Media and Communication Scholarships for International Students 2026–2027

Media and Communication Scholarships for International Students 2026–2027 Media and communication is one of the most international fields you can study. Newsrooms, streaming platforms, public relations agencies, development organisations and technology companies all recruit across borders, and the degree programmes that feed them — journalism, media studies, strategic communication, film and television, digital media and ... <a title="Media and Communication Scholarships for International Students 2026–2027" class="read-more" href="https://studygraduate.com/scholarship/media-and-communication-scholarships-for-international-students-2026-2027/" aria-label="Read more about Media and Communication Scholarships for International Students 2026–2027">Read more</a>

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Media and Communication Scholarships for International Students 2026–2027

Media and communication is one of the most international fields you can study. Newsrooms, streaming platforms, public relations agencies, development organisations and technology companies all recruit across borders, and the degree programmes that feed them — journalism, media studies, strategic communication, film and television, digital media and public relations — are taught in English in dozens of countries. The problem is cost. A master’s degree in media in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia or the Netherlands can carry tuition fees that put it out of reach for most families in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Nigeria, Indonesia and other countries in our core audience. Scholarships are what close that gap, and this guide explains, honestly and in detail, which ones are actually open to media and communication students in the 2026–2027 cycles, what they pay, who can apply and how to build an application strong enough to compete.

The first thing to understand is that there is almost no large, famous scholarship called “the media scholarship.” With a handful of exceptions, funding for this field comes from general scholarship programmes that accept applicants from any discipline — flagship government schemes such as Chevening, Fulbright, Erasmus Mundus, DAAD, Commonwealth and Australia Awards — plus university-level awards and a smaller set of journalism-specific fellowships. That is good news in one sense: a media student competes for the same flagship awards as an engineer or an economist, and programmes such as the Erasmus Mundus Masters in Journalism, Media and Globalisation are designed specifically for this field. It is also a warning: anyone who promises you a guaranteed “media scholarship” for a fee is selling you something that does not exist. Every programme named in this guide is real, and every amount and deadline below was checked against official or programme sources at the time of writing in October 2026. Because amounts and dates change each cycle, always confirm the final details on the official website before you apply.

This guide is written for bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral applicants. It is honest about levels: undergraduate funding in media exists but is mostly partial tuition discounts at individual universities, while the strongest fully funded opportunities sit at master’s level, with a second tier of research funding at PhD level. Wherever you are starting from, browse our full scholarships directory alongside this guide, compare destinations in the universities directory, and use the planning resources in our study abroad tools section to track deadlines and budgets as you go.

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Media and Communication Scholarships at a Glance

The table below summarises the main routes covered in this guide. Read the “coverage” column carefully: “fully funded” means tuition plus a living stipend and usually travel; “partial” means the award reduces tuition but leaves you to fund living costs yourself, which is the single most common misunderstanding in this field.

Programme Where Level Coverage Headline value (verified)
Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters (incl. Mundus Journalism) 2–3+ European countries Master’s Fully funded €1,400/month for up to 24 months; participation costs covered
Chevening Scholarship United Kingdom Master’s (1 year) Fully funded Tuition, monthly stipend, airfare, visa costs
Fulbright Foreign Student Program United States Master’s & PhD Fully funded (varies by country) Tuition, living allowance, airfare, health cover per country programme
Commonwealth Shared & Master’s Scholarships United Kingdom Master’s (Shared); Master’s & PhD (Master’s scheme) Fully funded Full tuition, airfare, stipend £1,712/month (£2,000 in London) for Shared Scholarships at current published levels
DAAD scholarships (incl. EPOS where a listed course fits) Germany Master’s & PhD Fully funded stipend model EPOS: €992/month master’s; doctoral €1,300/month rising to €1,400 from February 2026
France Excellence Eiffel France Master’s & PhD Stipend + services; tuition NOT covered €1,200/month master’s; €2,100/month doctoral (from January 2026)
Australia Awards Scholarships Australia Undergraduate & postgraduate (country-dependent) Fully funded Full tuition, return air travel, establishment allowance, living contribution, health cover
GREAT Scholarships United Kingdom Master’s (1 year) Partial Minimum £10,000 towards tuition
MEXT (Japan) Japan Bachelor’s, Master’s & PhD Fully funded Tuition exempt; ¥117,000/month undergraduate; ¥144,000/month master’s; ¥145,000/month doctoral at published 2027 rates
University merit scholarships Worldwide All levels Partial, varies Set by each university; check the course page

