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.
122 active awards for Sri Lankan applicants.
UNSW Sydney
Eligibility
International applicant for an eligible UNSW Bachelor's or coursework Master's; ranked on academic merit.
University of Edinburgh
Eligibility
International undergraduate or master's applicant with strong academics; financial need considered for some streams.
ETH Zürich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)
Eligibility
Master's graduates joining a doctorate at ETH Zürich. A salaried research employment position, not a tuition scholarship.
Monash University
Eligibility
Hold a Monash undergraduate or postgraduate offer — automatic consideration, no separate application form.
Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation
Eligibility
PhD in humanities or social sciences at a Canadian institution; first/second year of doctoral study.
University of Queensland
Eligibility
International applicant for any UQ Bachelor's, Master's or Higher Degree by Research with strong academics and leadership profile.
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Eligibility
Master's graduates in CS/EE/maths admitted to EPFL's doctoral school. A funded, salaried PhD position — not a tuition scholarship.
King's College London
Eligibility
International (non-UK) undergraduate and postgraduate applicants to eligible King's programmes; merit/need-based partial awards.
Northwestern University
Eligibility
International applicants to Northwestern; undergraduate aid is need-based and meets full demonstrated need, graduate funding is program-specific.
Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)
Eligibility
Master's graduates hired onto funded research projects at TU Delft. Salaried employment, not a tuition scholarship.
University of Warwick
Eligibility
Outstanding international PhD applicant across all academic departments at Warwick, ranked centrally on academic merit.
University of Bologna
Eligibility
International applicants to Bologna's first- and second-cycle (Bachelor's/Master's) programmes; merit-based, with a separate study-grant application.
