🇧🇪 Free Online Courses from KU Leuven

KU Leuven is Belgium's leading research university and a co-founder of LERU. The university offers dozens of free online courses in EU law, global governance, medicine, AI, sustainable development, and engineering.

Format:
Online — free
Certificate — paid
Suitable for CV, LinkedIn, and preparation for master's programs in Europe

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🎓 Scholarship for studying in France

The Make Our Planet Great Again (MOPGA) program has opened applications for one-year research internships for young scientists working on climate, sustainability, and ecology topics.

What the program includes:
🔵12-month internship in a laboratory in France
🔵Scholarship of €2,500/month
🔵One-time payment of €500
🔵Medical insurance

Before applying, you need to find a French laboratory willing to accept the project and sign a letter of support.

Deadline: December 12, 2025
Internship start: Fall 2026

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👩‍🎓 UNCTAD Internship in Geneva

UNCTAD is now recruiting for an internship in the International Investment Agreements (IIAs) Division—a key center for global investment policy analysis, BITs, ISDS, and sustainable development.

What you'll be doing:

🔵Research
🔵Supporting the Annual IIA Conference, WIF, and expert meetings
🔵Organizing invitations, confirmations, and preparing materials
🔵Preparing trainings, presentations, and seminars
🔵Updating the Investment Policy Hub, content, and social media

Suitable for:

🔵Final-year undergraduate/master's/PhD students
🔵Fields of study: economics, law, international relations, political economy
🔵Proficiency in Excel, analytics, and research methods
🔵English is required; French is a plus
🔵 No work experience required

Deadline: December 4, 2025

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👩‍🎓 UNESCO Summer School Scholarship in Switzerland

LSUE is an international summer school that brings together master's students from around the world to discuss the key ethical challenges of the 21st century: climate, digital transformation, artificial intelligence, biomedicine, global justice, and human rights.

What the scholarship includes:

🔵 Full coverage of expenses: flights, accommodation, meals
🔵 Tuition is free
🔵 Mentoring, projects, workshops
🔵 Building a global network of young leaders

Eligible:

🔵 Master's students only
🔵 Any major
🔵 Excellent English
🔵 Willingness to write a final paper (10-12 pages)

🔗 Registration for LSUE 2026

🇳🇱 Scholarship to study in the Netherlands

UTS is one of the most prestigious scholarships offered by the University of Twente. Designed for strong international students applying for MSc programs.

Scholarship Amount:

🔵 €3,000–€22,000 per year
🔵 Extendable for a second year

Eligible for:

🔵 MSc applicants for the 2026/27 year
🔵 Non-EU/EEA citizens
🔵 In the top 5–10% of their graduating class
🔵 Has a conditional or final letter of acceptance
🔵 Meets the language requirements:
— IELTS 6.5 (speaking 6.0)
— TOEFL iBT 90 (speaking 20)
🔵 Meets visa requirements

Deadlines:

🔵 Round 1: 15.10.2025 – 01.02.2026
🔵 Round 2: 01.02.2026 – May 1, 2026

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🇹🇷 Full Scholarship to Study in Turkey: A Guide from StudyQA

StudyQA fellows, dreaming of studying abroad for free and winning one of the most generous scholarships in the world?

Türkiye Bursları is the official government scholarship of Turkey — a full-ride grant that covers tuition, accommodation, insurance, and even plane tickets.
It’s available for Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD, and Research programs.

What Türkiye Bursları includes:

🙂 100% tuition coverage
🙂 Accommodation in a state dormitory
🙂 Full medical insurance
🙂 Monthly stipend
🙂 One-year Turkish language program
🙂 Paid round-trip airfare
🙂 Academic and cultural activities

Deadline: Applications are open January 10 – February 20.

➡️ If you’re preparing to apply — we’ve created a complete guide covering the application process, documents, requirements, and winning strategies.
Türkiye Bursları Guide — get it here

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🇧🇪 Scholarship for study in Belgium

The Flemish Ministry of Education and Training offers the Master Mind Scholarship 2026–2027 — a prestigious scholarship for talented students from around the world who wish to obtain a master's degree at the universities of Brussels.

What does the scholarship include?

