2759 Scholarships for Spain Students
Explore scholarships for Spanish students who want to study abroad, including fully funded and partially funded opportunities available to applicants from Spain. Spanish scholarship recipients featured on Global Scholarships have successfully received competitive awards such as the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Scholarships, which support graduate study across European universities, and the Fulbright Foreign Student Program, which offers funding opportunities for eligible Spanish graduates pursuing study or research in the United States. These real recipient experiences show that students from Spain can compete successfully for prestigious international funding while building academic experience outside their home country. If you are considering your studies, you can also browse undergraduate programs for international students and master’s programs for international students.
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484
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Full Tuition
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Most Featured Scholarships — Spanish Nationality
Ranked by recipients who shared their story
| Degree level | Recipients |
|---|---|
| Bachelor’s | 2 |
| Master’s | 7 |
| Ph.D. | 6 |
Scholarship Recipients and Featured Scholarships — Bachelor’s
| Subject category | Recipients |
|---|---|
| Engineering and Technology | 1 |
| Natural Sciences and Mathematics | 1 |
| Scholarship | Recipients |
|---|---|
| DAAD Scholarship for Students coming from Foreign German Universities | 1 |
| Spanish Government research-support scholarship | 1 |
| Spanish Research Council research-support scholarship | 1 |
| Recipient | Scholarship | Institution and destination | Funded degree/program |
|---|---|---|---|
| José Ignacio Pérez López (completed 2023) — Spain | Spanish Government research-support scholarship; Spanish Research Council research-support scholarship | University of Seville; Spain | Bachelor’s in Biochemistry |
| Vicente Algaba Martínez (est. 2021–2024) — Spain | DAAD Scholarship for Students coming from Foreign German Universities | Technical University of Munich; Germany | Bachelor’s in Biotechnology |
Funding Reported by Recipients — Bachelor’s
| Recipient and funded degree/program | Scholarship/funding source | Reported support |
|---|---|---|
| José Ignacio Pérez López 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. |
| Vicente Algaba Martínez Bachelor’s in Biotechnology | DAAD Scholarship for Students coming from Foreign German Universities | DAAD Scholarship for Students coming from Foreign German Universities Approximately EUR 1,000 monthly for three years, EUR 36,000 in total. |
Examples of Featured Recipients’ Application Backgrounds — Bachelor’s
| Recipient and funded degree/program | Scholarship/application route | Reported background |
|---|---|---|
| Vicente Algaba Martínez Bachelor’s in Biotechnology | DAAD Scholarship for Students coming from Foreign German Universities | Abitur result 1.0. |
What Recipients Pursued After Their Scholarship-Funded Studies — Bachelor’s
| Recipient | Scholarship-funded degree/program | Reported later outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Vicente Algaba Martínez | Bachelor’s in Biotechnology | After graduating in 2024, pursued a master’s at ETH Zürich. |
Scholarship Recipients and Featured Scholarships — Master’s
| Subject category | Recipients |
|---|---|
| Natural Sciences and Mathematics | 2 |
| Agriculture and Environmental Studies | 1 |
| Social Sciences | 1 |
| Scholarship | Recipients |
|---|---|
| Fulbright Foreign Student Program | 2 |
| DAAD Scholarship — Ludwig Maximilians Universität München | 1 |
| Erasmus Mundus Joint Master's Scholarships | 1 |
| Excellence Scholarship and Opportunity Programme | 1 |
| Fulbright Scholarship for Graduate Studies | 1 |
| Public University of Navarra Collaboration Scholarship | 1 |
| Recipient | Scholarship | Institution and destination | Funded degree/program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vicente Algaba Martínez — Spain | Excellence Scholarship and Opportunity Programme | ETH Zurich; Switzerland | Master’s in Health Sciences and Technology, Neuroscience major |
| Paula Domínguez Lacueva — Spain | Public University of Navarra Collaboration Scholarship | Public University of Navarra; Spain | Master’s in Environmental Agrobiology |
| Juanjo Palos — Spain | Fulbright Scholarship for Graduate Studies | University of Minnesota, School of Kinesiology; United States | Master’s in Kinesiology |
| Juanfra — Spain | Fulbright Foreign Student Program | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa; United States | Master’s in Botany |
| Jennifer Fabà — Spain | DAAD Scholarship — Ludwig Maximilians Universität München | Ludwig Maximilians Universität München; Germany | Master’s in Astrophysics |
| Antxon Bilbatua Muñoz (2024–2026 (estimated)) — Spain | Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Scholarships | Warsaw University of Technology, Université de Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier, University of the Basque Country; France; Poland; Spain | Master’s in i-MESC Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion |
| Amalia Ordoñez Vahi (2018–2020 (estimated)) — Spain | Fulbright Foreign Student Program | New York University; United States | Master’s in International Relations |
Funding Reported by Recipients — Master’s
| Recipient and funded degree/program | Scholarship/funding source | Reported support |
|---|---|---|
| Vicente Algaba Martínez Master’s in Health Sciences and Technology, Neuroscience major | Excellence Scholarship and Opportunity Programme | CHF 12,000 per semester, CHF 36,000 across 1.5 years. |
| Paula Domínguez Lacueva Master’s in Environmental Agrobiology | Public University of Navarra Collaboration Scholarship | €1,200 for the master’s thesis |
| Juanjo Palos Master’s in Kinesiology | Fulbright Scholarship for Graduate Studies | Fulbright Foreign Student Program — Support for the two-year master’s, Spain–US flights and ASPE health coverage. |
| Juanfra Master’s in Botany | Fulbright Foreign Student Program | Fulbright Foreign Student Program — Full tuition, living costs and medical insurance. |
| Jennifer Fabà Master’s in Astrophysics | DAAD Scholarship — Ludwig Maximilians Universität München | DAAD Scholarship — Ludwig Maximilians Universität München Monthly stipend, research and travel allowances and a German course; her degree charged no tuition. |
| Antxon Bilbatua Muñoz Master’s in i-MESC Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion | Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Scholarships | Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters Scholarship — Erasmus Mundus scholarship covered his monthly expenses |
| Amalia Ordoñez Vahi Master’s in International Relations | Fulbright Foreign Student Program | Fulbright Foreign Student Program — Two years of tuition, health insurance, flights and monthly living allowance. |
Examples of Featured Recipients’ Application Backgrounds — Master’s
| Recipient and funded degree/program | Scholarship/application route | Reported background |
|---|---|---|
| Vicente Algaba Martínez Master’s in Health Sciences and Technology, Neuroscience major | Excellence Scholarship and Opportunity Programme | Biotechnology bachelor’s at the Technical University of Munich , grade 1.2 with honours; gap-year laboratory work on glial cells. |
| Paula Domínguez Lacueva Master’s in Environmental Agrobiology | Public University of Navarra Collaboration Scholarship | Biology and Environmental Sciences double degree at the University of Navarra; GPAs 2.38/4.0 and 2.49/4.0. |
| Juanjo Palos Master’s in Kinesiology | Fulbright Scholarship for Graduate Studies | Sport Sciences study in Spain and authorship of El Humano Cuantificable on monitoring physical activity. |
| Juanfra Master’s in Botany | Fulbright Foreign Student Program | Biology degree at the University of Córdoba , GPA 8.4/10; Island Biodiversity and Conservation master’s at La Laguna with thesis research in the Azores. |
| Jennifer Fabà Master’s in Astrophysics | DAAD Scholarship — Ludwig Maximilians Universität München | Physics and Mathematics double bachelor’s, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, overall 8.4/10 |
| Antxon Bilbatua Muñoz Master’s in i-MESC Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion | Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Scholarships | Chemical Engineering bachelor’s at the University of the Basque Country ; final project on anion-exchange membranes at Tecnalia Research Center |
| Amalia Ordoñez Vahi Master’s in International Relations | Fulbright Foreign Student Program | Translation and Interpreting BA at Universidad Pablo de Olavide, GPA 8.7/10, and Manchester Conference Interpreting MA with Merit. |
How Recipients Met Language Requirements — Master’s
| Evidence/test reported | Recipients / total | Examples from recipient stories |
|---|---|---|
| TOEFL | 2/7 | TOEFL taken (Amalia Ordoñez Vahi, Juanfra) |
| Cambridge CAE | 1/7 | Cambridge Advanced Certificate taken (Vicente Algaba Martínez) |
| DAAD English examination | 1/7 | DAAD English Language Examination taken (Jennifer Fabà) |
Standardized Tests Reported by Featured Recipients — Master’s
| Evidence/test reported | Recipients / total | Examples from recipient stories |
|---|---|---|
| GRE | 2/7 | GRE taken (Amalia Ordoñez Vahi, Juanfra) |
What Recipients Pursued After Their Scholarship-Funded Studies — Master’s
| Recipient | Scholarship-funded degree/program | Reported later outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Juanjo Palos | Master’s in Kinesiology | Worked with the Twin Cities Metropolitan Council and Livea Weight Control Centers, then returned to Spain for workplace-wellbeing coaching, teaching and research. |
| Juanfra | Master’s in Botany | Pursued a PhD at Victoria University of Wellington on plant–animal interactions. |
| Amalia Ordoñez Vahi | Master’s in International Relations | Worked at the Spanish Consulate in New York while completing another online master’s. |
Scholarship Recipients and Featured Scholarships — Ph.D.
