List of Fully Funded Scholarships Opening in August–September 2025

1. 🇩🇪 DAAD Scholarship (Germany)

• Opening Month: August 2025

• Degree Levels: Master’s, PhD

• Who Can Apply: Students from developing and emerging countries

• Benefits: Tuition fee coverage, €934–€1,200 monthly stipend, health insurance, travel allowance

• Fields: Engineering, Sciences, Economics, Social Sciences, and more

• Official Site: DAAD Scholarship Portal

📌 Note: DAAD is one of the world’s most generous scholarships with various programs offered by different universities.

2. 🇨🇳 Chinese Government Scholarship – CSC 2026

• Opening Month: September 2025

• Degree Levels: Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD

• Who Can Apply: International students via Embassy or University Track

• Benefits: Full tuition, accommodation (on-campus dormitory), monthly stipend, medical insurance

• Official Portal: Campus China (CSC)

📌 Apply via your local Chinese Embassy or directly to selected Chinese universities.

3. 🇬🇧 Chevening Scholarships (UK)

• Opening Month: Early August 2025

• Degree Level: Master’s (1 year)

• Who Can Apply: Students from 160+ eligible countries

• Benefits: Full tuition, monthly stipend, return flights, visa fee, arrival allowance

• Fields: Any master’s program at any UK university

• Official Site: Chevening Website

📌 Chevening is ideal for students with leadership potential and a strong academic/professional background.

4. 🇺🇸 Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program (Stanford University, USA)

• Opening Month: August 2025

• Degree Level: Graduate (any field)

• Benefits: Tuition, living stipend, academic funds, leadership training

• Who Can Apply: All international and U.S. citizens applying to Stanford

• Official Site: Knight-Hennessy Portal

📌 Combines world-class education with leadership development at one of the world’s top universities.

5. 🇬🇧 Gates Cambridge Scholarship (UK)

• Opening Month: September 2025

• Degree Levels: Master’s, PhD

• Benefits: Tuition, allowance (~£18,000), airfare, academic development funding

• University: University of Cambridge

• Official Site: Gates Cambridge

📌 One of the most prestigious scholarships in the world, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

6. 🇹🇷 Turkiye Burslari Second Round (Turkey)

• Opening Month: August–September 2025

• Degree Levels: Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD

• Benefits: Full tuition, accommodation, monthly stipend, Turkish language course, flight ticket

• Official Site: Turkiye Scholarships

📌 If you missed the February cycle, the second round may include special programs or research fellowships.

7. 🌍 Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Scholarships

• Opening Month: September 2025

• Degree Levels: Undergraduate, Master’s, PhD, Postdoc

• Who Can Apply: Citizens from IsDB member countries or Muslim communities

• Benefits: Tuition, stipend, travel, health, research, tools allowance

• Official Portal: IsDB Scholarships

📌 Focus on development-related fields such as agriculture, health, education, and science.

8. 🇯🇵 Hokkaido University President’s Fellowship (Japan)

• Opening Month: September 2025

• Degree Levels: Master’s, PhD

• Benefits: Application fee waiver, admission fee waiver, full tuition waiver, monthly stipend

• Official Site: Hokkaido University

9. 🇨🇭 EPFL Excellence Fellowships (Switzerland)

• Opening Month: September 2025

• Degree Level: Master’s

• Benefits: CHF 10,000 per semester, housing assistance

• University: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

• Official Page: EPFL Fellowships

10. 🇨🇦 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships 2026

• Opening Month: Late August 2025

• Degree Level: PhD

• Benefits: CAD 50,000/year for three years

• Who Can Apply: Outstanding doctoral candidates in health, sciences, engineering, humanities

• Official Site: Vanier CGS