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 College London
Eligibility
International master's applicant from a developing-country list (Sri Lanka eligible) with strong academic record and demonstrated financial need.
Wageningen University & Research
Eligibility
Non-EEA Master's applicants to Wageningen's agriculture, environment, food, or life-science programmes — top 10% of academic class.
UK Government / Commonwealth Scholarship Commission
Eligibility
Sri Lankan / Commonwealth low- and middle-income country nationals unable to self-fund, applying to a participating UK Master's.
Durham University
Eligibility
New international students classed as overseas for fees, self-funded, not holding other funding. Selected on achievement and potential to make a positive impact.
École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay
Eligibility
Outstanding international Master's-level applicants in science / engineering / humanities accepted to ENS Paris-Saclay's International Selection programme.
HEC Paris
Eligibility
Admitted HEC Paris postgraduate applicant from a developing or emerging-market country with strong academic and professional credentials.
NYU Stern School of Business
Eligibility
Outstanding applicants to NYU Stern's graduate programs (incl. international); merit-based, awarded automatically at admission.
Université Paris-Saclay
Eligibility
Top international applicants to an English- or French-taught Master's at Université Paris-Saclay — merit-selected from the admitted pool.
UNSW Sydney
Eligibility
International applicant for an eligible UNSW Bachelor's or coursework Master's; ranked on academic merit.
University of Amsterdam
Eligibility
Outstanding international Master's applicants to the University of Amsterdam — selection by departmental nomination.
Central European University, Vienna
Eligibility
Awarded on merit and need to international Master's applicants, Sri Lankans included, but only to those admitted in the first two admission rounds.
Chalmers University of Technology
Eligibility
Non-EU/EEA Master's applicants to Chalmers University of Technology in engineering, architecture, or technology fields.
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