Partially Funded Scholarships 2026–2027: 58+ Open Programmes
58 verified partially funded 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 University of East Anglia, The University of Edinburgh and UNIC European University Alliance. 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
Sussex's AHRC Doctoral Landscape Awards support research in arts and humanities. Hosted by University of Sussex in Brighton. Apply by 10 December 2026, 16:00 GMT.
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
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
Berlin Graduate School of Ancient Studies · Germany
BerGSAS offers 3 predoc scholarships at Freie Universität Berlin in Ancient Studies. EUR 1,000/month for up to 6 months starting 1 March 2027. For doctoral preparation and external funding applications. Deadline: 1 Dec 2026. The 00:00 CET cutoff is at the beginning of 1 December, not the end of that day.
Partially FundedEUR 1,000 per month for up to 6 months.
The BHF cardiovascular programme offers doctoral research training at Cambridge. Hosted by University of Cambridge in Cambridge. Apply by 8 December 2026; check the official course page for the submission time.
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
Douglas College in Metro Vancouver offers international students a set of entrance awards and merit scholarships tied to its semester intakes. The awards page lists each award's value, criteria and the semester deadlines, and several awards are assessed automatically with the admission application.
Partially FundedEntrance awards and merit scholarships with values set
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
PhD at University of Edinburgh developing eco-friendly and high-performing organic photovoltaics using sustainable materials and manufacturing methods. Competitive funding available. Deadline: 31 Dec 2026. Funding is not guaranteed: self-funded applications are welcome, and eligible Home students may compete for scholarships.
Partially FundedCompetitive funding may be available for 3
EURECOM, based in the Sophia Antipolis technology park near Nice, runs graduate programmes in digital science — AI, cybersecurity, telecommunications and data — plus doctoral studies with its labs and industrial partners. Its admission portal manages both taught-programme rounds and rolling PhD recruitment.
Partially FundedMerit-based tuition waivers and lab-funded PhD contracts
Freie Universität Berlin - Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School of Literary Studies · Germany
The Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School of Literary Studies offers up to 10 PhD positions for 2027, including 5 nine-month scholarships of EUR 1103 for outstanding applicants without external funding. Open to all nationalities. Deadline: 15 November 2026. Admission does not guarantee doctoral funding: only a limited number of nine-month stipends are available, while other candidates need external funding.
The Fulbright Sweden Scholar Program sends Swedish researchers and lecturers to US institutions for lecturing and research stays under the bilateral Fulbright agreement. Each year's call, with its closing date and discipline-specific awards, is published on the Fulbright Sweden site.
Partially FundedSEK 50,000 grant + SEK 15,000 one-time travel allowance
This PhD project will enhance the mechanical properties of concrete materials using graphene products, assessing mechanical and durability properties to identify market-ready products.
Partially FundedCompetitive university funding may be available
PhD studentship at the University of Manchester to build heterogeneous quantum-dot–atom repeaters for quantum networks, combining III-V semiconductor quantum-dot photon sources with warm rubidium atomic vapour for frequency conversion and photon storage. Supervised by Dr Joanna Zajac. Stipend £21,805 per year (2026/27 UKRI rate). Deadline: 1 December 2026.
Partially FundedGBP 21,805 per year (2026/27 UKRI rate, tax-free)
Investigating fast computational approaches like Lattice Boltzmann Methods and GPU-accelerated CFD for modelling urban airflow and environmental hazard assessment.
Partially FundedCompetitive university funding may be available
The Hokkaido International Foundation (HIF) offers a scholarship for foreign students of Japanese to attend its intensive summer Japanese-language programme in Hakodate. The annual call, including the deadline and grant coverage, is published on the foundation's scholarship page for foreigners.
Partially FundedMonthly stipend per programme rules — see official listing
The International PG Merit Scholarship rewards international students with GBP 4,000 to GBP 5,000 towards their postgraduate tuition fees based on academic merit.
LAWGID is a one-year LL.M. in Law and Gender, Intersectionality and Diversity hosted at the Union University School of Law in Belgrade. The programme trains lawyers and social-science graduates to work on gender-sensitive legal reform, anti-discrimination practice and equality bodies across Europe and beyond.
Partially FundedTuition and any fee reductions are described on
Magdalen Vernon PhD Studentship at the University of Reading, School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences. funded at the Home-fee rate for 3 years starting September 2027. Maintenance stipend £22,437 plus £1,000 per year Research Training Support Grant and tuition-fee support. Reference: DRC27-001. Deadline: 4 December 2026.
Partially FundedGBP 22,437 per year (maintenance allowance)
Master ChemoInfo at the University of Strasbourg trains chemoinformatics specialists at the interface of chemistry and computing — a niche with strong pharma and materials demand. The current selection procedure covers the 2026-2028 intake, which the consortium has confirmed will run without Erasmus Mundus scholarships.
Partially FundedThe consortium has announced that the 2026-2028 student
Admission round for the live intakeDetails Details
