Scholarship Deadlines Calendar
Key dates for the current application cycle, checked against official sources. Every row shows when it was last verified — always confirm on the official site before planning around a date.
| Scholarship | Cycle | Opens | Deadline | Notes | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Scholarship | 2027 | — | 29 Sept 2026 | Applicant deadline 29 September 2026, 5pm (endorsing institution time zone); institution endorsement by 1 October — university internal deadlines run weeks earlier | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Chevening Scholarship | 2027/28 | 5 Aug 2026 | 6 Oct 2026 | Opening date subject to the official August announcement; sources differ on 6 vs 7 October — re-verify against the official timeline once applications open | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Knight-Hennessy Scholars | 2027 cohort | 1 Jun 2026 | 6 Oct 2026 | Closes 6 October 2026, 1pm PT; the Stanford graduate programme application must follow by 1 December 2026 to retain eligibility | 15 Jul 2026 |
| University of Auckland International Student Excellence Scholarship | 2026 | 9 Sept 2026 | 21 Oct 2026 | Semester 1 round opens 9 Sep, closes 21 Oct 2026 | 17 Jul 2026 |
| Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship | 2026/27 competition | — | 31 Oct 2026 | Institutional nomination deadline 31 October 2026; university internal deadlines are weeks earlier — check the nominating institution | 15 Jul 2026 |
| AAUW International Fellowships | 2027/28 | 1 Aug 2026 | 15 Nov 2026 | Annual window August–15 November (23:59 PST); decisions by mid-April; fellowship year runs July–June | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA) | Aug 2027 intake | — | 1 Dec 2026 | Two intakes annually: apply by 1 June for the January intake and 1 December for the August intake; shortlisted candidates notified within 12 weeks | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Yenching Academy Scholarship | 2027 cohort | — | 1 Dec 2026 | Closes 1 December 2026; recruitment information published around September; partner-university internal deadlines often October–November | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Free State of Bavaria One-Year Scholarship (BAYHOST) | 2027/28 | — | 1 Dec 2026 | First-time application deadline 1 Dec 2026 for 2027/28 funding year | 17 Jul 2026 |
| Leiden University Excellence Scholarship (LExS) | 2027/28 | — | 1 Dec 2026 | Single LExS deadline 1 December 2026; only Master's starting September eligible | 17 Jul 2026 |
| MBZUAI Full Scholarship (M.Sc.) | 2027 | 1 Sept 2026 | 15 Dec 2026 | Portal opens 1 Sep 2026, deadline 15 Dec 2026 (decisions Mar 2027). Full funding automatic for admitted M.Sc. | 17 Jul 2026 |
| Stipendium Hungaricum | 2027/28 | 1 Nov 2026 | 15 Jan 2027 | Opens November 2026, closes 15 January 2027, 14:00 CET; also submit to your country’s sending-partner authority, which may set its own deadline | 15 Jul 2026 |
| HBKU Graduate Scholarship (tuition waiver + stipend) | 2027/28 | 1 Oct 2026 | 1 Feb 2027 | Auto-considered with admission; grad application opens 1 Oct 2026, intl deadline 1 Feb 2027 | 17 Jul 2026 |
| NYU Abu Dhabi Graduate Merit Scholarship | 2027 | — | 15 Feb 2027 | MSc/MFA due 15 Feb 2027 for Fall 2027; merit scholarship considered automatically with admission | 17 Jul 2026 |
| Aga Khan Foundation International Scholarship Programme | 2027/28 | — | 31 Mar 2027 | Annual cycle: forms available from 1 January, deadline 31 March (earlier in some countries) — apply via local AKF/AKES offices; 2026/27 cycle closed | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Manaaki New Zealand Scholarship | 2027 round | — | 31 Mar 2027 | Opens February 2027, closes 31 March 2027 for most partner countries; may close early where application volume is high | 15 Jul 2026 |
| University of Twente Scholarship (UTS) | 2027/28 | 15 Oct 2026 | 1 Apr 2027 | UTS form opens 15 Oct 2026 (CET), closes 1 Apr 2027 for Sept 2027 start | 17 Jul 2026 |
