PhD Scholarships for Pakistani Students 2026
Scholarships open to students from Pakistan, with what each one covers and the next deadline. Every entry links to the official page: always apply there, never through an agent who charges for "guaranteed" scholarships.
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Commonwealth PhD Scholarships (Least Developed Countries and Fragile States)
These fully funded PhD awards at UK universities are for a small group of Commonwealth countries, and Pakistan is on the list for 2027/28. Pakistan...
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
Gates Cambridge offers around 70 full-cost scholarships a year to students from any country outside the UK for a postgraduate degree at Cambridge. ...
Chinese Government Scholarship (CSC)
The Chinese Government Scholarship funds international students for bachelor's, master's, doctoral and non-degree (scholar) study in China. Pakista...
DAAD Development-Related Postgraduate Courses (EPOS)
EPOS funds professionals from developing and newly industrialised countries, including Pakistan, to take selected development-related master's (and...
DAAD Research Grants - Doctoral Programmes in Germany
This DAAD programme funds a full doctorate in Germany, either an individual PhD with a supervisor or a structured doctoral programme. Pakistani app...
Fulbright Degree Program (Master's and PhD)
Fulbright is the U.S. government's flagship exchange scholarship. Through USEFP it funds master's and PhD study at universities across the United S...
Global Korea Scholarship for Graduate Degrees (GKS-G)
GKS-G is the Korean government's scholarship for master's and doctoral degrees at Korean universities. It includes Korean language training. Applic...
HEC Indigenous Ph.D. Fellowship Program (Phase-II)
HEC's '5000 Indigenous PhD Fellowship' funds MS/MPhil leading to PhD, and direct PhD, study at HEC-recognized Pakistani universities. Scholars get ...
HEC Overseas Scholarship for MS/MPhil Leading to PhD in Selected Fields (Phase-III)
HEC's main overseas scheme funds MS/MPhil and PhD study at Top 200 QS/THE-ranked universities worldwide in priority areas. Partner agencies include...
MEXT Japanese Government Scholarship - Research Students (Embassy Recommendation)
MEXT research scholarships fund Pakistani graduates for master's or doctoral study at Japanese universities, usually starting as a research student...
Rhodes Scholarship for Pakistan
The Rhodes Scholarship funds outstanding young people to do full-time postgraduate study at the University of Oxford. Pakistan has its own constitu...
Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship
Stipendium Hungaricum is Hungary's government scholarship for bachelor's, master's, one-tier master's, doctoral and partial studies. Pakistan is a ...
Universiti Malaya Bright Scholarship
A full scholarship from Universiti Malaya to attract outstanding local and international candidates to a PhD by Research. Applications are open all...
Knight-Hennessy Scholars
Knight-Hennessy funds up to three years of graduate study at Stanford alongside a leadership programme. It welcomes citizens of all countries and h...
Study in Saudi Arabia - Saudi Government Scholarships for International Students
Study in Saudi Arabia is the Ministry of Education's official platform where international students apply for fully funded and partially funded sch...
CEU Financial Aid (Master's Tuition and Stipend Awards, Doctoral Scholarship)
CEU in Vienna gives merit-based financial aid to candidates from any country. Master's students can get 50-80% off tuition (full only in exceptiona...
Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral (CGRS D), successor to the Vanier CGS
The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships no longer accept applications. They have been replaced by the tri-agency CGRS D, worth CAD 40,000 a year. U...
University of Queensland Graduate Research School Scholarships (UQGRSS, incl. RTP)
UQ's main research scholarships cover tuition, a tax-free living stipend and health cover for PhD and MPhil students. International applicants have...
Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships
These Swiss government scholarships fund early-career researchers who hold a master's degree. For Pakistan they cover a research fellowship or a Ph...
Imperial President's PhD Scholarships
Imperial's flagship doctoral award: 50 scholarships that fund a 3.5-year PhD on a project of your choice with a supervisor who agrees to take you o...
Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS)
Hong Kong's flagship PhD fellowship attracts top students worldwide to eight Hong Kong universities. It pays a large annual stipend and a travel al...
KAUST Fellowship
Every student admitted to KAUST's MS or PhD programmes receives the KAUST Fellowship for the length of their studies. It covers full tuition, a liv...
Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) Graduate Scholarships
HBKU in Doha gives selected graduate students tuition waivers (100% for PhDs) and, for full-time students serving as research or teaching assistant...
Türkiye Scholarships (Türkiye Bursları)
Türkiye Scholarships is a fully funded government programme for associate, bachelor's, master's and PhD study at Turkish universities. It includes ...
Heinrich Böll Foundation Scholarships for International Students
The Green political foundation funds international graduates and PhD students at German universities, with priority for applicants from DAC (develo...
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung International Scholarship Program
KAS funds international students and PhD candidates, mainly from non-EU countries, at German universities. Master's scholars get up to €992 a month...
AAUW International Fellowships
AAUW International Fellowships support women who are not US citizens or permanent residents doing full-time STEM graduate study in the United State...
Aga Khan Foundation International Scholarship Programme (AKF ISP)
AKF ISP helps outstanding students from selected developing countries, including Pakistan, who have no other means of paying for postgraduate study...
Aga Khan University Financial Assistance (Pakistan)
AKU runs a needs-sensitive financial assistance programme for admitted students who can't pay the full cost of their education. Almost half of the ...
Azerbaijan Government Scholarship (Heydar Aliyev International Educational Grant Program)
Azerbaijan offers a small number of fully funded places to Pakistani/AJK nationals: one bachelor's, one master's and one doctoral nomination for 20...
Deadlines and rules change every year. Always confirm on the official page before you apply. Scholarship applications are free on official portals.
