South Korea·GovernmentGlobal Korea Scholarship (GKS) 2027
National Institute for International Education (NIIED), Government of the Republic of Korea
Full Ride
Bachelor'sMaster'sPhD
Open·Next: September – October
Scholarships
Scholarships for Kyrgyz students
786 awards on this page accept Kyrgyz applicants. 285 cover tuition in full.
- awards open to you
- 786 awards open to you
- cover tuition in full
- 285 cover tuition in full
- host countries
- 86 host countries
Last update
In short
- 786 awards on this page accept Kyrgyz applicants. 285 cover tuition in full.
- Universities fund most of it themselves, deciding the award alongside the admission rather than separately.
- France hosts more of them than any other destination, at 67. The remainder spread across 85 countries, most carrying one or two awards.
- 4 close within four months. The rest run annually, and a missed window costs a year.
- 641 set no nationality condition at all. Degree level and closing dates rule out more Kyrgyz applicants than nationality does.
Funding by the numbers
786
Awards open to you
285
Cover tuition in full
99
Pay a living stipend
86
Host countries
4
Closing within 4 months
Where Kyrgyz students go
An award pays for the country it names and nowhere else. This is where the 786 awards on this page will actually send you.
France67 awardsGermany57 awardsItaly57 awardsUnited Kingdom53 awardsSpain43 awardsNetherlands34 awardsJapan32 awardsSouth Korea30 awardsSweden28 awardsTürkiye26 awardsSwitzerland25 awardsUnited Arab Emirates25 awardsBelgium24 awardsIndia23 awardsPortugal23 awardsSaudi Arabia23 awardsPoland20 awardsSingapore18 awardsFinland17 awardsIsrael17 awardsNew Zealand17 awardsAustria16 awardsTaiwan16 awardsMalaysia15 awardsCyprus12 awardsCzech Republic12 awardsHong Kong12 awardsIndonesia12 awardsAustralia11 awardsChina11 awardsIreland11 awardsQatar11 awardsRomania11 awardsHungary10 awardsThailand9 awardsUnited States9 awardsCanada8 awardsGreece8 awardsRussia8 awardsAzerbaijan7 awardsEgypt7 awardsLithuania7 awardsVietnam7 awardsDenmark6 awardsJordan6 awardsLebanon6 awardsSlovenia6 awardsBahrain4 awardsKuwait4 awardsMacau4 awardsOman4 awardsAlbania3 awardsBulgaria3 awardsEstonia3 awardsGeorgia3 awardsKazakhstan3 awardsNorway3 awardsPhilippines3 awardsSlovakia3 awardsSouth Africa3 awardsUganda3 awardsArmenia2 awardsBosnia and Herzegovina2 awardsBrunei2 awardsLatvia2 awardsMalta2 awardsMoldova2 awardsNorth Macedonia2 awardsPakistan2 awardsSerbia2 awardsUkraine2 awardsAlgeria1 awardBangladesh1 awardBelarus1 awardBrunei Darussalam1 awardCameroon1 awardCroatia1 awardHong Kong SAR1 awardKenya1 awardLuxembourg1 awardMongolia1 awardMorocco1 awardNepal1 awardNigeria1 awardSri Lanka1 awardUzbekistan1 award
Every scholarship open to Kyrgyz students
Government awards (195)
National governments and their agencies. The biggest budgets sit here, and so do the earliest deadlines. Some ask you to come home for a set period after you graduate.