Two patterns stand out from that table. First, the fully funded flagship schemes are dominated by master’s programmes — Chevening is one year, Erasmus Mundus is usually two years, and Fulbright and Commonwealth fund both master’s and doctoral study depending on your country programme. Second, field fit matters differently in each scheme. Erasmus Mundus has a journalism programme built for this discipline. Commonwealth Shared Scholarships fund master’s courses under development themes, so a media course framed around development communication, communication for social change or media and development fits far better than a purely commercial course. DAAD EPOS only funds the specific development-related courses on its official list in any given year, so a media applicant must check whether a listed course — for example in development communication, media studies or a related social-science programme — appears that year, rather than assuming any German media master’s qualifies.

Who This Guide Is For

This guide serves four groups. The first is final-year undergraduates and recent graduates in journalism, mass communication, media studies, film, advertising, public relations or a related social science who want a funded master’s abroad in 2027. The second is working media professionals — reporters, producers, communication officers in NGOs and government, content strategists — because several flagship schemes actively prefer applicants with professional experience: Chevening requires at least two years of work experience (2,800 hours), and DAAD EPOS requires at least two years of relevant professional experience after the bachelor’s degree. The third group is doctoral candidates researching media, communication, journalism practice, platform governance, political communication or related topics, for whom research funding such as Commonwealth PhD Scholarships, DAAD research grants, Fulbright doctoral routes and Australia’s Research Training Program are the realistic targets. The fourth group is undergraduate applicants, who should read this guide with adjusted expectations: for a bachelor’s in media, the realistic model is a partial university scholarship stacked with family funding, not a single fully funded award.

Eligibility: What Almost Every Programme Asks For

Although each scheme publishes its own rules, the underlying eligibility pattern for media and communication scholarships is remarkably consistent. You will normally need all of the following.

  • Citizenship of an eligible country. Flagship schemes are country-listed. Chevening, Commonwealth and Australia Awards each publish eligible-country lists, and your country determines everything from deadlines to priority fields. Erasmus Mundus and MEXT are open to almost all nationalities.
  • A recognised bachelor’s degree for master’s funding (or a master’s for doctoral funding), usually with strong grades. Chevening typically expects a degree that qualifies you for UK postgraduate entry; DAAD EPOS expects above-average results, generally in the upper third of your cohort, with the degree normally no more than six years old.
  • Work experience where the scheme demands it. Chevening’s two-year requirement and EPOS’s two-year professional requirement are hard filters, not preferences. Journalism and communication work — including paid work, internships and substantial voluntary work where the scheme counts it — should be documented carefully.
  • English language proficiency. The scholarship body and the university set separate requirements. Chevening itself no longer sets a separate test but your university offer will require one; German and European programmes commonly ask for IELTS or TOEFL at the level on the course page. Prepare using our test preparation resources and never assume a medium-of-instruction letter will be accepted until the university confirms it in writing.
  • A portfolio or work samples for practice-based courses. Journalism, film, television and digital media production courses frequently ask for published articles, broadcast pieces, films, campaigns or a digital portfolio. A research master’s asks instead for a research proposal. Know which type you are applying to — confusing the two is a common and avoidable failure.
  • A development or leadership narrative for government schemes. Chevening assesses leadership and networking; Commonwealth schemes assess development impact; Australia Awards assess how your study will contribute to your home country’s development priorities. A media applicant who can explain, concretely, how better journalism, public-interest communication or media literacy serves their country’s development will always out-compete one who writes only about personal ambition.
  • Return-home conditions. Several schemes require you to return home after study — Chevening requires return for at least two years, and Australia Awards scholars must return home on completion under the scheme’s conditions. Read these conditions before you apply, not after you win.

One eligibility point is specific to this field: accreditation and professional recognition. Journalism and media degrees are generally not licensed professions in the way medicine or pharmacy are, so a foreign media degree does not usually face a registration barrier at home. The exceptions are practical rather than legal: employers value recognised universities, verifiable portfolios and internships, so choose programmes with industry links and placement opportunities, and check our university rankings pages to compare institutions on evidence rather than marketing.

