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🎓 Scholarships & grants

⚠️ Never pay to apply for a scholarship — that’s a scam. Real scholarships are free to apply for.

Major international scholarships (fully funded)

Scholarship	What it covers	Where	Link
⭐ Erasmus Mundus (EMJM)	Fully funded joint masters in Europe	EU	erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu
Fulbright	Study/research in the US	US ↔ world	fulbrightonline.org
DAAD	Study/research in Germany	Germany	daad.de
Chevening	Fully funded UK masters	UK	chevening.org
Commonwealth Scholarships	Study in the UK & Commonwealth	UK/CW	cscuk.fcdo.gov.uk
Eiffel Excellence	French masters/PhD	France	campusfrance.org
MEXT	Japanese government scholarship	Japan	embassy of Japan in your country
Stipendium Hungaricum	Full degree in Hungary	Hungary	stipendiumhungaricum.hu
Türkiye Burslari	Full degree in Türkiye	Türkiye	turkiyeburslari.gov.tr
Australia Awards	Study in Australia	Australia	australiaawards.gov.au
Vanier CGS	Canadian PhD	Canada	vanier.gc.ca
Swedish Institute (SI)	Masters in Sweden	Sweden	si.se
Rhodes / Gates Cambridge / Knight-Hennessy / Schwarzman	Prestigious fully funded postgrad	Oxford / Cambridge / Stanford / Tsinghua	official sites
Rotary Global Grants	Graduate study abroad	Global	rotary.org

Scholarship databases — search by country/field

Database	Coverage	Link
⭐ ScholarshipPortal	Europe + worldwide	scholarshipportal.com
DAAD database	Germany	daad.de
Campus France catalogue	France	campusfrance.org
InternationalScholarships / IEFA	International students	internationalscholarships.com · iefa.org
Scholarships.com / Fastweb	US	scholarships.com · fastweb.com
Studyportals	Programs + funding finder	studyportals.com
British Council / Fulbright commissions / embassy sites	Bilateral programs	country-specific

National aid (start here — easiest money)

Most students qualify for some national aid but never apply. See your country in countries.md:

• 🇫🇷 France → CROUS grant (DSE), APL, merit aid
• 🇺🇸 USA → FAFSA (Pell Grant = free money), state grants
• 🇬🇧 UK → Student Finance (loans + maintenance), university bursaries
• 🇩🇪 Germany → BAföG (half grant), Deutschlandstipendium
• 🇨🇦 Canada → Canada Student Grants/Loans + provincial aid
• Everywhere → your university’s own bursary/hardship funds — often under-claimed, ask the student office.

💡 University hardship & bursary funds are the least competitive money that exists — institutions want to distribute them but students don’t apply.