2998 Scholarships for International Students
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| Degree level | Recipients |
|---|---|
| Bachelor’s | 304 |
| Master’s | 1014 |
| Ph.D. | 268 |
Scholarship Recipients and Featured Scholarships — Bachelor’s
| Recipients per nationality | Nationalities / reported countries of origin |
|---|---|
| 35 | Indonesia |
| 21 | Vietnam |
| 20 | Pakistan |
| 16 | India |
| 15 | Bangladesh |
| 11 | Thailand |
| 9 | Nigeria |
| 8 | Malaysia |
| 7 | Kazakhstan, Türkiye |
| 5 | Cambodia |
| 4 | Afghanistan, Argentina, Georgia, Ghana, Kenya, Mongolia, Peru, Uzbekistan |
| 3 | Azerbaijan, China, Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore |
| 2 | Belize, Brazil, Cambodian, Cameroon, Colombia, Ecuador, Kosovo, Lesotho, Nicaragua, Palestine, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Spain, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Ukraine, Yemen, Zimbabwe |
| 1 | Belarus, Benin, Bhutan, Bhutanese, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Canada, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Fiji, Greece, Iraq, Jordan, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mozambique, Nepal, Paraguay, Poland, Samoa, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States, Venezuela |
| Subject category | Recipients |
|---|---|
| Engineering and Technology | 73 |
| Business and Economics | 67 |
| Social Sciences | 45 |
| Computer Science and Data Science | 39 |
| Natural Sciences and Mathematics | 29 |
| Medicine and Health | 20 |
| Agriculture and Environmental Studies | 9 |
| Humanities | 9 |
| Arts and Design | 4 |
| Law | 3 |
| Education | 1 |
| Scholarship | Recipients |
|---|---|
| Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) | 27 |
| Stipendium Hungaricum | 22 |
| Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship | 8 |
| Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship | 7 |
| Melbourne International Undergraduate Scholarship | 7 |
| Karen McKellin International Leader of Tomorrow Award | 6 |
| Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program | 6 |
| University of Bristol Think Big Scholarships | 6 |
| Samsung Global Hope Scholarships | 4 |
| UCL Global Undergraduate Scholarship | 4 |
| Recipient | Scholarship | Institution and destination | Funded degree/program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pranav Abhyankar (completed May 2026) — India | Louie Barozzi International Scholarship; Intel Andy Grove Scholarship; Global Spartan Scholarship; Silicon Valley Engineering Scholarship; Davidson Student Scholar Award | San Jose State University; United States | Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering Technology, Computer Networks and Systems Management |
| Eunice Chon (2021 scholarship selection) — United States | Harvard full-ride scholarship; Coca-Cola Scholarship; The Gates Scholarship; Jack Kent Cooke College Scholarship | Harvard College; United States | Bachelor’s in History of Science; Philosophy |
| Muhammad Rayhansyah Jasin (completed 2024) — Indonesia | Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Tuition Reduction Scholarship; JASSO Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarship; JEES Makita Jinichi Scholarship; Oita Koutsu Bus Scholarship | Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University; Japan | Bachelor’s in Social Sciences in International Relations |
| Munkh-Erdene Munkhbat (2023–2027 (estimated)) — Mongolia | Samsung Global Hope Scholarship; Korea–Mongolia Foundation grant; Campus work-study scholarship | Seoul National University; Korea; South Korea | Bachelor’s in Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Dulatkhan Janisbekov — Uzbekistan | Belt and Road Scholarship; CUHK Faculty Scholarship; Morningside College Scholarship | The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Hong Kong | Bachelor’s in Information Engineering |
| Emma Craig — South Africa | Engineering Entrance Scholarship; Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship; Klaus-Jürgen Bathe Scholarship | University of Cape Town; South Africa | Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering, Bioprocess focus |
| Satvik Khurana (2022–present in narrative (fourth year)) — India | International Major Entrance Scholarship; Bachelor of Commerce Scholarship; Outstanding International Student Award | University of British Columbia, Sauder School of Business; Canada | Bachelor’s in Commerce, Finance specialization |
| Watcharadet Kaewman — Thailand | Undergraduate scholarship supporting Chemistry at Prince of Songkhla University | Prince of Songkhla University; Thailand | Bachelor’s in Chemistry |
Funding Reported by Recipients — Bachelor’s
| Recipient and funded degree/program | Scholarship/funding source | Reported support |
|---|---|---|
| Pranav Abhyankar Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering Technology, Computer Networks and Systems Management | Louie Barozzi International Scholarship; Intel Andy Grove Scholarship; Global Spartan Scholarship; Silicon Valley Engineering Scholarship; Davidson Student Scholar Award | Louie Barozzi International Scholarship $1,500 research grant |
| Eunice Chon Bachelor’s in History of Science; Philosophy | Harvard full-ride scholarship; Coca-Cola Scholarship; The Gates Scholarship; Jack Kent Cooke College Scholarship | Harvard full-ride scholarship Harvard full-ride support, with Coca-Cola, Gates and Jack Kent Cooke College scholarships. Gates support met remaining attendance costs after other aid. |
| Muhammad Rayhansyah Jasin Bachelor’s in Social Sciences in International Relations | Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Tuition Reduction Scholarship; JASSO Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarship; JEES Makita Jinichi Scholarship; Oita Koutsu Bus Scholarship | JASSO monthly receipt October2020–September2024 |
| Banu Keikina Bachelor’s in Biological Sciences | G30 Undergraduate Programs Scholarship; JASSO Scholarship; Faculty of Science Encouragement Award; Nakamura-Usui Prize for International Students | G30: full tuition and JPY500,000 annually for four years; JASSO: JPY30,000 monthly for six months; Faculty of Science Encouragement Award: JPY5,000; Nakamura-Usui Prize: JPY100,000. |
| Munkh-Erdene Munkhbat Bachelor’s in Civil and Environmental Engineering | Samsung Global Hope Scholarship; Korea–Mongolia Foundation grant; Campus work-study scholarship | Full tuition and KRW800,000 monthly living support, as reported for 2025.; A Korea–Mongolia Foundation grant of KRW1,500,000.; Junior-year campus work-study paid about KRW10,000 per hour; 40 hours per month produced about KRW400,000. |
| Dulatkhan Janisbekov Bachelor’s in Information Engineering | Belt and Road Scholarship; CUHK Faculty Scholarship; Morningside College Scholarship | Morningside College Scholarship: HKD16,000 annually |
| Malapin Vanny Bachelor’s in Social Welfare undergraduate, five-year GKS-supported program | Global Korea Scholarship; Dongguk academic excellence scholarship | Full tuition, a settlement allowance, a monthly living allowance, health insurance and round-trip airfare.; KRW300,000 per semester for academic excellence at Dongguk University. |
| Arsh Dharani Bachelor’s in Financial and Business Economics | President’s International Scholarship of Excellence; Academic scholarship at York University | A four-year President’s International Scholarship of Excellence valued at $180,000.; A separate entrance scholarship awarded upon admission. |
| Trang Anh Siriphattrasophon (From 2021) Bachelor’s | Melbourne International Undergraduate Scholarship | Received an entry award of approximately AUD 10,000 for IB score 43, and a later award of approximately AUD 10,000 for continued academic excellence. |
| Shuen Bachelor’s in International Liberal Studies, sociolinguistics specialization | Rotary Yoneyama Memorial Scholarship; Waseda Partial Tuition-Waiver Scholarship for Privately Financed International Students | Rotary Yoneyama: JPY 100,000 monthly in undergraduate years three and four. Waseda’s separate tuition-waiver scholarship remitted 50% of tuition in years one and two. |
| Satvik Khurana Bachelor’s in Commerce, Finance specialization | International Major Entrance Scholarship; Bachelor of Commerce Scholarship; Outstanding International Student Award | CAD180,000 in combined support in 2022: CAD80,000 through the International Major Entrance Scholarship, CAD80,000 through the Bachelor of Commerce Scholarship, and a one-time CAD20,000 Outstanding International Student Award. |
| Russo Chechelashvili Bachelor’s in Political Science | Karen McKellin International Leader of Tomorrow Award | Full tuition and additional expenses. |
| María Teresa Zazzali (completed 2022; thesis scholarship 2018–2019) Bachelor’s in Social Communication | CONICET scholarship; CONICET undergraduate thesis research scholarship | Scholarship during bachelor’s final-thesis research |
| Savera Shah Bachelor’s in Business Administration | Sukkur IBA University academic scholarship; Talent Hunt Scholarship | Sukkur IBA University academic scholarship All four years fully funded |
| Nemer Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering | Northern Cyprus Government Scholarship | Tuition and living expenses |
| José Ignacio Pérez López (completed 2023) Bachelor’s in Biochemistry | Spanish Government research-support scholarship; Spanish Research Council research-support scholarship | Research stipends from the Spanish Government and Spanish Research Council during undergraduate study. |
| Ademola Toheeb Adeniji Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering | Seplat Petroleum Development Scholarship; MTN Science and Engineering Scholarship | MTN Science and Engineering scholarship four consecutive years; amount unstated. |
| Aleyna Nur Maral (est. 2020–2024) Bachelor’s in Political Science and International Relations | Samsung Global Hope Scholarship; Sogang TOPIK Excellence Scholarship, twice | Full tuition and a reported KRW3,900,000 living stipend; Samsung support was maintained for eight semesters.; Received Sogang University’s TOPIK Excellence Scholarship on two occasions. |
| Zhibek Bachelor’s in International Relations | Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship | Tuition, health insurance and a monthly stipend reported as up to €220. |