| Mandela Rhodes Scholarship | 2028 | 9 Mar 2027 | 14 Apr 2027 | Class of 2028: opens 9 Mar 2027, closes 14 Apr 2027 (GMT+2); no late applications | 17 Jul 2026 |
| Cambridge Trust Scholarships | 2027/28 | — | — | No direct application: funding is requested within the Cambridge admissions application, which must be in by the course’s funding deadline (December 2026 for some courses, January 2027 for most) | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Chinese Government Scholarship (CSC) | 2027/28 | — | — | Expected to open December 2026; embassy (Type A) and university (Type B) deadlines fall January–April 2027, with top universities closing earliest (mid-February to mid-March) | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Clarendon Fund Scholarship | 2027/28 | — | — | No separate application: automatic consideration when applying to an Oxford course by its December 2026 / January 2027 deadline (varies by course); 200+ awards per year | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Commonwealth Master's Scholarship | 2027/28 | — | — | Expected to open autumn 2026 (historically opens September, closes mid-October); applications via CSC Central | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Commonwealth PhD Scholarship | 2027/28 | — | — | Expected to open autumn 2026 (historically September–October) | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Commonwealth Shared Scholarship | 2027/28 | — | — | Expected to open autumn 2026 (historically opens October, closes early December) | 15 Jul 2026 |
| DAAD EPOS (Development-Related Postgraduate Courses) | 2027/28 | — | — | No single deadline: 30+ English-taught courses close individually between June and October 2026 (densest late July–September); apply directly to the university — see the official deadlines PDF | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Eiffel Excellence Scholarship | 2027/28 | — | — | Expected October 2026 – early January 2027 (institution-submitted nominations) | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters Scholarship | 2027 intake | 1 Oct 2026 | — | No single deadline: each programme admits independently, most closing between October 2026 and January 2027 (some run to February) — check each programme site | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Scholarship | annual | — | — | Two windows annually: 30 November (winter semester) and 31 May (summer semester); PhD candidates apply any time; applicants must already study in Germany; up to €992/month | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Fulbright Foreign Student Program | 2027/28 | — | — | No single deadline: each country sets its own, roughly February–October 2026 (e.g. Sierra Leone 5 Apr, Nepal 31 May, Tunisia 30 Jun, Bangladesh 11 Jul) — check your national Fulbright commission or US embassy | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Gates Cambridge Scholarship | 2027/28 | 1 Sept 2026 | — | International round deadline is December 2026 or early January 2027 depending on the course (US round earlier); submitted with the Cambridge course application; ~80 awards | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) | 2027 intake | — | — | Graduate-track applications expected February–March 2027 via Korean embassies or NIIED-designated universities; official notice not yet published — beware unofficial date estimates | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme | 2027/28 | — | — | Expected to open September 2026 and close 1 December 2026, 12:00 noon HKT (annual pattern); official notice pending | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship | 2027/28 | — | — | Deadlines set by each US embassy/Fulbright commission, mostly July–August 2026 (e.g. Uganda 2 Jul, Georgia 12 Jul, Nigeria 31 Jul, Jerusalem 15 Aug); nominations reach IIE by mid-September | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program | 2027 | — | — | Expected to follow the annual two-window pattern (January–February and March–May 2027) | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Scholarship | annual | — | — | Germany-based applicants: 15 July annually, 12:00 noon CET; applicants abroad apply via local KAS offices with country-specific deadlines; €992/month (master), €1,400 (PhD) | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program | ongoing | — | — | No single deadline: each partner university runs its own application process — African partners often close August–November of the preceding year; graduate applicants must be 35 or under | 15 Jul 2026 |
