Master's Scholarships 2026–2027: 146+ Open Programmes
146 verified masters scholarships for 2026–2027 are open right now. The soonest deadline is 30 October 2026 — closing-soon entries are flagged in the list. Hosted by Utrecht University, German Academic Exchange Service and Hamad Bin Khalifa University. Listings are re-verified daily against official sources.
Aalto University awards scholarships to non-EU/EEA master's applicants automatically as part of the admission application — no separate form. Awards cover 50% or 100% of tuition, and the best-ranked admitted students receive the Aalto Honorary Scholarship worth EUR 5,000 on top of a full waiver. The master's application window typically runs from December to mid-January.
Partially FundedTuition-waiver scholarships; living costs not covered
The Asian Development Bank–Japan Scholarship Program funds about 300 students each year from ADB developing member countries to study approved master's (and in some cases doctoral) programmes, mostly in economics, management, health, education, agriculture, environment and technology. There is no central application deadline: candidates apply directly to a participating university, which forwards eligible files to ADB, and applications should reach the university at least six months before the intended start.
✓ Fully FundedMonthly stipend per programme rules — see official listing
University-specific (e.g. GRIPS 20 Nov 2026; AIT 31 Mar 2027) – see host universityDetails Details
The AgriFood master trains specialists in agricultural food systems — from primary production to processing and safety — across an Erasmus Mundus consortium. The programme's pages, including the accepted-previous-studies list, describe eligibility and the next intake's timeline.
Albanian University in Tirana offers scholarships and fee reductions across its health sciences, law, business and engineering programmes for domestic and international students. The scholarships page lists the current calls, criteria and application steps for each academic year.
Partially FundedMerit-based tuition reductions and full-fee awards
ARCHMAT Consortium (University of Évora) · Portugal
ARCHMAT trains scientists and humanists together in archaeometry — the physico-chemical analysis of archaeological and heritage materials — coordinated from the University of Évora. The 2026-2028 round is under evaluation, and the next call is expected to open in November with a February scholarship deadline, following the programme's usual cycle.
Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies · Iceland
The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies offers a scholarship for international students and scholars of Icelandic — language, literature and history — to support a research stay in Reykjavík. The institute publishes the annual call and its closing date on the scholarship page.
Partially FundedStipend/salary rate set by the funder — see the official listing
ARURCOHE trains architects and engineers in the rehabilitation of architectural and urban heritage, combining conservation technology with regeneration policy across an Erasmus Mundus consortium. The programme site publishes the current call, scholarship information and mobility structure.
Bioceb trains engineers for the sustainable bioeconomy, combining biological and chemical engineering across a consortium coordinated from AgroParisTech. The 2027-2029 application round runs from 3 November 2026 to 19 January 2027 (11:30 Paris CET), giving bioengineering applicants a clear early-season target.
University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) · Netherlands
UMCG is hiring a business developer life sciences to strengthen the valorisation of the iPsomics programme, the centre's portfolio on induced pluripotent stem cell technologies. The role identifies research results with commercial or societal potential and builds the paths, from patents and spin-outs to partnerships, that turn them into real-world impact. Applicants can apply without IELTS - selection is based on documents and an English interview, not a test certificate.
CCD-STeDe Consortium (University of Padua) · Italy
CCD-STeDe links climate-change science with sustainable territorial development across a consortium spanning Italy, Ecuador, Portugal, Burkina Faso and South Africa. The first call for the 2026/2027 academic year closed on 15 February 2026, and the next round is expected on a similar February timeline.
Choreomundus investigates dance and movement systems as intangible cultural heritage, and its relaunched Erasmus Mundus edition is run by a consortium led from Vytautas Magnus University with Athens, Clermont Auvergne and Roehampton. Applications for the 2027/2028 intake open on 15 October 2026, and the last campaign used a 1 February closing date.
Clarendon Scholarship is the University of Oxford's flagship graduate scholarship scheme, offering over 200 new scholarships every year to academically excellent students from around the world.
✓ Fully Funded£21,805/year + per year living cost grant
CLMCE Consortium (University of Glasgow) · United Kingdom
CLMCE, hosted at the University of Glasgow with European partners, studies children's literature, media and cultural mediation for careers in publishing, libraries and cultural institutions. Recent application rounds have used a mid-January scholarship deadline; the live dates are posted on the Glasgow programme page.
Full tuition HK$190,000 per annum plus HK$9,000 monthly stipend for MA in Intercultural Studies at CUHK. For underrepresented groups. Deadline: 15 January 2027.
The DAAD EPOS Scholarship offers fully funded Master's and PhD studies in development-related fields at German universities. Monthly stipend €992 (Master's) or €1,300 (PhD) plus insurance, travel, and family allowances. Open to developing and emerging countries.
✓ Fully Funded€992/month
Varies by course (typically August–March for 2027 intake)Details Details
DEAI is a master in development, environment and international aid taught at the Université libre de Bruxelles, preparing practitioners for NGOs, development agencies and environmental policy work. Admission runs through the ULB portal, and non-EU applicants face the earliest deadlines in the standard ULB calendar.
Partially FundedULB and external scholarship options (including Belgian
DENSYS Consortium (Université de Lorraine) · France
DENSYS trains engineers for decentralised smart energy systems across Université de Lorraine, KTH, UPC and Politecnico di Torino. The 2026 round closed on 26 January at 18:00 Paris time, and the 2027 round is expected to use the same date for its scholarship applications.
The Doha Institute for Graduate Studies in Qatar offers fully funded Master's and PhD scholarships for the 2027-2028 academic year, open to all nationalities. The scholarships cover full tuition, accommodation, monthly stipend, health insurance, and airfare for international students.
✓ Fully FundedStipend/salary rate set by the funder — see the official listing
Durham's Inspiring Excellence Scholarships are merit awards for international students applying to taught master's programmes. Awards are considered alongside your course application, so the practical deadline is the admission round of your chosen programme, with values and eligibility listed on Durham's scholarships page.
Partially FundedPartial tuition-fee awards for international
EACH is the Erasmus Mundus master in analytical chemistry coordinated by the University of Tartu with partner universities in Finland, Sweden and France. For the 2027 intake the first admission period runs from 5 November 2026 to 5 January 2027 (23:59 EET), and this is the window in which Erasmus Mundus scholarship decisions are made.
EDISS Consortium (Åbo Akademi University) · Finland
EDISS trains software engineers to build reliable, data-intensive intelligent systems, coordinated by Åbo Akademi University with partners in Spain, Italy and Sweden. The last intake accepted applications from 3 November 2025 to 8 January 2026 (15:00 Helsinki time), and the 2027 scholarship round is expected to follow the same pattern.
EESIC trains environmental engineers for sustainability challenges with an international-cooperation lens, jointly managed by a consortium anchored in Trento. For the 2027-2029 intake applications are already open, with deadlines of 30 June 2027 (non-EU) and 31 July 2027 (EU) — much later than most Erasmus Mundus rounds.
France Excellence Eiffel Scholarship 2027: French government funding for top international students - €1,181/month at master's level, €1,700/month at PhD level, plus travel and insurance. Institutions submit by 6 January 2027.
EMABG trains animal scientists in breeding, biodiversity and genomics across six consortium universities including BOKU Vienna, Wageningen, Göttingen, SLU, NMBU and AgroParisTech. The third-intake application round opened on 15 September 2026 and stays open until 15 January 2027, with roughly 15 fully funded Erasmus Mundus scholarships on offer.