| Yuliia Bachelor’s in Biomedical Engineering | Donald Wehrung International Student Award | Fully funded scholarship |
Examples of Featured Recipients’ Application Backgrounds — Bachelor’s
| Recipient and funded degree/program | Scholarship/application route | Reported background |
|---|---|---|
| Pranav Abhyankar Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering Technology, Computer Networks and Systems Management | Louie Barozzi International Scholarship; Intel Andy Grove Scholarship; Global Spartan Scholarship; Silicon Valley Engineering Scholarship; Davidson Student Scholar Award | ICSE schooling at New Horizon Public School, followed by Karnataka State Board at Christ Junior College. |
| Eunice Chon Bachelor’s in History of Science; Philosophy | Harvard full-ride scholarship; Coca-Cola Scholarship; The Gates Scholarship; Jack Kent Cooke College Scholarship | High-school valedictorian; full-time dual enrolment and an associate degree with GPA 4.0/4.0; leadership, work and service activities. |
| Munkh-Erdene Munkhbat Bachelor’s in Civil and Environmental Engineering | Samsung Global Hope Scholarship; Korea–Mongolia Foundation grant; Campus work-study scholarship | High School of Science and Technology Mongolia, GPA 99.6/100 |
| Dulatkhan Janisbekov Bachelor’s in Information Engineering | Belt and Road Scholarship; CUHK Faculty Scholarship; Morningside College Scholarship | Graduated from Specialized School No. 4 with the highest grades for the final six school years; received an Uzbekistan Ministry of Education Gold Medal, won two school mathematics Olympiads and reached a national PDP semifinal. |
| Emma Craig Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering, Bioprocess focus | Engineering Entrance Scholarship; Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship; Klaus-Jürgen Bathe Scholarship | Academic Olympiad achievements in the final high-school year; later strong performance in the Faculty of Engineering. |
| Malapin Vanny Bachelor’s in Social Welfare undergraduate, five-year GKS-supported program | Global Korea Scholarship; Dongguk academic excellence scholarship | WaterAid Cambodia project scholarship and Lookation navigation-app prototype for visual impairment |
| Arsh Dharani Bachelor’s in Financial and Business Economics | President’s International Scholarship of Excellence; Academic scholarship at York University | Aga Khan Academy Mombasa, Kenya; IB Diploma Programme; 38 |
| Trang Anh Siriphattrasophon Bachelor’s | Melbourne International Undergraduate Scholarship | IB final score 43/45; co-founded mental-health campaigns and volunteered in hospitals and support services.; Canadian International School, Singapore; final IB result 43/45, mental-health initiatives and hospital/helpline volunteering. |
| Stefanie Bachelor’s in Business Administration | Hanyang International Scholarship Program; Hanyang Brain Excellence Scholarship | Science- and mathematics-focused school education, GPA 92.44/100, student council leadership for two years, first in class, three years in the top five and a national biology competition gold medal. |
| Shuen Bachelor’s in International Liberal Studies, sociolinguistics specialization | Rotary Yoneyama Memorial Scholarship; Waseda Partial Tuition-Waiver Scholarship for Privately Financed International Students | Cambridge A Levels: As in Japanese, Mathematics, Chemistry and Economics, and B in General Paper; student-organization and cross-cultural communication experience. |
| Satvik Khurana Bachelor’s in Commerce, Finance specialization | International Major Entrance Scholarship; Bachelor of Commerce Scholarship; Outstanding International Student Award | CBSE Board in India 10th grade- 96% 12th grade- 95.2% On a personal level, the recipient dedicated time to balancing the academics with leadership and service. Was an active part of the school's student council, where the recipient learned to prioritize and maintain a healthy balance between the studies and the commitments outside the classroom. |
| Russo Chechelashvili Bachelor’s in Political Science | Karen McKellin International Leader of Tomorrow Award | IB Diploma at New School, International School of Georgia, in Tbilisi. |
| María Teresa Zazzali Bachelor’s in Social Communication | CONICET scholarship; CONICET undergraduate thesis research scholarship | Earlier technical qualification in Journalism; began research for her final undergraduate thesis with CONICET support in 2018–2019. |
| Aya Bachelor’s in International Relations | Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship; Stipendium Hungaricum Student Excellence Award | High school GPA 4.7/5; FLEX exchange, education/environment/mental-health projects with USD 2,000 grants |
| Valeria Morales Bachelor’s in Engineering Physics | Academic scholarship at Tecnológico de Monterrey; Tecnológico de Monterrey academic scholarship | Selected for academic support on the basis of academic merit and an unnamed standardized examination. |
| Tendai Magumo Bachelor’s in Financial Mathematics (Honours) | CAMFED educational support; CAMFED university support | CAMFED supported her education through secondary school and university. |
| Aleyna Nur Maral Bachelor’s in Political Science and International Relations | Samsung Global Hope Scholarship; Sogang TOPIK Excellence Scholarship, twice | Ankara Social Sciences High School, GPA 3.1 as reported, with an English and German preparatory year |
| Yuliia Bachelor’s in Biomedical Engineering | Donald Wehrung International Student Award | Advanced Chemistry/Biology STEM curriculum at Ukrainian Scientific Lyceum; GPA 11.6/12 and Gold Medal; olympiads, research, tech entrepreneurship, volunteering and educational initiatives. |
| Yue Chern Lim Bachelor’s in Biomedical Science | University of Sheffield International Undergraduate Merit Scholarship | Foon Yew High School; eight A1 grades in the UEC and grade B in SPM 1119 English. |
| Vinicius Bastos de Sousa (est. 2021–2025) Bachelor’s in Global Business Administration | Samsung Global Sungkyun Scholarship | High-school diploma and a technical qualification in Business Administration; reported GPA around 3.8/4.0 and volunteering through Future Seeds |
How Recipients Met Language Requirements — Bachelor’s
| Evidence/test reported | Recipients / total | Examples from recipient stories |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS | 72/304 | IELTS 6.0 (Muhammad Asim); IELTS At least 6.0 (Uyen Q. Nguyen); IELTS 6.5 (Dawit Shanko Firisa, Justin Manual Adhinegara, and 3 others); IELTS 7.0 (Duong Nguyen, Gulsara, and 4 others); IELTS 7.5 (Amisha Flowrence Gomes, Bintang Bondan Ernowo, and 19 others); IELTS 8.0 (Elizaveta, Humayra Tasnim Nooha, and 11 others); IELTS 8.5 (Aminta Permpoonwiwat, Aye Myat Mon, and 3 others); IELTS CEFR C1 (Stefanie); IELTS taken (Afrin Ahmed, Archie Kenichi Prayogo, and 17 others) |
| TOPIK | 20/304 | TOPIK Level 2 (Deepak Kumar); TOPIK Level 3 (Tsetska Plamenova Pashovska (Hana)); TOPIK Level 4 (Aleyna Nur Maral, Dawit Shanko Firisa, and 2 others); TOPIK Level 5 (Amisha Flowrence Gomes, Juju San, and 5 others); TOPIK Level 6 (Munkh-Erdene Munkhbat, Orzigul); TOPIK exemption accepted (Asiye Baran); TOPIK taken (Afrin Ahmed, Alejandrina, and 2 others) |
| TOEFL | 11/304 | 100 (Arbenite Canaj); 109/120 (João Victor França Nunes); 119/120 (Pranav Abhyankar); Accepted Proficiency, Score Not Reported (Anesa Colakovic); TOEFL taken (Abdul Moiz Uppal, Ana T. Paredes, and 5 others) |
| English-language test exemption or accepted alternative | 10/304 | Academic English coursework accepted (Tong Jing Ying); English-language test exemption accepted (Hannah Emambocus); English-medium education or university proficiency certificate accepted (Andrea Bergula Saises, Biniyam Aschalew, and 3 others); IELTS / TOEFL exemption accepted (Meshack Nyagwencha Bosire); School English qualification accepted (Harsha Vardhan); TOEFL exemption accepted (Alisson Yheraldin Onzueta Caballero) |
| Language tests optional or not required | 6/304 | English-language test optional or not required (Lanta Suwanlikit); IELTS / TOPIK optional or not required (Tsetska Plamenova Pashovska (Hana)); Japanese-language test optional or not required for university admission (Bintang Bondan Ernowo); Korean-language test optional or not required (Nada); Language test optional or not required (Erenza); TOEFL optional or not required (Abdul Moiz Uppal) |
| School English qualification accepted | 5/304 | School English qualification accepted (Anna Shustser, Ari Santi, and 3 others) |
| TOEIC | 4/304 | 790 (Nabila Azzahra); 900 (Tran Ngoc Ly); 910, later result during scholarship journey (Erenza); 940 (Aleyna Nur Maral) |
| Duolingo English Test | 3/304 | 140 (Arbenite Canaj); Duolingo English Test taken (Jose Torres, Muhammad Shayan) |
| English-language test exemption | 2/304 | English-language test exemption accepted (Bernice Ramirez); Korean-language test exemption accepted (Lei Chen) |
| Accepted Chinese-language proficiency | 1/304 | Accepted Proficiency, Score Not Reported (Nicole) |
| Completed Spanish-language training | 1/304 | 470-hour programme completed (Christiana Ijeoma Okonta) |
| English-medium education or university proficiency certificate accepted | 1/304 | English-medium education or university proficiency certificate accepted (Glyssa May Bosquit) |
| German proficiency examination | 1/304 | Passed (Shafiq) |
| HSK | 1/304 | Level 5 after additional language year (Enes Karakaya) |
| JLPT | 1/304 | N2 during degree (Lanta Suwanlikit) |
| Japanese not required for admission | 1/304 | Japanese-language test optional or not required (Jillian Abigail Sutrisno) |
| Required Korean-language training completed | 1/304 | One-year course (Hope Leticia) |
| TOCFL | 1/304 | Level 5 (Nim Boi Doanh) |
| TestDaF | 1/304 | TestDaF taken (Anastasiia Kulyani) |
| University English entrance examination | 1/304 | NUS English Entrance Examination taken (Nicholas Russell Saerang) |
Standardized Tests Reported by Featured Recipients — Bachelor’s
| Evidence/test reported | Recipients / total | Examples from recipient stories |
|---|---|---|
