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RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MASTER’S SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME FOR NON-EEA STUDENTS

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Application Deadline: 31 January 2026 23:59 CEST

LOCATION: The Netherlands

The Radboud Scholarship Programme is a very selective scholarship programme. It offers talented, highly motivated, non-EEA students with outstanding study results the opportunity to be awarded a scholarship for a complete English-taught Radboud University Master’s programme.

ELIGIBILITY:

hold a non-EU/non-EEA passport.

are not eligible for the lower EU/EEA tuition fee for other reasons.

have (will obtain) a Bachelor’s degree achieved outside the Netherlands, have no degrees achieved in the Netherlands, and did not receive any previous education in the Netherlands (exchange programmes excluded, provided that they are part of the Bachelor’s degree achieved outside the Netherlands).

meet the English language proficiency requirement for the Master’s programme of your choice.

have been fully admitted to the English-taught Master’s programme starting 1 September 2026 as stated in the formal letter of admission.

are able to comply with the conditions for obtaining a visa for the Netherlands.

are enrolled at Radboud University as a full-time student for the academic year and Master’s programme for which the scholarship will be awarded.

In case you are selected as a scholarship recipient and you are admitted to a two-year Master’s programme: to qualify for the grant again for the second year, you need to have passed all courses in the first year.

The Radboud Scholarship can be combined with the NL Scholarship.

For 2026/2027, a maximum of 33 Radboud Scholarships are available at the following faculties: Faculty of Arts (4), Faculty of Law (4), Nijmegen School of Management (6), Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies (3), Faculty of Science (8), and Faculty of Social Sciences (8).

BENEFIT:

A Radboud Scholarship will reduce your tuition fee to €2,695. For example, a grant holder in 2026/2027 will pay a tuition fee of only €2,695 instead of €18,000 (depending on your programme). The scholarship also covers costs for a visa, residence permit, health insurance and liability insurance for your stay in the Netherlands (Aon Student Insurance). The costs of living and studying in the Netherlands are not covered by the scholarship.

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master's, Opportunities, PhD/post doctoral, Scholarships

CARDIFF UNIVERSITY COMMONWEALTH MASTER’S AND PHD SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMMES

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Application Deadline: 16:00 on 14 October 2025.

LOCATION: United Kingdom

Applications for Commonwealth Master’s and PHD Scholarships for 2026/27 are open. Commonwealth Scholarships are a joint initiative between the UK government-funded Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) and UK universities.

ELIGIBILITY:

To apply for these scholarships, students must be postgraduate applicants from low- and middle-income Commonwealth countries who wish to study programs that fall under the six key themes.

Further eligibility criteria, including a list of eligible Commonwealth countries, can be found on the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission website.

Cardiff University does not administer this scholarship. All eligibility inquiries and applications should be directed to the Commonwealth Association or the British Council within your home country.

For further information, see the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission website.

Ensure that you check with the nominating agency in your home country for the relevant deadlines for your application.

Applications should be made through either a selected non-governmental organisation and charitable body or through your national nominating agency for Commonwealth scholarships in your home country.

The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) expects all Commonwealth Scholarship candidates to be nominated by an approved nominating body and to have completed an application form online using the Electronic Application System (EAS). There is no charge for candidates who apply using this online application system.

In addition to the Master’s Scholarship, the CSC offers:

Commonwealth PhD Scholarships (for least developed countries and fragile states)

Commonwealth PhD Scholarships (for high-income countries)

Commonwealth Split-site Scholarships (for low- and middle-income countries)

Commonwealth Shared Scholarships

Commonwealth Professional Fellowships

BENEFIT:

Each scholarship provides:

Approved airfare from the Scholar’s home country to the UK and return at the end of the award (the CSC will not reimburse the cost of fares for dependants, nor the cost of journeys made before the award is confirmed).

Approved tuition fees: full fees are covered by agreement between the CSC and the UK university, and Scholars are not liable to pay for any part of the tuition fee.

Stipend (living allowance) at the rate of £1,452 per month, or £1,781 per month for those at universities in the London metropolitan area (rates quoted at current levels).

Warm clothing allowance, where applicable.

Study travel grant towards the cost of study-related travel within the UK or overseas.

If a Scholar has children and is widowed, divorced, or a single parent, child allowance of child allowance of £622 per month for the first child, and £154 per month for the second and third child under the age of 16, if their children are living with them at the same address in the UK.

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