15 Fully Funded Scholarships for Pakistani Students (2027)

Funding: CHF 2,450/month

Deadline: 31 October 2026 (via HEC Pakistan’s coordination; apply directly through Switzerland’s own ESKAS system)

IELTS required: Not fixed centrally; determined by your host professor

This is PhD-only, and a strong research proposal with a Swiss supervisor already lined up is essentially required before you apply — do not apply without one.

Apply: go.eskas.ch official portal

4. Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Country: UK (University of Cambridge) | Level: Full-time postgraduate (PhD, and some Master’s courses)

Funding: Full Cambridge tuition plus a maintenance stipend of £23,152/year

Deadline (2027 entry): 8 December 2026 or 6 January 2027, depending on your specific course — check Cambridge’s own Course Directory for your deadline