| SAT | 33/304 | 1350 (Aleyna Nur Maral, Dawit Shanko Firisa); 1360 (Yasmin); 1390/1600; Not Submitted (Manoj Chamlagain); Reported total 1400 (Asiye Baran); 1430 (Nathan Ansel); 1450 → 1500; Superscore 1520 (Elizaveta); 1470 (Tahsan Samin); 1480 (Pranav Abhyankar); 1490 superscore; 790 Math, 700 Reading/Writing; best single sitting 1450 (Dulatkhan Janisbekov); 1490/1600 (Sai Nikam); 1500/1600 (Aye Myat Mon); 1500; first attempt (Ngoc Anh (Rachel) Phung); 1530 (Aisha Adamu, Khanh Nguyen, and 2 others); 1530; Math 800, EBRW 730 (Hemish Ahuja); 1540 (Minh Quang); 1600 (Le Khanh Nam); 2160 old scale; 1490 new scale (English 740, Mathematics 750) (Hyun Lee); SAT taken (Archie Kenichi Prayogo, Avyukta Srikrishna, and 10 others) |
| Additional standardized tests not required | 9/304 | Language test optional or not required (Ahnaf Rahman, Hannah Emambocus, and 3 others); SAT / GRE optional or not required (Tran Ngoc Ly); SAT optional or not required (Aminta Permpoonwiwat, João Victor França Nunes, Satvik Khurana) |
| Advanced Placement (AP) | 2/304 | 5 (Naranjin); AP examinations taken (Eunice Chon) |
| Cambridge A Levels | 2/304 | Math A*, Physics A*, Chemistry A (Jillian Abigail Sutrisno); Mathematics A*, Physics A*, Chemistry A, English A* (Griselda) |
| ICFES | 2/304 | ICFES taken (Juan David Abella Osorio, Maria Daniela Otero) |
| Cambodian national nomination examination | 1/304 | Passed (Sodalay Uth) |
| EARTH aptitude test | 1/304 | EARTH aptitude test taken (Christiana Ijeoma Okonta) |
| EJU | 1/304 | Top five across Indonesia and Southeast Asia in reported sitting (Muhammad Rayhansyah Jasin) |
| Ethiopian University Entrance Examination | 1/304 | Ethiopian University Entrance Examination taken (Biniyam Aschalew) |
| GRE/GMAT optional, waived or not required | 1/304 | SAT / ACT / GRE / GMAT exemption accepted (Alisson Yheraldin Onzueta Caballero) |
| Gaokao | 1/304 | Gaokao taken (Lei Chen) |
| Georgian National Examinations | 1/304 | Georgian National Examinations taken (Mariam Gugushvili) |
| Georgian University Entrance Examinations | 1/304 | Georgian University Entrance Examinations taken (Elene Veliashvili) |
| HEC grades-based selection | 1/304 | High-School Grades Accepted (Muhammad Usama) |
| IIT-JEE | 1/304 | 99.92nd percentile (Anupam Anand Ojha) |
| JEE Advanced | 1/304 | All India Rank 2316 (Raghav Bansal) |
| Kazakhstan Scholarship Mathematics Examination | 1/304 | Passed (Nasratullah Taban) |
| MEXT embassy written examination | 1/304 | MEXT embassy written examination taken (Mazhar Iqbal) |
| NUS University Entrance Examination | 1/304 | NUS University Entrance Examination taken (Nicholas Russell Saerang) |
| PAA | 1/304 | 1570/1600 (Lizeth Chávez) |
What Recipients Pursued After Their Scholarship-Funded Studies — Bachelor’s
| Recipient | Scholarship-funded degree/program | Reported later outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Rayhansyah Jasin | Bachelor’s in Social Sciences in International Relations | Pursued Mundus MAPP master’s at Central European University in Vienna and Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals in Barcelona |
| Banu Keikina | Bachelor’s in Biological Sciences | Graduated with GPA 4.16/4.30, worked in Japan during a gap year and later pursued a Forensic Science master’s in Amsterdam. |
| Emma Craig | Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering, Bioprocess focus | After completing the BSc, pursued an ESOP-supported Computational Biology and Bioinformatics master’s at ETH Zürich . |
| Trang Anh Siriphattrasophon | Bachelor’s | Began Psychology Honours at Monash University after completing the Bachelor of Arts at the University of Melbourne . |
| Shuen | Bachelor’s in International Liberal Studies, sociolinguistics specialization | Completed the bachelor’s and was working in Tokyo. |
| Russo Chechelashvili | Bachelor’s in Political Science | Later earned a Business Management master’s at Harvard University and became Founder and Director of Watershed Consortium in London. |
| Valeria Morales | Bachelor’s in Engineering Physics | Later studied the BIOPHAM joint master’s in Bio and Pharmaceutical Materials Science. |
| Tendai Magumo | Bachelor’s in Financial Mathematics (Honours) | After undergraduate graduation, pursued a Mastercard Foundation-supported Business Analytics master’s at Arizona State University. |
| Sonia Pradhan | Bachelor’s in Architecture | Later pursued a master’s in Sustainable Architecture and Landscape Design at Politecnico di Milano through Invest Your Talent in Italy . |
| Savera Shah | Bachelor’s in Business Administration | After the BBA, developed a banking career and pursued a Fulbright-supported Master of Science in Business Analytics. |
| Nemer | Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering | Continued to an IMFSE master’s in Fire Safety Engineering and later undertook PyroLife doctoral research in France. |
| KRY Kimhok (awards in 2018 and 2019) | Bachelor’s in Dual bachelor Economics and Management | Lille masters2022–2024 |
| José Ignacio Pérez López | Bachelor’s in Biochemistry | After the BSc, completed a Molecular Genetics master’s in Seville and began a Gates-funded Chemistry PhD at Cambridge. |
| Yue Chern Lim | Bachelor’s in Biomedical Science | After a gap year following 2024 undergraduate graduation, began doctoral study at University of York . |
| Vinicius Bastos de Sousa | Bachelor’s in Global Business Administration | Completed a six-month internship at Hopae in Seoul and later worked at Wise PLC in Brazil |
| Roza | Bachelor’s in Information Technology | After the bachelor’s, continued mobile-development work and later pursued an Artificial Intelligence MSc at the University of Surrey . |
| Lei Chen (2012 scholarship; completed bachelor’s) | Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering | Machine Learning Engineer in San Francisco, United States |
| Keneuoe Maliehe (completed 2018; Germany winter 2017–2018) | Bachelor’s in Geoinformatics (Honours), joint cooperation degree | Completed an MSc in GIS and Remote Sensing at Maynooth in2020 |
| Francisco Suazo | Bachelor’s in Industrial Engineering | Three years financial services followed by NYU Fulbright |
| Elizaveta | Bachelor’s in English and American Studies,three-year bachelor’s | Later completed an English and American Studies bachelor’s at Eötvös Loránd University with Stipendium Hungaricum support. |
Scholarship Recipients and Featured Scholarships — Master’s
| Recipients per nationality | Nationalities / reported countries of origin |
|---|---|
| 170 | Pakistan |
| 101 | India |
| 67 | Indonesia |
| 61 | Nigeria |
| 39 | Bangladesh |
| 24 | Ghana |
| 20 | Brazil |
| 18 | Cambodia, Philippines |
| 16 | Mexico |
| 15 | Afghanistan, Nepal |
| 14 | Vietnam |
| 13 | Ethiopia |
| 12 | Azerbaijan, Colombia, Kenya |
| 8 | Ecuador, Egypt, Uzbekistan |
| 7 | Argentina, Georgia, Iraq, Malaysia, Morocco, Peru, Spain, United States |
| 6 | Italy, Nicaragua, Panama, Tanzania, Uganda |
| 5 | Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Libya, Malawi, Mongolia, Paraguay, South Africa, Thailand, Türkiye, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| 4 | Canada, Costa Rica, Gambia, Guyana, Honduras, Myanmar, Palestine, Sudan, Tunisia |
| 3 | Bhutan, Botswana, Cameroon, Chile, China, Iran, Kosovo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mauritius, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Venezuela |
| 2 | Belize, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodian, Cuba, Fiji, France, Hungary, Israel, Jamaica, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Mozambique, Russia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uruguay |
| Subject category | Recipients |
|---|---|
| Business and Economics | 149 |
| Agriculture and Environmental Studies | 140 |
| Social Sciences | 128 |
| Engineering and Technology | 117 |
| Medicine and Health | 102 |
| Computer Science and Data Science | 76 |
| Natural Sciences and Mathematics | 62 |
| Education | 30 |
| Law | 30 |
| Arts and Design | 14 |
| Humanities | 12 |
| Recipient | Scholarship | Institution and destination | Funded degree/program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ángela Sánchez (2022–2024) — Colombia | AAUW International Fellowships; P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship; Comparative and International Education Program Scholarship; International Students Scholarship; Patricia Green Scholarship; Susan Fuhrman Scholarship; COLFUTURO Scholarship-Loan | Teachers College, Columbia University; United States | Master’s in Education, International and Comparative Education |
| Muhammad Aiesh Ghayoor — Pakistan | Finland Government Scholarship; Erasmus+ mobility scholarship; Federation of European Mineral Programs scholarship; Deutschlandstipendium | Aalto University,RWTH Aachen University,Montanuniversität Leoben; Austria; Finland; Germany | Master’s in European Mining Course (EMC), joint programme awarding three master’s degrees |
| Alessandra Rodríguez — Peru | Fulbright Foreign Student Program; P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship; Harvard merit-based scholarship; Beca Generación del Bicentenario | Harvard University; United States | Master’s in Urban Planning |
| Leen Alsabbagh — Syria | DAAD Study Scholarships — Master Studies for All Academic Disciplines; Hans Riegel Stiftung scholarship; Combined DAAD and Hans Riegel Stiftung funding at the University of Bonn | University of Bonn; Germany | Master’s in Global Health |
| Gaston Alejandro Fernandez (final semester June 2024) — Argentina | Fulbright CFI Scholarship; Government of Chaco tuition support; CUNY tuition funding | City University of New York; United States | Master’s in Urban Design and Planning |
| Kari Fuentes (Estimated 2022–2024) — Chile | AAUW International Fellowships; IEI Fellowship; The New School Merit Scholarship | Parsons School of Design, The New School; United States | Master’s in Transdisciplinary Design (MFA) |
| Muhammad Rayhansyah Jasin — Indonesia | Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Scholarships | Central European University; Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals; Austria; Spain | Master’s in Public Policy (Global Public Policy track) |
| Emma Craig — South Africa | Excellence Scholarship & Opportunity Programme (ESOP) | ETH Zürich, D-BSSE; Switzerland | Master’s in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics master’s |
| Seunnla Adelusi | STLE Jeanie McCoy Award | University of Leeds; University of Ljubljana; Luleå University of Technology; United Kingdom; Slovenia; Sweden | Master’s in Joint master’s study at Leeds, Ljubljana and Luleå |
