Scholarships for international students

AAUW International Fellowships

American Association of University Women · USA · Master's / PhD

AAUW International Postdoctoral Fellowship

American Association of University Women · USA · Postdoctoral

Not offered in the 2027–28 call; check the next call

Aga Khan Foundation International Scholarship

Aga Khan Foundation · USA · Master's / PhD

Berea College International Student Funding

Berea College · USA · Bachelor's

Cornell University Graduate Assistantships

Cornell University · USA · PhD / Research Master's

Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowships

USIEF · USA · Postdoctoral

Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral Research Fellowships

USIEF · USA · PhD

Fulbright-Nehru Master's Fellowships

USIEF (United States-India Educational Foundation) · USA · Master's

Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

USIEF · USA · Postdoctoral

Harvard and MIT Graduate Fellowships

Harvard University and MIT · USA · PhD

Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship

US Department of State · USA · Professional development (non-degree)

Iowa State University International Merit Scholarships

Iowa State University · USA · Bachelor's

Johns Hopkins SAIS Merit Scholarships

Johns Hopkins University SAIS · USA · Master's

Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship

World Bank · USA · Master's

Check whether India is on the current eligible-country list

Knight-Hennessy Scholars – Stanford University

Stanford University · USA · Master's / PhD

National Academies Research Associateship Program

US National Academies of Sciences · USA · Postdoctoral

Many positions are for US citizens or residents only

Need-Based Financial Aid at Harvard, Yale and Princeton

Harvard, Yale and Princeton Universities · USA · Bachelor's

NIH Intramural Postdoctoral Fellowships

US National Institutes of Health · USA · Postdoctoral

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

US National Science Foundation · USA · Master's / PhD

Not open to Indian nationals (US citizens and residents only)

Research and Teaching Assistantships (US Universities)

US universities · USA · Master's / PhD

General funding type, not a single scholarship

Rotary Peace Fellowship

The Rotary Foundation · USA · Master's / Professional certificate

Schwarzman Scholars

Schwarzman Scholars (Tsinghua University, China) · USA · Master's

Study takes place in China, not the USA

Stanford Graduate Fellowships

Stanford University · USA · PhD

Tufts University International Financial Aid

Tufts University · USA · Bachelor's

University of Notre Dame Doctoral Fellowships

University of Notre Dame · USA · PhD

USC Merit Scholarships

University of Southern California · USA · Bachelor's / Master's

WPI Innovation Award

Worcester Polytechnic Institute · USA · Bachelor's