FridayScout guides

Country guides: worldwide

• Fully funded scholarships for Nigerian students (2027)

  Commonwealth PhD and Master’s, Erasmus Mundus, DAAD, salaried European PhDs and US assistantships.

• Fully funded scholarships for Pakistani students (2027)

  Erasmus Mundus, DAAD, Commonwealth PhD and Master’s, Fulbright via USEFP, and salaried PhDs in Europe.

• Fully funded scholarships for Bangladeshi students (2027)

  Erasmus Mundus, Commonwealth PhD and Master’s, DAAD, MEXT Japan, salaried European PhDs and US funding.

• Fully funded scholarships for Kenyan and East African students (2027)

  Commonwealth eligibility by country, DAAD in Germany and in-region, Erasmus Mundus, Rhodes and Mastercard Foundation.

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• Fully funded PhD abroad for Indian students

  MSCA Doctoral Networks (any nationality), DAAD doctoral grants, salaried PhDs in Europe, and what Indian applicants can and can’t apply for.

• DAAD scholarship for Indian students 2027

  Doctoral, Cotutelle and EPOS grants open to Indian applicants, deadlines from the DAAD India database, and the €1,400 and €992 monthly rates.

• Fully funded master’s abroad for Indian students

  Erasmus Mundus, Commonwealth Master’s, Chevening and DAAD EPOS for the 2027 intake.

• Commonwealth and UK scholarships for Indian students

  Commonwealth Master’s eligibility, the £1,712 stipend, 2027/28 status, Chevening rules and alternatives.

• Funded PhD positions in Germany (2026–27)

  How the employment model works, TV-L salary tables with official links, where to search, timelines, and live Germany openings from our free list.

• Funded master’s in Germany (2027 intake)

  Tuition-free public universities, the semester fee, DAAD and Deutschlandstipendium scholarships, the blocked account, winter 2027 deadlines, and uni-assist.

• DAAD scholarships for master’s and PhD applicants (2026/27 and 2027/28)

  The main DAAD programmes, €992 and €1,400 monthly stipends, eligibility, country deadlines for October 2027 funding, and a step-by-step application.

• Erasmus Mundus scholarships (2027 intake)

  What EMJMs are, the €1,400/month scholarship, the official EACEA catalogue, deadlines, eligibility, documents, choosing 3 programmes, and mistakes.

• Erasmus Mundus deadlines for the 2027 intake

  How EMJM deadlines work, how to use the official EACEA catalogue, and 10 scholarship deadlines checked on each programme’s own site.

• Funded PhDs in the UK and Europe for international students

  UKRI studentships, FindAPhD and jobs.ac.uk, paid PhD jobs in the Netherlands and Nordics, MSCA Doctoral Networks on EURAXESS, and how to search.

• Marie Curie Doctoral Networks (MSCA DN)

  Find MSCA PhD openings on EURAXESS, understand the salary structure from the official work programme, and check the mobility rule before you apply.

• Chevening Scholarship 2027/28

  Eligibility, what the scholarship covers, and the 2027/28 application timeline and country deadlines from chevening.org.

• Funded PhD in the USA for international students (Fall 2027)

  Tuition waiver plus TA/RA stipend, 2026–27 stipend figures from university pages, December–January deadlines, GRE and TOEFL notes, and Fulbright.

• Funded PhD in the Netherlands

  Paid PhD positions under CAO-NU, scale P salaries from official tables, search tips, and live Netherlands openings.

• PhD motivation letter

  Structure, what supervisors look for, mistakes to avoid, and a pre-submit checklist.

• How to email a potential PhD supervisor

  When to write, subject lines, a short structure, a sample template, follow-up timing, and mistakes to avoid.