Funding Reported by Recipients — Master’s
| Recipient and funded degree/program | Scholarship/funding source | Reported support |
|---|---|---|
| Ángela Sánchez Master’s in Education, International and Comparative Education | AAUW International Fellowships; P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship; Comparative and International Education Program Scholarship; International Students Scholarship; Patricia Green Scholarship; Susan Fuhrman Scholarship; COLFUTURO Scholarship-Loan | AAUW International Fellowships Second-year AAUW USD 20,000 and PEO USD 12,000; TC program USD 12,000; international USD 11,270; Green USD 5,911; Fuhrman USD 3,940; COLFUTURO loan-scholarship USD 50,000 |
| Muhammad Aiesh Ghayoor Master’s in European Mining Course (EMC), joint programme awarding three master’s degrees | Finland Government Scholarship; Erasmus+ mobility scholarship; Federation of European Mineral Programs scholarship; Deutschlandstipendium | The Finland Government Scholarship provided a full tuition waiver.; Erasmus+ mobility support covered travel and living costs across Finland, Germany and Austria.; FEMP contributed to living costs during the European Mining Course.; Deutschlandstipendium provided additional monthly financial support in Germany. |
| Alessandra Rodríguez Master’s in Urban Planning | Fulbright Foreign Student Program; P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship; Harvard merit-based scholarship; Beca Generación del Bicentenario | Fulbright Foreign Student Program ; P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship ; Harvard merit-based scholarship; Beca Generación del Bicentenario — The four awards collectively supported tuition and living expenses; Fulbright also funded additional TOEFL preparation. |
| Meghna Lama Master’s in MPH Epidemiology | Outstanding Student Scholarship; P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship; Aurelia Murphy Killian Endowment in Public Health Scholarship | Outstanding Student Scholarship USD1,000 Outstanding Student plus in-state tuition eligibility; PEO USD12,500; second-year Killian USD1,000 |
| Lizeth Chávez Master’s | University of Twente Scholarship; Holland Scholarship (NL Scholarship); University of Twente tuition fee waiver | University of Twente Scholarship: EUR 12,000 per year for up to two years; Holland Scholarship: EUR 5,000 once; tuition waiver: 50% for the nominal programme duration. |
| Leen Alsabbagh Master’s in Global Health | DAAD Study Scholarships — Master Studies for All Academic Disciplines; Hans Riegel Stiftung scholarship; Combined DAAD and Hans Riegel Stiftung funding at the University of Bonn | Combined DAAD and Hans Riegel Stiftung funding at the University of Bonn DAAD supported living and travel costs; a separate Hans Riegel award covered tuition. |
| Irene Master’s in Finance | Business and Economics Graduate Scholarship; Eric J. Ingram Prize in Project Finance; Eric J. Ingram Prize in Case Studies in Finance | Business and Economics Graduate Scholarship Received 25% fee remission throughout the Master of Finance. |
| Gaston Alejandro Fernandez Master’s in Urban Design and Planning | Fulbright CFI Scholarship; Government of Chaco tuition support; CUNY tuition funding | Fulbright CFI Scholarship Fulbright CFI covered living expenses; the Government of Chaco and CUNY contributed tuition funding. Together, the components covered tuition and living costs. |
| Toyin Bukola Kezia Oluwatuyi (2021–2023) Master’s in Agricultural Economics | Korean Government Scholarship (GKS); Brain Korea Scholarship for Research Assistants | GKS covered full tuition, a monthly stipend, health insurance and a one-year Korean-language programme.; The Brain Korea Scholarship for Research Assistants provided a monthly research stipend. |
| Camila Painefilo Master’s in Management Information Systems | Global Korea Scholarship; Brain Korea 21 (BK21) | GKS covered round-trip airfare, tuition, Korean-language training and monthly living expenses.; BK21 provided KRW1,000,000 monthly living support and some conference-related support. |
| Stefan Pekić (2018 application context; two funded academic years) Master’s in Law (LL.M.) | Chinese Government Scholarship / China Scholarship Council; Serbian Government scholarship for talented students overseas | Full tuition, housing allowance and about RMB 3,000 monthly living support. A separate Serbian Government supplement was approximately EUR 5,000 per academic year. |
| Souhaila Master’s in International Business | KOICA-SUN Scholarship; A-Level Work-Based Scholarship | KOICA-SUN Scholarship; A-Level Work-Based Scholarship — KOICA-SUN covered 50% of first-semester tuition; A-Level work-based support covered up to KRW 4 million per semester for the remaining three semesters, with up to 350 hours of work reported |
| Socheata Horng Master’s in Environment | Australia Awards Scholarships; Australia for ASEAN (Aus4ASEAN) | Australia Awards Scholarship — Full tuition, return air travel, living allowance, health insurance and language/academic support |
| Nemer Master’s in Fire Safety Engineering (IMFSE) | Erasmus Mundus IMFSE Scholarship | Full tuition and living stipend for two-year masters |
| Munkhjin (from Fall 2023) Master’s in Public Affairs, specializing in Sustainability and International Development | Fulbright Foreign Student Award; Indiana University scholarship | Reported USD 38,100 from Indiana University and USD 54,500 from Fulbright across two academic years, covering tuition, health insurance, visa and living support. |
| Mochamad Triawan (2021 start; two academic years (end year estimated 2023)) Master’s in International Relations | SAIS Global Scholarship; LPDP Scholarship | SAIS Global Scholarship SAIS covered 80% of first-year tuition. LPDP covered the remaining first-year tuition and living support, then provided full support in the second year. |
| Meret Ebsary Master’s in Comparative and International Education | Rhodes Scholarship | Oxford course fees and an annual living stipend. |
| Maya Mallak Master’s in Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence master’s | France Excellence Eiffel Scholarship; EDHEC Women in Data Science Scholarship | Eiffel provided approximately €1,200 monthly, return travel and health insurance; it did not cover private-school tuition. Separately received an EDHEC Women in Data Science award described as 20%. |
| Mariam Tsindeliani Master’s in Medical Physics | Fulbright Foreign Student Scholarship; Duke University 40% Tuition Scholarship | Approximately US$123,000 per year for two years; tuition, airfare, insurance and application fees, with US$3,075 monthly living stipend; additional Duke 40% tuition scholarship. |
| Khent Ivan Duerme (2023 successful application context; master completed before PhD) Master’s in Chemical Nanoengineering | TIGER Master’s Excellence Scholarships; Erasmus+ student mobility study/traineeship scholarships | TIGER Master’s Excellence Scholarships €10,000 per year for tuition, travel and living expenses; additional Erasmus+ study/traineeship mobility support |
Examples of Featured Recipients’ Application Backgrounds — Master’s
| Recipient and funded degree/program | Scholarship/application route | Reported background |
|---|---|---|
| Ángela Sánchez Master’s in Education, International and Comparative Education | AAUW International Fellowships; P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship; Comparative and International Education Program Scholarship; International Students Scholarship; Patricia Green Scholarship; Susan Fuhrman Scholarship; COLFUTURO Scholarship-Loan | LLB at Universidad de los Andes (2012), followed by a Public International Law LLM at Leiden University (2016); human-rights and public-law work with the Inter-American Court, Colombian Constitutional Court, JEP and Defensoría, plus human-rights education leadership. |
| Muhammad Aiesh Ghayoor Master’s in European Mining Course (EMC), joint programme awarding three master’s degrees | Finland Government Scholarship; Erasmus+ mobility scholarship; Federation of European Mineral Programs scholarship; Deutschlandstipendium | Metallurgy and Materials Engineering bachelor’s at NUST, with Dean’s List recognition; thesis on reduced graphene oxide for water purification and projects using biomass waste for sustainable graphene production. |
| Alessandra Rodríguez Master’s in Urban Planning | Fulbright Foreign Student Program; P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship; Harvard merit-based scholarship; Beca Generación del Bicentenario | Architecture bachelor’s at the University of Lima, approximately 3.8/4; over six years across public, private and nonprofit work, including urban-planning and technology ventures. |
| Meghna Lama Master’s in MPH Epidemiology | Outstanding Student Scholarship; P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship; Aurelia Murphy Killian Endowment in Public Health Scholarship | BDS India GPA 3.83; oral-health field coordinator, surveillance/community camps. |
| Lizeth Chávez Master’s | University of Twente Scholarship; Holland Scholarship (NL Scholarship); University of Twente tuition fee waiver | Biomedical Engineering bachelor’s at Tec de Monterrey, GPA 95.6/100 and among the top 1% in 2022; LiFE leadership award, two top-three biomedical hackathon finishes and an exchange at TU Graz. |
| Leen Alsabbagh Master’s in Global Health | DAAD Study Scholarships — Master Studies for All Academic Disciplines; Hans Riegel Stiftung scholarship; Combined DAAD and Hans Riegel Stiftung funding at the University of Bonn | Damascus Dentistry degree and Pediatric Dentistry master’s in progress; Syrian health-system experience; short public-health course |
| Irene Master’s in Finance | Business and Economics Graduate Scholarship; Eric J. Ingram Prize in Project Finance; Eric J. Ingram Prize in Case Studies in Finance | First-Class Honours BCom double major Finance/Economics; CFA the recipient and II top 10% |
| Gaston Alejandro Fernandez Master’s in Urban Design and Planning | Fulbright CFI Scholarship; Government of Chaco tuition support; CUNY tuition funding | Architecture bachelor’s at the National University of the Northeast in Resistencia, completed 2022. |
| Toyin Bukola Kezia Oluwatuyi Master’s in Agricultural Economics | Korean Government Scholarship (GKS); Brain Korea Scholarship for Research Assistants | Agricultural Economics and Extension Services bachelor’s at the University of Benin , CGPA 3.89; UNDP volunteering |
