PhD Scholarships for Palestinian Students

Germany • Master's, Bachelor's, PhD

DAAD programme for students and doctoral candidates at risk from crisis regions, including Palestine.

Switzerland • Master's, PhD, Postdoc

Swiss government scholarships for international researchers and artists. Covers living allowance, tuition waiver, health insurance, and airfare.

Multiple • PhD, Postdoc

Research fellowship supporting scholars conducting field-based research on Palestine through the Palestinian American Research Center.

United Kingdom • Master's, PhD

Official Said Foundation postgraduate scholarship for Palestinian and neighboring-country students pursuing eligible study in the United Kingdom.

United Kingdom • Bachelor's, PhD, Postdoc, Faculty

What we do Home > what we do > What we do Cara - the Council for At-Risk Academics - has been working since 1933 to support academics at risk. Our Fellowship Programme is a rescue mission for academics in immediate danger. At any time, some 350 at-risk academics are in placements, or are being helped through the process of finding a safe place to continue their work, with their families too. Our regional programmes support individuals working on in their home countries despite the risks, and those in exile nearby. They also work with higher education institutions whose work is at risk or compromised. Our Syria Programme was established in 2016, and worked until 2024 with some 200 Syrian academics in exile, mostly in Turkey. We also partner with other organisations, including with the British Academy in the 'Researchers at Risk' programme for Ukraine-based academics, which was launched in 2022 in response to the Russian invasion. We now manage all the payments to nearly 180 grantees. We are also participating in the EU's Inspireurope+ programme (2022-25), as the lead for Work Package 2, ‘ Guidance for Researchers at Risk ’. In all that we do we honour the aim set out by our founders in 1933, “to prevent the waste of exceptional abilities exceptionally trained” - knowing how important such abilities are to the future of each country, and to the world. Cara’s Fellowship Programme Cara is ready to help academics from any country in the world Cara's Fellowship Programme Further Support for Cara Fellows Help to find temporary refuge, a place you can work and learn until you can return home Further Support for Cara Fellows Cara’s Syria Programme Providing support to academics affected by the Syria crisis Cara’s Syria Programme Close

South Korea • Bachelor's, Master's, PhD

Fully funded Korean government scholarship covering airfare, tuition, monthly allowance (KRW 900,000), and Korean language training.

Multiple • Master's, PhD

Scholarship supporting Palestinian and Arab students in social science, literature, and development studies.

Singapore • Bachelor's, Master's, PhD

Government and university scholarships available for Palestinian students studying in Singapore.

Romania • Bachelor's, Master's, PhD

Government scholarships covering tuition, accommodation, and monthly stipend for international students.

France • Master's, PhD

Special France Excellence scholarship for students from Gaza, covering tuition and living expenses.

Qatar • PhD, Postdoc

Fellowship supporting displaced Arab researchers and academics, including Palestinians.

Norway • Master's, PhD

Norwegian government-funded scheme for students from developing countries. Covers living costs and tuition (free in Norway). Palestine is a priority country.

Canada • Bachelor's, Master's, PhD

Tuition support program for disrupted and displaced Palestinian students at the University of Alberta.

Multiple • Bachelor's, Master's, PhD

Consortium initiative connecting displaced Palestinian students with admission and scholarship pathways at partner universities.

Italy • Bachelor's, Master's, PhD

Italian government and universities cooperation scholarships specifically for Palestinian students.

Multiple • Bachelor's, Master's, PhD

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Multiple • Master's, PhD

Scholarships for Palestinian students pursuing graduate studies at top global universities.

China • Bachelor's, Master's, PhD

Fully funded Chinese government scholarships covering tuition, accommodation, monthly stipend, and insurance.

Multiple • PhD, Postdoc

Fellowships supporting scholars at risk from conflict zones, including Palestine.