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PM YASASVI Scholarship for OBC, EBC & DNT Students

Partial funding Study in India School Students

Up to ₹1,25,000/year

A central scheme supporting Class 9 and 11 students from OBC, EBC and De-notified Tribe families in top schools.

38 days left Deadline 30 Sep 2026

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Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program at Stanford

· due 08 Oct 2026

Fully funded 2

Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Gates Cambridge Trust · due 03 Dec 2026

Fully funded 3

Clarendon Scholarship at the University of Oxford

· due 20 Jan 2027

Fully funded 4

Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship, University of Toronto

· due 30 Nov 2026

Fully funded 5

Swedish Institute Scholarships for Global Professionals (SISGP)

Swedish Institute · due 15 Feb 2027

Fully funded 6

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· due 01 Nov 2026

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Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Programme

Campus France · due 10 Jan 2027

Fully funded 8

Rhodes Scholarship at the University of Oxford

· due 31 Jul 2027

Fully funded

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