©iStock.com/scanrail Do you want to study for free anywhere you choose? Although very few, there are international scholarships that allow you to study in any country or just about anywhere. Scholarships funded by global and regional organizations let you study in any country or in a wide selection of countries. By their nature, distance learning scholarships let you take an international degree from your own country or wherever you may be. Global Scholarships for Study in Any Country* »   Rotary Foundation Global Scholarship Grants (Any country with a Rotary club or district) The Rotary Foundation Global Grant scholarships fund one to four years of graduate coursework or research at an approved university outside your home country, in any country with a host Rotary club or district. Each scholarship has a minimum budget of US$30,000, which can pay for tuition, room and board, travel, visas, school supplies and language training. Applicants must be sponsored by a local Rotary club or district. The scholarships cover Rotary’s seven areas of focus: peacebuilding and conflict prevention, disease prevention and treatment, water and sanitation, maternal and child health, basic education and literacy, community economic development, and the environment. Aga Khan Foundation International Scholarship Programme (Any country) The Aga Khan Foundation gives a limited number of postgraduate scholarships each year to outstanding students from selected developing countries who have no other way to pay for their studies. Awards are half grant and half loan, and help with tuition fees and living expenses. Scholars can choose any reputable university or postgraduate institution. Priority goes to Master’s study, though PhD programmes are also considered. The scholarships cover postgraduate study in any field. *Subject to approval of the granting institution   Global Scholarships for Study in a Wide Selection of Countries »   Erasmus Mundus Scholarships (Europe) Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters are EU-funded Master’s programmes run by groups of universities, so students study in at least two countries. Full scholarships go to the best-ranked applicants from anywhere in the world and are worth €1,400 a month for 12 to 24 months. They cover the programme’s participation costs and contribute to travel, visa, settling-in and living costs. The scholarships cover a wide range of fields; see the Erasmus Mundus catalogue for each year’s programmes. Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program (Africa, Canada, USA, UK, France, Lebanon and Costa Rica) The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program helps talented young people, mainly from Africa, who face barriers to higher education to take a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree at partner universities in Africa and around the world, including Cambridge, Oxford, Edinburgh, UC Berkeley, McGill, UBC and Sciences Po. It pays tuition, accommodation, books and other academic materials, and adds mentoring and leadership support. Each partner runs its own application. The scholarships cover fields set by each partner university, such as engineering, computing, agriculture, health, business, public policy and the social sciences. Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarships (USA, Europe, Japan and Australia) The Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program, funded by the Government of Japan, sponsors mid-career professionals from developing countries to take a development-related Master’s at one of 44 participating programmes in the USA, Europe, Japan and Australia. It pays tuition, medical insurance, a monthly living stipend and return airfare with a travel allowance. The scholarships cover development-related fields such as public policy, economics, public health, climate change, environmental management, water, taxation and infrastructure management. ADB-Japan Scholarship Program (Japan and other Asia-Pacific countries) The Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship Program offers about 130 scholarships a year to citizens of ADB’s developing member countries for a Master’s at one of 27 participating institutions in Asia and the Pacific, 17 of them in Japan. It pays full tuition, a monthly living and housing allowance, books, medical insurance and travel. The scholarships cover science and technology, economics, business and management, development studies, and law and public policy. Wells Mountain Initiative Scholars Program (Your home country or another developing country) The Wells Mountain Initiative, a charitable foundation in Vermont, USA, gives students from developing countries a partial scholarship of up to US$3,000 a year for their first Bachelor’s degree or diploma, at a college or university in their home country or another developing country. The money can go toward tuition and fees, books and other study costs, and scholars volunteer at least 100 hours a year in their communities. The scholarships cover any field, with priority for subjects that help local communities, such as health, education, law, social work, business, IT, agriculture and engineering.   Distance Learning Scholarships for Study in your own Country or Anywhere »   Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships (Online, from your home country) The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK offers distance learning scholarships for citizens of eligible developing Commonwealth countries to study a UK Master’s degree part time online, without leaving home. The award pays tuition fees, plus study grants where needed. The scholarships cover approved online Master’s courses under the Commission’s six development themes: science and technology for development, health systems, global prosperity, peace, security and governance, resilience and response to crises, and access, inclusion and opportunity.  The post Top 7+ Scholarships for Study in Any Country or Anywhere first appeared on Scholars4DeV.