Fully Funded Scholarships for Pakistani Students

Fully Funded Scholarships for Pakistani Students 2027

Fully funded scholarships for Pakistani students are currently available at universities in the USA, the UK, China, Japan, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, and a dozen other countries. Pakistan receives its own allocation in several of them: the Commonwealth Scholarship nominates Pakistanis through HEC, Fulbright runs one of the world’s largest programs through USEFP in Islamabad, and government scholarships from Hungary to Korea reserve seats for Pakistani applicants every year.

This page lists 23 fully funded scholarships you can apply for from Pakistan, covering undergraduate, master’s, and PhD study. Each card shows what the scholarship pays for and links to the full guide. After the list, we cover the routes Pakistani applicants actually use, such as HEC, USEFP, embassies, and the scholarships you can apply for straight after FSc, and answers to the questions we get most.

See all 22 scholarships at a glance
ScholarshipCountry
Saudi Arabia Government ScholarshipsSaudi Arabia
Türkiye Bursları ScholarshipTürkiye
Chinese Government ScholarshipChina
Stipendium HungaricumHungary
Fulbright ScholarshipsUSA
Commonwealth ScholarshipUK
Chevening ScholarshipUK
DAAD ScholarshipGermany
MEXT ScholarshipJapan
Italian Government ScholarshipItaly
KAIST Undergraduate ScholarshipSouth Korea
Yale University ScholarshipsUSA
Gates Cambridge ScholarshipUK
Stanford University ScholarshipsUSA
ETH Zurich Excellence ScholarshipSwitzerland
Swiss Government Excellence ScholarshipSwitzerland
Université de Montréal ScholarshipsCanada
Lester B. Pearson ScholarshipCanada
University of Sydney ScholarshipsAustralia
Monash University ScholarshipAustralia
Khalifa University ScholarshipUAE
Peking University ScholarshipsChina
KNB ScholarshipIndonesia

Top Fully Funded Scholarships for Pakistani Students

1. Saudi Arabia Government Scholarships

Saudi Arabia Government Scholarships

The Saudi Arabian government, under the Ministry of Education (MOE), offers fully funded scholarships to international students in 27 public universities. Saudi government scholarships will cover a monthly living allowance, health insurance, accommodation, tuition, and travel

2. Turkey Burslari Scholarship

Turkey Burslari Scholarship

The Turkey Burslari Scholarship is offered for undergraduate, master’s, and PhD studies. The Türkiye Bursları Scholarship covers a monthly stipend of up to 9,000 TL, tuition fees, a return flight ticket, health insurance, and accommodation.

3. Chinese Government Scholarships

Chinese Government Scholarship

Chinese Government Scholarship is a fully funded scholarship. Undergraduate, master’s, and PhD programs are available under this scholarship at more than 280 Chinese Universities. Chinese Government Scholarship covers accommodation, basic health insurance, and a monthly allowance of up to 3500 Yuan.

4. Hungarian Government Scholarship

Hungary Government Scholarship

The Hungarian Government Scholarship is a fully funded scholarship for international students to study at the undergraduate, master’s, and PhD levels at Hungarian Universities. Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship will cover tuition fees, a stipend of HUF 43,700/month, accommodation contribution of  HUF 40,000/month, and medical insurance for up to HUF 65,000 a year/person

5. Fulbright Scholarships

Fulbright scholarship 2027

Fulbright Scholarships are fully funded scholarships for international students. These scholarships are only offered for master’s and PhD studies. The Fulbright Foreign Student Program covers full tuition, a living stipend, accommodation, airfare, and health insurance.

6. Commonwealth Scholarship

Commonwealth Scholarships

The Commonwealth Scholarship provides fully funded master’s and PhD programs at UK Universities across a wide range of fields. This scholarship covers university tuition fees, a monthly living allowance of £1,378, economy-class return airfare to the UK, and additional grants and allowances to cover essential expenditures

7. Chevening Scholarship

Chevening Scholarship 2027

Chevening Scholarship is a fully funded scholarship for international students.  This scholarship is only available for master’s studies in any subject. Chevening Scholarship covers university tuition fees, a monthly living allowance, an economy-class return airfare to the UK, and additional grants and allowances to cover essential expenditure.

