Many scholarships abroad allow applicants to choose a major that is not linear with the major at the previous level. These Masters and Doctoral scholarships are provided by several private and government institutions abroad.
Continuing Masters and Doctoral degrees across majors is indeed wide open, but there are a number of terms and conditions that prospective students need to fulfill.
Apart from being able to choose a major, you will get free tuition fees with complete facilities.
6 Masters and Doctoral scholarships that can cross majors
1. Chevening Scholarship
This Masters Scholarship to England offers prospective students to choose a major that is not linear with their undergraduate major.
Registration for this scholarship opens in November every year.
Benefits obtained:
- Full tuition fees
- Monthly allowance
- Round trip plane tickets
- Visa fees and accommodation
General requirement
- Have graduated with a bachelor’s degree with good academic grades
- Have a minimum of 2,800 hours or 2 years of work experience
- Fulfill the English language requirements for studying at the destination university
- Willing to return to their home country at least two years after graduating
2. Global Korea Scholarship
This scholarship to South Korea offers studies for Masters and Doctoral levels.
Usually registration is open from February to March.
Benefits obtained:
- Full tuition scholarship
- Monthly allowance
- Round trip plane tickets
- Arrival allowance
- Health Insurance
- Korean language course fees
- Research allowance and costs of completing the scholarship
General requirement
- Maximum age 40 years
- Have a GPA above 80 percent
- Have good mental and physical health
- Minimum two letters of recommendation
3. VLIR UOS Belgium
The Belgian government also offers Masters and Doctoral scholarships across majors.
Usually this scholarship is open from February to March.
Benefits obtained:
- Full tuition fees
- Monthly allowance
- Visa fees
- Document legalization costs
- Local travel costs
- Logistics allowance
- Round trip plane tickets
- Health and accident insurance
General requirement
- Citizens of partner countries, one of which is Indonesia
- Maximum age is 35 years for a master’s program with a duration of one year and 45 years for a master’s program with a duration of 2 years
- Never received a scholarship from the Belgian government