South Korea·Government
China·GovernmentCSC Scholarship 2026-2027
China Scholarship Council (CSC), Ministry of Education of China
Full Ride
Bachelor'sMaster'sPhD
Open·Next: January – April
Türkiye·GovernmentTurkiye Burslari 2027
Republic of Turkey, Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities (YTB)
Full Ride
Bachelor'sMaster'sPhD
Open·Closes Feb 20, 2027
United Kingdom·GovernmentChevening Scholarship 2027-2028
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), UK Government
Full Ride
Master's
Open·Next: Usually closes in October
Japan·GovernmentMEXT Scholarship 2027
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Government of Japan
Full Ride
Bachelor'sMaster'sPhD+1
Open·Next: April – May
Hungary·GovernmentStipendium Hungaricum Scholarship 2026-2027
Hungarian Government, managed by Tempus Public Foundation
Full Ride
Bachelor'sMaster'sPhD
Open·Next: Around November
United States·GovernmentFulbright Foreign Student Program 2027-2028
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Full Ride
Master'sPhD
Open·Next: Varies by programme
Ireland·GovernmentGovernment of Ireland International Education Scholarship (GOI-IES) 2026
Government of Ireland, managed by the Higher Education Authority (HEA)
Full Ride
Master'sPhD
Open·Next: Around January
Malaysia·GovernmentMalaysia International Scholarship (MIS) 2026
Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), Government of Malaysia
Full Ride
Master'sPhD
Open·Next: Usually closes in March
United States·GovernmentJoint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP) 2026-2027
Government of Japan, administered by the World Bank
Full Ride
Master'sPhD
Open·Next: January – May
Romania·GovernmentRomanian Government Scholarships 2026-2027
Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)
Full Ride
Bachelor'sMaster'sPhD
Open·Next: Check with the funder
Russia·GovernmentRussian Government Scholarship (Russia Quota)
Government of the Russian Federation (Rossotrudnichestvo)
Full Ride
Bachelor'sMaster'sPhD
Open·Next: Around 15 December
Egypt·GovernmentAl-Azhar Al-Sharif Scholarship for International Students
Al-Azhar Al-Sharif / Government of Egypt
Full Ride
Bachelor'sMaster'sPhD
Open·Next: Dates announced each year
Kazakhstan·GovernmentKazakhstan Government Scholarship for Foreign Citizens
Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Full Ride
Bachelor'sMaster'sPhD
Open·Next: Dates announced each year
Türkiye·GovernmentTürkiye Scholarships - Undergraduate Programme
YTB
Full Ride
Bachelor's
Open·Next: 10 January – 20 February
Brunei·GovernmentBrunei Darussalam Government Scholarship (BDGS)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brunei Darussalam
Full Ride
Bachelor'sMaster's
Open·Next: 15 December 2025
Türkiye·GovernmentTürkiye Scholarships - Master's Programme
YTB
Full Ride
Master's
Open·Next: January – February
Indonesia·GovernmentKNB Scholarship (Indonesia) 2026
Government of Indonesia (Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology)
Full Ride
Bachelor'sMaster'sPhD
Open·Next: Around February
Saudi Arabia·GovernmentStudy in Saudi Arabia Scholarship Platform
Ministry of Education, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Full Ride
Bachelor'sMaster'sPhD
Open·Next: Around May
Romania·GovernmentRomania Government Scholarships (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (with the Ministry of Education)
Full Ride
Bachelor'sMaster'sPhD
Open·Next: 16 February – 31 March
Spain·GovernmentErasmus Mundus Joint Master in Artificial Intelligence (EMAI)
European Commission (Erasmus Mundus)
Full Ride
Master's
Open·Next: November – December
India·GovernmentIndia ICCR Scholarship 2026
Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), Government of India
Full Ride
Bachelor'sMaster'sPhD
Open·Next: Usually closes in spring
Taiwan·GovernmentTaiwan ICDF Scholarship 2026
Taiwan International Cooperation and Development Fund (TaiwanICDF)
Full Ride
Bachelor'sMaster'sPhD
Open·Next: Check with the funder
Kenya·GovernmentPan-African University Scholarship 2026-2027
African Union (Pan-African University)
Full Ride
Master'sPhD
Open·Next: November – December
University awards (505)
Run by the university itself and usually decided alongside your admission, so the course application comes first and the money follows it.
