Scholarships & fellowships (global)
Non-OSS stipend programs for students — verify eligibility, deadlines, and rules on official sites only.
Scams exist for “guaranteed scholarship” — see scams-and-fake-internships.md.
Tech & computing (global)
| Program | Region / who | Official |
|---|---|---|
| Google Conference Scholarships | Underrepresented in tech, conference travel | buildyourfuture.withgoogle.com/scholarships |
| Google DeepMind Scholarship | MSc AI (partner universities) | deepmind.google/education |
| Microsoft Scholarships | Students (varies by country) | careers.microsoft.com/students |
| Meta University / Grace Hopper | Internship pathways | metacareers.com/students-and-grads |
| Apple WWDC Swift Student Challenge | Students 13+ | developer.apple.com/wwdc/swift-student-challenge |
| AWS AI & ML Scholarship (with DeepLearning.AI) | Global learners | aws.amazon.com/machine-learning/scholarship |
| GitHub Education | Student Developer Pack | education.github.com/pack |
| Palantir Women in Tech | Women in STEM | Search official Palantir careers / scholarship pages |
| Adobe Research Women-in-Technology | Women PhD / MS | research.adobe.com/scholarships |
Study abroad & government (global)
| Program | Notes | Official |
|---|---|---|
| Fulbright (US) | US citizens abroad study/research | fulbrightprogram.org |
| Chevening (UK) | Global leaders → UK masters | chevening.org |
| DAAD (Germany) | International students | daad.de/en |
| Erasmus+ (EU) | EU mobility | erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu |
| Rhodes Scholarship | Postgrad at Oxford | rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk |
| Commonwealth Scholarships | Commonwealth countries | cscuk.fcdo.gov.uk |
India (national & state)
| Program | Notes | Official |
|---|---|---|
| INSPIRE (DST) | Science talent | online-inspire.gov.in |
| NTSE | School talent (NCERT pathway) | ncert.nic.in |
| KVPY → discontinued; check INSPIRE | — | DST |
| National Scholarship Portal | Central schemes | scholarships.gov.in |
| PM Young Achievers (PM-YASASVI) | OBC/EBC etc. | Via NSP / official notifications |
Africa, LATAM, Southeast Asia (examples)
| Program | Official |
|---|---|
| MasterCard Foundation Scholars | mastercardfdn.org/all/scholars |
| Aga Khan Foundation scholarships | the.akdn.org |
| Australia Awards | australiaawards.gov.au |
| MEXT (Japan) | studyinjapan.go.jp |
University-specific (search pattern)
Most top universities list merit / need-based aid on their own .edu domains — this repo does not duplicate those lists. Use classcentral.com or each university’s Financial Aid page.
Related in this org
| Resource | Link |
|---|---|
| FOSS & security build grants (NLnet, Mozilla, GitHub Secure OSS) | build-grants |
| Paid OSS summer programs | CATALOG.md |
| Learn security (CTF, OWASP) | hack-safe |
| AI student credits | ai-catalog free tiers |
| Cloud credits | cloud-student |
| Coding & MOOCs | coding-platforms |
| Open APIs for projects | public-apis |
| Design & accessibility | design-for-devs |
| Game dev | game-dev-student |
| Music & audio | never-your-sounds |
| Makers & hardware | maker-student |
| All catalogs | sister-repos.md |