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.
Delft University of Technology
Eligibility
Outstanding non-EU applicants admitted to a TU Delft MSc; highly competitive full-tuition-plus-stipend award.
Uppsala University
Eligibility
Non-EU/EEA Master's applicants to Uppsala University programmes — based on academic merit; covers tuition only, not living costs.
University of Queensland
Eligibility
International applicant for any UQ Bachelor's, Master's or Higher Degree by Research with strong academics and leadership profile.
Aalto University
Eligibility
Non-EU/EEA applicants to Aalto's English-taught Master's programmes; awarded automatically on academic merit at admission.
National University of Singapore (ADB-JSP)
Eligibility
Nationals of ADB developing member countries (incl. Sri Lanka) admitted to eligible development-related Master's programmes at partner institutions such as NUS in Singapore.
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (CSC)
Eligibility
Sri Lankan citizens with a 2:1-equivalent first degree who cannot afford the fees, studying an approved UK distance-learning Master's while remaining in Sri Lanka.
King's College London
Eligibility
International (non-UK) undergraduate and postgraduate applicants to eligible King's programmes; merit/need-based partial awards.
Melbourne Business School
Eligibility
Full-time MBA applicants who receive an offer of admission. More than 40% of students receive some support; the full-fee international award goes to one candidate.
Northwestern University
Eligibility
International applicants to Northwestern; undergraduate aid is need-based and meets full demonstrated need, graduate funding is program-specific.
University of Waterloo
Eligibility
International master's applicant at Waterloo with strong academic record; automatic consideration via admissions.
Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of Business
Eligibility
All admitted Tepper MBA and specialised Master's students are automatically considered — merit-based, no separate application.
Columbia University
Eligibility
Applicant for an eligible Columbia Master's or PhD with a research project tied to a Columbia World Project policy theme.
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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