Location: Austria
Program: Undergraduate and Postgraduate (Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD Degrees)
Eligibility: All Nationalities
Duration: Varies by Program
Deadline: July 15, 2026
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Central European University (CEU) is one of Europe’s most internationally distinctive and values-driven research universities, offering a comprehensive and highly competitive range of merit and need-based scholarships for Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral students for the 2026/27 academic year with no separate scholarship application required at any level. All applicants who indicate interest in financial aid during their admissions application and submit by the financial aid deadline of February 4, 2026 are automatically considered for the full range of CEU scholarships available at their level.
Central European University, founded in 1991 by philanthropist and open society advocate George Soros, is a private research university with its main campus in Vienna, Austria accredited simultaneously in Austria, Hungary, and the United States, giving its degrees triple-accredited international recognition that is virtually unique among European universities. CEU brings together students and faculty from over 100 countries in an intensely international, intellectually rigorous, and values-driven academic environment that places excellence in research at its centre while actively engaging with the most pressing political, economic, social, and environmental challenges of the 21st century. The university’s distinctive interdisciplinary ethos, its deep commitment to democracy, human rights, open society, and academic freedom
Benefits of the Scholarship
This scholarship will provide the following to its recipients:
- Full or partial tuition waiver
- Up to €1,880 month stipend
- Health insurance
- Access to research funds, Erasmus study grants, summer/winter school grants, and additional financial support for enrolled students
- Other benefits
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Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for this scholarship, applicants must meet the following:
- Open to all international students of any nationality applying to Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD programmes at Central European University
- Must submit a complete admissions application including all required and pay the EUR 30 application fee
- Must indicate interest in financial aid by completing the Funding section of the CEU online application form
- Must apply by the financial aid deadline to be considered for scholarships; applications submitted after this deadline may still be admitted but will not be considered for CEU financial aid
- For Bachelor’s programmes: must hold a high school diploma with an excellent academic record
- For Master’s programmes: must hold a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a recognised institution
- For Doctoral programmes: must hold a Master’s degree or equivalent (unless otherwise permitted by the department); doctoral applicants applying by the financial aid deadline are automatically considered for the CEU Doctoral Scholarship
- Must meet English language proficiency requirements through TOEFL, IELTS, or other accepted standardised test, unless exempt based on prior education language of instruction
- Must meet all programme-specific requirements including any additional tests, writing samples, portfolios, or interviews required by the relevant academic department
Note: Kindly check the official webpage for full and detailed requirements
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Selection Criteria
CEU’s scholarship selection is fully integrated into the admissions process and operates through a two-stage academic evaluation framework. In the first stage, applications submitted by the financial aid deadline undergo a formal review by the Admissions Office, which checks all documents for completeness and compliance with general and programme-specific entry requirements applications that fail to meet these requirements are rejected at this stage. Applications that pass the formal review are forwarded to the relevant academic departments, which evaluate and rank all eligible candidates on the basis of academic merit.
How to Apply
CLICK HERE to visit the official webpage and submit your application.