| MEXT Scholarship | 2027 intake | — | — | Embassy-recommendation round ran April–May 2026 in most countries (deadlines vary by embassy, e.g. Malta 24 May 2026); first screening May–July, second screening from November 2026 | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Research Training Program (RTP) — Australia | annual rounds | — | — | Each university runs its own rounds (typically opening April and October); international applicants commonly face ~31 August deadlines and domestic ~31 October — check the chosen university’s graduate research office | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Rhodes Scholarship | 2027 entry | — | — | Deadlines vary by constituency, mostly July–October 2026 (US round closes 7 October 2026, 23:59 ET); plan ~1.5 years ahead of Oxford entry | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Swedish Institute Scholarship for Global Professionals | 2027/28 | — | — | Expected mid-February 2027 (historically a ~2-week window); eligible programme list published mid-November | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships | 2027/28 | 20 Aug 2026 | — | Opens 20 August 2026; deadlines are country-specific and published by Swiss embassies from August; results by May 2027, start 1 September 2027 | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Türkiye Bursları (Türkiye Scholarships) | 2027 | — | — | Historically 10 January – 20 February annually; 2027 window expected mid-January to 20 February 2027, 17:00 TRT — official dates published shortly before opening | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships and Leadership Programme | 2027/28 | — | — | Apply with the Oxford graduate application by the course’s December 2026 / January 2027 deadline, selecting the programme and uploading the WH statement; shortlist interviews ~April; covers fees + £20,780+ living grant | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Schwarzman Scholars | Class of 2027/28 | 8 Apr 2026 | 9 Sept 2026(closed) | US/Global round closes 9 September 2026, 3pm EDT (no late submissions); separate round for Chinese-passport applicants | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Heinrich Böll Foundation Scholarship | annual | — | 1 Sept 2026(closed) | Two deadlines annually: 1 March and 1 September (fall 2026 window opens 15 July); graduates and PhD only for international applicants; German B2 required | 15 Jul 2026 |
| DAAD Helmut-Schmidt-Programme (Public Policy and Good Governance) | 2027/28 | 1 Jun 2026 | 31 Jul 2026(closed) | Apply to the participating master’s course university (not DAAD) by 31 July 2026; results December 2026/January 2027; up to 6 months of German courses before studies begin September/October 2027 | 15 Jul 2026 |
| MAEC-AECID Scholarships | 2026/27 | 21 May 2026 | 3 Jun 2026(closed) | 下一轮 2027/28 申请待官方公布（下方为上一轮 2026/27 周期日期，供时间参考）。官方仅列 2026/27(截止 2026-06-03),无 2027/28 日期 | 18 Jul 2026 |
| GREAT Scholarships | 2026/27 | — | 31 May 2026(closed) | 下一轮 2027/28 申请待官方公布（下方为上一轮 2026/27 周期日期，供时间参考）。GREAT 无统一截止日,由各参与大学自设(通常 3–5 月) | 18 Jul 2026 |
| Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program | 2026 | — | 29 May 2026(closed) | 下一轮 2027 申请待官方公布（下方为上一轮 2026 周期日期，供时间参考）。下一轮待公布——官方仅列 2026 两个申请窗(至 2026-05-29 关闭) | 18 Jul 2026 |
| Rotary Peace Fellowship | 2027/28 | 1 Feb 2026 | 15 May 2026(closed) | 下一轮 2028-29 申请待官方公布（下方为上一轮 2027/28 周期日期，供时间参考）。下一轮待公布——官方称 2028-29 申请将于 2027 年 2 月上线,暂无确切截止日 | 18 Jul 2026 |
| Stefan Banach NAWA Scholarship Programme | 2026 | — | 8 May 2026(closed) | 下一轮 2027 申请待官方公布（下方为上一轮 2026 周期日期，供时间参考）。下一轮待公布——官方仅写本届截止 2026-05-08 | 18 Jul 2026 |