8. DAAD Scholarship Germany

Daad Scholarship 2027

The DAAD Scholarship is fully funded. This scholarship is only available for master’s or PhD studies at the top German Universities. This scholarship covers monthly payments of 992 euros for graduates or 1,400 euros for doctoral candidates.

9. MEXT Scholarship

MEXT Scholarship 2027

MEXT Scholarship is a fully funded scholarship for international students. This scholarship is available for undergraduate, master’s, PhD, and training studies. MEXT scholarship will cover tuition fees, accommodation, monthly living allowance, and round-trip airfare and travel expenses from your country to Japan.

10. Italian Government Scholarship

Italian Government Scholarship

Italian Government Scholarship is a fully funded scholarship for international students to pursue a master’s or a PhD at the top Italian Universities. This scholarship covers monthly payments of 10,800 euros, tuition fees, and medical insurance.

11. KAIST Undergraduate Scholarship

KAIST undergraduate scholarship

KAIST University Undergraduate Scholarship is a fully funded scholarship for international students. This scholarship will cover full tuition fee covered, a monthly allowance of up to 800,000 KRW, one economy round-trip ticket, Korean language training fee, and medical insurance.

12. Yale University Scholarships

Yale University Scholarships

The Yale University Scholarship is a fully funded scholarship for international students. This scholarship is offered for undergraduate, master’s, and PhD. Yale Scholarship can vary from a few hundred dollars to over $70,000 per year; the average Yale need-based scholarship is over $50,000.

13. Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Gates Cambridge Scholarship

The Gates Cambridge Scholarship is a fully funded scholarship for international students. This scholarship is offered for master’s and PhD studies. This scholarship provides a £21,000 stipend per annum, health insurance, academic development funding up to £2,000, and family allowance up to £16,548.

14. Stanford University Scholarships

Stanford University Scholarships

Stanford University Scholarship is a fully funded scholarship for international students. This scholarship is offered for master’s and PhD studies. This scholarship offers full tuition fees, traveling allowance, a living allowance, and academic expenses.

15. ETH Zurich Scholarship

ETH Zurich Scholarship

The ETH Zurich Scholarship is a fully funded scholarship for international students. This scholarship is only offered for master’s studies. This scholarship provides a grant covering living and study expenses (CHF 12,000 per semester) as well as a tuition fee waiver.

16. Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships

Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship

The Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship is a fully funded scholarship for international students. This scholarship is offered for  PhD and postdoctoral studies. This scholarship provides a monthly payment, exemption of tuition fees, health insurance, airfare, and housing allowance.

17. Université de Montréal Scholarships

Université de Montréal Scholarships

Université de Montréal Scholarships are tuition fee exemption scholarships. International students from all over the world are eligible to apply. These scholarships are available for undergraduate and master’s as well as PhD studies. Université de Montréal Scholarships will provide up to $27,300 per year.

18. Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship Program

Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship

The Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship Program is a fully funded scholarship for international students. A total of 37 scholarships are available for undergraduate studies. This scholarship will cover tuition, books, incidental fees, and full residence support for four years.

19. University of Sydney Scholarships

University of Sydney Scholarship

The University of Sydney Scholarship is offered for master’s and PhD studies. This scholarship covers tuition fees and a living allowance. The scholarship amount is $42,754, payable for one year in two equal installments.

20. Monash University Scholarship

Monash University Scholarship

Monash University Scholarship is a fully funded scholarship for international students. This scholarship is offered for doctoral research studies. This scholarship covers an annual living allowance of $37,145, a relocation allowance of $2,000, and a research allowance of $1,500 per annum.

21. Khalifa University Scholarship

Khalifa University Scholarships

The Khalifa University Scholarship is available for master’s and PhD students. The scholarship covers full tuition fees, medical insurance, support to attend international research conferences, medical insurance, and a monthly stipend.

