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Official scholarship categories
The catalog is grouped by the categories students search for: who funds the award, what level it funds, where it is based and whether it is fully funded. One record can sit in several categories at once, because a MEXT doctoral award really is a PhD, a government and a Japan category record.
Categories are derived from each record's own facts — its degree level, destination, funding type, awarding body and subject — so a record added without tags is still filed correctly. Where a record carries its own classification, that classification is used instead of a guess.
13 categories, 11 currently holding records
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3 opportunities
Chinese Government Scholarship
3 records carry the Chinese Government Scholarship classification. These awards are usually administered through the China Scholarship Council, with a nomination stage through an embassy or a Chinese university before the application itself, so the closing date on a record and the closing date of your national round are often different dates.
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31 opportunities
Government Scholarships
31 records come from a government or an intergovernmental funder. That label is derived from the awarding body named on the record, not from the size of the award: a ministry stipend and a fully funded national programme are both listed here, and the funding type on each card says which is which.
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0 opportunities
High School Scholarships
0 records fund study at secondary level. These are the least common awards in the catalog: most schemes begin at bachelor's level, and a school that funds an international pupil usually does so through its own bursary rather than a national programme. Check the age and curriculum conditions on the provider's page before planning around one.
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69 opportunities
Masters Scholarships
69 records fund master's study. This is the largest group in the catalog, and the one where the offers differ most: a government programme may pay tuition, a stipend, housing and travel, while a university merit award with the same closing date may waive tuition only. The funding type on each card is what separates them.
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1 opportunity
MBA Scholarships
1 record names business administration or an MBA among their subject or title. Business schools usually require admission before a funding decision, and many MBA awards are partial, so read the funding type and the application order on the detail page rather than assuming the scholarship covers the programme.
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20 opportunities
PhD Scholarships
20 records fund doctoral study. A PhD award is rarely a single university-wide scheme: funding is usually attached to a department, a supervisor or a named project, and a scheme's closing date can differ from the date the department actually decides. The application guidance on each record repeats the route the provider describes.
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79 opportunities
Fully Funded Scholarships
79 records carry the full-funding label, taken from the provider's own description of the package. Two fully funded awards are not necessarily equivalent: one may cover tuition, a stipend, accommodation and travel, another tuition and a living allowance only. The funding section on each detail page sets out what the provider actually promises.
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0 opportunities
Post Doc Scholarships
0 records are classed as postdoctoral. A postdoctoral award is a research position rather than a place on a programme, so the record's eligibility section matters more than its title: most schemes require the doctorate to be completed within a set number of years, and several require a named host institution before you apply.
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11 opportunities
Undergraduate Scholarships
11 records are open to undergraduate applicants. Some are open at bachelor's level only; others are national programmes that fund every level, in which case the same record also appears under the master's and PhD categories. The degree level on each card says which levels that particular award accepts.
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6 opportunities
USA Scholarships
6 records are based in the United States. US funding is split between national schemes, which run a single national competition, and university awards, which admit you first and fund you second. Check which body makes the decision before you build a timeline around a closing date.
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20 opportunities
Top Scholarships
20 records are listed as a flagship scheme. The label reflects recognition and selectivity, not a ranking computed here: it groups the named schemes students most often ask about with records whose own wording calls the award top, prestigious or world-class. Read it as a starting point, not as a league table.
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3 opportunities
Mext Scholarship Japan
3 records name the Japanese government scholarship, known as MEXT or Monbukagakusho. Applications run through an embassy recommendation or a university recommendation, and the two routes have different closing dates and different screening stages. The record's application guidance says which route the provider describes.
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48 opportunities
Scholarships in Europe
48 records are based in a European country or delivered as a joint European programme. Eligibility differs sharply inside the region: a national scheme may limit applicants by nationality, while a joint programme often applies a mobility rule instead. The eligibility section on each record repeats the rule the provider publishes.
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