International excellence scholarships
Top 20 Excellence Scholarships for Outstanding International Students
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Although not all, most scholarship programs are merit-based meaning scholars are chosen based on academic merit or in others forms such as leadership, athletic, or artistic merits. Merit-based scholarships are sometimes referred to as excellence scholarships since it seeks out the most bright and most talented students. In this list, scholars4dev.com highlights the most popular merit-based scholarships out there.
ENS International Selection Scholarships
École Normale Supérieure
Masters Degree
Deadline: 12 Dec 2024 (annual)
Study in: France
Course starts September 2025
Ampère Excellence Scholarships for International Students
ENS de Lyon
Masters Degree
Deadline: 31 Jan 2025 (annual)
Study in: France
Course starts September 2025
Utrecht Excellence Scholarships for International Students
Utrecht University
Masters Degree
Deadline: 1 Feb 2025 (annual)
Study in: Netherlands
Next course starts Sept 2025
Justus & Louise van Effen Excellence Scholarships for International Students at TU Delft
Delft University of Technology
Masters Degree
Deadline: 1 Dec 2024 (annual)
Study in: Netherlands
Course starts September 2025
Maastricht University NL-High Potential Scholarships for International Students
Maastricht University
Masters Degree
Deadline: 1 Feb 2025 (annual)
Study in: Netherlands
Course starts September 2025
Leiden University Excellence Scholarships (LexS)
Leiden University
Masters Degree
Deadline: 1 Oct/1 Feb (annual)
Study in: Netherlands
Next course starts Feb/Sept 2025
ETH Zurich Excellence Masters Scholarships
ETH Zurich
Masters Degree
Deadline: 30 Nov 2024 (annual)
Study in: Switzerland
Course starts Fall 2025
Gates Cambridge Scholarships for International Students
Gates Cambridge Trust
Masters/PhD Degree
Deadline: 16 Oct/3 Dec 2024/7 Jan 2025 (annual)
Study in: UK
Course starts October 2025
Schwarzman Scholars Program at Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University
Masters Degree
Deadline: 20 May/12 Sept 2024 (annual)
Study in: China
Course starts August 2025
Adelaide Global Academic Excellence Scholarships for International Students
University of Adelaide
Bachelors/Masters Degree
Deadline: 30 April 2024 (annual)
Study in: Australia
Next course starts July 2024
International Excellence Scholarships at University of Leeds
University of Leeds
Masters Degree
Deadline: 17 May 2024 (annual)
Study in: UK
Next course starts 2024
EPFL Excellence Fellowships
EPFL
Bachelors/Masters Degree
Deadline: 15 Dec/30 April (annual)
Study in: Switzerland
Next course starts 2025/2026
