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.
Hanyang University
Eligibility
International undergraduate and graduate applicants to Hanyang University — automatic consideration based on academic merit.
KAIST
Eligibility
International applicants to a KAIST PhD programme — selection on academic record, research proposal, and supervisor support.
Macquarie University
Eligibility
International undergraduate or postgraduate offer holders at Macquarie University — automatic consideration on admission.
Massey University
Eligibility
International PhD applicants to Massey University — competitive merit-based award for top doctoral candidates.
University of Galway
Eligibility
International undergraduate and postgraduate applicants to the University of Galway — automatic merit-based consideration.
POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology)
Eligibility
International applicant for a POSTECH undergraduate, master's, or PhD programme in science or engineering.
SKEMA Business School
Eligibility
International applicants admitted to a SKEMA Bachelor's, MSc, or MiM; merit-based tuition reduction on academic record.
Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin)
Eligibility
International applicants to TU Dublin's career-focused programmes. Sri Lankan students eligible.
University of Wollongong in Dubai
Eligibility
Top-tier Academic Merit awards at UOWD for high-achieving UG and PG applicants — 50% / 25% / 15% tiers.
University of Zurich (UZH)
Eligibility
Early-stage doctoral candidates enrolled at UZH within the first two years of their PhD; proposed by a UZH supervisor and ranked by faculty.
University of Vienna
Eligibility
Doctoral candidate accepted to a University of Vienna PhD programme with strong research proposal; selected via the annual uni:docs competition.
DSU Toscana (Azienda Regionale per il Diritto allo Studio Universitario della Toscana)
Eligibility
Students admitted or enrolled at a university, art academy or conservatory in Tuscany — Florence, Pisa, Siena and others. Awarded on family income and assets, not on grades at entry. Non-EU applicants must legalise and translate Sri Lankan income documents.
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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