🔵Grant €10,000 per year
🔵Full exemption from tuition fees (only administrative fee €136.50 is paid)

Submission deadline: January 15, 2026

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🇨🇳Full scholarship for study in China

Southwest University (Chongqing) is accepting applications for the CSC High Level Postgraduate Program — one of the most prestigious state scholarships in China.

What is included:

🔵 Full coverage of training
🔵 Free accommodation on campus
🔵 Monthly stipend:
• 3,000 CNY — Masters
• 3,500 CNY — Ph.D
🔵Medical insurance for foreign students

Deadline: February 15, 2026

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🎓 Summer research internship in Switzerland

ETH Zurich — one of the strongest universities in the world — is again opening enrollment for its summer program for students of computer science and related disciplines. This is a chance to spend 2 months in top laboratories, work with leading scientists and get real research experience.

Suitable for:

🔵bachelor's and master's degrees in CS, EE, mathematics, physics
🔵release no earlier than spring 2027
🔵students all over the world (except students at ETH)

Directions:

🔵Machine Learning
🔵Information Security
🔵Robotics
🔵Computer Systems
🔵Programming Languages ​​& Software Engineering
🔵Bio/Medical Informatics
🔵 HCI
🔵Theory
🔵Visual Computing

What it covers:
🔵scholarship CHF 4,000 for accommodation and meals
🔵 cover flight and visa
🔵living in a student house
🔵research project under the supervision of the ETH faculty
🔵 events, trips and networking

Deadline: December 16
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🎓 Scholarship for study in Singapore

NUS MBA is a prestigious program of the National University of Singapore, which is one of the best business schools in Asia and the world. The university offers a wide range of scholarships and grants for talented candidates with leadership qualities and high academic potential.

What it covers:

🔵 Merit-based scholarships and grants (partial or full tuition fee coverage).
🔵 Automatic consideration of all applicants — a separate application is not required.

Requirements:

💸 A candidate with strong leadership potential, excellent academic results and a desire to influence business and society.
💸For APEC and ADB-JSP scholarships, you must apply for the second round of admission.


Submission deadline:

💸Stipends are distributed on a rolling basis during the entire admission cycle.
💸The earlier you apply, the higher the chance to get financing.

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🌍 Internship at the UN in Washington

UNDP Washington Representation Office is opening recruitment for internships in spring and autumn 2026. The office works with the US Congress, the State Department, USAID, the World Bank, international organizations and mass media.

Form of internship:

🔵General Internship — analytics, event support, working with databases, participation in Congress hearings.
🔵Communications & Outreach Internship — support of communications, social networks, website, preparation of materials, media monitoring.

Conditions:

🔵Duration: 3-6 months.
🔵Location: Washington, possibly hybrid/remote.
🔵 Scholarship: monthly grant (the amount depends on the place of internship).
🔵 Ball. expenses — for the account of the trainee.

Deadline:
Submission until January 15, 2026 (internship from March to June 15).

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🇳🇴 Scholarship for study in Norway

BI Norwegian Business School — one of the strongest business schools in Europe — has opened a selection of the prestigious Presidential Scholarship for postgraduate students (Oslo / Bergen).

What it covers:

🔵 For residents of Norway (including foreigners with a bachelor's degree in Norway) - full payment of tuition for 2 years
🔵 For international students — full tuition fee + NOK 50,000 per semester for accommodation
(All payments are saved when academic requirements are met.)

Suitable for:

🔵Candidate with excellent academic performance — GPA A / top 5%
🔵Applicants to the MSc program (except BI–Luiss Joint Master in Marketing)
🔵Citizens of any country (foreigners with a Norwegian bachelor's degree are considered residents)

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🇬🇧 Scholarship for study in Great Britain

Warwick opens an annual competition for full funding for PhD, MPhil/PhD, EngD and MRes+PhD students. One application → automatic consideration of all available scholarships.

What is included:

🔵 100% payment of tuition
🔵Annual scholarship salary
🔵 Up to 40 days of vacation per year
🔵Program of career and academic development

Who can submit:

🔵Candidate for the PhD / MPhil-PhD / EngD program, starting in October 2026
🔵Any discipline (except competitions with separate requirements, for example AHRC)
🔵The scholarship cannot be transferred to the next year

Deadline:

🔵 Delivery: December 8, 2025
🔵 Scholarship: December 11, 2025
🔵Result: February 23, 2026

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🌠Global Education News

StudyQA community, we follow the latest updates in international higher education so you can navigate this journey with clarity and confidence. Think of us as your personal compass in a fast-changing world.