| Camila Painefilo Master’s in Management Information Systems | Global Korea Scholarship; Brain Korea 21 (BK21) | Digital transformation, automated reporting and process-improvement work |
| Stefan Pekić Master’s in Law (LL.M.) | Chinese Government Scholarship / China Scholarship Council; Serbian Government scholarship for talented students overseas | Serbian Law bachelor’s, average 8.7/10; first master’s, 9.8/10; worked full time while applying. |
| Souhaila Master’s in International Business | KOICA-SUN Scholarship; A-Level Work-Based Scholarship | Business Administration and Marketing master’s at ENCG Tangier, GPA 3.72/4.3; completed Korean-language coursework through Level 6 at Inha University . |
| Socheata Horng Master’s in Environment | Australia Awards Scholarships; Australia for ASEAN (Aus4ASEAN) | Dual bachelor's International Relations/Professional Communication at Royal University Phnom Penh; sustainability work on net zero, finance policies and reporting |
| Nemer Master’s in Fire Safety Engineering (IMFSE) | Erasmus Mundus IMFSE Scholarship | Mechanical Engineering bachelor, top of class and eight High Honour Certificates. |
| Munkhjin Master’s in Public Affairs, specializing in Sustainability and International Development | Fulbright Foreign Student Award; Indiana University scholarship | Work as a journalist, creative manager and project manager on gender equality, energy efficiency, biodiversity, rural governance and green finance. |
| Mochamad Triawan Master’s in International Relations | SAIS Global Scholarship; LPDP Scholarship | Prior economics preparation satisfied MAIR requirement; did not need pre-term economics classes |
| Meret Ebsary Master’s in Comparative and International Education | Rhodes Scholarship | Political Science honours bachelor’s with Global Studies concentration at Memorial University, followed by Global Health MSc at University of Geneva ; A grades on both final transcripts. |
| Maya Mallak Master’s in Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence master’s | France Excellence Eiffel Scholarship; EDHEC Women in Data Science Scholarship | Economics bachelor’s with Data Science minor at American University of Beirut, GPA 4.0/4.0; Dean’s Honor List, academic award, Red Cross volunteering and Scouts leadership. |
| Mariam Tsindeliani Master’s in Medical Physics | Fulbright Foreign Student Scholarship; Duke University 40% Tuition Scholarship | Physics bachelor’s and Biophysics master’s, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, both GPA 4.0; Medical Physicist at Todua Clinic with PET/CT, SPECT/CT, imaging optimisation and radiation-safety experience. |
| Khent Ivan Duerme Master’s in Chemical Nanoengineering | TIGER Master’s Excellence Scholarships; Erasmus+ student mobility study/traineeship scholarships | Chemistry bachelor’s, Magna Cum Laude; licensed chemist and chemical technician; instructor and nanoparticle research |
How Recipients Met Language Requirements — Master’s
| Evidence/test reported | Recipients / total | Examples from recipient stories |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS | 316/1014 | IELTS 6.5 (Anis Malik, Elmir Musali, and 12 others); IELTS Above 6.5 (Sayed Ahmad Fahim Masoumi); IELTS 7.0 (Abdur Rahman, Afsana Mimi, and 28 others); IELTS 7.5 (Alvin, Amiya Kumar Sur, and 32 others); IELTS 8.0 (Adnan Anjum Saeed Akhter, Ahmad Shoeb Hashmi, and 36 others); IELTS 8.5 (Bruno Adrián Caballero Cardozo, Era Robbani, and 11 others); Accepted Proficiency, Score Not Reported (Ayu Dianita Sari, Madalitso Aline-Mary Mwenemurupa, and 3 others); IELTS Academic UKVI taken (Hira Zaheer Ahmed); IELTS Academic taken (Alfandy Bagus Pramudyansyah, Falguni Lalwani, and 7 others); IELTS CEFR B2 (María José Briggit Santos Torres, Reno Muhammad Fadilla); IELTS CEFR C1 (Andrey Lucas Dias Barros, Duong, Esayas Bamlack Bishaw); IELTS CEFR C2 (Maria M); IELTS UKVI taken (Farzana Shaheen); IELTS taken (Abdulmenem Abu Azoum, Abeeb Ajagbe, and 161 others); Taken for the application (Saeda Najafizada) |
| TOEFL | 104/1014 | 70/120 (Fatimetou Mintu Sidahmed Khdeim); 92/120 (Mona Sader); 96 (Julia Emilia Espinoza Mejía); 96/120 → 105/120 (Jefferson Rodríguez Nájera); 98/120 (Muhammad Taha Ali); 99/120 (Juan Fernando Herrera Ramos, Muhammad Saifullah); 104 (Braulio Vera); 105 (Jovan Samardžić); iBT:106/120 (Alexandre Bastos); 108 (Satyaki Mallick); 109 (Souad); 109/120 (Shripriya); 110 (Dimitria Costa, Mahnoor Sheikh); 111 (Sirada Kananurak); 112/120 (Tomás Basile); 113 (Savera Shah); 114 (Abiha Anjum); 114/120 (Muhammad Bilal); 116 (Eesha); 116/120; perfect Speaking section (Karina); 117 (Zohha Sheikh); 118 (Zujaja Baig); 118/120 (Hamza Ijaz); 119/120 (Zain Hussain); ITP: 600/677 (Gina Marcela Bobadilla Torres); Accepted Proficiency, Score Not Reported (Ahmed Ridoy, María Belén Guerrero, Wahidullah Azizi); Recipient reports CEFR B2 equivalent; five attempts (Reno Muhammad Fadilla); TOEFL iBT taken (Nomin); TOEFL online taken (Ruya Almushwat); TOEFL taken (Abdulmenem Abu Azoum, Abubacarr Marigo, and 69 others) |
| English-medium education or university proficiency certificate accepted | 63/1014 | Academic qualifications accepted (Afua Ampomah-Amoako, Carol Munywoki, Mina); English-medium education or university proficiency certificate accepted (Abeeb Ajagbe, Alfred Navokhi Apaji, and 58 others) |
| TOPIK | 35/1014 | TOPIK Level 1 (Rahmania Hanifa (Hani)); TOPIK Level 2 (Camila Painefilo, Fathani Rakhmah, and 2 others); TOPIK Level 3 (Aikanysh, Angelin Selsiya J, and 5 others); TOPIK Level 4 (Andreas Danniswara, Elmir Musali, and 3 others); TOPIK Level 5 (Alivia Kirana Hartono Putri, Shahla Aghayarli); TOPIK Level 6 (Angela Michelle Gunawan, Kounen Fathima, and 2 others); Accepted Proficiency, Score Not Reported (May Myat Thwe, Souhaila, Zainab Ummu Hasanah); TOPIK exemption accepted (Angelica, Sebil Ayral); TOPIK taken (Anisatul Aqidah Tagiling, Imadudin, and 5 others) |
| English-language test exemption | 32/1014 | English-language test exemption accepted (Adigidzi Ephraim Enoch, Elene Veliashvili, and 7 others); English-language test exemption accepted for university and scholarship applications (Elizabeth Biwott); English-medium education or university proficiency certificate accepted (Gemechis Negasa, Madeline J. Colley, and 2 others); IELTS / TOEFL exemption accepted (Ehsan Khalid Nasr Elameen, Fahim Faisal, and 4 others); IELTS / TOEFL exemption accepted for the scholarship application (Ahmad Hilal, Naik Muhammad); IELTS exemption accepted (Anas Aleassa, Sonya Murray); IELTS exemption accepted for the scholarship application (Amos Prince Kastigu); TOEFL / IELTS exemption accepted (Faith Opiyo, Kevhvan Graham, Samuel Osaretin Buraimoh); TOEFL / IELTS exemption accepted for the scholarship application (Lamin Saidy); TOEFL exemption accepted (Christell Chesney, Nauman, Santiago Genoni) |
| English proficiency test | 12/1014 | Overall Band 8 (Thato Katiba); Accepted Proficiency, Score Not Reported (Hanna); English Proficiency Test taken (Atharva Patwe); English proficiency test taken (Ahmed Okasha, Anum Shahid, and 7 others) |
| TOEIC | 8/1014 | 880 (Hening Tyas Subekti); Accepted Proficiency, Score Not Reported (Souhaila); TOEIC optional or not required (Nur Afiqah Ahmad); TOEIC taken (Fathani Rakhmah, Maxie Pickert, and 3 others) |
| Duolingo English Test | 7/1014 | 140; initial scholarship application (Trung Nguyen); Accepted Proficiency, Score Not Reported (June); Duolingo English Test taken (Diksha Dinde, Giovanni Gallina, and 3 others) |
| DALF | 3/1014 | C1 (Andrey Lucas Dias Barros, Krautch Sochara); DALF taken (Ana Paula) |
| Cambridge CAE | 2/1014 | Cambridge Advanced Certificate taken (Vicente Algaba Martínez); Cambridge CAE taken (Filippo) |
| Academic English course route | 1/1014 | Academic English coursework accepted (Zahoor Ahmed) |
| DAAD English examination | 1/1014 | DAAD English Language Examination taken (Jennifer Fabà) |
| Deutsche Zertifikat | 1/1014 | A2 (Nene Abayateye) |
| EF SET | 1/1014 | EF SET taken (Namrah Siddiqua) |
| Embassy English examination | 1/1014 | English-language test optional or not required (Lyhong So) |
| HSK | 1/1014 | Level 5, 238/300 (Fahim Faisal) |
| Institutional English assessment | 1/1014 | Institutional English assessment taken (Ayashi Das Majumder) |
| JLPT | 1/1014 | Level 2 (Maxie Pickert) |
| MEXT Embassy English Examination | 1/1014 | MEXT Embassy English Examination taken (Ana Waqar) |
| MUET | 1/1014 | MUET taken (Joey Tang Pei Wen) |
Standardized Tests Reported by Featured Recipients — Master’s
| Evidence/test reported | Recipients / total | Examples from recipient stories |
|---|---|---|
| GRE | 67/1014 | Verbal153, Quantitative154, Analytical Writing4.5 (Gina Marcela Bobadilla Torres); Quantitative160 (Savera Shah); Perfect Quantitative Score; Verbal 148; Writing 0/6 (Jovan Samardžić); Quantitative 158/170; Verbal 147/170; AWA 4.0/6 (Muhammad Saifullah); Quantitative 161/170 (Tosif Ghazi); Quantitative 165 (Muykheng); Quantitative 170/170; Verbal 164/170; Analytical Writing 5.0/6.0 (Emma Craig); 309 (Maham Maqsood); 313 (Zujaja Baig); 314; Quantitative162, Verbal152 (Muhammad Taha Ali); 314; Submitted Voluntarily (Satyaki Mallick); 315/340 (Maham Aizaz); 316 (Mahnoor Sheikh); 320; Quantitative160, Verbal160 (Abiha Anjum); 321 (Vedant Singh Rathore); 323; Verbal163, Quantitative160, Analytical Writing4.5 (Zain Hussain); 324 (Braulio Vera, Eesha); 324; Verbal154, Quantitative170 (Yusra Ahmed); 331/340; Quantitative165, Verbal166 (Muhammad Bilal); GRE General Test taken (Asif Iqbal); GRE taken (Aleena Afzaal, Alexander Valdelamar, and 44 others) |
| Additional standardized tests not required | 54/1014 | GMAT / GRE exemption accepted (Mochamad Triawan); GMAT / GRE optional or not required (Giovanni Gallina, Lt Cdr Bidisha Pandey); GRE / GMAT / SAT / ACT optional or not required (Falguni Lalwani); GRE / GMAT optional or not required (Esayas Tekleweyni, Hossam Hamdy, and 5 others); GRE / GMAT optional or not required for the scholarship application (Cynthia Onyere Mulama); GRE exemption accepted (Beatrice Somuah, Swathi Pottabathini); GRE optional or not required (Ahmad Hilal, Juan Hevia, and 3 others); GRE optional or not required for the scholarship application (Nauman); Language test exemption accepted (Emuobonuvie Akpeghagha); Language test optional or not required (Adigidzi Ephraim Enoch, Aleezay Anjum Ahmed, and 24 others); Not Required—Only English Proficiency Required (Cedric Manzano); SAT / ACT / GRE / GMAT optional or not required (Anas Aleassa, Fahim Faisal, and 2 others); SAT / ACT / GRE / GMAT optional or not required for the scholarship application (Lamin Saidy); SAT / GMAT optional or not required for the scholarship application (Souad) |
