Every tertiary or even potential tertiary student is always on the lookout for fully funded scholarships. Particularly, people from developing countries in Africa are always looking for scholarship opportunities outside the continent to further their education.
People have different reasons for leaving the continent to pursue their education in Europe, America or Asia. Some of the reasons can be getting the opportunity to study in some of the best universities in the world; getting access to better funding opportunities or even a change of scenery.
If you fall in the category of people who are in search of fully funded scholarship opportunities other than the country you stay, then read on to know more about which countries have a lot of fully funded scholarships available for international students:
United States of America (USA)
Globally, the USA has a lot of funding opportunities available for international students. Of the available funding opportunities, they have several of them that offers a full scholarship. The USA has some of the top universities in the world hence, a lot of students worldwide dreamed of pursuing their education there. Some of the available fully funded scholarships in the USA are Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) women’s undergraduate scholarship, Fullbright scholarships and Rosztoczy Foundation Scholarship Program.
United Kingdom (UK)
The UK is another great place to look for scholarships as an international student that will cover all your expenses. This makes the UK one of the most sought-after places in the world for students. The UK have a lot of top universities in the world, however, tertiary education especially master's in the UK is very expensive. A master's student in a UK school will pay roughly £15,000 for tuition. Despite the UK having some great fully-funded scholarship opportunities, they are very competitive to get. Here are some of the top scholarships available in the UK: Chevening Scholarships, Warwick Chancellor’s International Scholarships, Commonwealth Scholarships, Gates Cambridge Scholarship, Westminster Full International Scholarship and Claredon Scholarship (University of Oxford).
Netherlands
The Netherlands offers most of its tertiary programs, especially postgraduate in English despite Dutch being their official language. This makes the country the destination for many international students. Some of the top fully funded scholarships available in the Netherlands are the Amsterdam Excellence Scholarship, University of Maastricht High Potential Scholarship, TU Delft Excellence Scholarships and Erik Bleumink Scholarship (University of Groningen).
Canada
This list cannot be complete without adding Canada. Canada offers a lot of partially funded scholarships and most importantly fully funded scholarships. Just like in the USA, a lot of students find their way to Canada to further their education. What makes Canada so great is that when you are on a student visa, you can easily get a smooth transition to getting a citizenship visa. Here are some of the top scholarships available in Canada: International Leaders of Tomorrow Award (University of British Columbia), Lester B. Perason International Scholarship Program (University of Toronto).
Germany
Germany is one of the countries that has the most foreign students studying in their tertiary institutions. Most of the programs offered in German tertiary institutions are taught in English. An important point to also note is that the German government sees education as a priority, hence, 95% of the programs offered in German tertiary institutions are free. Even the paid programs do not cost as much as what is charged in other countries.
Your question right now might be “why would I need the scholarship to study in a country where there is no tuition fee for most programs?”. The catch is, to be granted a student visa to go to Germany, you must provide proof of funding by creating a blocked account with an estimated amount of around €11,172. This money is expected to be used by the holder of his or her expenses for 12 months with a monthly expense estimated to be around €931. You will be permitted to withdraw a maximum of €931 from the account monthly.
It is therefore necessary to look for funding opportunities that will cater for your monthly expenses. Here are top funding opportunities to look out for when planning to study in Germany: Germany Academic Exchange Service Scholarship (DAAD), Heinrich Boll Scholarship, Rosa Luxembourg Stiftung Scholarship and Friedich Ebert Stiftung Scholarships.
Studying in foreign countries gives you the chance to explore those countries as well as get the chance to study in better institutions with a lot of resources to help in your study. Studying in any of the above-listed countries will also grant you the opportunity to work on a part-time basis to earn extra income apart from what you would earn from the scholarship.