22. Peking University Scholarships

Peking University Scholarships

The Peking University Scholarship is offered for master’s and PhD studies. This scholarship covers tuition, a living allowance, accommodation, and comprehensive medical insurance.

23. Indonesian Government KNB Scholarships

Indonesian Government KNB Scholarships

Indonesian Government KNB Scholarships are fully funded scholarships for international students. Kemitraan Negara Berkembang scholarships are available for undergraduate, master’s, or PhD studies. These scholarships provide a settlement allowance, a monthly living allowance, and monthly health insurance.

Fully Funded Scholarships for Pakistani Students After 12th (FSc / Intermediate)

If you have just finished FSc, ICS, or A-Levels, skip the postgraduate-only awards and start with the ones that take undergraduates: the Saudi Government Scholarships, Türkiye Bursları, MEXT, the Chinese Government Scholarship, KAIST, Yale, Lester B. Pearson, Stipendium Hungaricum, and, for women, the Simmons Kotzen Scholarships. You will need strong marks in your intermediate results, and a few of these set their own entrance tests: MEXT holds a written screening at the embassy, and KAIST reviews applications directly.

How to Apply for These Scholarships from Pakistan

Pakistani applicants use three routes, and picking the wrong one is the fastest way to waste a good application.

Through HEC. The Higher Education Commission handles nominations for scholarships that give Pakistan a country quota. Stipendium Hungaricum, the Commonwealth Scholarship, and several bilateral government scholarships run through HEC’s Learning Opportunities Abroad portal. For these, HEC’s deadline matters more than the host country’s, and it usually comes first.

Through USEFP or an embassy. Fulbright applications from Pakistan go through the United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan, which runs one of the largest Fulbright programs anywhere, and note that USEFP requires the GRE for Fulbright, so plan your test date early. MEXT applications go through the Embassy of Japan in Islamabad or the consulate in Karachi, including a written screening test.

Directly to the scholarship or university. Chevening applications go through the central Chevening website. Türkiye Bursları has its own portal. University awards like Yale, Stanford, ETH Zurich, Gates Cambridge, and Lester B. Pearson consider you when you apply for admission. Nothing about these routes is Pakistan-specific, but your documents still are attested transcripts and degrees take time, so start with HEC attestation early.

Do Pakistani Students Need IELTS?

For most of these scholarships, yes, but not all. Türkiye Bursları does not require IELTS, and the Chinese Government Scholarship usually accepts an English-proficiency certificate from your university for English-taught programs. Chevening dropped its separate English test years ago. For the rest, especially the USA, UK, and Australia, expect to sit IELTS or TOEFL, and for Fulbright add the GRE. Each university sets its own waiver rules, so check before you book a test, but in Pakistan’s case, plan for the test rather than around it. Dates in Lahore, Karachi, and Islamabad fill up fast in application season.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which scholarship is easiest for Pakistani students to get?

None are easy, but the ones with large Pakistan allocations give you better odds than global open pools: Stipendium Hungaricum, Türkiye Bursları, the Chinese Government Scholarship, and the Saudi Government Scholarships all take significant numbers of Pakistani students each year.

Can I get a fully funded scholarship after FSc?

Yes. Saudi, Türkiye, MEXT, CSC, KAIST, Stipendium Hungaricum, Yale, and Lester B. Pearson all fund undergraduates. See the after-FSc section above for where to start.

Is there any scholarship without IELTS for Pakistani students?

Türkiye Bursları does not require it, and CSC often accepts an English-proficiency letter for English-taught programs. Most others require IELTS or TOEFL, so treat a test as part of the plan.

How much CGPA do I need?

Most of these expect at least a strong Second Division or 3.0 CGPA, and the competitive ones (Fulbright, Gates Cambridge, Chevening) shortlist well above that. If your CGPA is lower, lean on work experience and a strong statement, and target the larger-quota government scholarships.

Can I apply for more than one at the same time?

Yes, and you should. HEC nominations, USEFP, and direct applications run independently. If you get more than one offer, you choose.

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Sadia Munir

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Software Engineer and Scholarship Consultant at Scholarship Roar, focusing on international student mobility, technical data analysis, and financial accessibility.

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