1 Universities implementing scholarship programs of Government and Donor Agencies 2 Universities implementing their own scholarship programs
Many government and donor agency scholarships are not paid out directly. They are run through universities and academic institutions, which host the students and manage the award. The profiles below list host universities that administer or co-sponsor major scholarship programs for developing countries.
Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarships
Open to nationals of a World Bank member country that is eligible to borrow, for study in selected countries.
Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarships
Open to nationals of ADB member countries in Asia and the Pacific.
New Zealand Development Scholarships
Open to citizens of NZDS participating countries, for study at selected education institutions in New Zealand.
Australian Development Scholarships
Open to citizens of ADS participating countries, for study at selected universities in Australia.
DAAD Scholarships
Open to citizens of developing countries, for study at a state (public) or state-recognized German higher education institution.
Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme
Open to nationals of Commonwealth developing countries at selected partner universities. The partner list changes each year.
Norwegian Quota Scholarships
Open to students from selected developing countries in the South, plus countries in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia, for study at selected universities in Norway.
Beyond these donor-funded schemes, a notable number of universities run their own scholarship programs for developing regions and countries. A selection of them is listed below.
Universities in Europe
Belgium: Ghent University Scholarships
Ghent University runs a wide range of scholarships aimed at developing countries. Awards cover Training, Masters, PhD and Post Doctoral programmes for students from developing countries.
Ireland: Dublin Institute of Technology Scholarships
The Dublin Institute of Technology provides international scholarships for international students from selected agencies in Mexico, Oman, UAE, Tanzania, Kazakhstan and Kuwait.
Netherlands: Maastricht University Scholarships
Maastricht University sponsors a number of international scholarships for students from Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and South America.
Netherlands: University of Groningen Scholarships
Several scholarships are open to international students for Bachelor's, Master's and PhD programmes, as well as for exchanges and short courses at the university. In addition to awards from the University of Groningen itself, grants from the Dutch government, the EU and (inter)national organizations such as the World Bank or the Ford Foundation can be used for study or research at the university.
Netherlands: University of Twente Scholarships
The University of Twente administers a number of international scholarships for students from Asia, South America and Central America.
Italy: University of Pavia Scholarships
To promote international cooperation with developing countries, the University of Pavia (UNIPV) offers scholarships for selected Masters studies at the University of Pavia or at the Institute for Advanced Study of Pavia (IUSS).
UK: Cardiff University Scholarships
Cardiff University offers scholarships for international students from Africa, Arabic Countries, Australia, Bermuda/Cayman Islands, Canada, China (P.R.), Colombia, India/Indian Subcontinent, Japan, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, USA and Vietnam.
UK: London South Bank University Scholarships
London South Bank University offers full scholarships for students from Commonwealth countries, including African Commonwealth countries. It also offers partial scholarships for students from priority countries: Bangladesh, China, Ghana, India, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda and Vietnam.
UK: London Met Scholarships
The ISH/London Met Scholarships are run jointly by International Students House (ISH) and London Metropolitan University. Awards go to outstanding students from selected developing countries who want to take an undergraduate or postgraduate degree at the university.
UK: Roehampton University Scholarships
The university has a number of scholarships for international students on full-time, taught undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. They are specifically available for students from China, South Korea, India, Thailand, Taiwan, Japan, Turkey, Malaysia, USA, Norway, Singapore, US and UK-based international students in their first year of study.
UK: Sheffield Hallam University Scholarships
Sheffield Hallam University offers international scholarships for Non-EU students and specific scholarships for ASEAN member countries: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
UK: University of Bedforshire Scholarships
The University of Bedforshire offers scholarships to international Non-EU students from different countries.
UK: University of Birmingham Scholarships
The University of Birmingham has scholarships for students from Africa, Asia Pacific, Indian Subcontinent, Middle East, Russia and South America.
UK: University of Cambridge Scholarships
The University of Cambridge has special scholarship schemes for students from developing countries: Cambridge Shared Scholarships, Shell Centenary Chevening Cambridge Scholarships, Shell Centenary Cambridge Scholarships and Developing World Education Fund Scholarships.
UK: University of East Anglia Scholarships
The University of East Anglia offers a number of full and partial scholarships in international development courses for students from low-income countries.
UK: University of Edinburgh Scholarships
The University of Edinburgh offers a number of international scholarships for students from Africa, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Middle East, Myanmar, Russia, Southern Africa, Tanzania, Thailand and Vietnam.
UK: University of Nottingham Scholarships
Through the Developing Solutions Scholarship Fund, The University of Nottingham runs one of the largest international scholarship programmes in the world for developing countries of the Commonwealth and for non-Commonwealth Africa. Countries outside Africa and India also covered by the Developing Solutions international scholarship scheme are Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Kiribati, Malaysia, Maldives, Montserrat, Nauru, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn, St Helena, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tristan da Cunha, Turks and Caicos, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Western Samoa.
UK: University of Salford Scholarships
The University of Salford offers various scholarship programs for students from Sub-saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Middle East & North Africa, Latin America and East Asia.
UK: University of Oxford Scholarships
University of Westminster offers a variety of scholarships for students from Africa and Asia.
UK: University of Westminster Scholarships
The University of Westminster offers full international scholarships and full tuition wavers for students from developing countries in undergraduate and postgraduate studies. It also administers various scholarships for students from selected regions (Eastern Europe, South Asia, Central America, Latin America, Carribean Region, Middle East, North Africa) and/or countries (Gambia, Suriname, Guyana, Tanzania, China, India, East Timor, Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, Brazil, Mexico, Bolivia, Chile, Guatemala, Panama, Bulgaria, Croatia, Russia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Romania or Turkey, Former Soviet Union States).
UK: University of West England Scholarships
The University of the West of England, Bristol offers more than £100,000 worth of scholarships for international students each year. For developing country students, it has 3 scholarship programs: Global Student Scholarship, Millennium Development Scholarship and Professor Arthur Li Development Scholarships.
Universities in United States & Canada
USA: East-West Center Scholarships
The East-West Center offers international graduate degree scholarships for students from Asia, Pacific Islands and Russia.
USA: Harvard University Scholarships
Harvard University offers specific scholarships for international students from Argentina, Brazil, China, Columbia, Indonesia, Mexico, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and Pacific Islands.
USA: NYU Wagner Scholarships
NYU Wagner has special scholarship programs for Africa, Kazakhstan and the Soviet Union's 15 Newly Independent States (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan).
Canada: University of Alberta Scholarships
The University of Alberta International administers specific scholarship programs for students from Chile, China, India, Mexico and Vietnam.
Universities in Australia & New Zealand
Australia: Griffith University Scholarships
Griffith University offers international scholarships for students from China, India, Indonesia, Iran and Malaysia.
Australia: Macquarie University Scholarships
Macquarie University runs scholarships for postgraduate coursework for students from Columbia and Mexico.
Australia: Swinburne University of Technology Scholarships
Swinburne University of Technology has a number of scholarship schemes for selected developing countries: Bicentennial Scholarships (Chile), MACC Scholarships 2009 (Malaysia), FUNED Postgraduate Scholarships (Mexico) and Australian University Scholarships (Thailand).
Australia: University of Western Australia Scholarships
The University of Western Australia has special scholarship schemes for China and India for postgraduate research studies.
New Zealand: University of Auckland Scholarships
The University of Auckland administers country-specific scholarships for students from Tonga, Chile and Pakistan.
New Zealand: Victoria University of Wellington Scholarships
Victoria University of Wellington offers International Undergraduate Fees Scholarships to students from Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.