·University
Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters 2027-2028
European Union (Erasmus+ Programme)
Full Ride
Master's
Open·Next: October – January
Singapore·UniversitySINGA Scholarship 2027
Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) in collaboration with NUS, NTU, SUTD, SMU, and SIT
Full Ride
PhD
Open·Next: June – December
Saudi Arabia·UniversityKFUPM Graduate Scholarship 2026
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM)
Full Ride
Master'sPhD
Open·Next: 5 April 2026
South Korea·UniversityKAIST International Student Scholarship 2027
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Full Ride
Master'sPhD
Open·Next: April – May
United States·UniversityKnight-Hennessy Scholars 2027
Stanford University
Full Ride
Master'sPhDMBA+2
Open·Closes Oct 6, 2026
United Kingdom·UniversityRhodes Scholarship 2027
Rhodes Trust, University of Oxford
Full Ride
Master'sPhD
Open·Next: Varies by programme
Saudi Arabia·UniversityKAUST Fellowship 2026
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Full Ride
Master'sPhD
Open·Next: No fixed deadline
Australia·UniversityAdelaide University Research Scholarship (AURS) 2027
University of Adelaide, Adelaide
Full Ride
Master'sPhD
Open·Next: October – March
United Arab Emirates·UniversityMBZUAI Scholarship 2026
Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI)
Full Ride
Master'sPhD
Open·Next: November – December
Switzerland·UniversityETH Zurich Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme (ESOP)
ETH Zurich
Full Ride
Master's
Open·Next: 30 November
Saudi Arabia·UniversityPrincess Nourah University External Scholarship (Female International Students)
Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University
Full Ride
Bachelor's
Open·Next: Dates announced each year
United Arab Emirates·UniversityMBZUAI Graduate Scholarship (MSc & PhD)
Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence
Full Ride
Master'sPhD
Open·Next: 15 November
South Korea·UniversityEwha Global Partnership Program (EGPP)
Ewha Woman’s University
Full Ride
Bachelor'sMaster'sPhD
Open·Next: Dates announced each year
Singapore·UniversityNTU Research Scholarship
Nanyang Technological University Singapore
Full Ride
Master'sPhD
Open·Next: Dates announced each year
Saudi Arabia·UniversityKing Saud University External Scholarship (Non-Saudi, Resident Abroad)
King Saud University
Full Ride
Bachelor'sMaster'sPhD
Open·Next: March – May
South Korea·UniversityPOSTECH Graduate Scholarship for International Students
Pohang University of Science and Technology
Full Ride
Master'sPhD
Open·Next: Automatic when you apply
Saudi Arabia·UniversityKing Abdulaziz University Scholarship for International Students
King Abdulaziz University
Full Ride
Bachelor'sMaster'sPhD
Open·Next: Dates announced each year
Australia·UniversityUNSW Scientia PhD Scholarship 2026
UNSW Sydney
Full Ride
PhD
Open·Next: Check with the funder
Saudi Arabia·UniversityTaibah University Scholarship for International Students
Taibah University
Full Ride
Bachelor's
Open·Next: Dates announced each year
South Korea·UniversityUNIST Graduate Scholarship for International Students
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Full Ride
Master'sPhD
Open·Next: Automatic when you apply
Australia·UniversityUniversity of Queensland Research Training Scholarship 2026
The University of Queensland
Full Ride
Master'sPhD
Open·Next: Multiple rounds a year
Saudi Arabia·UniversityQassim University Scholarship for International Students
Qassim University
Full Ride
Bachelor'sMaster'sPhD
Open·Next: May – June
Qatar·UniversityQatar University International Students Scholarship
Qatar University
Full Ride
Bachelor's
Open·Next: Usually closes in March
United States·UniversityYale World Fellows 2027
Yale University
Full Ride
Open·Next: Usually closes in autumn
Private awards (44)
Foundations, companies and non-profits. Eligibility is usually narrower here, which cuts both ways: fewer people qualify, so fewer people apply.
Canada·PrivateMcCall MacBain Scholarships 2027
McCall MacBain Foundation
Full Ride
Master's
Open·Next: 1 June 2026
South Korea·PrivateSamsung Global Sungkyun Scholarship
Samsung
Full Ride
Bachelor's
Open·Next: Automatic when you apply
Portugal·PrivateChampalimaud International Neuroscience Doctoral Programme (INDP)
Champalimaud Foundation
Full Ride
PhD
Open·Next: Dates announced each year
Norway·PrivateBI Presidential Master's Scholarship
BI Norwegian Business School
Full Ride
Master's
Open·Next: 1 March
South Korea·PrivatePOSCO Asia Fellowship
POSCO TJ Park Foundation
Full Ride
Master'sPhD
Open·Next: Around February
Jordan·PrivateAbdulla Al Ghurair STEM Scholars Program
Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education
Full Ride
Bachelor'sMaster's
Open·Next: Dates announced each year
