Career stage is one of the strongest filters when applying — these 15 opportunities are designed for undergraduate.
Fellowships and scholarships are calibrated to particular career moments. The programs below were selected because their structure, funding, and cohort design are appropriate for undergraduate. Applying outside your career stage is one of the most common reasons strong candidates get rejected — every program below explicitly welcomes the audience on this page.
European Commission
The EU's signature student mobility scheme, sending over 300,000 students each year to study or train at partner institutions across Europe and beyond.…
University of Toronto
A merit-based undergraduate scholarship at the University of Toronto recognising international students who demonstrate exceptional academic achievement and cre…
NYU Abu Dhabi
Need-blind admission with full financial aid for international undergraduates at NYU Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.…
McGill University
Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at McGill University, providing comprehensive support to academically talented African students.…
Singapore Ministry of Education
A scholarship for outstanding students from ASEAN member states to attend Singapore secondary schools and pre-universities.…
Ashinaga Foundation
Full undergraduate scholarships and preparatory training for orphaned Sub-Saharan African students to study at top universities worldwide.…
Khazanah Nasional Foundation
Malaysian sovereign wealth foundation scholarships for outstanding Malaysian students to study at top universities worldwide.…
University of Oxford
Undergraduate scholarships at Oxford for students from low-income countries who would otherwise be unable to study abroad.…
EARTH University
Need-based scholarships at EARTH University in Costa Rica for students from rural communities in Latin America, Africa, and Asia.…
Mitsui & Co.
A long-running scholarship for outstanding undergraduates from ASEAN countries and India to study at any Japanese university.…
Banco Santander
Mobility scholarships for students from Iberoamerican universities to spend a semester at a partner university in another Iberoamerican country.…
Qatar Foundation
Scholarships at Education City universities in Doha for outstanding international students at branch campuses of leading global universities.…
Yale-NUS College
Merit-based undergraduate scholarship at Yale-NUS College in Singapore offering full funding to outstanding international students.…
Equity Group Foundation
A nationwide programme to fully fund secondary and undergraduate education for academically gifted Kenyan students from low-income families.…
Aurora Humanitarian Initiative
Scholarships at the American University of Armenia for students from regions affected by humanitarian crises.…
The strongest applications at this stage tend to share three features: a clear, specific reason to want this particular program (not just "any" international experience), evidence of follow-through on a previous self-directed project, and recommenders who can speak to the quality of your work in detail. Generic letters from senior people who barely know you almost always lose out to specific letters from supervisors who do. Build that evidence trail months before the deadline, not during application week.