 2
- 12Aalto University Excellence Scholarship🇫🇮 Finland · Master's application documents
- 12EDISS: Erasmus Mundus Master in Data-intensive Intelligent Software Systems🇪🇺 EU-wide · scholarship round closes, 15:00 Helsinki time
- 12ISTA (Institute of Science and Technology Austria): PhD programme🇦🇹 Austria · referee letters, 11:59 PM CET
- 14GLOCAL: Erasmus Mundus Master in Global Markets, Local Creativities🇪🇺 EU-wide · scholarship deadline, 13:00 UK time
- 14Geneva Graduate Institute: master's scholarships🇨🇭 Switzerland · application with financial aid request, midnight Geneva time
- 15Anders Wall's Scholarship (Uppsala, for African citizens)🇸🇪 Sweden · University application, with Uppsala first
- 15Axel Adler Scholarship (Gothenburg)🇸🇪 Sweden · University application, with Gothenburg first
- 15Euroculture: Erasmus Mundus Master in European Studies🇪🇺 EU-wide · scholarship application deadline
- 15KTH Scholarship (Sweden)🇸🇪 Sweden · Autumn 2027: scholarship form Dec 1, 2026 – Jan 15, 2027, after applying to KTH as your first choice on universityadmissions.se
- 15Lund University Global Scholarship🇸🇪 Sweden · University application, with Lund first
- 15MIPDaL: Erasmus Mundus Master in Intellectual Property and Data Law🇪🇺 EU-wide · scholarship application deadline
- 15Swedish Institute Scholarships (SISGP)🇸🇪 Sweden · Master's applications on universityadmissions.se
- 15TERRA: Erasmus Mundus Master in Earthen Architecture and Construction🇪🇺 EU-wide · first call deadline
- 15TU Wien🇦🇹 Austria · Non-EU, summer semester 2027: open until Jan 15, 2027 (winter 2027/28 dates not yet published)
- 15Uppsala University Global Scholarship🇸🇪 Sweden · University application, with Uppsala first
- 15WAVES: Erasmus Mundus Master in Water Vulnerability Engineering in Spatial Sciences🇪🇺 EU-wide · application deadline, 23:59 CET
- 17EMILDAI: Erasmus Mundus European Master in Law, Data and AI🇪🇺 EU-wide · round 1 closes
- 19University of Helsinki🇫🇮 Finland · International master's, autumn 2027: Jan 5–19, 2027 (one round a year)
- 22CLMCE: Erasmus Mundus Master in Children's Literature, Media and Cultural Entrepreneurship🇪🇺 EU-wide · scholarship deadline, 13:00 UK time
- 22MBZUAI funded master's and PhD (Abu Dhabi)🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates · Computational Biology
- 26i-MESC: Erasmus Mundus Master in Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion🇪🇺 EU-wide · application deadline, 12:00 Paris time (indicative)
- 27EPOG-JM: Erasmus Mundus Master in Economic Policies for the Global Bifurcation🇪🇺 EU-wide · application deadline, 13:00 Paris time
- 27RE:Anima: Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in Animation🇪🇺 EU-wide · application deadline, 23:59 WET
- 31FRP++: Erasmus Mundus Master in Structural Analysis and Design with Composite Materials🇪🇺 EU-wide · first call deadline, 23:59 UTC
- 31Radboud University: Radboud Scholarship Programme🇳🇱 Netherlands · scholarship application, 23:59 CET
February 16 deadlines
- 1Anders Wall's Scholarship (Uppsala, for African citizens)🇸🇪 Sweden · Scholarship application, fee and documents
- 1Axel Adler Scholarship (Gothenburg)🇸🇪 Sweden · Application fee and documents
- 1EMLex: Erasmus Mundus European Master in Lexicography🇪🇺 EU-wide · scholarship application deadline
- 1Maastricht University: NL-High Potential🇳🇱 Netherlands · scholarship application
- 1Maastricht University: UM NL Brightlands Talent Scholarship🇳🇱 Netherlands · scholarship application, 23:59 CET
- 1Swedish Institute Scholarships (SISGP)🇸🇪 Sweden · Application fee and documents
- 1University of Pennsylvania🇺🇸 United States · financial aid documents
- 1Uppsala University Global Scholarship🇸🇪 Sweden · Scholarship application, fee and documents
- 1Utrecht University: NL Scholarship🇳🇱 Netherlands · scholarship deadline, 23:59 CET
- 1Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam: VU Fellowship Programme🇳🇱 Netherlands · VU Fellowship application, 23:59 CET
- 9Ghent University: Doctoral Scholarships (Global South)🇧🇪 Belgium · 2027 call closes Feb 9, 2027
- 14Radboud University: Radboud Scholarship Programme🇳🇱 Netherlands · complete application, 23:59 CET
- 17InterMaths: Erasmus Mundus Master in Interdisciplinary Mathematics🇪🇺 EU-wide · scholarship deadline, 13:00 CET
- 24Swedish Institute Scholarships (SISGP)🇸🇪 Sweden · SI Scholarship application
- 25University of Manchester: Global Futures Scholarships for Africa🇬🇧 United Kingdom · bachelor's, round 1
- 26Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)🌍 Worldwide · application window 1 closes
March 8 deadlines
