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The big scholarship funders

What each of the big scholarship funders pays for, who it tends to select, when it opens, and how to recognise fake calls that use its name.

Chevening

The UK Government's scholarship for emerging leaders

Official site: chevening.org2 programmes
DAAD

Germany's academic exchange service

Official site: daad.de, daad.org5 programmes
Mastercard Foundation

Scholarships for young Africans through partner universities

Official site: mastercardfdn.org2 programmes
Erasmus Mundus

EU-funded joint Master's across multiple countries

Official site: erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu1 programme
Rhodes Trust

The oldest international graduate scholarship, at Oxford

Official site: rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk1 programme