Three 2027 awards are open right now in three very different places. All three cover tuition. Two pay a monthly stipend. One also throws in housing. Compare the money first, then pick the application you can finish properly.
| Award | Country | What you get | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| SI Scholarship for Global Professionals | Sweden | 100% tuition, SEK 12,000/month, SEK 15,000 travel grant, insurance | 25 Feb 2027 |
| KAIST International Graduate Scholarship | South Korea | 100% tuition, KRW 350,000–400,000/month, national health insurance | 15 Dec 2026 |
| KAUST Graduate Fellowship | Saudi Arabia | 100% tuition, USD 20,000–30,000/year, free housing, relocation flight | 7 Jan 2027 |
SI Sweden: the work-experience route
SI pays for a full master's at a participating Swedish university. The stipend is SEK 12,000 a month, the travel grant is SEK 15,000, and insurance is included. The catch is experience: you need at least 3,000 hours of documented work or volunteering. The deadline is 25 February 2027.
KAIST: the earliest deadline
KAIST covers tuition and pays KRW 350,000 to 400,000 a month, plus national health insurance. Master's and doctoral applicants both qualify. The deadline is 15 December 2026, which makes it the first one to prepare for. Apply through the international graduate portal and request the scholarship inside the application.
KAUST: the housing package
KAUST adds free on-campus housing and a relocation flight on top of full tuition and an annual stipend of USD 20,000 to 30,000. The deadline is 7 January 2027. Each programme sets its own academic and English requirements, so check the department page before you write the statement.
Which one should you open first
If you have three years of work experience, start with SI. If your transcripts and English proof are already scanned, KAIST is the fastest win because its deadline comes first. If you want housing covered, build the KAUST file around your research statement.
Browse the full scholarships explorer to compare these three against every other 2027 award in the catalog.