Postgraduate Scholarships
Postgraduate scholarships are the biggest category for Sri Lankan applicants — Chevening, Commonwealth, Fulbright, Erasmus Mundus, Australia Awards, and university merit awards. We track active deadlines and sequence parallel applications.
391 active awards for Sri Lankan applicants.
emlyon Business School
Eligibility
International applicants to emlyon's Master in Management, Master's in Specialised Management, or MBA — based on academic merit.
University of Glasgow
Eligibility
Offer holders for an eligible taught Master's at Glasgow — applicants from selected countries including Sri Lanka.
University of Gothenburg
Eligibility
Talented non-EU/EEA Master's applicants to the University of Gothenburg — merit-based tuition waivers covering full or partial fees.
Dutch Ministry of Education / Nuffic
Eligibility
Non-EEA national, applying for full-time Bachelor's or Master's at a participating Dutch institution.
Chung Mong-Koo Foundation (tenable at Korean universities)
Eligibility
International undergraduates and graduate students at partner Korean universities; strong academics + leadership / financial-need balance.
IMD Business School, Lausanne
Eligibility
Admitted or applying candidates to the IMD one-year MBA with outstanding leadership potential; several named scholarships including awards targeting candidates from emerging economies.
Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)
Eligibility
Sri Lankan government officers nominated through the Department of External Resources. Not open to private-sector or self-nominated applicants.
University of Leicester
Eligibility
International fee-paying applicants holding an offer. The postgraduate Global Excellence award needs a UK First Class equivalent and excludes applicants from India — Sri Lankan applicants are eligible.
Leiden University (Netherlands)
Eligibility
Non-EU/EEA Master's applicants to Leiden University — competitive merit-based award.
Flemish Government / Government of Flanders
Eligibility
International Master's applicants to Flemish (Dutch-speaking Belgium) universities; strong academic profile, applying outside Belgium.
Queensland University of Technology
Eligibility
International offer holders for eligible QUT Bachelor's or Master's programmes with outstanding academic and leadership records.
RMIT University
Eligibility
International offer holders for an eligible RMIT postgraduate coursework programme — automatic merit-based award at admission.
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.
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