| GRE optional, waived or not required | 12/1014 | GRE exemption accepted (Abeeb Ajagbe, Farwa Abbas, and 8 others); GRE exemption accepted for the scholarship application (Ayodele Idowu); Not Required by SIPA; Required for Fulbright (Ifrah Maskan) |
| GRE/GMAT optional, waived or not required | 10/1014 | GRE / GMAT exemption accepted (Abhishek Kumar, Alamin Mahmoud, and 8 others) |
| GMAT | 3/1014 | 590 (Sparsh Bafna); GMAT taken (Federica Pennino, Vania Estrellita Soegiarto) |
| MEXT embassy written examination | 2/1014 | Passed (Lyhong So, Mazhar Iqbal) |
| Standardized tests not required | 2/1014 | Academic qualifications accepted (Ibrahim Mustapha Umar); Language test optional or not required (Luisa Tiara Purnomo) |
| GMAT optional, waived or not required | 1/1014 | GMAT exemption accepted (Wahidullah Azizi) |
| Graduate Assessment Test (GAT) | 1/1014 | Graduate Assessment Test (GAT) taken (Sundas Tufail) |
| Graduate admissions examination | 1/1014 | graduate admissions examination taken (Ahmed Okasha) |
| HAT | 1/1014 | HAT taken (Syed Hanzila Azhar) |
| HEC HAT | 1/1014 | HEC HAT taken (Minahil Mustafa) |
| Home-country aptitude test | 1/1014 | Passed (Usman Awan) |
| Israeli Psychometric Test | 1/1014 | Psychometric Test taken (Dana Venkert) |
| NMAT | 1/1014 | Passed (Peter Nguka) |
| Programme entrance examination | 1/1014 | Entrance examination taken (Tanya Srivastava) |
| SAT/ACT/GRE/GMAT | 1/1014 | SAT / ACT / GRE / GMAT optional or not required (Hajar Badraoui) |
| Saber Pro | 1/1014 | Highest National Score in Field (Adrian Yaya-González) |
| Seoul National University essay examination | 1/1014 | Seoul National University essay examination taken (TJ) |
| University of Tokyo Entrance Examination | 1/1014 | Passed (Ana Waqar) |
What Recipients Pursued After Their Scholarship-Funded Studies — Master’s
| Recipient | Scholarship-funded degree/program | Reported later outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria Contreras del Olmo | Master’s in Public Policy | Returned to Argentina and continued work in public policy and legislative affairs. |
| Umer Saeed (2019–2021) | Master’s in Electrical Engineering | Coventry PhD 2021–2024 |
| Toyin Bukola Kezia Oluwatuyi | Master’s in Agricultural Economics | Lives and works in Seoul after completing the master’s |
| Ushnish Chowdhury (2023–2025) | Master’s in Automation and Electrical Engineering, major Electrical Power and Energy Engineering | Doctoral researcher at Aalto University |
| Stefan Pekić | Master’s in Law (LL.M.) | Qualified Serbian attorney operating own law office for almost five years |
| Nemer | Master’s in Fire Safety Engineering (IMFSE) | Later undertook Marie Skłodowska-Curie-funded PyroLife doctoral research at INRAE in France. |
| Maria Camila Salamandra | Master’s in Global Affairs, International Peace Studies concentration | Returned to Colombia; Ethnic Affairs Office of Medellín Mayor’s Office, anti-racism protocol and campaign; later Ministry of Foreign Affairs teaching Global Politics to ethnic groups |
| Levan Ratiani | Master’s in Inorganic Chemistry, Nanochemistry specialization | After master’s continued nanomaterials/semiconductor research focusing on perovskite nanocrystals for optoelectronics |
| Khent Ivan Duerme | Master’s in Chemical Nanoengineering | Subsequently began MSCA Functiglass PhD at INTiBS, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland |
| Jean Al Am | Master’s in Aeronautics and Energetics | Pursued a PhD at École Centrale de Lyon in collaboration with Safran, then became an assistant professor at the Australian University of Kuwait. |
| Hilal (2015–2017) | Master’s in Molecular Mechanisms of Disease | Later completed Experimental Medicine PhD, University of Bonn , with joint Amsterdam UMC doctorate fellowship |
| Dirgha Raj Joshi | Master’s in MS Pharmacy (Medicinal Chemistry) | Progressed to an LG Chem-supported PhD at Korea University |
| Nargiz Hajiyeva (Completed 2017) | Master’s in Political Science and Diplomacy | Later pursued a World Economy PhD in Azerbaijan and research fellowships at the University of St. Gallen and University of Michigan . |
| Tegegn Mokona | Master’s in Economics | Continued to funded Economics and Data Analysis master’s at Verona |
| Zulfiqar Ali (completed June 2020) | Master’s | Completed a PhD in Mining Geomechanics at the University of Adelaide. |
| Zachary Gavry (est. 2015–2017) | Master’s in Global Health | Works in Copenhagen’s life-science sector. |
| Yvan GIRITEKA | Master’s in Statistics, option Biostatistics | Became a lecturer at Olivia University in Bujumbura, teaching statistics, data analysis, big data analytics and GIS; continued consultancy work in Burundi. |
| Vilashini Saravanan (Vila) | Master’s in Digital Health | Role: Digital Health & Program Lead; Organisation: Menopause Asia; Field: women’s health and digital innovation |
| Victória Martins (graduated March 2026) | Master’s in Peace and Conflict Studies | After graduating in March 2026, worked as a freelance reporter and communications specialist for human-rights and socio-environmental advocacy. |
| Tutul Kumar Saha | Master’s in Marine Environment and Resources (MER2030) | After completing the scholarship-funded studies, began a Ph.D. in Ecology and Environmental Science at Klaipėda University in collaboration with the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research. |
Scholarship Recipients and Featured Scholarships — Ph.D.
| Recipients per nationality | Nationalities / reported countries of origin |
|---|---|
| 43 | Pakistan |
| 29 | India |
| 18 | Nigeria |
| 10 | Bangladesh, Italy |
| 9 | Philippines |
| 6 | Indonesia, Kenya, Spain |
| 5 | Brazil, Iran, Nepal |
| 4 | China, Türkiye |
| 3 | Chile, Colombia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Greece, Malaysia, Myanmar, Portugal |
| 2 | Canada, France, Ireland, Jordan, Libya, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand, Vietnam |
| 1 | Afghanistan, Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cameroon, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Gambia, Germany, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong SAR, China, Israel, Kazakhstan, Lesotho, Lithuania, Mexico, Moldova, New Zealand, Palestine, Peru, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Somaliland, South Korea, Tunisia, Uganda, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan |
| Subject category | Recipients |
|---|---|
| Natural Sciences and Mathematics | 49 |
| Engineering and Technology | 40 |
| Medicine and Health | 23 |
| Social Sciences | 21 |
| Computer Science and Data Science | 17 |
| Agriculture and Environmental Studies | 16 |
| Business and Economics | 9 |
| Education | 4 |
| Humanities | 3 |
| Law | 2 |
| Scholarship | Recipients |
|---|---|
| Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship | 12 |
| Fulbright Foreign Student Program | 7 |
| Chinese Government Scholarship | 6 |
| Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) | 5 |
| Commonwealth PhD Scholarships | 4 |
| Gates Cambridge Scholarship | 4 |
| AAUW's International Fellowship | 3 |
| Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) | 2 |
| Chancellor’s International Scholarship — University of Warwick | 2 |
| Graduate Research Assistantship Fellowship | 2 |
| Recipient | Scholarship | Institution and destination | Funded degree/program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otuto Amarauche Chukwu — Nigeria | Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship; International Doctoral Research Award (IDRC and Universities Canada); Massey/Rotary Bay-Bloor Scholarship; Dignitas International Global Health Policy and Research Awards for Student Excellence and Impact; Ranjit Kumar Graduate Fellowship; Edith M. McCuaig-Throop Award; Michael Decter Award for Health Leadership and Policy Studies in Canada; Dalla Lana Merit-Based Scholarship; IHPME Opportunity Scholarship | University of Toronto; Canada | Ph.D. in Health Policy |
| Maham Liaqat — Pakistan | US–Pakistan Knowledge Corridor Fellowship; Maric Fellowship; Bobbitt-Chou Fellowship; Graduate Assistant Scholarship; Eversource Energy Center Fellowship | University of Connecticut; United States | Ph.D. in Chemistry — artificial enzymes, single-atom chemistry and biocatalysis |
| Tesfahunegn Minwuyelet Mengistu (Started2023; source lists2023–2025) — Ethiopia | Brain Korea 21 (BK21) Scholarship; Research Projects Scholarship — supervising professor; PNU Scholarship for International Students — entrance and academic performance; PNU International Special Scholarship for Stipends; Samil Cultural Foundation Scholarship | Pusan National University; South Korea | Ph.D. in Computer Engineering |
| Seunnla Adelusi | Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship; MITACS Accelerate Grant; BASF Graduate Scholarship; Graduate Student Award of Merit from the Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada; Gold Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement from the Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineers | Université de Sherbrooke; Canada | Ph.D. |
| Zainab Bukola Winjobi-Arikewuyo | Florida State University scholarship and Graduate Teaching Assistantship; Mahmoud Taha Travel Award, African Studies Association; FSU Native American and Indigenous Studies Center funding; Leo Sandon Endowment Award | Florida State University; United States | Ph.D. in Doctoral study in religion |
| Watcharadet Kaewman — Thailand | Thailand Government Funding; University of Nevada, Reno Graduate Assistantship; University of Nevada, Reno Dean’s Merit Scholarship | University of Nevada, Reno; United States | Ph.D. in Chemistry |
| Pooja Sharma | University of Florida Graduate Assistantship; Graduate School Opportunity Award; Grinter Scholarship; Perri Family Fellowship | University of Florida; United States | Ph.D. in Health Services Research, Management and Policy |
Funding Reported by Recipients — Ph.D.