🔵 The number of students in global higher education has reached a record 264 million, and the share of those studying abroad continues to grow. Competition for places and scholarships is rising every year.

🔵 As Western systems slow down, Asian universities (China, Southeast Asia), Turkey, and the Gulf countries are rapidly gaining ground. China now has several universities in the global top-40, while Turkey has become one of the most visible countries in international rankings.
It’s the perfect moment to download our guide to one of the most in-demand scholarships.

🔵 In the UK, changes to the Graduate Route are being discussed, and stricter requirements on course completion rates and visa refusals have already been introduced. This indirectly raises the bar for incoming international students.

🔵A number of countries are implementing enhanced background checks (including social media reviews) and stricter controls on switching institutions to combat fraud and “migration disguised as study.”

🔵 Universities are increasingly shifting toward career-oriented education: micro-credentials, modular pathways, internships, and work-integrated learning — all to demonstrate a clear return on investment in education.

🔵 The number of targeted scholarships and grants for international students (especially in STEM, IT, and healthcare) is growing. Many of these programs are now tied directly to employability or research, not just academic metrics.

🔵 There is also a rise in private and institutional scholarships (from universities, foundations, fintech companies), but competition is becoming tougher as international mobility reaches historic highs.

➡️And remember: every piece of news is a point of growth.
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🌍 UN Human Rights Internship in Geneva

One of the most challenging internships in the UN system is the Human Rights Intern. This is a chance to work in Geneva at the center of global human rights policy.

Tasks

🔵Support the work of the Human Rights Council
🔵Preparation of analytical materials, meeting summaries, and statistics
🔵Review and finalization of Council reports
🔵Trend analysis, preparation of communications and media materials
🔵Participation in working group meetings and monitoring of NGO activity
🔵Support in the preparation of summits, briefings, and statements

Requirements
🔵Final year undergraduate/graduate student/graduate
🔵Interest in human rights, international law, and political science
🔵Excellent English or French; knowledge of both is a plus
🔵Availability to work for 3-6 months in Geneva

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🇨🇳 Free online courses from Beijing University

If you've been wanting to improve your skills in economics, international relations, programming, or Chinese, one of Asia's top universities has opened access to its online courses.

Popular Courses

🔵International Economics and Trade
🔵International Criminal Law
🔵Development in Emerging Economies: The Case of China
🔵Java Programming / C++ Programming / Fundamental Algorithms
🔵Mathematical Modeling in Life Sciences

All courses are free, and a certificate is available for a small fee.

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🎓 Full scholarship to study in Hungary

Stipendium Hungaricum is Hungary's premier government scholarship, created specifically for talented students from over 100 countries. The program offers English-taught instruction, hundreds of programs, and one of the strongest international student communities in the EU.

What's covered

For undergraduate, master's, and single-tier programs:

🔵Full tuition free
🔵Monthly stipend: 43,700 HUF (~110 EUR)
🔵Free dormitory accommodation or 40,000 HUF reimbursement
🔵State health insurance

For PhD students:

🔵Full tuition
🔵Scholarship:
140,000 HUF/month (first 4 semesters)
HUF 180,000/month (next 4 semesters)
🔵 Dormitory or compensation
🔵 Health insurance

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🇨🇳Full scholarship for Master's and PhD programs in China

StudyQA Fellows, applications are now open for one of China's most prestigious government scholarships—the Chinese Government Scholarship High-Level Postgraduate Program at Beihang University. BUAA is a top engineering and research university in Beijing, one of the elite STEM universities in China.

What does the scholarship cover?

🔵Full tuition coverage
🔵On-campus dormitory or reimbursement
🔵Monthly stipend
• Master's degree — 3,000 RMB
• PhD — 3,500 RMB
🔵Health insurance

Who can apply?

🔵Foreign citizens under 35 (Master's degree) or under 40 (PhD)
🔵Excellent academic performance
🔵HSK 5 for Chinese-language programs / IELTS 6.0, TOEFL 90 for English-language programs

Application deadline: January 10, 2026

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