The Main Programmes, Explained One by One

Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters — including Mundus Journalism

For media students, Erasmus Mundus is arguably the single best-fitting fully funded route in the world. Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters are programmes delivered by consortia of universities in at least three countries; you study in at least two of them and graduate with a joint or multiple degree. The scholarship pays €1,400 per month for up to 24 months — up to €33,600 in living support — and covers participation costs, with the amount defined as covering travel, visa, installation and subsistence costs. Applications are made directly to each consortium, most windows run between October and January for courses starting the following academic year, and you may apply to up to three programmes.

The flagship media programme is the Erasmus Mundus Masters in Journalism, Media and Globalisation, widely known as Mundus Journalism (EMMA). Its structure is well documented: the first year is spent in Denmark at Aarhus University and the Danish School of Media and Journalism, and the second year specialises at a partner — the University of Amsterdam (Politics and Communication), Charles University in Prague, City, University of London (Crisis and Conflict), or LMU Munich — with study-abroad or internship options beyond Europe. Beyond EMMA, the Erasmus Mundus catalogue changes as consortia are renewed, and recent catalogues have included programmes in documentary film, media arts, communication and related areas; the only safe method is to search the current official catalogue for your intake year and read each consortium’s own scholarship page, because the number of funded places per programme is small and set by the consortium. Treat any third-party list of “Erasmus media programmes” as a lead to verify, not as fact.

Chevening Scholarship (United Kingdom)

Chevening is the UK government’s global scholarship for one-year master’s degrees in any subject at any UK university, and media and communication courses are fully within its scope — journalism at Cardiff or City, media and communications at LSE or Goldsmiths, strategic communication, documentary, and dozens of other courses are chosen by Chevening scholars every year, provided the course is an eligible full-time taught master’s. A full Chevening award covers payment of tuition fees, economy travel to and from your country of residence, an arrival allowance, the cost of your visa application, a departure allowance, a contribution of up to £75 towards TB testing where required, a travel top-up for Chevening events, and a monthly stipend for accommodation and living expenses, with the stipend rate depending on whether you study inside or outside London and reviewed annually. In exchange, Chevening demands evidence: at least two years of work experience, a clear leadership and networking record, three eligible course choices, an unconditional offer from one of them by the scheme’s July deadline in the cycle rules, and a commitment to return home for at least two years after the award. For a detailed walk-through, read our companion guide to the Chevening Scholarship 2027 in the UK.

Fulbright Foreign Student Program (United States)

Fulbright enables graduate students and young professionals from more than 160 countries to study and conduct research in the United States, administered country by country through Fulbright commissions and US embassies. Journalism and media studies are long-standing Fulbright fields — the programme’s own country pages list journalism and media studies among supported disciplines — and awards typically cover tuition, a living allowance, round-trip travel and health cover, with the exact package and whether master’s, doctoral or non-degree research is funded set by your country programme. Some countries fund master’s degrees; others, such as Nigeria’s programme in recent cycles, fund doctoral research only, which is why the first step is always your own country page, not a generic summary. Fulbright selection weighs academic merit, English proficiency, leadership and the cultural-exchange mission of the programme, and most country programmes prefer applicants with little or no previous US study experience.

Commonwealth Scholarships (United Kingdom)

The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission offers several schemes funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Commonwealth Shared Scholarships are for one-year master’s courses under development themes at participating UK universities, aimed at students from eligible low- and middle-income Commonwealth countries who could not otherwise afford UK study — a description that fits many media applicants from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya. Each Shared Scholarship provides approved airfare, full tuition fees by agreement between the CSC and the university, a stipend at the rate of £1,712 per month, or £2,000 per month in the London metropolitan area at the current published levels, plus a warm clothing allowance where applicable, a thesis grant, a study travel grant and a contribution towards a mandatory TB test where required. Commonwealth Master’s and PhD Scholarships run through nominating agencies in your home country and fund development-focused study on similar principles. The media angle that works here is development: development communication, science communication, media and public health messaging, and communication for education or governance are natural fits for the themes; a course chosen purely for commercial entertainment media will struggle to make the development case.

