Scholarship tools and search guides

These scholarship tools help with the three searches behind any plan to study abroad: finding the funding, finding the programme, and checking that you can actually apply. Each page explains how to do that search well, with the sites and official databases worth knowing, and shows the Scholarway search for its topic. The search below shows the scholarships, fellowships and funded PhD places in the Scholarway database.

Finding scholarships

There's no single list of every scholarship. Funding is spread across government portals, university pages, foundations and independent websites, each with its own coverage. Our guide to scholarship apps, websites and databases explains the kinds that exist, how to judge one, and how the best-known services compare, Scholarway included.

Finding a PhD or master's programme

Programmes and funding are often separate searches. A PhD is a job you apply for in some countries and a programme you're admitted to in others, so the right site depends on where you want to go. Our guide on how to find a PhD or master's program covers the official portals and the main listing sites, country by country.

Checking your eligibility

Most scholarships limit who can apply by nationality, degree, career stage or field, and add rules such as work experience or a promise to return home. The scholarship eligibility page explains those rules, how to check them yourself, and how the Scholarway search checks them for you.

How Scholarway helps

Scholarway is a search engine for scholarships, fellowships and research funding. It reads each opportunity's eligibility rules and, once you add your profile, shows the ones you can apply for. It doesn't apply on your behalf or guarantee an award: it saves you from reading the small print of funding you were never eligible for. The search opens soon, and you can get early access below.

To browse instead of search, start with scholarships for international students, fellowships or study abroad, or go straight to your level: undergraduate, master's or PhD funding.