Scholarship deadline calendar

Every major scholarship deadline for Bangladeshi students in one calendar: Chevening, Commonwealth, Gates Cambridge, DAAD, Erasmus Mundus, HKPFS, GKS, MEXT and more — with live open/closed status.

Sept 2026

• Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) — Undergraduate — South Korea, Fully Funded. Deadline 30 Sept 2026 · Embassy track online deadline 30 Sep 2026, 18:00 KST (the Korean Embassy in Dhaka may set an earlier date) · University track Sep–Nov 2026

Oct 2026

• Chevening Scholarship (UK Government) — United Kingdom, Fully Funded. Opens 4 Aug 2026 · Deadline 6 Oct 2026 · 6 Oct 2026, 11:00 UTC (5:00 pm Bangladesh time)
• Knight-Hennessy Scholars (Stanford University) — United States, Fully Funded. Deadline 6 Oct 2026 · 6 Oct 2026, 1:00 pm Pacific Time · Stanford degree application by 1 Dec 2026 or its own earlier deadline
• Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship (University of Toronto) — Canada, Fully Funded. Deadline 9 Oct 2026 · School nomination by 9 Oct 2026 · U of T application 16 Oct 2026 · Pearson application 6 Nov 2026
• DAAD Research Grants — Doctoral Programmes in Germany — Germany, Fully Funded. Deadline 15 Oct 2026 · 15 Oct 2026 for funding starting in 2027 (confirm in the DAAD scholarship database for Bangladesh)
• Yale Young Global Scholars (Summer Programme) — United States, Partial. Deadline 15 Oct 2026 · Early Action 15 Oct 2026 · Regular 6 Jan 2027 (11:59 pm US Eastern Time)
• Commonwealth Master's Scholarship (UK) — United Kingdom, Fully Funded. Opens 8 Sept 2026 · Deadline 20 Oct 2026 · CSC closes 20 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST — UGC Bangladesh's nomination deadline is earlier
• Commonwealth PhD Scholarship (UK) — United Kingdom, Fully Funded. Opens 8 Sept 2026 · Deadline 20 Oct 2026 · CSC closes 20 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST — UGC Bangladesh's nomination deadline is earlier
• KAIST International Undergraduate Scholarship — South Korea, Partial. Deadline 22 Oct 2026 · Early admission 22 Oct 2026, 18:00 KST · Regular admission 10 Nov 2026 – 14 Jan 2027

Nov 2026

• Yenching Academy Scholarship (Peking University) — China, Fully Funded. Opens 1 Sept 2026 · Deadline 30 Nov 2026 · 30 Nov 2026, 09:00 Beijing time (7:00 am Bangladesh time)

Dec 2026

• Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) — Hong Kong, Fully Funded. Opens 1 Sept 2026 · Deadline 1 Dec 2026 · 1 Dec 2026, 12:00 noon Hong Kong time (10:00 am Bangladesh time)
• Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA) — Singapore, Fully Funded. Deadline 1 Dec 2026 · 1 Dec 2026 (23:59 Singapore time) for Aug 2027 intake · 1 Jun 2027 for Jan 2028 intake (A*STAR/NTU only)
• Gates Cambridge Scholarship — United Kingdom, Fully Funded. Deadline 8 Dec 2026 · 8 Dec 2026 or 6 Jan 2027, depending on your Cambridge course

Jan 2027

• KAUST Fellowship (MS & PhD, Saudi Arabia) — Saudi Arabia, Fully Funded. Opens 28 Sept 2026 · Deadline 3 Jan 2027 · Fall 2027 Round 2: 28 Sep 2026 – 3 Jan 2027 (dates are tentative)

Feb 2027

• NL Scholarship (formerly Holland Scholarship) — Netherlands, Partial. Opens 1 Nov 2026 · Deadline 1 Feb 2027 · 1 Feb or 1 May 2027 depending on the university (applications open 1 Nov 2026)
• Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP) — Multiple countries, Fully Funded. Opens 18 Jan 2027 · Deadline 26 Feb 2027 · Window 1: 18 Jan – 26 Feb 2027 · Window 2: 29 Mar – 21 May 2027

Mar 2027

• Heinrich Böll Foundation Scholarship (Germany) — Germany, Fully Funded. Opens 15 Jan 2027 · Deadline 1 Mar 2027 · Next rounds: 15 Jan – 1 Mar 2027 and 15 Jul – 1 Sep 2027