| Subject category | Recipients |
|---|---|
| Agriculture and Environmental Studies | 1 |
| Engineering and Technology | 1 |
| Natural Sciences and Mathematics | 1 |
| Scholarship | Recipients |
|---|---|
| FPI Doctoral Fellowship | 1 |
| FPU Scholarship | 1 |
| Gates Cambridge Scholarship | 1 |
| La Caixa Foundation Scholarship | 1 |
| MSCA Doctoral Network MEDiverSEAty | 1 |
| MSCA YAF Doctoral Network | 1 |
| Recipient | Scholarship | Institution and destination | Funded degree/program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marta Yabar — Spain | MSCA YAF Doctoral Network | Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant; Ghent University; Belgium | Ph.D. |
| Lucía Sánchez García (2022 fellowship) — Spain | FPI Doctoral Fellowship | Autonomous University of Madrid, research at CNIC; Spain | Ph.D. in Molecular Biosciences |
| José Ignacio Pérez López — Spain | Gates Cambridge Scholarship | University of Cambridge; United Kingdom | Ph.D. in Chemistry |
| Gabriel Rivas-Mena — Spain | MSCA Doctoral Network MEDiverSEAty | Institute of Marine Biology,University of Montenegro(IBMK); Montenegro | Ph.D. in Artificial reefs and marine biodiversity, with marine literacy and education (doctoral research) |
| Antonio Tabanera Manzanares — Spain | La Caixa Foundation Scholarship | University of Oxford; United Kingdom | Ph.D. in DPhil Engineering Science; hydrogen embrittlement/materials research |
| Paula Domínguez Lacueva — Spain | FPU Scholarship | Public University of Navarra; Spain | Ph.D. in Food Science |
Funding Reported by Recipients — Ph.D.
| Recipient and funded degree/program | Scholarship/funding source | Reported support |
|---|---|---|
| Marta Yabar Ph.D. | MSCA YAF Doctoral Network | MSCA YAF Doctoral Network — Fully funded doctoral position with salary, mobility allowance and a research and training budget |
| Lucía Sánchez García Ph.D. in Molecular Biosciences | FPI Doctoral Fellowship | FPI Doctoral Fellowship — EUR 111,758 doctoral fellowship |
| José Ignacio Pérez López Ph.D. in Chemistry | Gates Cambridge Scholarship | Full-cost support worth approximately GBP 60,000 per year, largely university fees, with a stipend, visa and health-surcharge costs, and beginning/end travel. |
| Gabriel Rivas-Mena Ph.D. in Artificial reefs and marine biodiversity, with marine literacy and education (doctoral research) | MSCA Doctoral Network MEDiverSEAty | MSCA Doctoral Network MEDiverSEAty — Reported EUR 2,092 gross monthly living allowance and EUR 600 mobility allowance; a separate host research and training budget. |
| Antonio Tabanera Manzanares Ph.D. in DPhil Engineering Science; hydrogen embrittlement/materials research | La Caixa Foundation Scholarship | La Caixa supported the first two DPhil years, with Clarendon scheduled for years three and four; reported annual package up to GBP 35,000 tuition and about GBP 20,000 living costs. |
| Paula Domínguez Lacueva Ph.D. in Food Science | FPU Scholarship | Four-year predoctoral fellowship, €95,525.44 |
Examples of Featured Recipients’ Application Backgrounds — Ph.D.
| Recipient and funded degree/program | Scholarship/application route | Reported background |
|---|---|---|
| Marta Yabar Ph.D. | MSCA YAF Doctoral Network | Biotechnology bachelor’s at Universitat Rovira i Virgili and Bioprocess Engineering master’s at IMC Krems; downstream-processing work at Boehringer Ingelheim and Lonza |
| Lucía Sánchez García Ph.D. in Molecular Biosciences | FPI Doctoral Fellowship | Health Biology bachelor’s at the University of Alcalá and Bioinformatics and Computational Biology master’s at the Autonomous University of Madrid ; CNIC research-support technician work |
| José Ignacio Pérez López Ph.D. in Chemistry | Gates Cambridge Scholarship | Protein expression, purification, NMR and molecular-dynamics experience |
| Gabriel Rivas-Mena Ph.D. in Artificial reefs and marine biodiversity, with marine literacy and education (doctoral research) | MSCA Doctoral Network MEDiverSEAty | Biology bachelor’s in Seville and IMBRSea Marine Biological Resources master’s; benthic ecology, conservation and coral-restoration research. |
| Antonio Tabanera Manzanares Ph.D. in DPhil Engineering Science; hydrogen embrittlement/materials research | La Caixa Foundation Scholarship | Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineering BSc 9.68/10 and MSc 9.58/10 at the Technical University of Madrid ; valedictorian honours and solid-mechanics research. |
How Recipients Met Language Requirements — Ph.D.
| Evidence/test reported | Recipients / total | Examples from recipient stories |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge CPE | 1/6 | Cambridge Proficiency Exam taken (Antonio Tabanera Manzanares) |
| English-language test exemption or accepted alternative | 1/6 | English-medium education or university proficiency certificate accepted (Gabriel Rivas-Mena) |