114 routes open to citizens of Sri Lanka
Scholarships for Sri Lankan students
114 of the 137 tuition-free universities and fully funded scholarships on DegreeStep accept applicants from Sri Lanka. 10 of them are open only to certain countries, and Sri Lanka is one.
Open to Sri Lanka, not to everyone
Australia Awards Scholarships
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Chevening Scholarships
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Commonwealth Master's Scholarships
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Commonwealth PhD Scholarships (least developed countries and fragile states)
Next call not yet announcedDetails →
Commonwealth Shared Scholarships
Due in 28 daysDetails →
Fulbright Foreign Student Program
Deadline variesDetails →
Ghent University: Doctoral Scholarships (Global South)
Due in 91 daysDetails →
Oxford Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships
Deadline variesDetails →
Stipendium Hungaricum
Next call not yet announcedDetails →
University of Groningen: Eric Bleumink Fellowship
Due in 20 daysDetails →
Closing soonest
Bowdoin College
Due in 5 daysDetails →
Colby College
Due in 5 daysDetails →
OIST PhD Program (Okinawa, Japan)
Due in 5 daysDetails →
Padua International Excellence Scholarship
Due in 5 daysDetails →
University of British Columbia: International Scholars
Due in 5 daysDetails →
Berea College
Due in 20 daysDetails →
Bocconi University Tuition Waivers (Bocconi4Access)
Due in 20 daysDetails →
ETH Zürich: Excellence Scholarship
Due in 20 daysDetails →
Country-list scholarships: can Sri Lankan citizens apply?
Every route open to Sri Lankan applicants
EU-wide 24
- CLMCE: Erasmus Mundus Master in Children's Literature, Media and Cultural Entrepreneurship · Master's
- EDISS: Erasmus Mundus Master in Data-intensive Intelligent Software Systems · Master's
- EMILDAI: Erasmus Mundus European Master in Law, Data and AI · Master's
- EMLex: Erasmus Mundus European Master in Lexicography · Master's
- EMMIR: Erasmus Mundus Master in Migration and Intercultural Relations · Master's
- EPOG-JM: Erasmus Mundus Master in Economic Policies for the Global Bifurcation · Master's
- Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters · Master's
- Euroculture: Erasmus Mundus Master in European Studies · Master's
- FRP++: Erasmus Mundus Master in Structural Analysis and Design with Composite Materials · Master's
- GLOBE: Erasmus Mundus Master in Global Change Ecology and Biodiversity Management · Master's
- GLOCAL: Erasmus Mundus Master in Global Markets, Local Creativities · Master's
- GREENANO: Erasmus Mundus Master in Green Nanotechnology · Master's
- GrEnFIn: Erasmus Mundus Master in Greening Energy Market and Finance · Master's
- Human Response: Erasmus Mundus Master in Humanitarian Response, Health and Displacement · Master's
- ImAGEin: Erasmus Mundus Master in Biology of Ageing · Master's
- InterMaths: Erasmus Mundus Master in Interdisciplinary Mathematics · Master's
- MIPDaL: Erasmus Mundus Master in Intellectual Property and Data Law · Master's
- Mundus Journalism: Erasmus Mundus Master in Journalism, Media and Globalisation · Master's
- Mundus MAPP: Erasmus Mundus Master in Public Policy · Master's
- RE:Anima: Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in Animation · Master's
- STEPS: Erasmus Mundus Master in Sustainable Transportation and Electrical Power Systems · Master's
- TERRA: Erasmus Mundus Master in Earthen Architecture and Construction · Master's
- WAVES: Erasmus Mundus Master in Water Vulnerability Engineering in Spatial Sciences · Master's
- i-MESC: Erasmus Mundus Master in Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion · Master's
United States 18
- Amherst College · Bachelor's
- Berea College · Bachelor's
- Bowdoin College · Bachelor's
- Brown University · Bachelor's
- Colby College · Bachelor's
- Curtis Institute of Music · Bachelor's, Master's
- Dartmouth College · Bachelor's
- Deep Springs College · Bachelor's
- Duke University · Bachelor's
- Fulbright Foreign Student Program · Master's, PhD
- Harvard University · Bachelor's
- Knight-Hennessy Scholars (Stanford) · Master's, PhD
- MIT · Bachelor's
- Princeton University · Bachelor's
- Stanford University · Bachelor's
- University of Pennsylvania · Bachelor's
- Vanderbilt University · Bachelor's
- Yale University · Bachelor's
United Kingdom 11
- Chevening Scholarships · Master's
- Clarendon Scholarships (University of Oxford) · Master's, PhD
- Commonwealth Master's Scholarships · Master's
- Commonwealth PhD Scholarships (least developed countries and fragile states) · PhD
- Commonwealth Shared Scholarships · Master's
- Gates Cambridge Scholarship · Master's, PhD
- Imperial College London President's PhD Scholarships · PhD
- Oxford Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships · Master's
- Rhodes Scholarships (Oxford) · Master's, PhD
- University of Edinburgh Law School: master's scholarships · Master's
- University of Strathclyde: HaSS Dean's International Excellence Scholarship · Master's
Netherlands 9
