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 Oulu
Eligibility
Non-EU/EEA applicants to Oulu's English-taught Master's programmes; tiered tuition waivers awarded on academic merit.
P.E.O. Sisterhood International
Eligibility
Women who are not US or Canadian citizens or permanent residents, admitted to a graduate degree in the US or Canada with a full year of coursework remaining. Sri Lankan women are eligible.
Seoul National University
Eligibility
International Master's applicants to Seoul National University — selection on academic merit and demonstrated research interest.
Stockholm University
Eligibility
Outstanding non-EU/EEA Master's applicants to Stockholm University with strong undergraduate academic records.
University of Twente
Eligibility
Talented non-EU/EEA applicants admitted to a University of Twente Master's; merit-based, separate scholarship application.
University of Graz
Eligibility
Strong international Master's students at the University of Graz — merit grants on top of Austria's low public-university tuition for non-EU students.
University of Trento
Eligibility
Talented international applicants to Trento's English-taught Master's. Sri Lankan students eligible.
Aalto University School of Business
Eligibility
Non-EU/EEA applicant admitted to an Aalto School of Business Master's programme with strong undergraduate academic record.
University of Amsterdam (UvA)
Eligibility
Talented non-EU/EEA applicants admitted to a UvA Master's; faculty-administered merit reduction, separate from the elite AES.
University of Bologna
Eligibility
International undergraduate and Master's applicants to the University of Bologna with strong academic records — open to non-EU citizens including Sri Lanka.
Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom
Eligibility
International Master's or PhD students at a German university with excellent grades and demonstrated commitment to liberal, free-market and human-rights values.
Jönköping University
Eligibility
Talented international applicants to Jönköping's English-taught Master's. Sri Lankan students eligible.
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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