- 1Imperial College London President's PhD Scholarships🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Round 3
- 1RWTH Aachen University🇩🇪 Germany · Non-EU master's, winter 2027/28: Mar 1, 2027 (admission-restricted programmes Jul 15, 2027; summer 2027 restricted programmes Jan 15, 2027)
- 1University of Toronto Materials Science and Engineering: Ontario Graduate Scholarship (international)🇨🇦 Canada · department deadline, 23:59 ET
- 6ImAGEin: Erasmus Mundus Master in Biology of Ageing🇪🇺 EU-wide · application deadline, midnight Paris time
- 7Padua International Excellence Scholarship🇮🇹 Italy · First call, limited-place programmes (non-EU applicants abroad)
- 8Axel Adler Scholarship (Gothenburg)🇸🇪 Sweden · Scholarship application
- 15PH Ludwigsburg: International Education Management (DAAD EPOS)🇩🇪 Germany · application window closes
- 31University of Glasgow: African Excellence Award🇬🇧 United Kingdom · award deadline, 23:59 UK time
April 7 deadlines
- 1University of Twente Scholarship (UTS)🇳🇱 Netherlands · scholarship form closes, 16:00 CET
- 5Bocconi University Tuition Waivers (Bocconi4Access)🇮🇹 Italy · Winter Session
- 8University of Manchester: Global Futures Scholarships for Africa🇬🇧 United Kingdom · bachelor's, round 2
- 15Australian National University: research scholarships🇦🇺 Australia · round 2, for a start by 31 August 2027
- 16UNSW Sydney: international research scholarships (RTPI and UIPA)🇦🇺 Australia · international scholarship deadline
- 20University of Manchester: Global Futures Scholarships for Africa🇬🇧 United Kingdom · master's, unconditional offer and award form
- 30University of Edinburgh Law School: master's scholarships🇬🇧 United Kingdom · scholarship deadline
May 1 deadline
- 21Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP)🌍 Worldwide · application window 2 closes
June 0 deadlines
No confirmed deadlines this month; a good month to prepare documents.
July 0 deadlines
No confirmed deadlines this month; a good month to prepare documents.
August 1 deadline
- 31Australian National University: research scholarships🇦🇺 Australia · round 1 for international applicants, for a start by 31 March 2028
September 0 deadlines
No confirmed deadlines this month; a good month to prepare documents.
October 0 deadlines
No confirmed deadlines this month; a good month to prepare documents.
Open year-round (no fixed deadline): Norwegian PhD Fellowships (salaried), Western Sydney University: Sydney City Campus International Student Scholarship.
No single deadline (set by each programme, round, faculty or country): DAAD Scholarships (nationwide), Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters, Eiffel Excellence Scholarship, University of Iceland: doctoral study, Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships, Charles University (Czech-taught), Fulbright Foreign Student Program, Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program, Mastercard Foundation Scholars: UC Berkeley, Research Training Program (Australian Government), University of Melbourne: Graduate Research Scholarships, Clarendon Scholarships (University of Oxford), VLIR-UOS ICP Connect Scholarships (Belgium), Oxford Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships, EPFL Excellence Fellowships (Master's), Stanford University, Ashesi University: need-based scholarships, Danish Government Scholarships.
Next call not yet announced: Freie Universität Berlin, Universität Hamburg, Stipendium Hungaricum, Romanian Government Scholarship, Chevening Scholarships, Rhodes Scholarships (Oxford), University of Bologna, Master Mind Scholarships (Flanders), Türkiye Bursları, Knight-Hennessy Scholars (Stanford), University of Toronto: Pearson Scholarship, Canada Graduate Research Scholarships: Doctoral (formerly Vanier), Government of Ireland: International Education Scholarships, Mastercard Foundation Scholars: McGill, Commonwealth Master's Scholarships, Australia Awards Scholarships, University of Queensland: Graduate Research School Scholarships, AIMS Master's in Mathematical Sciences, Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) for graduate degrees, Mastercard Foundation Scholars: University of Cape Town, MEXT Japanese Government Scholarship, Pan African University (African Union) Scholarships, UnicalAdmission (University of Calabria), Europa-Universität Flensburg: Sustainable Energy and Development (DAAD EPOS), Curtis Institute of Music, Deep Springs College, University of Geneva: Excellence Master Fellowships, University of Lausanne: Unil Master's Scholarship, Commonwealth PhD Scholarships (least developed countries and fragile states), ANSO-CAS-TWAS/UNESCO PhD Scholarship (China).