Compare every scholarship, side by side
Four things rule people out faster than anything else: whether it is open, whether you need work experience, whether you must pay for an English test, and your age. Here they are for all 13 scholarships at once, so you can find yours without reading 13 guides.
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you can apply for today
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need no work experience
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need no English test at all
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pay for a first degree
| Scholarship | Status | Levels funded | Work experience | English test | Age limit |
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| 🇬🇧 Chevening Scholarship United Kingdom | Open now Closes 6 Oct 2026 | Master's | At least 2 years (2,800 hours) | Usually IELTS or TOEFL | Not stated |
| 🇩🇪 DAAD EPOS Scholarship (Germany) Germany | Open — dates vary | Master's PhD | At least 2 years after your bachelor's degree | Usually IELTS or TOEFL | Not stated |
| 🇺🇸 Fulbright Foreign Student Program (USA) United States | Open — dates vary | Master's PhD | None needed | Usually IELTS or TOEFL | Set by your country |
| 🌍 Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Africa and worldwide | Open — dates vary | Bachelor's Master's | None needed | Depends on your country | Not stated |
| 🇰🇷 Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) South Korea | Opens 1 Sep 2026 | Bachelor's Master's PhD | None needed | Not required | Under 25 (undergraduate) |
| 🇬🇧 Commonwealth Master's Scholarship United Kingdom | Opens 8 Sep 2026 | Master's | None needed | Usually IELTS or TOEFL | No age limit |
| 🇪🇺 Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters Europe (several countries) | Opens 1 Oct 2026 | Master's | None needed | Usually IELTS or TOEFL | Not stated |
| 🇸🇪 Swedish Institute Scholarship for Global Professionals Sweden | Opens 15 Oct 2026 | Master's | Demonstrated work experience plus leadership experience | Usually IELTS or TOEFL | Not stated |
| 🇹🇷 Türkiye Scholarships (Türkiye Bursları) Türkiye | Opens 10 Jan 2027 | Bachelor's Master's PhD | None needed | Not required | Under 21 (bachelor's), under 30 (master's), under 35 (PhD) |
| 🇦🇺 Australia Awards Africa Australia | Opens 1 Feb 2027 | Master's Short course | At least 5 years after your first degree, in a relevant field | Depends on your country | Not stated |
| 🇯🇵 MEXT Japanese Government Scholarship Japan | Opens 1 Apr 2027 | Bachelor's Master's PhD | None needed | Usually IELTS or TOEFL | Under 35 (Master's/PhD), under 25 (undergraduate) |
| 🇭🇺 Stipendium Hungaricum (Hungary) Hungary | Between rounds | Bachelor's Master's PhD | None needed | Usually IELTS or TOEFL | Not stated |
| 🇨🇭 Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships Switzerland | Between rounds | PhD Master's | None needed | Not required | Born after 31 December 1991 (about 35) |
Every figure here comes from the provider's own website and links back to it on that scholarship's page. Where a column says Not stated, the provider does not publish a limit — that is not the same as there being none, so always confirm on the official page before you rely on it.