Scholarships for Developing Countries

Application opens for partial and fully funded scholarships for developing countries students every year. This includes undergraduate, masters and PhD scholarships

If you are a citizen of a developing country, there are numerous scholarship opportunities for you to take advantage of. That is if you meet the eligibility criteria.

Countries Offering Scholarship to Other Developing Countries

There are several leading countries of the world where either their government, a religious body or Philanthropists in their country, award scholarships to excellent students from developing countries to pursue university or college education at an undergraduate or postgraduate level.

  • The United States of America
  • Germany
  • United Kingdom
  • France
  • Switzerland
  • Belgium
  • Canada
  • Sweden
  • Russia
  • The Netherlands
  • Czech Republic
  • Austria
  • Ireland
  • Japan
  • New Zealand
  • Italy
  • China
  • South Korea
  • Singapore

Nationals of developing countries who have successfully completed their undergraduate studies with excellent grades and are desirous of postgraduate MSc or Ph.D. degree can go ahead to obtain them.

Below is a list of the most recent undergraduate, master or PhD scholarship for developing countries.

LSHTM Commonwealth Shared Scholarships 2024/2025 for Students from Developing Commonwealth Countries

LSHTM Commonwealth Shared Scholarships 2024/2025: This year, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is offering SIX awards. FOUR for MSc Public Health for Eye Care programme and TWO for MSc Public Health for Development programme. Application Deadline: 14th December 2023. Eligible Commonwealth countries: Bangladesh, Cameroon, Eswatini, The Gambia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, … Read more

American College of Surgeons International Scholarships for Surgical Education 2024

The American College of Surgeons Division of Education and International Relations Committee are pleased to announce two international scholarships focused on surgical education. Application Deadline: 15th January 2024. Eligible Fields of Study: Medicine-related fields About Award: These awards, in the amount of $10,000 each, provide young faculty members from countries other than the United States and Canada with … Read more

Ashinaga Fully-funded Undergraduate Scholarships 2024 for Orphans from Sub-Saharan African Countries

Ashinaga, Japan-based non-profit organization offers scholarships to students from select African countries to study for undergraduate degrees at the world’s leading universities in countries such as Japan, US, UK etc Application Deadline: 19th January 2024 Eligible Field of Study: courses offered at candidate’s choice higher institution To be taken at (country): Higher institutions outside of Africa, … Read more

University of Birmingham Commonwealth Shared Scholarships for Developing Commonwealth Countries 2024/2025

IDD is pleased to announce that the University has secured two Commonwealth Shared Scholarships for 2024/2025 study.  Application Deadline: 14th December 2023 Offered Annually? Yes Eligible Countries: Bangladesh, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Dominica, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, … Read more

Commonwealth Shared Scholarships 2024/2025 for Students from Developing Countries to Study in UK

The CSC is offering the Commonwealth Shared Scholarships 2024/2025 for Masters Students from Commonwealth Countries to study in UK Universities. This is different from the Commonwealth Scholarship. Application Deadline: 14th December 2023 16.00 (GMT) Offered annually? Yes Eligible Countries: BangladeshBelizeBotswanaCameroonDominicaEswatiniFijiGabonGhanaGrenadaGuyanaIndiaJamaicaKenyaKiribatiLesothoMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMauritiusMontserratMozambiqueNamibiaNauruNigeriaPakistanPapua New GuineaRwandaSaint HelenaSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and The GrenadinesSamoaSierra LeoneSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSri LankaTanzaniaThe GambiaTogoTongaTuvaluUgandaVanuatuZambia To be taken … Read more

King’s College London Commonwealth Shared Scholarships 2024/2025 for Students from Developing Countries

3 awards are available for 2024/25 to support students from least developed and lower middle-income Commonwealth countries, for full-time study on selected Master’s programmes at King’s. Application Deadline: 14th December 2023 About the Award: Commonwealth Shared Scholarships are for candidates from least developed and lower middle-income Commonwealth countries, for full-time Master’s study on selected courses, … Read more

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