A PhD is fairly considered the highest academic
achievement in a field and owing to their high level of expertise in their
chosen field, holders of a PhD degree earn the right to be referred to as a
Doctor. Unless you wish your symptoms to be diagnosed as emblematic of the
deeply problematic ontological hegemony of the west, however, they are not the
kind of doctors you would run to in a case of a medical emergency. All jokes
aside, though, only the most dedicated scholars ever reach that pinnacle of
academic accomplishment – a doctorate. Obtaining a PhD requires many years
of dedication and hard work, and not to forget, years of college tuition.
Without adequate financial support, it would be tough for academics to pursue a
PhD. Thankfully, there are many scholarships for PhD available for students and
applicants in India.
PhD Scholarships: Top Indian Scholarships
| S.No. | Scholarship Name | Provider Name | Application Timeline* |
| 1. | Google PhD Fellowship India | Between March and April | |
| 2. | SAARC Agricultural PhD Scholarships | SAARC Agriculture Centre (SAC) | Between March and April |
| 3. | ESSO-NCESS Junior Research Fellowship | ESSO – National Centre for Earth Science Studies | Always open |
| 4. | Burning Questions Fellowship Awards | Tiny Beam Fund | Between May and June |
| 5. | Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund Scholarships | Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund | Between March and May |
| 6. | Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF) | MHRD, Government of India | Between March and April |
| 7. | Vision India Foundation (VIF) Fellowship | Vision India Foundation (VIF) | Between December and January |
| 8. | Swami Vivekananda Single Girl Child Scholarship for Research in Social Sciences | UGC | Between November and January |
| 9. | ICHR Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) | Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) | Between November and December |
| 10. | FITM – AYUSH Research Fellowships Scheme | Forum on Indian Traditional Medicine (FITM) and Ministry of AYUSH | Between November and December |
*The application timeline mentioned above is tentative and may change on the discretion of the scholarship provider.
PhD Scholarships: Top International Scholarships
| S.No. | Scholarship Name | Provider Name | Application Timeline* |
| 1. | Commonwealth PhD Scholarships, UK | Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, UK | Between November and December |
| 2. | UNU-IAS PhD Scholarships, Japan | Japan Foundation for UNU (JFUNU) | Between March and April |
| 3. | Raman-Charpak Fellowship | Government of India & Government of France | Between May and July |
| 4. | President’s PhD Scholarships, Imperial College London | Imperial College London | Always open |
| 5. | PhD Scholarships for International Candidates, Swansea University | Swansea University | Always open |
| 6. | Fulbright Kalam Climate Fellowship | United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) | Between January and July |
| 7. | MAXQDA Research Grants | VERBI Software GmbH | Between April and June |
| 8. | CBS PhD Scholarships at the Department of Operations Management | Department of Operations Management at Copenhagen Business School (CBS) | Between May and June |
| 9. | Fujian Normal University President Scholarship for Foreign Students | Fujian Normal University | Between May and June |
| 10. | Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds PhD Fellowship | Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds, Germany | Between May and June |
| 11. | Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral Research Fellowships | United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) | Between January and May |
| 12. | Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarships for Research Students | Ministry of Education, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan | Between April and May |
| 13. | New Zealand Commonwealth Scholarships | New Zealand Foreign Affairs & Trade and Government of India | Between February and March |
| 14. | Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP) | Government of the Republic of Korea and MHRD | Between February and March |
| 15. | IITB-Monash Research Academy PhD Scholarships | IITB-Monash Research Academy | Between February and March |
| 16. | Imperial College PhD Scholarship in Chemical Engineering | Imperial College London | Between March and April |
| 17. | HDR Scholarship, Deakin University | Deakin University | Between April and May |
| 18. | Special Research Fund Doctoral Scholarships, Ghent University | Ghent University, Belgium | Between February and March |
| 19. | Cimi Toulouse Doctoral Fellowships | International Centre for Mathematics and Computer Science (CIMI), Toulouse, France | Between January and February |
| 20. | IGLP Residential Fellowship Program, Harvard Law School, USA | Institute for Global Law & Policy (IGLP), Harvard Law School | Between December and February |
*The application timeline mentioned above is tentative and may change on the discretion of the scholarship provider.
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