2837 Scholarships for Sri Lanka Students
Explore scholarships for Sri Lankan students seeking funding to study abroad, including fully funded and tuition-support opportunities for master’s, PhD, and other international programs. Sri Lankan scholarship recipients featured by Global Scholarships have successfully received awards such as the Chevening Scholarship for postgraduate study in the UK, the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Scholarship for study across Europe, the Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship for study in Hungary, and the Graduate Research Assistant Fellowships at the University of Alberta. These real scholarship pathways show the range of opportunities available to applicants from Sri Lanka, from government-funded master’s programs to fully funded research degrees. Students planning their next step can also explore undergraduate courses for international students and master’s courses for international students and compare programs that match their academic background.
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2,830
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516
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Full Tuition
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Most Featured Scholarships — Sri Lankan Nationality
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Scholarship Recipients and Featured Scholarships — Master’s
| Subject category | Recipients |
|---|---|
| Agriculture and Environmental Studies | 1 |
| Engineering and Technology | 1 |
| Scholarship | Recipients |
|---|---|
| Erasmus Mundus Joint Master's Scholarships | 1 |
| Schwarzman Scholarship | 1 |
| Stipendium Hungaricum | 1 |
| Recipient | Scholarship | Institution and destination | Funded degree/program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sajith Wickramanayake — Sri Lanka | Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship | University of Debrecen; Hungary | Master’s in Mechanical Engineering |
| Namal Abeysooriya (scholarship from 2020; completed 2022) — Sri Lanka | Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Scholarships | University of Pau and Adour Region; University of Porto; University of the Basque Country; Leiden University; France; Netherlands; Portugal; Spain | Master’s in Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (ECT+) |
| Sachi Pilapitiya — Sri Lanka | Schwarzman Scholarship | Tsinghua University; China | Master’s in Global Affairs |
Funding Reported by Recipients — Master’s
| Recipient and funded degree/program | Scholarship/funding source | Reported support |
|---|---|---|
| Sajith Wickramanayake Master’s in Mechanical Engineering | Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship | Tuition, living expenses, accommodation, health insurance |
| Namal Abeysooriya Master’s in Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (ECT+) | Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Scholarships | Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters Scholarship — Approximately $57,600; 100% tuition, living, travel and insurance |
Examples of Featured Recipients’ Application Backgrounds — Master’s
| Recipient and funded degree/program | Scholarship/application route | Reported background |
|---|---|---|
| Sajith Wickramanayake Master’s in Mechanical Engineering | Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship | Mechanical Engineering Technology BEngTech, Second Class Upper,GPA3.43/4; two years work |
| Namal Abeysooriya Master’s in Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (ECT+) | Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Scholarships | BSc Environmental Science First Class Honors, GPA 3.70/4.00; research/leadership background |
| Sachi Pilapitiya Master’s in Global Affairs | Schwarzman Scholarship | had taken advanced classes in Economics by then and had maintained a perfect GPA.; What Has done thus far (the research on Chinese lending to Sri Lanka, for example) provides the recipient with the knowledge and experience to contribute to the richness of the cohort, if selected. |
How Recipients Met Language Requirements — Master’s
| Evidence/test reported | Recipients / total | Examples from recipient stories |
|---|---|---|
| English-language test exemption | 1/3 | English-medium education or university proficiency certificate accepted (Sajith Wickramanayake) |
| IELTS | 1/3 | IELTS taken (Namal Abeysooriya) |
What Recipients Pursued After Their Scholarship-Funded Studies — Master’s
| Recipient | Scholarship-funded degree/program | Reported later outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Namal Abeysooriya | Master’s in Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (ECT+) | After graduating 2022 received TTU graduate assistantship for Environmental Science PhD. |
Scholarship Recipients and Featured Scholarships — Ph.D.
| Subject category | Recipients |
|---|---|
| Agriculture and Environmental Studies | 1 |
| Natural Sciences and Mathematics | 1 |
| Scholarship | Recipients |
|---|---|
| Graduate Research Assistantship Fellowship | 1 |
| Tennessee Technological University Graduate Assistantship | 1 |
| Recipient | Scholarship | Institution and destination | Funded degree/program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namal Abeysooriya — Sri Lanka | Graduate Assistantship — Tennessee Technological University | Tennessee Technological University; United States | Ph.D. in Environmental Science — Chemistry concentration |
| Anparasy — Sri Lanka | Graduate Research Assistantship Fellowship | University of Alberta; Canada | Ph.D. in Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging; AI medical-imaging research |
Funding Reported by Recipients — Ph.D.
| Recipient and funded degree/program | Scholarship/funding source | Reported support |
|---|---|---|
| Namal Abeysooriya Ph.D. in Environmental Science — Chemistry concentration | Graduate Assistantship — Tennessee Technological University | Tennessee Technological University Graduate Assistantship Full tuition support and stipend. |
Examples of Featured Recipients’ Application Backgrounds — Ph.D.
| Recipient and funded degree/program | Scholarship/application route | Reported background |
|---|---|---|
| Namal Abeysooriya Ph.D. in Environmental Science — Chemistry concentration | Graduate Assistantship — Tennessee Technological University | Completed the ECT+ master’s with GPA 3.57/4.00. |