Scholarships for Developing Countries

Application opens for partial and fully funded scholarships for developing countries students every year. This includes undergraduate, masters and PhD scholarships

If you are a citizen of a developing country, there are numerous scholarship opportunities for you to take advantage of. That is if you meet the eligibility criteria.

Countries Offering Scholarship to Other Developing Countries

There are several leading countries of the world where either their government, a religious body or Philanthropists in their country, award scholarships to excellent students from developing countries to pursue university or college education at an undergraduate or postgraduate level.

  • The United States of America
  • Germany
  • United Kingdom
  • France
  • Switzerland
  • Belgium
  • Canada
  • Sweden
  • Russia
  • The Netherlands
  • Czech Republic
  • Austria
  • Ireland
  • Japan
  • New Zealand
  • Italy
  • China
  • South Korea
  • Singapore

Nationals of developing countries who have successfully completed their undergraduate studies with excellent grades and are desirous of postgraduate MSc or Ph.D. degree can go ahead to obtain them.

Below is a list of the most recent undergraduate, master or PhD scholarship for developing countries.

Durham University Rewriting World Archaeology: Dialogues on the Archaeology of the Global South

Is your goal to become an internationally recognised archaeologist? Could your ideas help reshape world archaeology? Do you want to see your research published in international journals? Are you interested in developing an internationally significant research project? Are you committed to sharing the results of your research with the public? We warmly invite applications from … Read more

IDRC establishing research chairs on forced displacement in the Middle East and East Africa

This call for proposals is open to universities based in low- and middle-income countries in the Middle East and East Africa. Applicants must have a strong track record in research as well as community and policy outreach.  Application Deadline: 3rd August 2021 – 17:00 About the Award: The aim of the research chair positions is … Read more

NORPART 2021 Call for Applications – Funding between Norway and Developing Countries

Quota Scholarship Scheme

The Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Education (SIU) is pleased to issue this call for applications for funding of long-term projects between higher education institutions in Norway and selected developing countries under the Norwegian Partnership Programme for Global Academic Cooperation (NORPART). Application Deadline: 27th May 2021 Eligible Countries: A list of 39 relevant countries … Read more

Jeroen Ensink Memorial Fund Masters Scholarships in Public Health 2021/2022 for Developing Countries – LSHTM, UK

The Jeroen Ensink Memorial scholarship is offered to students from sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia who are committed to improving public health in developing countries and wish to undertake the MSc Public Health for Development course. Application Deadline: 30th March 2021 by 23:59 (BST) Eligible Countries: Sub-Saharan or South-Asian Countries To be taken at (country): UK Type: Masters Eligibility: To … Read more

List of Scholarships for African Students that will close in September 2020. Apply Now!

Scholarship list 2012

The deadlines for the following scholarships for African and developing countries are fast approaching. Below is a list of scholarships with application deadline in September 2020. Schwarzman Scholars Fully-funded Masters Scholarship for International Students – China Application Deadline: 22nd September The $450 million Schwarzman Scholars programme will support up to 200 scholars annually from the U.S., … Read more

International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) PhD Scholarships 2020/2021 for Developing Countries (Fully-funded to Italy)

12 fully-funded PhD opportunities are available to citizens and residents of Bolivia, Palestine, Ethiopia, Jordan, Senegal, Lebanon, Pakistan and Sudan! Awarded through the University of Trieste, it supports students interested in exploring how environmental and climate patterns affect health in tropical areas.  Application Deadline: 17th June 2020 at 12.00 p.m WAT. Eligible Countries: Bolivia, Palestine, … Read more

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