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.
University of California, Berkeley
Eligibility
Berkeley students (undergrad or grad, international or domestic) accepted to live at International House — need-based with merit consideration.
Bournemouth University
Eligibility
International undergraduate and postgraduate offer holders at Bournemouth — open to Sri Lankan applicants and applied automatically.
Dublin City University
Eligibility
Strong international Master's applicants to Dublin City University — merit-based tuition reductions on taught postgraduate programmes.
ER.GO — Regional Agency for the Right to Higher Education, Emilia-Romagna
Eligibility
Need-based regional award at Bologna, Parma, Modena-Reggio and Ferrara. Open to Sri Lankan students, but you must document family income and property back home for the Italian authorities.
ESMT Berlin (European School of Management and Technology)
Eligibility
International applicants to ESMT Berlin's MBA and Master's programmes. Sri Lankan graduates eligible.
University of Liverpool
Eligibility
Automatic award for international students enrolling on most full-time taught Master's programmes at Liverpool.
LUT University
Eligibility
International Master's students at LUT University, Finland — merit tuition scholarships of 30% up to a full waiver in technology and business fields.
Politecnico di Milano
Eligibility
Non-EU Master's applicant at Politecnico di Milano with strong undergraduate academic record; automatic consideration via admission application.
Singapore Management University
Eligibility
International postgraduate offer-holders at SMU with strong undergraduate records and demonstrated commitment to social impact.
TU Wien (Vienna University of Technology)
Eligibility
High-performing international students enrolled in an English-taught Master's at TU Wien. Non-EU tuition is only ~€1,500 a year, so awards are aimed at living costs rather than fees.
University of Turku
Eligibility
Non-EU/EEA applicants to Turku's English-taught Master's programmes; awarded on academic merit at admission.
Umeå University
Eligibility
Talented non-EU/EEA Master's applicants to Umeå University, northern Sweden — merit-based scholarships covering full or partial tuition.
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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