Looking for scholarships closing in October 2026? This page features updated scholarship opportunities with October deadlines for undergraduate, master's, PhD, and international students worldwide. Explore fully funded scholarships, partial funding programs, government scholarships, and university awards that are still open for application. Check eligibility requirements, deadlines, and apply early before these opportunities close.
The Chevening Europe Defence and Security Fellowship is funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and delivered by Cranfield University at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, Shrivenham. This Fellowship is open to all non-ODA eligible European countries. The fell
Published: 05 Oct 2026 Type: Fellowship Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 12 Oct 2026
The HOPE Foundation for Research on Ageing is a non-Government – funded Charitable Trust established in 1996, to prepare New Zealand for an ageing future. The mission of the Foundation is to: Lead and resource the funding of people conducting research on ageing. Disseminate research-ba
Published: 28 Sep 2026 Type: Postgraduate Study in: New Zealand Deadline: 31 Oct 2026
The goal of these projects is to examine and refine our existing molecular and gene therapies for use in in vitro and in vivo for treatment testing. This scholarship supports PhD research that aims to develop innovative molecular and gene therapies to treat motor neuron disease (MND). This resear
Published: 28 Sep 2026 Type: PhD Study in: Australia Deadline: 31 Oct 2026
This research asks: how do nation states like Australia manage energy politics when the infrastructures are not confined within national borders but cross terrains and involve multiple stakeholders? This scholarship supports an Indigenous candidate to research renewable energy transitions in the
Published: 28 Sep 2026 Type: PhD Study in: Australia Deadline: 31 Oct 2026
The Propel: Australian Submarine Scholarship Program is awarding 3,000 two-year undergraduate scholarships, providing students with access to education and career opportunities associated with the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine (NPS) enterprise.
Published: 28 Sep 2026 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Australia Deadline: 02 Oct 2026
The scholarship is in memory of Jack Pearce (1911-1994) who wanted to go to university but was unable to do so as a young man. University education was rare in those days, there were no grants and his father probably reasoned that as he and his five brothers had all achieved success in life with onl
Published: 28 Sep 2026 Type: Postgraduate Study in: New Zealand Deadline: 31 Oct 2026
IFRA-Nigeria is opening its call for the 2027 Research Grants!This call is addressed to second-year Master’s students, doctoral and post-doctoral students, as well as researchers. IFRA-Nigeria – the French Institute for Research in Africa located within the Institute of African Studie
Published: 25 Sep 2026 Type: Postgraduate Deadline: 30 Oct 2026
Commonwealth Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are on the frontline of climate change and face growing demand for skilled professionals in sectors critical to national development. The King's Commonwealth Fellowship Programme (KCFP) Undergraduate Fellowships support talented students to stud
Published: 25 Sep 2026 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Barbados, Belize, Fiji, Maldives, Mauritius, Papua New Guinea, Samoa Deadline: 14 Oct 2026
The RTP is the Australian Government’s Research Training Program Scholarship scheme for supporting graduate research students. This scheme is administered by individual universities on behalf of the Department of Education. Applications for RTP Scholarships are made directly to participating u
Published: 25 Sep 2026 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Australia Deadline: 31 Oct 2026
The Faculty of Law offers the Quentin Bryce Law Doctoral (QBLD) scholarships for commencing Doctor of Philosophy students to promote and reward quality research within the faculty.
Published: 25 Sep 2026 Type: PhD Study in: Australia Deadline: 07 Oct 2026
The Tokyo Metropolitan University Scholarship is awarded to academically outstanding privately financed international students that are regularly enrolled in an undergraduate course at Tokyo Metropolitan University.
Published: 24 Sep 2026 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Japan Deadline: 01 Oct 2026
The Mandela Washington Fellowship will bring approximately 550 young leaders to the United States in the summer of 2027 for a comprehensive executive-style program designed to empower Fellows to lead in their respective sectors and communities and build partnerships with American counterparts.
Published: 23 Sep 2026 Type: Fellowship Study in: United States Deadline: 13 Oct 2026
The NASA Hubble Fellowship Program (NHFP) provides an opportunity for recent postdoctoral scientists to conduct independent research which contributes to any area of NASA Astrophysics. The research will be carried out at United States host institutions chosen by each fellow, subject to a l
Published: 23 Sep 2026 Type: Fellowship Study in: United States Deadline: 28 Oct 2026
The Master of Science in International Health (MScIH) is a modular programme, allowing for full-time (1 year) and part-time (up to 5 years) study.
Published: 21 Sep 2026 Type: Masters Study in: Germany Deadline: 15 Oct 2026
The Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) in Göttingen is one of the world's leading research institutions in the field of solar physics and planetary research, with around 300 employees. The interdisciplinary research focus is the investigation of the development, diversity
Published: 21 Sep 2026 Type: Fellowship Study in: Germany Deadline: 30 Oct 2026
The Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies offers one-year Jean Monnet Fellowships to scholars who have obtained their doctorate more than five years prior to the start of the fellowship, i.e. 1 September 2027 for the academic year 2027-28. The Fellowship programme is open to post-docs, tenure-t
Published: 21 Sep 2026 Type: Fellowship Study in: Italy Deadline: 23 Oct 2026
The scholarship aims to develop a new generation of mixed signal silicon chips for chiplet based applications. The PhD candidate will be part of an industry-supported research group that will enable the use of last generations of ultra-low power and nanoscale chips for high performance applicatio
Published: 18 Sep 2026 Type: PhD Study in: Australia Deadline: 31 Oct 2026
The Matter to Life Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (MtL-URO) offers an excellent opportunity for students in their Bachelors to perform a funded 10-week research internship under the supervision of one of our faculty Fellows. The internship will take place in the group of one o
Published: 18 Sep 2026 Type: Internship Study in: Germany Deadline: 01 Oct 2026
Bursaries to financially support parents and guardians with childcare expenses during assessments and examinations.
Published: 17 Sep 2026 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Australia Deadline: 30 Oct 2026
The Chevening British Library Coptic Collections Fellowship is co-funded by the British Library and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. It is open to applications from mid-career professionals from Egypt, Palestine, and Sudan, who have a strong interest in Coptic manusc
Published: 16 Sep 2026 Type: Fellowship Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 27 Oct 2026