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This is a great opportunity for Sri Lankan women who wants to continue to lead innovation.
Be the future – support available for women to lead in STEM innovation
Are you looking for the qualification that could make the difference in your science, technology, engineering, or maths (STEM) career?
The British Council is offering a prestigious scholarship for female STEM graduates to undertake a Master's degree or Early Academic Fellowship in the UK. Scholarship details are available here: https://www.britishcouncil.org/study-work-abroad/in-uk/scholarship-women-stem
The British Council Scholarships for Women in STEM could be your route to a world-class qualification, helping you to succeed in your chosen STEM career, leading you to a position of influence and the giving you the opportunity to shape our world. Offering an amazing package of benefits, including financial support and support for mothers, these scholarships hope to tackle some of the barriers standing in the way of women pursuing careers in STEM. Benefits of the scholarships include:

  • Fully paid tuition to study at a UK university - world leaders in STEM subjects
  • Grant to cover living costs for fifteen months
  • Special support for mothers
  • The internationally valued prestige of being a British Council Scholar
For students in South Asia (India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka), Masters scholarships are being offered by Coventry University, University of Bath and University of Manchester across a range of STEM subjects. Fellowships are being offered by Imperial College London and The University of Edinburgh. Find out more on the British Council’s website: https://www.britishcouncil.org/study-work-abroad/in-uk/scholarship-women-stem.
Join us for a Facebook Live on the Women in STEM and GREAT Scholarships on 28 February on our Facebook channel.

Career Guidance Unit of the University of PeraJeniya in collaboration with National E rterPFisP"i":"e Development Authority is planning to conduct an Entrepreneur Development Program for undergraduates & graduates of the University of Peradeniya. The program will held on 08th & 09th September 2022from 8.30 am to 4.00 pm at the Career Guidance Unit.

The Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA) is a collaboration between the Agency for Science, Technology & Research (A*STAR), the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), the National University of Singapore (NUS), the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and the Singapore Management University (SMU).
International graduates with a passion for research and excellent academic results can apply for the award.

  • Selected applicants can pursue their PhD in chosen labs at A*STAR Research Institutes and Singapore Universities specified above.
  • Research areas for the PhD programme will be Biomedical Sciences, Physical Science and Engineering
  • The award provides support for up to 4 years

    • Apply online
    Application deadline for January 2022 intake – 1st June 2021
    (2359hrs GMT +8 Singapore time)

    For more details, visit

Australia Awards Scholarships are prestigious international awards offered by the Australian Government to the next generation of global leaders for development in Sri Lanka.
Applications are assessed on their professional and personal qualities, academic competence and their potential to positively contribute to Sri Lanka’s development.
Applications are encouraged from eligible women, people with disability and those working in the disability sector in identified priority districts.
Priority districts and the priority areas of study for Sri Lanka can be found on the web site, Australia Awards Sri Lanka
Apply online
Closing date for application –30th April 2021 (11.59 pm Canberra Time)
For more details, visit

Alliance of International Science Organizations (ANSO), China has announced Scholarship opportunities for International Students for the year 2021. More information on available scholarships can be found via the link below.
The ANSO Scholarships for Young Talents:
As attached herewith, potential supervisors have provided the availability of Masters and PhD positions to carry out researches at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) under the ANSO Scholarship scheme.
Please be kind to circulate this among interested students asking them to fill in the Google Form.
Google Form Link:

TDTU is a public university operated under the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, established on September 24th, 1997. In 2020, TDTU is ranked as Number 1 university in Vietnam, 701 - 800 in the Top World Universities by ARWU ranking, and 163 in the Top Asian Universities by QS Ranking.
In the Fall Semester 2021, they are expected to enroll and grant 210 graduate scholarships to international students worldwide.
Please  follow the flyer for more information.

Undergraduate, Masters and PhD scholarships inTurkey. Please  refer to the flyer for more information.