If you plan to study in Thailand with financial support, the Thailand government scholarship is one of the best opportunities for international students. This scholarship provides fully funded programs at Thai universities across a wide range of fields. In this article, we have explained everything you need to know about the Thailand government scholarships, including their benefits, eligibility criteria, required documents, and a detailed step-by-step application process to help you apply successfully.
The Thai government, under the Thailand International Postgraduate Program (TIPP), offers fully funded master’s scholarships to international students for 2026-2027. Thai government scholarships will cover living allowance, accommodation allowance, settlement money, book allowance, and thesis allowance.
Thailand International Postgraduate Program (TIPP) was introduced in 2000 as a framework for providing postgraduate scholarships for developing partners. Believing that knowledge sharing is an important pillar of South-South Cooperation, TIPP offers opportunities for Thailand and its partners to exchange their experiences and best practices that would contribute to long-term and sustainable development for all.
Aiming at sharing Thailand’s best practices and experience with the world, the AITC training courses and the TIPP scholarships focus on development topics of our expertise, which can be categorized under six themes, namely, Sufficiency Economy Philosophy (SEP), Public Health, Agriculture and Food Security, Climate Change and Environmental Issues, Bio-Circular-Green Economy (BCG Model), and other topics related to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which Thailand is proud to introduce as the highlighted theme. SEP has been added with an aim to offer an insight into our homegrown development approach, which is the key factor that keeps Thailand on a steady growth path towards sustainable development in many areas.
Through the Annual International Training Course and the Thailand International Postgraduate Program, TICA believes that we are doing our part to deliver Thailand’s contribution to a sustainable future.
Scholarship Summary
- Level of Study: Masters
- Institution(s): Thailand University / Thailand Government
- Study Destination: Thailand
- Opportunity Focus Areas: Click here to check all the available courses.
- Program Period: This scholarship is available for the normal duration of the course.
Thailand Government Scholarships Application Deadline
The application deadline for the Thailand government scholarships is February 23, 2026.
Scholarship Coverage
Thailand government scholarships will cover the following:
- Return Economy Class Air Ticket and Airport Pickup Service.
- Domestic Travel in Thailand
- Living Allowance: 7,000 baht per month.
- Accommodation allowance of 7,000 baht per month in the regional province or 9,000 baht per month in Bangkok and Phuket.
- Settlement Money: 6,000 baht on their first arrival in Thailand.
- Books Allowance: 10,000 baht per year. (Only 4 semesters for the Master’s degree)
- The thesis allowance is 20,000 baht for compulsory fieldwork or data collection, and a lump sum of 12,000 baht for thesis printing or 8,000 baht for independent study (IS) printing.
- Tuition Fee: Awardees’ tuition fee will be directly reimbursed from TICA, except for the equipment insurance fee, transcript and certificate fee
- Health & Medical Coverage.
Eligibility Criteria for the Thailand Government Scholarships
To qualify for Thailand government scholarships, candidates must fulfill all of the following requirements:
- Required Language: Good Command of English. Candidates whose first language is not English and whose Bachelor’s degree was not taught in English have to pass an English Language proficiency test according to the criteria announced by the University regulation
- Eligible Countries: List of Eligible Countries
- Candidates must be nominated by the National Focal Point for International
Development cooperation in a country from the TIPP-eligible countries/territories list. (See “List of Eligible Countries.” ”) - Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree and/or professional experience in a related field or a related graduate degree
- Candidates should be working in an area related to the course provided
- Age should be less than 50 years.
- Candidates must have good physical and mental conditions.
- TICA reserves the right to revoke the scholarship offered to awardees who violate rules and
regulations. - The university will take into account any additional requirements.
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How to Apply for the Thailand Government Scholarships?
Please follow the application instructions below to apply for Thailand government scholarships:
(1) The candidates must fill in the online application form on the TICA website
(2) The candidates must be nominated by the National Focal Point for International Development Cooperation (such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) or by relevant central government agencies for which the nominated candidates currently work. Nominations must be in line with the relevant rules and regulations of the nominating countries/territories. The National Focal Point will forward the nominated candidates’ documents to the Royal Thai Embassy, the Permanent Mission of Thailand to the United Nations, and the Royal Thai Consulate-General accredited to eligible countries and territories.
(3) Please prepare one (1) original with two (2) copies of each document for the following items:
- TIPP application form (Download from here)
- Medical report
- Transcript of Bachelor’s degree (to show the courses that you have learnt throughout the Bachelor’s degree)
- Certificate of Bachelor’s degree
- English test score (e.g., TOEFL, IELTS)
- Recommendation Letter (At least 3 people)
- Thesis proposal or other documents (As the university requests)
The candidates’ supervisor and the National Focal Point for International Development Cooperation duly fill out and endorse all forms. All related documents must be in English. Each of the eligible countries/territories can nominate up to five (5) candidates per academic program.
(4) The application procedure will be completed when TICA has received the hard copy of the application form and other related documents through the Royal Thai Embassy/Permanent Mission of Thailand to the United Nations/Royal Thai Consulate-General accredited to eligible countries/territories
Website
To know more about Thailand government scholarships, please visit the official website.