| NL Scholarship (Holland Scholarship) | 2026/27 | — | 1 May 2026(closed) | 下一轮 2027/28 申请待官方公布（下方为上一轮 2026/27 周期日期，供时间参考）。下一轮待公布——截止日由各院校自定,官方无中央 2027/28 日期 | 18 Jul 2026 |
| Australia Awards Scholarship | 2027 intake | 1 Feb 2026 | 30 Apr 2026(closed) | 下一轮 2028 intake 申请待官方公布（下方为上一轮 2027 intake 周期日期，供时间参考）。下一轮待公布——2027 intake 已于 2026-04-30 关闭,2028 intake 预计 2027 年 2 月开放 | 18 Jul 2026 |
| Master Mind Scholarships | 2026/27 | — | 27 Apr 2026(closed) | 下一轮 2027/28 申请待官方公布（下方为上一轮 2026/27 周期日期，供时间参考）。下一轮申请截止待官方公布——官方页当前只列 2026/27(截止 2026-04-27) | 18 Jul 2026 |
| Italian Government Scholarship (MAECI) | 2026/27 | — | 26 Mar 2026(closed) | 下一轮 2027/28 申请待官方公布（下方为上一轮 2026/27 周期日期，供时间参考）。下一轮 bando 待官方公布——2027/28 call 尚未发布 | 18 Jul 2026 |
| Guillaume Dupaix International Excellence Scholarship | 2026 | — | 24 Mar 2026(closed) | 下一轮 2027 申请待官方公布（下方为上一轮 2026 周期日期，供时间参考）。下一轮待公布——官方仅显示 2026 周期(截止 2026-03-24),随硕士申请提交 | 18 Jul 2026 |
| Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship | 2026/27 | 29 Jan 2026 | 12 Mar 2026(closed) | 下一轮 2027/28 申请待官方公布（下方为上一轮 2026/27 周期日期，供时间参考）。下一轮待公布——官方页写 "2026 GOI-IES Call Closed" | 18 Jul 2026 |
| Swedish Institute Scholarship for Global Professionals | 2026/27 | 9 Feb 2026 | 25 Feb 2026(closed) | 下一轮 2027/28 申请待官方公布（下方为上一轮 2026/27 周期日期，供时间参考）。下一轮待公布——官方仅有 2026/27 周期(截止 2026-02-25) | 18 Jul 2026 |
| Ernst Mach Grant | 2026/27 | — | 1 Feb 2026(closed) | 下一轮 2027/28 申请待官方公布（下方为上一轮 2026/27 周期日期，供时间参考）。下一轮待公布——官方仅列 2026/27(截止 2026-02-01) | 18 Jul 2026 |
| Radboud Scholarship Programme | 2026/27 | — | 31 Jan 2026(closed) | 下一轮 2027/28 申请待官方公布（下方为上一轮 2026/27 周期日期，供时间参考）。下一轮待公布——官方页写 "2026-2027 deadline has passed" | 18 Jul 2026 |
| Ampere Excellence Scholarships | 2026/27 | 14 Nov 2025 | 23 Jan 2026(closed) | 下一轮 2027/28 申请待官方公布（下方为上一轮 2026/27 周期日期，供时间参考）。下一轮待公布——官方称 2027-2028 calendar 将于 2026 年 11 月更新 | 18 Jul 2026 |
| Finland Scholarship | 2026 intake | 7 Jan 2026 | 21 Jan 2026(closed) | 下一轮 2027 intake 申请待官方公布（下方为上一轮 2026 intake 周期日期，供时间参考）。下一轮待公布——由各大学项目页自行管理,官方门户不列统一日期 | 18 Jul 2026 |
| Danish State Scholarship | 2026/27 | — | 15 Jan 2026(closed) | 下一轮 2027/28 申请待官方公布（下方为上一轮 2026/27 周期日期，供时间参考）。下一轮待公布——由各丹麦大学各自管理时间线 | 18 Jul 2026 |
| Eiffel Excellence Scholarship | 2026/27 | 1 Oct 2025 | 8 Jan 2026(closed) | 下一轮 2027 申请待官方公布（下方为上一轮 2026/27 周期日期，供时间参考）。下一轮待公布——Campus France 官方仅有 2026 campaign(截止 2026-01-08) | 18 Jul 2026 |
| Commonwealth Shared Scholarship | 2026/27 | — | 9 Dec 2025(closed) | 下一轮 2027/28 申请待官方公布（下方为上一轮 2026/27 周期日期，供时间参考）。下一轮待公布——CSC 官方写 "2026/27 applications are now closed" | 18 Jul 2026 |
| Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme | 2026/27 | — | 1 Dec 2025(closed) | 下一轮 2027/28 申请待官方公布（下方为上一轮 2026/27 周期日期，供时间参考）。下一轮待公布——官方仅列 2026/27(截止 2025-12-01) | 18 Jul 2026 |
| Stellenbosch University Postgraduate Scholarship Programme (PSP) | 2026 | 1 Sept 2025 | 31 Oct 2025(closed) | 下一轮 2027 申请待官方公布（下方为上一轮 2026 周期日期，供时间参考）。下一轮待公布——官方仅有 2026 call(1 Sep–31 Oct 2025) | 18 Jul 2026 |
| Commonwealth Master's Scholarship | 2026/27 | — | 21 Oct 2025(closed) | 下一轮 2027/28 申请待官方公布（下方为上一轮 2026/27 周期日期，供时间参考）。下一轮待公布——官方写 2026/27 applications now closed | 18 Jul 2026 |
| Commonwealth PhD Scholarship | 2026/27 | — | 21 Oct 2025(closed) | 下一轮 2027/28 申请待官方公布（下方为上一轮 2026/27 周期日期，供时间参考）。下一轮待公布——官方写 2026/27 applications now closed | 18 Jul 2026 |
| Scholarship for Degree Study in Estonia (Master's) | 2026 | 2 Sept 2025 | 1 Oct 2025(closed) | 下一轮 2027/28 申请待官方公布（下方为上一轮 2026 周期日期，供时间参考）。下一轮待公布——HARNO 称未来截止日期 "will be published",仅显示已关闭的 2026 窗口 | 18 Jul 2026 |
| Czech Government Scholarships for Developing Countries | 2026/27 | — | 30 Sept 2025(closed) | 下一轮 2027/28 申请待官方公布（下方为上一轮 2026/27 周期日期，供时间参考）。下一轮待公布——官方称 2027/28 call "envisaged in summer 2026",暂无具体日期 | 18 Jul 2026 |
| ARES Scholarships (Belgium) | 2026/27 | — | 19 Sept 2025(closed) | 下一轮 2027/28 申请待官方公布（下方为上一轮 2026/27 周期日期，供时间参考）。下一轮待公布——2026-27 截止(2025-09-19)已过,2027/28 call 未公布 | 18 Jul 2026 |
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