PhD scholarships

Applicants must: Be an Indian citizen; Be currently pursuing or have recently completed (within 6 months) a UG, PG or PhD in Science or Technology; Have a minimum 60% aggregate or 6.32 CGPA on a 10-point scale; Meet the semester requirement for their course — BE/BTech: completed 6th semester; ME/MTech: completed 1st semester; BSc/Diploma: final year only; MSc: completed 1st semester; PhD: completed coursework.

Applicants must: Be a permanent resident of a North Eastern state and an Indian national; Be studying at diploma, bachelor's, master's or M.Phil/PhD level in India; Meet the eligibility of the previous qualifying examination. Considered only in the year the course begins; later years are renewals.

Post-Matric Scholarship for SC Students

Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment

Applicants must: Belong to the Scheduled Caste (SC) community with a valid caste/community certificate; Be enrolled in a recognised post-matric course from Class 11 onward (including diploma, UG, PG, PhD); Have annual family income not exceeding ₹2,50,000.

Applicants must: Belong to a Scheduled Tribe; Be pursuing higher education at the level covered by the scheme; Meet the income limit and other conditions in the scheme guidelines on the NSP.

Applicants must: Be a female student domiciled in Himachal Pradesh who passed Class 12 from the HP Board of School Education (Science, Arts or Commerce); Be a regular student in an academic, professional or technical course at a recognised institution; Meet the income limit and other conditions in the scheme guidelines on the NSP.

Applicants must: Be a Karnataka domicile from a minority community (Muslim, Christian, Jain, Buddhist, Sikh, Parsi or Jewish); Be pursuing a full-time Master's or post-doctorate at an overseas university for 2026-27; Be aged 40 or under; Have family income not exceeding ₹16,00,000; Have at least 60% in the last qualifying degree; Have admission to a QS Top 500 university (Top 100 for PG Medical or Law). Aadhaar-NPCI bank mapping is mandatory.

Applicants must: Hold a master's or equivalent degree (to be completed by 31 July 2027; 30 June 2027 for ETH Zurich); Be born after 31 December 1991; Have the support of a Swiss academic supervisor for the research project; Apply online through the GO ESKAS portal — email or paper applications are not accepted.

Applicants must: Be applying for a postgraduate course at the University of Cambridge and indicate interest in Gates Cambridge funding on their application; Submit the scholarship-specific questions and a Gates Cambridge reference (PhD applicants also submit a research proposal). The deadline depends on your course — 8 December 2026 or 6 January 2027, as shown under 'Course Funding Deadline' in the Cambridge Course Directory. The earlier date is shown here.

Applicants must: Be an international student applying for a postgraduate course at the University of Cambridge; Submit the complete application by the 'Course Funding Deadline' shown in the Cambridge Course Directory (8 December 2026 or 6 January 2027, 23:59 UK time; the earlier date is shown here) and indicate that funding is needed.