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.
Monash University
Eligibility
High-achieving international undergraduate and postgraduate-coursework applicants to Monash; competitive merit award.
POSCO TJ Park Foundation
Eligibility
Asian citizens (Sri Lanka eligible) applying for STEM Master's or PhD at 9 partner Korean universities — academic merit-based, no IELTS minimum stated.
SOAS University of London
Eligibility
International postgraduate offer-holders at SOAS with strong financial need and outstanding academic merit.
Technical University of Munich
Eligibility
Outstanding TUM Bachelor's or Master's students of any nationality — selection on academic performance, leadership, and social engagement.
University of Oxford
Eligibility
Emerging leaders from transition / developing economies (Sri Lanka eligible), with strong leadership track record, applying for a 1- or 2-year Oxford Master's.
King's College London
Eligibility
International postgraduate offer holders across eligible King's Master's programmes — strong academic record and personal statement.
Newcastle University
Eligibility
Sri Lanka is named on the eligible-country list. You need an offer for an eligible course at the Newcastle city centre campus and international fee status.
Trinity College Dublin
Eligibility
High-achieving non-EU applicants to eligible Trinity taught Master's programmes; merit-based fee reduction.
École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Eligibility
High-achieving international students admitted to a Master's programme at ENS de Lyon in the sciences or humanities.
University of Bristol
Eligibility
International (non-UK) applicants to eligible Bristol taught Master's programmes; merit-based partial tuition award.
University of Bristol
Eligibility
Holding an offer for an eligible undergraduate or postgraduate Bristol programme — assessed on personal statement and academic potential.
Cardiff University
Eligibility
International offer holders for eligible Cardiff undergraduate or Master's programmes — awarded on academic merit through a short application.
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.
Open the cost calculator arrow_forwardThe full catalogue, cheapest tuition first. Changing course or country saves far more than most awards are worth.
Browse lowest-fee courses arrow_forwardTotal first-year cost for all 18 destinations, so you can see which ones are realistic on your budget.
See the cost breakdown arrow_forwardEvery student visa requires you to show funds. Find out what you need before you commit to an application.
Check the requirement arrow_forward