| Recipient and funded degree/program | Scholarship/funding source | Reported support |
|---|---|---|
| Otuto Amarauche Chukwu Ph.D. in Health Policy | Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship; International Doctoral Research Award (IDRC and Universities Canada); Massey/Rotary Bay-Bloor Scholarship; Dignitas International Global Health Policy and Research Awards for Student Excellence and Impact; Ranjit Kumar Graduate Fellowship; Edith M. McCuaig-Throop Award; Michael Decter Award for Health Leadership and Policy Studies in Canada; Dalla Lana Merit-Based Scholarship; IHPME Opportunity Scholarship | Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship; International Doctoral Research Award (IDRC and Universities Canada); Massey/Rotary Bay-Bloor Scholarship; Dignitas International Global Health Policy and Research Awards for Student Excellence and Impact; Ranjit Kumar Graduate Fellowship; Edith M. McCuaig-Throop Award; Michael Decter Award for Health Leadership and Policy Studies in Canada; Dalla Lana Merit-Based Scholarship; IHPME Opportunity Scholarship reported combined total: over $350,000 |
| Anupam Anand Ojha Ph.D. in Theoretical and Computational Biophysics | MolSSI SEED Fellowship; Friends of the International Center Fellowship; Bonnie Reiss Carbon Neutrality Student Fellowship; Distinguished Graduate Student Fellowship; Teddy Traylor Award; Merkin Graduate Fellowship | MolSSI SEED Fellowship Received $42,057 over six months through MolSSI SEED, a $2,000 Friends of the International Center fellowship, a $17,000 Distinguished Graduate Student fellowship, and a $20,000 Merkin fellowship. |
| Maham Liaqat Ph.D. in Chemistry — artificial enzymes, single-atom chemistry and biocatalysis | US–Pakistan Knowledge Corridor Fellowship; Maric Fellowship; Bobbitt-Chou Fellowship; Graduate Assistant Scholarship; Eversource Energy Center Fellowship | US–Pakistan Knowledge Corridor Fellowship; Maric Fellowship; Bobbitt-Chou Fellowship; Graduate Assistant Scholarship ; Eversource Energy Center Fellowship Fellowships provided financial support/research opportunities; individual amounts and package components not specified. |
| Seunnla Adelusi Ph.D. | Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship; MITACS Accelerate Grant; BASF Graduate Scholarship; Graduate Student Award of Merit from the Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada; Gold Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement from the Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineers | MITACS Accelerate Grant funded the PhD before Vanier; Canadian awards reported: CSME Gold Medal, SWAAC Graduate Student Award of Merit, BASF Graduate Scholarship. No amounts reported for these. |
| Zainab Bukola Winjobi-Arikewuyo Ph.D. in Doctoral study in religion | Florida State University scholarship and Graduate Teaching Assistantship; Mahmoud Taha Travel Award, African Studies Association; FSU Native American and Indigenous Studies Center funding; Leo Sandon Endowment Award | Full tuition scholarship and a graduate teaching assistantship, supplemented by research and conference support from the named awards. |
| Watcharadet Kaewman Ph.D. in Chemistry | Thailand Government Funding; University of Nevada, Reno Graduate Assistantship; University of Nevada, Reno Dean’s Merit Scholarship | Thailand government support: approximately $66,500 per year in 2023–2028, covering full tuition and additional living support. Separately received a UNR graduate assistantship reported at $56,500 for 2023–2024 and a Dean’s Merit Scholarship at $10,000 for 2024–2025. |
| Pooja Sharma Ph.D. in Health Services Research, Management and Policy | University of Florida Graduate Assistantship; Graduate School Opportunity Award; Grinter Scholarship; Perri Family Fellowship | A departmental graduate assistantship covered full tuition and a stipend for four years, initiallyUS$25,000 annually and laterUS$31,000. |
| Javiera Rossel Ph.D. in Journalism and Mass Communication | Fulbright-ANID Scholarship; University of Kansas Graduate Teaching Assistantship; P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship | Four-year doctoral award; airfare, monthly stipend, healthinsurance support and academicmaterials |
| Yasmine Ferchichi Ph.D. in Oligonucleotide therapies for myotonic dystrophy (ENTRY-DM) | MSCA ENTRY-DM | MSCA ENTRY-DM — Gross monthly eur lower bound: 2000 |
| Nemer Ph.D. in PyroLife wildfire risk management | Marie Skłodowska-Curie ITN Research Grant, PyroLife | Multi-year doctoral research funding |
| Muhammad Waleed Khan Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering | Research Assistantship — The University of Texas at Dallas; Louis Beecherl, Jr. Fellowship; Amelia A. Lundell Scholarship | Fully funded through research assistantship; additional named UT Dallas fellowship and scholarship |
| Mehedi Hasan Ph.D. in research in Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity | Charles Sturt University Full PhD Scholarship; Connectivity Innovation Network Research Stipend | Charles Sturt University full PhD scholarship — The Charles Sturt University PhD scholarship covered full tuition and a tax-free living stipend of AUD 35,000 annually for 3.5 years |
| Ludmille Lyvert Ph.D. in Global and Comparative Education | Stanford Graduate School of Education Research Assistantship; EDGE Fellowship | A fully funded Stanford research assistantship supported doctoral study. A separate EDGE Fellowship supported research, conferences and a first-year summer stipend. |
| Kyriaki Chatzikyriakidou (2010 scholarship) Ph.D. in Food Science (PhD) | Fulbright Foreign Student Program; UW–Madison Research Assistantship | Fixed Fulbright award about8K, currency not specified |
| Keneuoe Maliehe Ph.D. in Geospatial Systems, with Earth observation research | UKRI EPSRC Studentship; University of Nottingham International Scholarship | UKRI EPSRC Studentship EPSRC supported home-rate fees and a £25,237 annual stipend in 2024/25. Nottingham separately funded the international-fee difference, reported as £25,000 annually. |
| Kaileen (2021 award; three-year doctoral scholarship) Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences, Immunology specialization | Wellington Doctoral Scholarship; Wellington Doctoral Submission Scholarship | Wellington Doctoral Submission Scholarship Received NZD 4,000 for two months of doctoral submission support, following the earlier doctoral scholarship. |
| Júlia de Freitas Sampaio Ph.D. in Social Sciences | Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung doctoral scholarship; DAAD scholarship — Humboldt University of Berlin | Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung doctoral scholarship The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung scholarship supported doctoral living expenses and conference participation. |
| Dr. Ahmed Ibrahim (2013–2016 (funding period)) Ph.D. in Chemistry, specializing in Nanomaterial Science | Joint Supervision Scholarship; Japanese Government MEXT Scholarship; Osaka University Scholarship | Joint Supervision supported living costs and family airfare from April 2013 to March 2015. Separate Osaka tuition support and later MEXT funding covered other periods and costs. |
| Dana Venkert (Ph.D. from late 2025) Ph.D. in Synthetic Biology | MSCA SigSynCell Doctoral Network; Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions — SigSynCell Doctoral Network | MSCA SigSynCell Doctoral Network Salary and university tuition through the doctoral network. |
| Caterine Potes Ph.D. in Biological Sciences | Fulbright Commission in Colombia–Minciencias doctoral scholarship; P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship | Fulbright Commission in Colombia doctoral scholarship Four years of Fulbright doctoral funding in partnership with Colombia’s national science ministry. |
Examples of Featured Recipients’ Application Backgrounds — Ph.D.
| Recipient and funded degree/program | Scholarship/application route | Reported background |
|---|---|---|
| Otuto Amarauche Chukwu Ph.D. in Health Policy | Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship; International Doctoral Research Award (IDRC and Universities Canada); Massey/Rotary Bay-Bloor Scholarship; Dignitas International Global Health Policy and Research Awards for Student Excellence and Impact; Ranjit Kumar Graduate Fellowship; Edith M. McCuaig-Throop Award; Michael Decter Award for Health Leadership and Policy Studies in Canada; Dalla Lana Merit-Based Scholarship; IHPME Opportunity Scholarship | Pharmacy, University of Nigeria Nsukka; first-class Clinical Pharmacy and Management; executive diploma Exponential Technologies, Singularity University; over decade health-systems/policy research; Nigerian parliament; policy-research organizations; paper published with supervisor before program; Mixed pre/in-PhD; not asserted pre-admission or post-graduation |
| Anupam Anand Ojha Ph.D. in Theoretical and Computational Biophysics | MolSSI SEED Fellowship; Friends of the International Center Fellowship; Bonnie Reiss Carbon Neutrality Student Fellowship; Distinguished Graduate Student Fellowship; Teddy Traylor Award; Merkin Graduate Fellowship | Context: Later fellowship applications during doctoral study; not all pre-2019 admissions experience; Undergraduate gpa: 8.6/10; Graduate gpa: 4.0/4.0; Activities: publications; EXPAND/ChemPAL mentoring; carbon-neutrality workshops |
| Maham Liaqat Ph.D. in Chemistry — artificial enzymes, single-atom chemistry and biocatalysis | US–Pakistan Knowledge Corridor Fellowship; Maric Fellowship; Bobbitt-Chou Fellowship; Graduate Assistant Scholarship; Eversource Energy Center Fellowship | BS Chemistry LCWU and MS Chemistry COMSATS; master research-assistant work resulted in a peer-reviewed publication before doctoral studies. |
| Tesfahunegn Minwuyelet Mengistu Ph.D. in Computer Engineering | Brain Korea 21 (BK21) Scholarship; Research Projects Scholarship — supervising professor; PNU Scholarship for International Students — entrance and academic performance; PNU International Special Scholarship for Stipends; Samil Cultural Foundation Scholarship | MSc Software Engineering 3.82/4.00(2017–19), BSc Computer Science 3.60/4.00(2013–17); lecturer 2017–present, freshman coordinator 2019–21, vice-dean 2021–23, acting dean Jun–Aug 2023; 2021/22 assistive-device/OCR work; later 2024/25 achievements not automatically entry credentials. |
| Zainab Bukola Winjobi-Arikewuyo Ph.D. in Doctoral study in religion | Florida State University scholarship and Graduate Teaching Assistantship; Mahmoud Taha Travel Award, African Studies Association; FSU Native American and Indigenous Studies Center funding; Leo Sandon Endowment Award | bachelors: Religion (Islamic Studies), University of Ilorin , Second Class Upper Division, 2015; masters: Islamic Studies, University of Ibadan , Ph D-grade result, 2021; WES: converted GPA exceeded 3.0 |
| Watcharadet Kaewman Ph.D. in Chemistry | Thailand Government Funding; University of Nevada, Reno Graduate Assistantship; University of Nevada, Reno Dean’s Merit Scholarship | Bachelor’s Chemistry, equivalent GPA3.8/4.0 First Honors; two-year Organic Chemistry master’s completedMay2023 |
| Pooja Sharma Ph.D. in Health Services Research, Management and Policy | University of Florida Graduate Assistantship; Graduate School Opportunity Award; Grinter Scholarship; Perri Family Fellowship | BHMS with GPA 3.34 and an MPH in Social Epidemiology at TISS with GPA 3.23. MPH field research covered malaria outbreaks and sickle-cell care. More than five years of subsequent work with Jan Swasthya Sahyog, POSHAN/Tata Trusts, UNICEF and NHSRC included national guidelines, training and programme evaluation. |
| Javiera Rossel Ph.D. in Journalism and Mass Communication | Fulbright-ANID Scholarship; University of Kansas Graduate Teaching Assistantship; P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship | NGOwork and activism before doctorate |
| Jarin Taslem Mourosi (AAUW support in 2021–2022) Ph.D. | The Catholic University of America Teaching Assistantship; AAUW International Fellowships; Cosmos Club Foundation Joseph McLaughlin Meritorious Award in Biomedical Science | Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology bachelor’s at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, CGPA 3.86/4; public-health and bioinformatics research. |
| Yasmine Ferchichi Ph.D. in Oligonucleotide therapies for myotonic dystrophy (ENTRY-DM) | MSCA ENTRY-DM | Pisa Biology Applied to Biomedicine master 110/110; source-converted GPA 4/4, 1 year 6 months; completed July 2024 |
| Nemer Ph.D. in PyroLife wildfire risk management | Marie Skłodowska-Curie ITN Research Grant, PyroLife | IMFSE fire safety engineering masters |
| Muhammad Waleed Khan Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering | Research Assistantship — The University of Texas at Dallas; Louis Beecherl, Jr. Fellowship; Amelia A. Lundell Scholarship | BE Mechatronics 3.95/4.00 Gold Medal; MS Systems Engineering 3.85/4.00 Gold Medal and Best Thesis Award; Ohio State Mechanical Engineering MS 3.89/4.00 |
| Ludmille Lyvert Ph.D. in Global and Comparative Education | Stanford Graduate School of Education Research Assistantship; EDGE Fellowship | Education bachelor’s and Fulbright-funded Women’s Studies master’s. |
| Kyriaki Chatzikyriakidou Ph.D. in Food Science (PhD) | Fulbright Foreign Student Program; UW–Madison Research Assistantship | Food Science and Technology bachelor’s (2008, 8.0/10) and master’s (2010, 8.48/10) at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. |
| Keneuoe Maliehe Ph.D. in Geospatial Systems, with Earth observation research | UKRI EPSRC Studentship; University of Nottingham International Scholarship | Pretoria Geography BSc 78.2%, Geoinformatics Honours 68.5%, Maynooth GIS and Remote Sensing MSc 76.3% and Nottingham Geospatial Data Science MRes 68%; bid and client-relations work. |
| Kaileen Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences, Immunology specialization | Wellington Doctoral Scholarship; Wellington Doctoral Submission Scholarship | Master of Clinical Immunology, GPA 8.8, and a Biotechnology and Cell and Molecular Bioscience BSc, GPA 8.3; prior work in the same research laboratory and a co-authored publication. |
| Júlia de Freitas Sampaio Ph.D. in Social Sciences | Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung doctoral scholarship; DAAD scholarship — Humboldt University of Berlin | Prior UFRGS Social Sciences bachelor’s and Paul-Valéry Montpellier3 Social Development master’s. |
| Dr. Ahmed Ibrahim Ph.D. in Chemistry, specializing in Nanomaterial Science | Joint Supervision Scholarship; Japanese Government MEXT Scholarship; Osaka University Scholarship | BSc Chemistry top honors 2006; MSc Colloid Chemistry & Nanotechnology, Minia University, 2011. |
| Dana Venkert Ph.D. in Synthetic Biology | MSCA SigSynCell Doctoral Network; Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions — SigSynCell Doctoral Network | Neuroscience MSc from Tel Aviv University’s interdisciplinary direct-to-MSc program; hands-on research experience, including work at a governmental research institute during COVID. |
| Caterine Potes Ph.D. in Biological Sciences | Fulbright Commission in Colombia–Minciencias doctoral scholarship; P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship | Community-focused research and papers in international journals |
How Recipients Met Language Requirements — Ph.D.