DAAD (Germany) and the EPOS List

Germany combines low or no tuition at public universities with the DAAD, the world’s largest funding organisation of its kind. For media students there are two distinct DAAD routes. The first is DAAD EPOS — Development-Related Postgraduate Courses — which pays €992 per month for master’s students and, for doctoral candidates, €1,300 per month rising to €1,400 per month from February 2026, plus health, accident and personal liability insurance, a travel allowance, and possible rent and family supplements. EPOS eligibility is strict: a bachelor’s degree normally no more than six years old, above-average results, and at least two years of relevant professional experience, and — critically — you apply to a specific course on the current EPOS list, each with its own deadline. Whether a media or communication course appears on a given year’s list varies, so check the official EPOS course list for 2027/28 before planning around it. The second route is DAAD study and research scholarships outside EPOS, plus the political foundations (such as the Heinrich Böll and Friedrich Ebert foundations) that fund master’s and doctoral students in Germany across disciplines. Separately, remember Germany’s visa finances: if you are not on a scholarship that covers you, the blocked account requirement is €11,904 per year for 2026. Our dedicated guide to the DAAD EPOS Scholarship 2027 in Germany explains the course-list system in full.

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France Excellence Eiffel, Australia Awards, GREAT and MEXT

Four further schemes deserve a place on a media student’s shortlist. The France Excellence Eiffel programme funds master’s and doctoral study in France in seven fields; media applicants should note that the eligible fields are defined areas such as history and French language and civilisation, law and political science, and economics and management — a communication programme must fall within an eligible field at a nominating French institution, and you cannot apply directly: the French institution nominates you. Eiffel pays €1,200 per month at master’s level and €2,100 per month at doctoral level from January 2026, plus services including international and national transport, insurance, housing-search help and cultural activities — but it does not cover tuition fees, so budget for fees separately and ask the institution what fee treatment Eiffel scholars receive. Institutions submit nominations to Campus France in early January (6 January 2027 for the 2027 campaign, with results in the week of 12 April 2027), and institutional internal deadlines fall weeks earlier.

Australia Awards Scholarships, administered by Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, are long-term awards for students from partner countries to study at Australian universities and TAFE institutions. They generally provide full tuition fees, return air travel, a one-off establishment allowance, a fortnightly contribution to living expenses, an Introductory Academic Program, Overseas Student Health Cover, and supplementary academic support or pre-course English where needed. Media and communication is a plausible field where it aligns with your country’s priority areas — many country programmes prioritise governance, education, health communication and development sectors, so frame a communication degree around a priority problem. Country conditions differ sharply (some countries are master’s-only, some set minimum age and work-experience conditions), so your country page governs. Alongside Australia Awards, doctoral media researchers should look at the Research Training Program (RTP): a government-funded scheme delivered by universities, paying a base stipend of AUD 34,315 in 2026 and AUD 35,550 in 2027, usually with a tuition fee offset, for master’s by research and PhD students in any field, including media and communication research.

GREAT Scholarships are the realistic partial-funding option in the UK: jointly funded by the UK government’s GREAT Britain Campaign and the British Council with participating universities, they offer students from 18 listed countries — including Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Ghana, Kenya and Vietnam — £10,000 towards tuition fees for a wide range of one-year taught postgraduate courses at over 60 UK universities (over 140 scholarships in 2026–27). GREAT will not fund a degree by itself, but stacked with a university discount and family or loan funding it can make a UK media master’s viable. Finally, MEXT in Japan funds undergraduate, master’s and doctoral study with tuition exemption and monthly stipends at published 2027 rates of ¥117,000 (undergraduate), ¥144,000 (master’s) and ¥145,000 (doctoral), plus round-trip airfare; media and communication research students apply through Japanese embassies (typically April–May) or by university recommendation. If Japan interests you, start with the seed profile of the MEXT Scholarship and the Study in Japan portal.

Benefits: What “Fully Funded” Really Covers — and What It Does Not

Across the flagship schemes, a fully funded media scholarship normally covers four blocks: (1) tuition or participation costs paid in full; (2) a monthly living stipend calibrated to the host city; (3) travel — one return economy airfare, sometimes with arrival and departure allowances; and (4) the administrative extras students forget to budget for — visa fees, health cover or insurance, and in some schemes TB testing, thesis grants and study-travel grants. What is almost never covered: dependants’ travel and living costs (Commonwealth and Chevening both restrict dependant support, and stipends are designed for one person), application fees for multiple university applications, English test fees in most cases, laptops and production equipment (relevant for film and media production students — ask the department what kit is provided before assuming you must buy cameras), and any tuition above a scheme cap. Build your budget on the stipend figures in the table above, verify them on the official page for your cycle, and keep a contingency fund: a scholarship removes the fee barrier, it does not remove the cost of living like a local.

