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.
SAMK - Satakunta University of Applied Sciences
Eligibility
Non-EU/EEA students on SAMK's English-taught Bachelor's and Master's degrees who complete 60 ECTS a year at a high standard.
South East Technological University (SETU)
Eligibility
International applicants admitted to a SETU Bachelor's or Master's; merit-based tuition reduction across its campuses.
Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences (GCB), University of Bern
Eligibility
Applicants of any nationality with a Master's in life sciences, biomedical engineering, medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine.
ERSU Messina (Ente Regionale per il Diritto allo Studio Universitario, serving the University of Messina)
Eligibility
International students holding only a home-country identity document and not resident in Italy have a dedicated onboarding path to apply, provided they document family income through an ISEEU/ISPEU parificato.
FH JOANNEUM University of Applied Sciences, Graz
Eligibility
Non-EU/EEA degree-seeking students at FH JOANNEUM who are paying the cost contribution in full. One application allowed per degree level — once during a bachelor's and once during a master's.
Kaplan Higher Education Academy, Singapore
Eligibility
Diploma or Bachelor's graduates progressing to a Kaplan Singapore degree — the UCD Kaplan award is open to applicants from all countries except China; the KHEA scheme rewards top-three cohort performers.
Government of Malta (Malta Enterprise / MFHEA)
Eligibility
Individuals studying eligible accredited courses in Malta who are tax-resident in Malta — generally NOT suitable for Sri Lankan students without an existing Malta tax basis.
L-Università ta' Malta (University of Malta)
Eligibility
Non-EU/EEA nationals unconditionally accepted to a full-time Master's by Research or PhD at the University of Malta.
Dublin Business School (DBS)
Eligibility
Non-EU applicants to DBS undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, including regional awards aimed at South Asia. Values are set per programme and confirmed in your offer.
HAMK - Häme University of Applied Sciences
Eligibility
Tuition-paying non-EU/EEA students on HAMK's English-taught Bachelor's and Master's programmes who progress and learn Finnish.
Montanuniversität Leoben
Eligibility
International students already enrolled at Montanuniversität Leoben. This is a modest support fund, not a tuition scholarship — Leoben's real financial draw is its low public tuition of EUR 726.72 per semester for non-EU citizens.
Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences
Eligibility
Non-EU/EEA applicants to Wittenborg's English-taught Bachelor's, MSc and MBA programmes in Apeldoorn, Amsterdam and Munich.
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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