| Evidence/test reported | Recipients / total | Examples from recipient stories |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS | 41/268 | IELTS 5.5 (Dr. Md. Nurul Islam, Dr. Said Salad); IELTS 6.5 (Chaw Su Thin, Ghulam Bahoo, and 3 others); IELTS 7.0 (Diana Arredondo Bernal, Faiza Khalid, Sohani Sahar); IELTS 7.5 (Ahsan Ali, Mohsin Ali); IELTS 8.0 (Maaz Iqbal, Manish Jung Pulami, and 2 others); IELTS 8.5 (Md Sakib Hossain); IELTS Academic taken (Dr. Huned Materwala); IELTS CEFR C1 (Guiqiu Liao); IELTS taken (Abdul Rehman, Abdullah Al Mahmud, and 20 others) |
| English-language test exemption or accepted alternative | 40/268 | English-language test exemption accepted (Eamon Mcandrew, Federica Gatti, and 8 others); English-medium education or university proficiency certificate accepted (Anees Ahmad, Arawa, and 22 others); IELTS / TOEFL exemption accepted (Haneen Ahmad); IELTS / TOEFL exemption accepted for the scholarship application (Gayathri Gaganan); IELTS exemption accepted (Keneuoe Maliehe); TOEFL / IELTS exemption accepted (Bijan Bhattarai, Girish Ningappa Mathad); TOEFL exemption accepted (Dr. Pamela Ochungo) |
| TOEFL | 28/268 | 85 (Rahmat Khezri); 98 (Diana Arredondo Bernal); 100 (Shirley Gabriella); 102/120 (Gerin Prince); 108 (Manish Ghimire, Muhammad Ali Falak); 112/120 (José Bardales); 113 (Kugbeme Isumonah); 517 (Ayu Fitri Izaki); TOEFL iBT taken (Anubhav Kumar Srivastava, Jason Sriwijaya, Rinanda Shaleha); TOEFL taken (Anna Povolná, Arnab Sarkar, and 14 others) |
| Language tests optional or not required | 6/268 | English-language test optional or not required (Nina Evetović); IELTS / TOEFL optional or not required for the scholarship application (Meenakshi); Language test optional or not required (Katherine Rabik); TOEFL optional or not required (Dana Venkert, Suzan Bhadhury, Zara Qaiser) |
| English-language test exemption | 5/268 | English-language test exemption accepted (Felix Ayiera, Feyisayo (Feyi) Olufemi, Uche Anyanwagu); TOEFL / IELTS exemption accepted (Abdulafeez Olaitan, Oluwabunmi Alao) |
| English proficiency test | 4/268 | Accepted Proficiency, Score Not Reported (Dr. Tuhina Khan); English Proficiency Test taken (Dr. Mohamed Tantawy); English proficiency test taken (Ali Ahsan, Zainab Bukola Winjobi-Arikewuyo) |
| TOPIK | 4/268 | TOPIK Level 2 (Catia Mota, Sohani Sahar); TOPIK Level 3 (Dr. Said Salad); TOPIK Level 4 (Ayu Fitri Izaki) |
| Cambridge CPE | 2/268 | Accepted Proficiency, Score Not Reported; C2 (Ioanna); Cambridge Proficiency Exam taken (Antonio Tabanera Manzanares) |
| Duolingo English Test | 2/268 | 115 (Alaa Al Jarf); Duolingo English Test taken (Michela Prestianni) |
| TOEIC | 2/268 | Accepted Proficiency, Score Not Reported (Dr. Sangram Keshari Mohanty); TOEIC taken (Shaharyar Brohi) |
| Academic English Writing Test | 1/268 | Academic English Writing Test taken (Abdul Rehman) |
| Direct English proficiency assessment | 1/268 | Assessed Directly (Darina) |
| English assessment by interview | 1/268 | English Interview Accepted (Tuyu Zheng) |
| French proficiency | 1/268 | C2, self-reported during PhD (Mariano Villalba) |
| German proficiency examination | 1/268 | German Proficiency Test taken (Dr. Mohamed Tantawy) |
| JLPT | 1/268 | N1 during degree (Agnese Dionisio) |
| MEXT English examination | 1/268 | MEXT English examination taken (Manish Jung Pulami) |
| Online English proficiency certification | 1/268 | C2 certification; first attempt (Nur Arifin Akbar) |
| Online English test | 1/268 | Online English test taken (Saed Mohamoud Muhumed) |
| Oxford Online Placement Test | 1/268 | C1 (Alaa Al Jarf) |
Standardized Tests Reported by Featured Recipients — Ph.D.
| Evidence/test reported | Recipients / total | Examples from recipient stories |
|---|---|---|
| Standardized tests optional or not required | 23/268 | GRE / GMAT optional or not required (Dr. Md. Nurul Islam, Haneen Ahmad, Rahmat Khezri); GRE / SAT optional or not required (Nidhi Bhasin); GRE optional or not required (Anees Ahmad, Dr. Pamela Ochungo, and 5 others); GRE optional or not required for university admission (Jason Sriwijaya); Language test optional or not required (Eamon Mcandrew, Jonathan Eveso, and 8 others); SAT / ACT / GRE / GMAT optional or not required (Lucas Argandoña) |
| GRE | 12/268 | 310 (Kugbeme Isumonah); 319 (Muhammad Ali Falak); 319/340; Verbal 153, Quantitative 166 (Manoj Chamlagain); 320 (Manish Ghimire); GRE taken (Caterine Potes, Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmed, and 6 others) |
| Additional standardized tests not required | 6/268 | GRE / GMAT exemption accepted (Feyisayo (Feyi) Olufemi); GRE exemption accepted (Syed Murtaza Arshad); GRE optional or not required (Oluwabunmi Alao); Language test optional or not required (Kaileen, Olamide Akinsola); SAT / ACT / GRE / GMAT optional or not required (Abdulafeez Olaitan) |
| CSIR-NET Chemistry | 1/268 | CSIR-NET Chemistry taken (Dr. Neeraj Gupta) |
| GRE optional, waived or not required | 1/268 | GRE exemption accepted (Zara Qaiser) |
What Recipients Pursued After Their Scholarship-Funded Studies — Ph.D.
| Recipient | Scholarship-funded degree/program | Reported later outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Anupam Anand Ojha | Ph.D. in Theoretical and Computational Biophysics | Joined the Flatiron Institute as a Flatiron Research Fellow in 2024, developing molecular-simulation methods combining cryo-EM and machine learning. |
| Taha Al Muhammadee Janjua | Ph.D. in Neuroscience doctorate; translational neuroscience and preclinical pain research | Became a research engineer at Lundbeck, working on experimental systems, AI analysis, automation, 3D printing and prototyping. |
| Kyriaki Chatzikyriakidou | Ph.D. in Food Science (PhD) | Researcher in food science and biology education and part-time faculty, continuing undergraduate teaching |
| Júlia de Freitas Sampaio | Ph.D. in Social Sciences | Postdoctoral researcher at University of Luxembourg, Department of Geography. |
| Dr. Ahmed Ibrahim | Ph.D. in Chemistry, specializing in Nanomaterial Science | Faculty Fellow/Assistant Professor, Chemistry, Osaka University; later Associate Professor at both GALALA and Minia universities, Egypt. |
| Thai Quynh Anh Nguyen | Ph.D. in Life Sciences | After completing the PhD, became a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. |
| Shirley Gabriella (2020 scholarship) | Ph.D. in Peace and Conflict Studies; Indigenous African counterterrorism approach | After earning the Ph.D., worked as a civil servant and adjunct lecturer and served as executive director of the Africa Network of Critical Security Scholars. |
| Sara Ben Lashihar (2020–2024) | Ph.D. in Doctoral research in automated Scan-to-HBIM workflows | Postdoctoral researcher at Maynooth University through the MSCA co-funded DIGI+ programme |
| Rama Prajapati | Ph.D. in Pharmacy | Became a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Connecticut after the Pharmacy PhD. |
| Meina Jia Sandal | Ph.D. in Global Studies | One-year postdoctoral researcher at University of Copenhagen after 2023. |
| Marco Rizzo (Completed November 2022) | Ph.D. in Neuroplasticity and pain / neurophysiology research | Immediately entered postdoctoral fellowship, Psychiatry Department, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai , New York City. |
| Dr. Ousman Bajinka (2019–2023) | Ph.D. in Microbiology | After the PhD, returned to The Gambia as a Senior Lecturer and Researcher at the University of The Gambia and completed a postdoctoral placement in China. |
| Dr. Mohamed Tantawy (2010–2015) | Ph.D. in Medical Biochemistry | Continued as a postdoctoral researcher in Germany and the United States, then progressed to teaching and academic-leadership roles, including the Higher Colleges of Technology in the UAE. |
| Dr. Maxine Chan | Ph.D. in Engineering and IT, climate modelling | Climate-modelling consultant in Melbourne |
| Catia Mota | Ph.D. in Molecular Biology | Pursued a postdoctoral fellowship at the Korea Basic Science Institute |
| Andrés Peña-Galindo (completed 2021) | Ph.D. in Political and International Studies | Completed the doctorate in 2021; the research became the 2024 book Monólogos del Imperio. Continued teaching and research as an Associate Professor at Universidad El Bosque in Bogotá. |
| Ahmed Ridoy | Ph.D. in Doctoral research on silicon solar-cell processing | Moved into the semiconductor industry as an R&D Process Integration Engineer at Vishay Siliconix Itzehoe GmbH. |
| Mojtaba Tadayonifar | Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics | After completing the Applied Linguistics PhD, worked as a Student Success Adviser and remained active in scholarly publishing and peer review. |
| Duke Debrah Afrane | Ph.D. in Organisational Behaviour | After the doctorate, worked as an Assistant Lecturer of Organisational Behaviour at Maynooth University . |
| Dr. Sangram Keshari Mohanty | Ph.D. in Chemistry | Was awarded BK 21, Pusan National University and G-LAMP postdoctoral fellowships for 2024–2026 |