Programmes and Fields You Can Study

Media and communication is an umbrella, and scholarship panels respond best when your chosen specialism connects to a clear problem and career plan. The main sub-fields funded under these schemes include: journalism (print, broadcast, digital, data journalism and investigative reporting); media studies and media policy, including platform regulation and media law; strategic and corporate communication and public relations; development communication and communication for social change — the strongest fit for Commonwealth, Australia Awards and EPOS development framing; film, television and documentary production (portfolio-based, and the sub-field where equipment and production costs need the most careful budgeting); digital media, social media and content strategy; political communication; science, health and environmental communication; and advertising and brand communication. At doctoral level, add media effects research, misinformation and fact-checking research, audience studies and media industries research. When you compare universities for these fields, profiles such as the University of Melbourne and the University of Oxford on StudyGraduate show how we present institution-level information; always confirm the specific course, its portfolio or proposal requirements, and its scholarship eligibility on the university’s own course page.

How to Apply: Step by Step

  1. Choose your level and two or three target schemes (month 1). Master’s applicants: shortlist Erasmus Mundus, Chevening or Commonwealth (UK), Fulbright (USA), DAAD (Germany) and Australia Awards according to your citizenship and experience. Doctoral applicants: shortlist Commonwealth PhD, Fulbright (if your country funds it), DAAD research routes, RTP in Australia and MEXT.
  2. Verify eligibility on the official country page. Citizenship lists, work-experience rules and return conditions differ by country. Screenshot or save the page and the date you checked it.
  3. Shortlist courses, not just countries. For Erasmus Mundus, search the official catalogue and note each consortium’s deadline (most fall between October and January). For Chevening, choose three eligible courses. For EPOS, download the current course list and apply to the course itself.
  4. Prepare your evidence pack. Transcripts, degree certificates, passport, English test booking, CV in the scheme’s format, and — for media — a portfolio of published or broadcast work with working links, plus references who can speak to both your craft and your leadership.
  5. Write the essays around impact. Every flagship scheme asks some version of: why this course, why now, what will you do afterwards, and how will others benefit? Answer with specifics — the newsroom, organisation or community you will serve, the problem in your country’s media landscape you will work on, and measurable intentions rather than slogans.
  6. Apply to the universities in parallel. Scholarship deadlines and university deadlines are separate clocks. Chevening scholars must hold an unconditional offer by the scheme deadline; EPOS applicants apply to the course directly; Eiffel candidates must persuade an institution to nominate them well before the January institutional deadline.
  7. Submit early and keep proof. Portals fail on deadline day every year. Submit at least several days early, download the confirmation, and keep copies of everything.
  8. Prepare for interview. Chevening, Fulbright, Commonwealth and Australia Awards all interview. Rehearse explaining your course choice, your post-study plan and your return commitment in plain language, with examples from your media work.

Required Documents

  • Passport (valid beyond your planned travel dates) and national ID where requested
  • Degree certificates and full academic transcripts, with certified English translations where required
  • English language test score (IELTS, TOEFL or an accepted equivalent) meeting the university’s requirement
  • Curriculum vitae, in the format the scheme specifies
  • Personal statement / study plan / research proposal, tailored per scheme
  • Two or three reference letters (academic and/or professional, per scheme rules)
  • Portfolio of media work for practice-based courses: published articles, broadcast or film pieces, campaigns, with links and your role explained
  • Work-experience evidence for Chevening and EPOS: employment letters stating role, dates and hours where needed
  • University offer letters (conditional first; unconditional before the scheme’s deadline)
  • Medical/TB documentation and police or character documents at visa stage, where the host country requires them

Deadlines and Timeline for 2026–2027

There is no single media scholarship deadline; there is a season. The table below uses the published patterns and confirmed cycle dates found during our October 2026 research. Where a 2027 date was not yet published, we describe the last cycle’s pattern and say so — confirm on the official site.

