The Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships for 2026/27 are now open for applications! This fully funded scholarship for international students from over 183 countries aims to foster cooperation between Switzerland and other nations through research and arts scholarships, sponsored by the Federal Commission for Scholarships (FCS). It's open to beginners and those wanting a first Master's degree in Arts in Switzerland, covering fields through research scholarships for doctoral or postdoctoral studies and arts scholarships for a first Master's in arts at Swiss conservatories or universities of arts.

Host Country: Switzerland

Degree Level: Master, Doctoral, or Post Doctoral level.

Financial Coverage: Fully Funded

Deadline: Each Country has a Different Deadline.

Financial Support

The Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship will cover:

Round Airfare Tickets

Monthly Allowance for Living and Expenses

Housing Allowance

Half-fare public transport card for one year.

Health Insurance

Universities cover Tuition Fees, but not all of them.

Scholarship Types Under the Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship Program

Research Scholarships

Art Scholarships

Research Scholarships Types

Research Fellowships: This scholarship covers one year full-time doctoral research in Switzerland.

PhD Scholarship: This scholarship covers full-time PhD research in Switzerland.

Post Doc Scholarship: Grant for full-time postdoctoral study in Switzerland.

Art Scholarships

It assists in funding your first Master's in art on a full-time basis at a Swiss university.

Eligibility Criteria

The Scholarship is available for Citizens of 183 Countries.

View List of Eligible Countries.

Application is on the candidate's CV, quality of his/her research/artistic work, and his/her potential for future collaboration.

The Scholarship will commence on 1 September 2026.

Requirements for a Research Fellowship

For young, early-career scientists (young medical physicians included).

Master's degree (equivalent) achieved by July 31, 2026 (June 30 for ETH Zurich).

Born after December 31, 1990.

Requires well-documented research plan with time schedule.

Swiss academic supervisor letter of support (with his/her short CV) required.

If in Switzerland, entry date following August 1, 2025.

Conditions for a PhD Scholarship

Master's degree (equivalent) by July 31, 2026 (June 30 for ETH Zurich).

Born after December 31, 1990.

Well-documented research plan with time schedule required.

Required letter of recommendation from Swiss academic advisor (with his/her brief CV).

Already in Switzerland: date of entry after August 1, 2025.

Preferably without prior studies or research in Switzerland.

Requirements of Post Doc Scholarship

For very well-qualified early-career postdocs.

PhD obtained between January 1, 2023, and July 31, 2026 (June 30 for ETH Zurich).

Needs detailed research plan with time schedule.

Committed letter of support from a Swiss academic supervisor (short CV included).

If on-site in Switzerland, entry date after August 1, 2025.

Scholarships fully paid

Criteria for an Arts Scholarship

For highly gifted young artists pursuing their first complete Master's degree in Switzerland.

Bachelor's degree (equivalent) obtained by July 31, 2026.

Born after December 31, 1990.

Should not possess a Master's degree.

Date of entering a Swiss music/art school should have been previously submitted.

In case of residence in Switzerland, the entry date must be subsequent to August 1, 2025.

Will be kept for few countries; priority for recent entrants to studying/researching in Switzerland.

ARES Scholarship at Belgium has now invited applications for the intake 2026/27. It is a fully funded Europe scholarship for international professionals and students who can pursue specialized Bachelor's, Master's, and training courses at Belgian universities. The one-year specialized Bachelor's and Master's consist of training courses, which are six months in duration. This program is to specialize in skills and expertise related to development; it is not a course one takes throughout his/her life. ARES Scholarship is funded by the Government of Belgium, i.e., by the Federation of Wallonia-Brussels. The candidates must already possess a Bachelor's or Master's Degree. Information regarding ARES Scholarship in Belgium 2026/27

ARES International Training Scholarships hosted in Belgium is fully funded by Agency for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid (ARES). The deadline for this Short Training Courses, Specialized Bachelors and master's is 19th September 2025

Financial Benefits

The Program Includes:

Round-trip international travel.

Living Allowance.

Visa application fees (bachelor's and specialized master's degrees).

Tuition fees (bachelor's and specialized master's degrees).

Miscellaneous continuing education program-related expenses.

Comprehensive insurance coverage.

A Short Information about the ARES International Training Scholarships

Do you already have a higher education degree? Do you need to gain some professional experience and further develop your capabilities in a field that contributes to world development?

Then the ARES scholarships are an excellent chance! You can apply for:

To be granted an advanced bachelor's or master's degree by studying for one year.

A brief training (two to six months) to further enrich your knowledge.

All of these programs are carried out at top higher education institutions in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation of Belgium. 

Number of Courses

. One Bachelor's Specialized Program.

. Ten Specialized Master's Programs.

. Six continuing training courses.

Eligibility Criteria

Be a resident, employee, and citizen of one of the 31 countries that are partner-eligible in ARES.

Possess a higher education diploma.

Be at least two years experienced in a professional role in an area related to an ARES partner country.

Countries Eligible to apply: 

Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Haiti, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Peru, Philippines, Republic of Guinea (Conakry), Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, the Palestinian Territory, Tunisia, Uganda, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe.

