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Scholarships

Foundation & private scholarships

Scholarships from foundations and private organisations, usually merit-based and competitive.

5 scholarships

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation / University of Cambridge

Gates Cambridge Scholarship

🇬🇧United Kingdom · Master's · PhD

Upcoming

£20,000+/year maintenance + full tuition

Outstanding applicants from outside the UK to any full-time postgraduate course at Cambridge.

Fully fundedexpected cycle 2027

Rhodes Trust / University of Oxford

Rhodes Scholarship

🇬🇧United Kingdom · Master's · PhD

Open

Full tuition + ~£18,000/year stipend

For select constituencies worldwide to study at Oxford; highly competitive, leadership-focused.

Fully fundedexpected cycle 2027

Mastercard Foundation

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program

🌍Multiple (partner universities) · Undergraduate · Master's

Upcoming

Full funding + wraparound support

Primarily for academically talented, economically disadvantaged students from Africa; via partner universities.

Fully fundedexpected cycle 2027

Aga Khan Foundation

Aga Khan Foundation International Scholarship

🌍Multiple · Master's · PhD

Upcoming

50% grant + 50% loan

For students from specific developing countries where the Foundation operates; strong need + merit basis.

Need-basedexpected cycle 2027

Nuffic Neso + Dutch institutions

Orange Tulip Scholarship (Netherlands)

🇳🇱Netherlands · Master's · Undergraduate

Upcoming

Partial to full tuition (varies by country)

Country-specific programmes for students from selected countries applying to participating Dutch institutions.

Partially fundedexpected cycle 2027