Programme Typical / confirmed window Notes
Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters Applications mostly October 2026 – January 2027 for 2027 entry Each consortium sets its own deadline; Mundus Journalism has historically closed in early January
Chevening Applications open in autumn; in the 2027–28 guidance, unconditional offer required by 8 July 2027 Check your country page on chevening.org for the exact application closing date
Commonwealth Shared Scholarships Applications typically close in December Course and university choices are made from the CSC’s eligible list for that year
DAAD EPOS No single deadline — each listed course sets its own, many between August and November 2026 for 2027/28 Download the official 2027/28 EPOS course list and diarise your course’s date
France Excellence Eiffel Institutions submit by 6 January 2027; results week of 12 April 2027 Your real deadline is the university’s internal nomination deadline, weeks earlier
Australia Awards Country rounds typically open February and close around 30 April Dates and eligible levels are set per country; check your country programme
Fulbright Varies by country; many programmes open late in the year and close February–May Your Fulbright commission or embassy page is the only authoritative source
MEXT (embassy route) Typically April–May each year 2027-cycle embassy deadlines in several countries fell in May 2026; the next cycle follows the same season
GREAT Scholarships Set by each participating university, commonly spring Apply via the university after holding an offer

Selection Criteria — and How to Improve Your Chances

Panels for these schemes consistently reward five things. Academic readiness: grades that prove you can complete the course, plus, for research degrees, a feasible proposal. Field evidence: for media, this means a portfolio and a track record — published work, audience or campaign results, newsroom or NGO communication experience — that shows the degree is the next step in a real trajectory, not a change of subject on a whim. Leadership and influence: Chevening names this explicitly, but every flagship scheme looks for people who will matter in their home media landscape; editing a campus paper, founding a fact-checking initiative, training community journalists or leading a communications team all count if you describe outcomes honestly. Development fit: for Commonwealth, Australia Awards and EPOS, connect your plan to a documented problem — press freedom, misinformation, rural information access, health messaging — and to the scheme’s stated themes. Course-choice logic: panels can tell when a course was chosen for its city rather than its curriculum; explain what this specific programme teaches that you cannot get at home, module by module if necessary. Finally, presentation matters: error-free essays, referees briefed with your CV and course list, and a portfolio with working links are basic professional signals in a communication field — a media applicant with a broken portfolio link is making the panel’s decision for them.

Common Mistakes Media Applicants Make

  • Applying only to “media scholarships.” The money is in general schemes. Students who search only for field-named awards miss Chevening, Erasmus Mundus, Commonwealth and Australia Awards entirely.
  • Ignoring work-experience filters. Applying to Chevening without two years of documented experience, or to EPOS without two years of post-degree professional work, wastes the application.
  • Treating Eiffel as fully funded. Eiffel pays a generous monthly allowance but does not cover tuition. Budget the tuition gap before you celebrate a nomination.
  • Missing the real deadline. Eiffel’s January date belongs to institutions; EPOS deadlines belong to individual courses; Erasmus deadlines belong to consortia. The famous date is rarely your date.
  • A generic personal statement. “I love media since childhood” persuades nobody. Panels fund plans: a defined audience, problem, course and post-study role.
  • Portfolio failures. Dead links, unlabelled group work, and portfolios that do not state your personal role in each piece.
  • Forgetting visa finances. If any part of your plan is self-funded, you must still prove living funds — for example Canada requires CAD 22,895 for study-permit applications from 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2026, rising to CAD 23,448 from 1 September 2026; Germany’s blocked account is €11,904 for 2026. Scholarship holders should check what proof their award letter replaces.
  • Believing agents who promise selection. No agent can nominate you for Eiffel, shortlist you for Chevening or guarantee a Commonwealth award. Paying for “guaranteed media scholarships” is the most expensive mistake in this field.

If you are weighing media against neighbouring fields, compare this guide with our guides to Pharmacy Scholarships for International Students 2026–2027 and Dentistry Scholarships for International Students 2026–2027 — the contrast is instructive: media funding is broad and competition-based, while clinical fields are narrower and licence-driven. You can also explore all field guides from the study abroad hub and the guides section.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are there fully funded scholarships specifically for journalism and media students?

Yes, indirectly. The Erasmus Mundus Masters in Journalism, Media and Globalisation is a field-specific fully funded programme (€1,400/month for up to 24 months plus participation costs), and general flagships — Chevening, Fulbright, Commonwealth, Australia Awards — fund media master’s degrees every year. There is no single global “media scholarship” fund, so apply to the general schemes with a media plan.