List of Documents Required

List of documents to attach with an application for consideration:

2 academic and/or professional letters of recommendation

Certified copies of the original diplomas

Certified copy of the original transcript for all years

Proof of occupation for the previous 5 years

Certificate of nationality or photocopy of passport

Pre-project (for certain courses – please refer to course-specific admission requirements).

It is possible to apply for an ARES scholarship free of charge. Application can be obtained from the GIRAF platform on the internet. The following is how to apply:

Create an account in GIRAF: In case you do not have one, create an account in Giraf and have it verified by ARES.

So the process to obtain and send in the application form for international training competitive calls through Giraf is:

Obtaining the Application Form

Log in to Giraf

Navigate to "Application for international training"

Visit "My tasks"

Submit an application for competitive calls in order to obtain the form

Filling in and Sending in the Application

Complete the application form

You can save and re-submit the form several times before actually submitting

When you are ready, click on the "Submit my application" button

Post Submission

You'll see the submitted file in "My submitted files"

Can't edit form after submission

The Applications have been announced to apply for the Curtin University RTP Scholarship 2026 in Australia. It is a Fully Funded Scholarship for Domestic and International students to pursue a Master's by Research or PhD by Research at Curtin University. This is a Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Program. Students from across the globe can apply for RTP Scholarship in Curtin University. It is an Australian Government-funded scholarship administered by Curtin. Curtin University is among the Highest Prestigious awards as well as Curtin University is ranked among the Top 1% of Universities globally. More information about the Scholarship requirements, financial support, and application procedure is given below.

Details About Curtin University RTP Scholarship 2026 in Australia

Host Country: Australia

University Name: Curtin University

Duration: 2 years for Master's, 3 years for PhD

Benefits: Fully Funded

RTP Deadline:

18th August 2025

Admission Deadline: 31st October 2025

Financial Benefits

The RTP Scholarship Covers:

Full Cost of Tuition Fees.

Stipend for Living Costs

Allowances for Relocation to Australia.

Eligibility Criteria

The Scholarship is available for International students and Domestic students.

You need to have a Bachelor's Degree.

You need to get an invitation from the Supervisor, then you can apply for the RTP Scholarship and include the acceptance letter.

Once you accept, you can apply for admission.

You can apply for several projects, but you will accept only one.

Complete the admission requirements of Curtin University.

When will the Classes start?

Successful scholarship awardees need to enrol and commence their HDR course no later than 31st March 2026.

How to Apply for Curtin University RTP Scholarship 2026?

Look into the HDR Programs, meet with the supervisor, and obtain an acceptance letter. Then, you may apply online for admission.

Presently application is inviting for the Generation Google Scholarship for the year 2025/26. It's a wonderful chance to fund your education and shape your future at Google. The scholarship will be granted to undergraduate and master students who need funding to support study cost. Google will award a lump sum scholarship prize to winners to enable them to meet their educational objectives. Generation Google Scholarship is available to students from all over the world who are eligible. Google encourages women to apply for the Generation Google Scholarship for Women, a specialized scheme. The scholarship program is available to Asia-Pacific, North America, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), and the Americas students. Applicants from any schooling background are eligible. Details About Generation Google Scholarship 2025/26

Scholarship by: Google

Scholarship Name: Generation Google Scholarship

Who can Apply: Anyone

Deadline: 14th August 2025

Objective of the Scholarship

Generation Google Scholarship grants undergraduate and graduate students who are studying computer science or other technical related fields at accredited U.S. colleges or universities within specified geographic locations. It is intended to grant funding to needy students to help fund their study costs.

To whom can one apply?

The Google Generation Scholarship accepts citizens of these continents/nations. Bachelor's, Master's, and PhD students who are from the following continents are eligible to apply:

Africa

Americas

Asia-Pacific

Australia/Oceania

Europe

Middle East

Google Generation Scholarships Types

GG Scholarship (APAC) Asia Pacific

Scholarship value: $2500

Scholarship Location: Asia Pacific

Who can Apply: Students from Asian and Pacific backgrounds can apply

GG Scholarship (North America)

Scholarship value: 10,000 USD or 5,000 CAD

Scholarship Location: USA & Canada

Who can Apply: USA and Canadian students can apply.

GG Scholarship (EMEA)

Scholarship value: 7,000 Euros

Where: Varies

Who can Apply: Women can apply.

Admission Criteria:

Each Scholarship has different eligibility criteria. So you have to see which scholarship can be used by you.

How to Apply for the Google Generation Scholarship?

Official Link to Google Scholarships is as below.

The applications are now open to apply for the UBD Graduate Research Scholarship 2026. The flagship University of Brunei Darussalam offering a Fully Funded Scholarship to Brunei and International students for undertaking their Master's or PhD Degree. Registrations are going on for the January 2026 intake. No application charge, and every National is qualified to apply for the UBD Graduate Scholarship. Don't let this opportunity slip through your fingers to finish your education in an oil-exporting country with a plenty of high-paying jobs in the Oil and Gas, IT, Healthcare and Medicine, Construction, and Finance industries. Further information regarding the requirements of the UBD Graduate Research Scholarship and the application Process follows.