- Leiden University Excellence Scholarship (LExS) · Master's
- Maastricht University: NL-High Potential · Master's
- Maastricht University: UM NL Brightlands Talent Scholarship · Master's
- Radboud University: Radboud Scholarship Programme · Master's
- TU Delft: Van Effen Excellence · Master's
- University of Groningen: Eric Bleumink Fellowship · Master's
- University of Twente Scholarship (UTS) · Master's
- Utrecht University: NL Scholarship · Master's
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam: VU Fellowship Programme · Master's
Australia 8
- Australia Awards Scholarships · Bachelor's, Master's, PhD
- Australian National University: research scholarships · Master's, PhD
- Research Training Program (Australian Government) · Master's, PhD
- UNSW Sydney: international research scholarships (RTPI and UIPA) · Master's, PhD
- University of Melbourne: Graduate Research Scholarships · Master's, PhD
- University of Queensland: Graduate Research School Scholarships · Master's, PhD
- University of Sydney: research scholarships (RTP and USYDIS) · Master's, PhD
- Western Sydney University: Sydney City Campus International Student Scholarship · Bachelor's, Master's
Italy 5
- Bocconi University Tuition Waivers (Bocconi4Access) · Bachelor's
- Padua International Excellence Scholarship · Bachelor's, Master's
- Politecnico di Milano · Master's
- UnicalAdmission (University of Calabria) · Master's
- University of Bologna · Bachelor's, Master's, PhD
Switzerland 5
- EPFL Excellence Fellowships (Master's) · Master's
- ETH Zürich: Excellence Scholarship · Master's
- Geneva Graduate Institute: master's scholarships · Master's
- University of Geneva: Excellence Master Fellowships · Master's
- University of Lausanne: Unil Master's Scholarship · Master's
Canada 4
- Canada Graduate Research Scholarships: Doctoral (formerly Vanier) · PhD
- University of British Columbia: International Scholars · Bachelor's
- University of Toronto Materials Science and Engineering: Ontario Graduate Scholarship (international) · Master's, PhD
- University of Toronto: Pearson Scholarship · Bachelor's
Sweden 4
- Axel Adler Scholarship (Gothenburg) · Bachelor's, Master's
- KTH Scholarship (Sweden) · Master's
- Lund University Global Scholarship · Bachelor's, Master's
- Uppsala University Global Scholarship · Master's
Austria 3
- ISTA (Institute of Science and Technology Austria): PhD programme · PhD
- TU Wien · Bachelor's, Master's, PhD
- University of Vienna · Bachelor's, Master's, PhD
Finland 3
- Aalto University Excellence Scholarship · Bachelor's, Master's
- Tampere University Tuition Fee Scholarship · Bachelor's, Master's
- University of Helsinki · Master's
Germany 3
- Freie Universität Berlin · Bachelor's, Master's, PhD
- RWTH Aachen University · Bachelor's, Master's, PhD
- Universität Hamburg · Bachelor's, Master's, PhD
Japan 2
- MEXT Japanese Government Scholarship · Master's, PhD
- OIST PhD Program (Okinawa, Japan) · PhD
Belgium 1
China 1
Czechia 1
- Charles University (Czech-taught) · Bachelor's, Master's, PhD
Denmark 1
- Danish Government Scholarships · Bachelor's, Master's
France 1
- Eiffel Excellence Scholarship · Master's, PhD
Ghana 1
- Ashesi University: need-based scholarships · Bachelor's
Hong Kong 1
Hungary 1
- Stipendium Hungaricum · Bachelor's, Master's, PhD
Iceland 1
Ireland 1
- Government of Ireland: International Education Scholarships · Master's, PhD
Norway 1
Romania 1
- Romanian Government Scholarship · Bachelor's, Master's, PhD
Saudi Arabia 1
- KAUST Fellowship (Saudi Arabia) · Master's, PhD
Türkiye 1
- Türkiye Bursları · Bachelor's, Master's, PhD
United Arab Emirates 1
- MBZUAI funded master's and PhD (Abu Dhabi) · Master's, PhD
Read the call first
- AIMS Master's in Mathematical Sciences: Designed for African students; each AIMS centre's call says who else it admits.
- ANSO-CAS-TWAS/UNESCO PhD Scholarship (China): Open to nationals of developing countries on TWAS's list of developing countries in the South, so check your country there.
- DAAD Scholarships (nationwide): Each DAAD programme publishes its own country list, so check the call for the programme you want.
- Europa-Universität Flensburg: Sustainable Energy and Development (DAAD EPOS): DAAD's development scholarships are for nationals of the countries on DAAD's list for each call; check the course's DAAD entry.
- Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) for graduate degrees: Open to citizens of the countries NIIED invites each year, with a quota per country; check the year's guidelines.
- Master Mind Scholarships (Flanders): The scheme is under review for 2027–28; the last call kept places for Japan, Mexico, Palestine and the United States.
- PH Ludwigsburg: International Education Management (DAAD EPOS): DAAD's development scholarships are for nationals of the countries on DAAD's list for each call; check the course's DAAD entry.
- Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships: Open to researchers from 183 countries; the Swiss government publishes each country's call and deadline.