PhD & Research Scholarships
Fully-funded doctoral positions, research fellowships, and university PhD stipends open to Sri Lankan applicants. Most PhD funding is matched to a specific supervisor — we help you find the right lab and frame the proposal that wins the slot.
224 active awards for Sri Lankan applicants.
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Eligibility
Postdoctoral and experienced researchers from any country, hosted by a German research institution — Sri Lankans eligible to apply.
McGill University / Mastercard Foundation
Eligibility
Sub-Saharan African and (in select rounds) Indigenous applicants — Sri Lankans are NOT currently eligible. Listed for completeness.
A*STAR Singapore
Eligibility
Bachelor's with strong research aptitude; passion for science and engineering; open to all nationalities.
Harvard University
Eligibility
Need-blind admission for international undergraduates; financial-aid packages cover up to 100% of demonstrated need.
National University of Singapore
Eligibility
Bachelor's with honours; admitted to an NUS PhD programme; willing to sign 3-year Singapore service bond.
Bocconi University
Eligibility
Non-Italian international applicants to Bocconi's Bachelor's, Master of Science, or LL.M. — separate scholarship application required.
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (CSC)
Eligibility
Sri Lanka is named on the CSC's eligible-country list for this award. You must be nominated by an approved nominating body — you cannot apply direct.
University of Edinburgh
Eligibility
PhD offer-holders for an Edinburgh research programme — tuition-only award covering the overseas/home fee gap.
Korean Ministry of Education / NIIED
Eligibility
Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD applicants — strong academics, under-40 for graduates, Sri Lanka has a country quota each cycle.
Higher Education Authority of Ireland
Eligibility
International (non-EU/EEA) applicant admitted to a full-time programme at any Irish higher education institution; competitive, ~60 awards per year.
Nanyang Technological University
Eligibility
First-class Bachelor's with outstanding research potential; nominated by NTU school.
Government of Canada (Tri-Agency)
Eligibility
First-class average in last 2 years of study; nominated by a Canadian PhD program.
Then start here instead. Scholarships are competitive, usually partial, and decided by someone else — they are the least reliable way to make studying abroad affordable. Your destination and course choice move the number far more, and both are entirely within your control.
Tuition, living costs, visa funds and flights for your destination — so you know the gap you are actually trying to close.
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