Details About UBD Graduate Research Scholarship 2026 in Brunei

Host Country: Brunei

University Name: University of Brunei Darussalam

Degree Level: Master's, PhD

Financial Benefits: Fully Funded

Deadline: 10th August 2025

Financial Benefits

The UBD Graduate Research Scholarship Includes:

Return Economy class Air Ticket

Full Tuition Fee

Registration Fee

Monthly Allowance

Free on-campus accommodation

Funding for the Research

Visa Fees

Graduate Degree Courses

Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education (SHBIE)

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS)

Faculty of Science (FOS)

UBD School of Business and Economics (UBDSBE)

PAPRSB Institute of Health Science (IHS)

Faculty of Integrated Technologies (FIT)

Academy of Brunei Studies (APB)

Centre for Advanced Material and Energy Sciences (CAMES)

Institute of Policy Studies (IPS)

Institute of Asian Studies

Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Centre for Islamic Studies

Eligibility Criteria

All citizens can apply for the scholarship.

The candidates should not be more than 30 years of age at the time of application.

For PhD Programmes: Generally, a Master's degree from an approved university in the related field.

For Master's Programmes: Usually require a suitable Bachelor's degree with Honors (Second Class and above) or equivalent from a reputable university.

The applicants should fulfill the English Language Requirements.

A research proposal should be submitted.

The candidates should have attained their latest degree not more than 5 years prior to application for the scholarship at UBD.

Documents Required

Applicants' Identity.

O Level, A Level, HND, etc. academic certificates

University transcripts

English Proficiency certificate (IELTS, TOEFL, BEC, etc.)

Security clearance letter (for foreign candidates)

Employer's letter of consent (for in-service candidates working in private/government institutions outside MOE & MRA)

English version of non-English documents certified.

How to Apply for the UBD Graduate Research Scholarship 2026?

You apply online. Apply online through the UBD Online application system. Upload documents. Answer all the questions

Institutions and universities in Maharashtra have been asked to refresh their institutional and course related data on the MahaDBT portal so that the correct government scholarship schemes can be implemented for the academic year of 2025-26.

Higher Education Director Shailendra Deolankar directed all higher education institutions on July 30 to upload correct information about course fees, as per fee structures sanctioned by the State Government and concerned universities. Supporting documents of fee approvals should also be uploaded on the MahaDBT portal.

The Maharashtra government offers several scholarship schemes via the MahaDBT platform, comprising 14 schemes by the Directorate of Higher Education. For scholarship application by students, it is mandatory that the relevant college or university account on the portal remains updated.

Institutions are to supply details like name of college, address, clerk and principal's names and telephone numbers, courses being offered, and the related fees. Updating this facility went into effect since June 17.

Higher Education Director Shailendra Deolankar stated "Benefit under the schemes operated by the Department of Social Justice and Special Assistance is provided for 16 categories of extra fees. But only 10 elements are made available on the MahaDBT portal. Therefore, colleges need to make sure they post complete fee details, including extra fees. If there is any modification in the fee structure by the concerned authority, institutions should update those changes on the portal.".

Scholarships will be made available solely based on fee and course data submitted by the institutions. Hence, colleges need to make sure that all the data provided is correct. The deadline for submitting latest course and fee data is december 1, 2025. The data has to be signed off by the concerned regional Joint Director, the admissions fee committee, and the fee regulatory authority.

While entering fee details, the institutions have to give data for a duration of up to two years from the actual course duration. After the department approves the fee structure submitted, it will be made available on the MahaDBT portal, and changes will not be permitted any further.

Authorities have underscored that any inaccuracy or outdated data would result in disqualification of deserving students from receiving scholarship benefits, thus accuracy and timely revision considerably necessary.

 

In a major breakthrough, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Uttar Pradesh has nabbed one of the prime accused in the now-sun-back ₹2.74-crore Hathras scholarship scam, almost 14 years after the alleged misappropriation happened.

Rajesh Kumar, alias Rajiv Gupta, the manager of Shri Krishna PG College in Hathras, was arrested by the Etah EOW team on July 30. His arrest is a milestone in the case of the scam involving the 2009-10 academic session in which scholarship money for backward class students from Class 8 to postgraduate level was purportedly embezzled by a ring of private college managers and officials.

However, the fraud was unearthed ₹2.74 crore of government money that was sanctioned to provide education for poor children. On March 8, 2011, the complaint was first filed against Rajesh Kumar and others at the Mursan police station in Hathras under sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Indian Penal Code for criminal conspiracy, cheating, forgery, and breach of trust.

Having accusations of a wider corruption network, the case was transferred to the Economic Offences Wing on April 24, 2014, having being investigated by district officials initially.

EOW officers disclosed that 33 people—seven government servants and 26 private individuals—have been booked so far in the case. With the arrest of Rajesh Kumar, 11 people have been held so far. Plans are afoot to track down and arrest the remaining 22 accused, who are still on the run.

This arrest follows the state's ongoing tightening of the noose on financial malpractices in the education sector, especially schemes meant for disadvantaged communities. The authorities claim the probe is being expedited to ensure justice is served in a case that has seen over a decade of delays.

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