Azerbaijan·PrivateFull Scholarship for Postgraduate Female Students at Khazar University
Nailekhanim Foundation
Full Ride
Master'sPhD
Open·Next: February – June
Egypt·PrivateZewail City CIB Foundation Scholarship
CIB Foundation
Full Tuition
Bachelor's
Open·Next: April – June
Norway·PrivateBI Master of Science International Scholarship
BI Norwegian Business School
Full Tuition
Master's
Open·Next: 1 March
Switzerland·PrivateIMD MBA BackPack Scholarship for Women
IMD Business School (BackPack Foundation)
Full Tuition
MBA
Open·Next: 14 July
Georgia·PrivateBank of Georgia Scholarship at Georgian Technical University
Bank of Georgia
Full Tuition
Bachelor's
Open·Next: Dates announced each year
Spain·Private"la Caixa" Foundation Doctoral INPhINIT Fellowships – Incoming
"la Caixa" Foundation (Fundación "la Caixa")
Tuition + living costs
PhD
Open·Next: January – May
Israel·PrivateAzrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship
The Azrieli Foundation
NIS 14,000
PhD
Open·Next: 11 November 2026
Spain·Private"la Caixa" Foundation Doctoral INPhINIT Fellowships – Retaining
"la Caixa" Foundation (Fundación "la Caixa")
Tuition + living costs
PhD
Open·Next: February – May
Israel·PrivateAzrieli International Visiting PhD Fellowship
The Azrieli Foundation
NIS 12,000 a month
PhD
Open·Next: April – May
Japan·PrivateMitsubishi Corporation International Scholarship
Mitsubishi Corporation
¥120,000
Bachelor'sMaster'sPhD
Open·Next: January – February
Japan·PrivateHonjo International Scholarship Foundation Scholarship for Foreign Students
Honjo International Scholarship Foundation
¥180,000
Master'sPhD
Open·Next: 1 September – 31 October
Japan·PrivatePanasonic Scholarship Asia
Panasonic Holdings Corporation
¥150,000 a month
Master's
Open·Next: Dates announced each year
India·PrivateAshoka University Need-Based Financial Aid
Ashoka University
Full tuition
Bachelor'sMaster's
Open·Next: Dates announced each year
India·PrivateShiv Nadar University Scholarships
Shiv Nadar University (Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence)
100% off tuition
Bachelor's
Open·Next: Dates announced each year
Czech Republic·PrivateAnglo-American University Prague Scholarships
Anglo-American University
10–100% off tuition
Bachelor'sMaster's
Open·Next: No fixed deadline
India·PrivateISB Merit Waiver (PGP)
Indian School of Business (ISB)
Full tuition
Master's
Open·Next: Automatic when you apply
India·PrivateSharda University Global Ambassador Scholarship
Sharda University
Full tuition
Bachelor'sMaster'sPhD
Open·Next: Dates announced each year
India·PrivateAshoka University Special Merit & Achievers' Scholarships
Ashoka University
Up to 100% off tuition
Bachelor's
Open·Next: Dates announced each year
NGO awards (36)
Foundations, companies and non-profits. Eligibility is usually narrower here, which cuts both ways: fewer people qualify, so fewer people apply.
United Kingdom·NGOGates Cambridge Scholarship 2027
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, administered by the Gates Cambridge Trust at the University of Cambridge
Full Ride
Master'sPhD
Open·Next: October – January
China·NGOSchwarzman Scholars 2027-2028
Schwarzman Scholars Foundation, hosted at Tsinghua University
Full Ride
Master's
Open·Next: May – September
United Kingdom·NGOAllan & Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust Scholarship 2026
Allan & Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust
Full Ride
Master's
Open·Next: April – June
·NGO
OFID Scholarship Award 2026
OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund)
Full Ride
Master's
Open·Next: Dates announced each year
United States·NGORotary Peace Fellowship 2027-2028
The Rotary Foundation (Rotary International)
Full Ride
Master's
Open·Next: Usually closes in February
United Kingdom·NGOFelix Scholarship
The Felix Scholarship Trust
Full Ride
Master'sPhD
Open·Next: Around January
Poland·NGOLane Kirkland Scholarship Program
Leaders of Change Foundation
Full Ride
Master's
Open·Next: 1 March
Sweden·NGORotary Peace Fellowship (Uppsala University)
The Rotary Foundation
Full Ride
Master's
Open·Next: Around 15 May
China·NGOANSO Scholarship for Young Talents (CAS-ANSO Scholarship)
Alliance of International Science Organizations (ANSO)
Full Ride
masterphd
Open·Next: 15 October 2025
Russia·NGOOpen Doors: Russian Scholarship Project
Association of Global Universities (Global Universities)
Full Tuition
Bachelor'sMaster'sPhD
Open·Next: 20 August – 1 November
Singapore·NGOLKYSPP-Hinrich Global Trade Leader Scholarship
Hinrich Foundation
Full Tuition
Master's
Open·Next: Several rounds a year
Germany·NGOKonrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Scholarships 2026
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. (KAS)
€992–1,400 a month
Master'sPhD
Open·Next: 15 July
Germany·NGORosa Luxemburg Foundation Scholarship for International Students
Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung (Rosa Luxemburg Foundation)
Monthly stipend
Master'sPhD
Open·Next: 1 October
Germany·NGOHanns Seidel Foundation Scholarship for International Students
Hanns Seidel Foundation (Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung, HSS)
€1,450
Master'sPhD
Open·Next: 15 January
Canada·NGOPierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarship 2026
Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation
$20,000–50,000 a year
PhD
Open·Next: Check with the funder
Germany·NGOHeinrich Boell Foundation Scholarship for International Students
Heinrich Boell Foundation (Heinrich-Boell-Stiftung)
Varies by university
Master'sPhD
Open·Next: 1 September
Germany·NGOKonrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Scholarship for International Students
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS)
€992 a month
Bachelor'sMaster'sPhD
Open·Next: 15 July
Germany·NGOFriedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Scholarship for International Students
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES)
€992 a month
Master'sPhD
Open·Next: 30 November
Germany·NGOFriedrich Naumann Foundation Scholarship for International Students
Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung fuer die Freiheit)
€861
Master's
Open·Next: 30 April
Germany·NGOKAAD Scholarship Programme for International Students
KAAD
Monthly stipend
Master'sPhD
Open·Next: Varies by programme
Germany·NGOYou and Europe Scholarship Programme
Alfred Toepfer Stiftung & Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes
€300
Master's
Open·Next: Around February
Japan·NGORotary Yoneyama Memorial Foundation Scholarship
Rotary Yoneyama Memorial Foundation
¥100,000
Bachelor'sMaster'sPhD
Open·Next: Around October
Multiple European countries·NGO
Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds PhD Fellowship
Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds
Monthly stipend
PhD
Open·Next: Three rounds a year
Switzerland·NGOETH Zurich Excellence Scholarship 2027
ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) and the ETH Zurich Foundation
Tuition waiver
Master's
Open·Next: Usually closes in November
other awards (6)
Foundations, companies and non-profits. Eligibility is usually narrower here, which cuts both ways: fewer people qualify, so fewer people apply.
PhilippinesADB-Japan Scholarship Program at AIM
Asian Development Bank
Full Ride
Master's
Open·Next: Dates announced each year
Multiple European countries
Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program
World Bank (JJ/WBGSP)
Full Ride
Master's
Open·Next: January – February
Multiple European countries
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Networks
European Commission (Horizon Europe - MSCA)
Living costs
PhD
Open·Next: No fixed deadline
ItalyEUI Special Doctoral Fellowships
European University Institute
€1,650
PhD
Open·Next: Usually closes in January
Czech RepublicJCMM Scholarship for English Master's Programmes at Brno University of Technology
South Moravian Centre for International Mobility (JCMM)
€1,500
Master's
Open·Next: Around 30 April
SpainBarcelona School of Economics (BSE) Master's Scholarships
Barcelona School of Economics (BSE)
Fully funded
Master's
Open·Next: 15 January
Degree levels this money covers
Master's555Bachelor's347PhD319MBA19Language9Postdoctoral3
Questions Kyrgyz students ask
Can Kyrgyz students actually get these scholarships?
641 of the 786 awards here set no nationality condition, so a Kyrgyz passport is not what decides them. What decides them is the degree level, the subject, and whether your documents arrive before the window shuts.
Where can you study on them?
France carries the most, with 67. Beyond that the awards spread across 85 other countries. None of them travels: an award pays for the country it names, so pick the destination first and work back to the money.
What is different about the government-funded ones?
They tend to pay more — usually tuition plus something to live on — and they cost more to apply for in time. Expect one window a year, a nomination step or an embassy in the middle of it, and several months between applying and hearing back. Some also ask you to come home for a period after you graduate.
When should you start applying?
Six to twelve months before you want to start. Only 11 of these 786 awards publish a fixed date; the rest announce one cycle at a time, so the useful habit is checking the funder's own page rather than waiting to be told.
Does applying cost anything?
No. None of the scholarships listed here charges a fee to apply. The university you are applying to may charge its own application fee, which is a separate thing set by the institution, not by whoever is funding the award.