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Scholarship
14 programmes
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4 programmes on this page open on rolling or programme-specific dates and aren't charted.
Aditya Birla Group
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Intake-dependent / rolling · Cutoff not published; check the current call
Awarded to students at selected leading Indian institutes across engineering, management and law, based on academic and leadership merit.
UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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Aug 2027 · Oct 2027
Closes in 351 days
Programme details vary by annual edition; verify dates and eligibility on the official page.
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK
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Opening date not published · 20 Oct 2026
Closes in 351 days
Funds students and professionals from Commonwealth countries for master's, PhD and other programmes in the United Kingdom.
European Commission
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Oct 2026 · Jan 2027
Closes in 78 days
Scholarships covering integrated master's programmes delivered jointly by university consortia across multiple European countries.
United States-India Educational Foundation
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Feb 2027 · Jul 2027
Closes in 259 days
Programme details vary by annual edition; verify dates and eligibility on the official page.
United States-India Educational Foundation
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Opening date not published · May 2027
Closes in 198 days
USIEF administers the Fulbright-Nehru fellowships supporting Indian students, scholars and professionals for study and research in the United States.
Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation
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Feb 2027 · Mar 2027
Closes in 137 days
Supports Indian students pursuing postgraduate study at selected universities abroad across a broad range of disciplines.
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Department of Science and Technology
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Closes in 23 days
The Scholarship for Higher Education component of the INSPIRE programme supports students pursuing basic and natural sciences at the undergraduate and postgraduate level.
J. N. Tata Endowment
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Jan 2027 · Mar 2027
Closes in 137 days
A long-running loan scholarship for Indian graduates pursuing higher studies abroad, awarded across disciplines.
Embassy of Japan in India / MEXT
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Opening date not published · May 2027
Closes in 198 days
Programme details vary by annual edition; verify dates and eligibility on the official page.
Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation
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Jan 2027 · Mar 2027
Closes in 137 days
An interest-free loan scholarship for Indian students pursuing postgraduate study in India or abroad across a wide set of disciplines.
Reliance Foundation
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Aug 2027 · Cutoff not published; check the current call
Closes in 290 days
Merit-based scholarships for Indian undergraduate and postgraduate students, with dedicated tracks for selected fields.
Rhodes Trust
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Jun 2027 · Jul 2027
Closes in 259 days
Programme details vary by annual edition; verify dates and eligibility on the official page.
State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation
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20 Aug 2026 · Cutoff not published; check the current call
Closes in 290 days
Supports postgraduate researchers and artists from selected countries to pursue research or study at Swiss public universities and research institutes.
