Scholarships for Arts & humanities Students
If you're studying arts & humanities, you're in one of the best-funded fields globally. Below are the current scholarships in our database that accept arts & humanities students, ranked so the most-generous options appear first. Every listing links back to the official provider page.
Global Korea Scholarship (GKS, formerly KGSP)
Korean government scholarship offering full funding at Korean universities plus a mandatory 1-year Korean language course.
Australia Awards Scholarships
Long-term development scholarships funding full-time undergraduate or Master's study at Australian universities and TAFEs for citizens of partner countries.
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships
Prestigious Canadian government doctoral scholarship attracting and retaining world-class PhD students at Canadian institutions.
Holland Scholarship
One-time €5,000 scholarship for non-EEA international students starting a degree at a participating Dutch institution.
Inlaks Shivdasani Scholarships
Prestigious Indian foundation scholarship for outstanding young Indians to study at top universities worldwide.
Fulbright-Nehru Master’s Fellowships
Fellowships enabling outstanding Indian students to pursue master’s in select fields at US universities.
GREAT Scholarships
Joint scholarships from the UK Government (GREAT Britain Campaign) and British Council with participating UK universities.
Ashoka Financial Aid & Scholarships
Ashoka University’s need-based financial aid programme ensures no admitted student is denied due to finances.
HKUST Redbird PhD Scholarship
HKUST scholarship for top PhD candidates who did not receive HKPFS.
RLS Scholarships for International Students
Left-democratic socialist foundation scholarship for internationally-minded students engaged in emancipatory scholarship and activism.
International Max Planck Research Schools (IMPRS) PhD Programs
Structured, fully-funded PhD programs jointly run by Max Planck Institutes and partner universities across Germany.
Helmholtz Graduate Schools & PhD Programs
Structured PhD programs at Germany’s largest research organisation covering 18 national research centres.
Wellcome Trust PhD Programmes
Structured 4-year PhD programmes funded by Wellcome Trust at partner UK universities in health-related science.
President’s PhD Scholarships
Imperial’s flagship PhD scholarship for exceptional STEM candidates across all faculties.
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships
Canada’s flagship doctoral scholarship funding 166 new scholars annually across CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC-supported disciplines.
Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarships
Prestigious PhD scholarship at Canadian universities supporting research on human rights, citizenship, Canada in the world, and people and environment.
Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships
Canada’s premier postdoctoral fellowship for outstanding researchers positioned to contribute to Canada’s economic, social and research-based growth.
ENS International Selection
Highly selective 3-year fellowship at ENS for outstanding international students (up to Master level) in humanities and sciences.
Polimi Merit-Based Scholarships for International Students
Polimi’s international merit scholarships awarded automatically to top applicants to Master programs.
Scuola Normale Superiore PhD & Ordinary Course
Elite Italian research institute providing fully-funded undergraduate + Master (Ordinary Course) and PhD (Corso di Perfezionamento) programs.
ICTP Postgraduate Diploma Programme
1-year fully-funded pre-PhD program preparing students from developing countries for research careers.
Fundación Carolina Master Scholarships
Iberoamerican cooperation scholarship funding hundreds of Latin Americans to pursue Master or PhD at Spanish universities annually.
Aalto University Scholarship Programme
Aalto’s merit scholarship + optional living grant for outstanding non-EU/EEA Master and Bachelor applicants.
UTokyo Fellowship & International Scholarships
UTokyo’s portfolio of international scholarships (UTokyo Fellowship, President’s Scholarship, GSFS, IME, etc.).
Sabancı International Scholarships
Sabancı University’s scholarship portfolio for outstanding international applicants.
HBKU Graduate Scholarships
HBKU scholarships supporting graduate students at Qatar Foundation’s flagship research university.
Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship (JJ/WBGSP)
World Bank’s flagship scholarship funding mid-career development professionals from LMIC countries.
Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation Scholarship
Prestigious Indian scholarship for postgraduate study at top universities abroad (~15 scholars/year).
KU Leuven Scholarships (Science@Leuven, DME, etc.)
KU Leuven portfolio of merit scholarships (Science@Leuven, faculty awards, PhD scholarships).
Czech Government Scholarship
Czech government development-cooperation scholarship for citizens of eligible developing countries.
Weizmann Institute Graduate Fellowships (PhD & MSc)
Every admitted Weizmann grad student receives a full fellowship covering all costs.
Manchester Global Futures Scholarships (Master)
Faculty-specific Master scholarships for international applicants at Manchester.
Carnegie Corporation UG-BANGA-Africa Programme
Carnegie-Corporation-funded PhD and postdoc scholarships at the University of Ghana under the BANGA-Africa programme.
Amelia Earhart Fellowship (Aerospace)
Zonta International fellowship for women pursuing PhD in aerospace-related sciences worldwide.
Ashoka University Scholarships & Financial Aid
Ashoka’s tiered financial-aid model + Young India Fellowship funding for outstanding students.
IIT International Student Fellowships (PhD)
IITs offer full PhD fellowships to selected international candidates in eligible research areas.
Wellcome Early-Career Awards
Wellcome funding supporting early-career researchers to establish independent research careers.
Vector Scholarship in Artificial Intelligence
One-time scholarship attracting top AI/ML Master students to Vector-partnered Ontario universities.
Mila-Affiliated PhD & Master Funding (AI)
PhD/Master funding via Mila-affiliated supervisors at UdeM, McGill, Polytechnique Montreal, HEC Montreal.
Commonwealth Shared Scholarships
CSC-and-university-cofunded Master scholarship for candidates from LMIC Commonwealth countries.
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