Can I get a scholarship for a bachelor’s degree in media?

Partial funding, yes; full funding, rarely. Undergraduate media applicants should target university merit scholarships in the USA, Australia and the UK, GREAT-style schemes do not cover undergraduate study, and government flagships are mostly postgraduate. MEXT is a notable exception that funds undergraduate study in Japan across fields, subject to its examinations and field availability in your country.

Does Chevening fund media and journalism master’s degrees?

Yes. Chevening funds any eligible one-year full-time taught master’s at a UK university, including journalism, media and communications courses, provided you meet the citizenship, degree and two-year work-experience rules, apply to three eligible courses and hold an unconditional offer by the scheme deadline. The award covers tuition, travel, visa costs and a monthly stipend.

How much does Erasmus Mundus pay media students?

The same as every other Erasmus Mundus scholar: €1,400 per month for up to 24 months, with participation costs covered by the consortium. You apply to the consortium (for journalism, Mundus Journalism), not to the EU directly, and most application windows run from October to January.

I have no work experience. Which media scholarships can I still apply for?

Erasmus Mundus does not impose a general work-experience requirement (individual consortia set academic requirements), MEXT research scholarships focus on academic merit and your research plan, and university merit scholarships assess grades and portfolio. Chevening and DAAD EPOS, by contrast, require at least two years of relevant experience, so build experience first if those are your targets.

Does the Eiffel Scholarship cover tuition for a communication master’s in France?

No. Eiffel pays €1,200 per month at master’s level (€2,100 doctoral) from January 2026 plus transport, insurance, housing-search and cultural services, but tuition fees are explicitly not covered by the programme. Ask your French institution how Eiffel scholars’ fees are treated and budget the difference.

Can a scholarship help me become a journalist in another country permanently?

Scholarships fund study, not immigration. Several flagships — Chevening and Australia Awards among them — require you to return home after your award, and Commonwealth Shared scholars are not eligible for the UK Graduate visa under the scheme’s terms. Post-study work rights depend on the host country’s visa rules at the time, which you should check on official government pages, and no scholarship guarantees a job or a visa.

What should my media portfolio contain?

Your strongest five to ten pieces: published articles, broadcast segments, films, campaigns or digital projects, each with a working link, the outlet and date, and one line explaining your personal role. For research programmes, replace the portfolio emphasis with a focused research proposal and, if you have them, any publications or conference papers.

Sources & Verification

Key facts in this guide were checked in October 2026 against: the European Commission / Erasmus Mundus programme information and the Mundus Journalism consortium (scholarship of €1,400/month for up to 24 months; consortium structure via the University of Amsterdam programme pages); Chevening — what a Chevening Scholarship covers (tuition, travel, allowances, visa cost, monthly stipend); Commonwealth Scholarship Commission — Commonwealth Shared Scholarships (full tuition, airfare, stipend £1,712/month, £2,000 in London); DAAD EPOS programme information (via daad.de/epos: €992/month master’s, doctoral €1,300 rising to €1,400 from February 2026, two years’ professional experience, course-list applications); Campus France France Excellence Eiffel information (€1,200/month master’s, €2,100/month doctoral from January 2026, tuition not covered, institutional submission 6 January 2027, results week of 12 April 2027); Australia Awards (Australian Government) benefit descriptions (full tuition, return air travel, establishment allowance, living contribution, OSHC); the Australian Department of Education — Research Training Program (base stipend AUD 34,315 in 2026; AUD 35,550 in 2027); British Council Study UK — GREAT Scholarships (£10,000 towards tuition, 18 eligible countries); MEXT 2027 guideline summaries via the Study in Japan portal (¥117,000/¥144,000/¥145,000 monthly by level); and the US Embassy Fulbright Foreign Student Program pages (tuition, living allowance and round-trip travel, country-administered).

Disclaimer: Scholarship amounts, eligible countries and deadlines change every cycle. Always confirm the details for your country and intake on the official scholarship website before applying. StudyGraduate is an information portal, not an agency: we do not charge for applications, and we never promise or guarantee selection, admission or visa approval. Your application decisions and outcomes rest with the scholarship bodies and universities.

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  2. 2Prepare your documents and statements
  3. 3Submit the online application before the deadline
  4. 4Complete interviews or assessments if shortlisted
  5. 5Await the final selection announcement

📅 Important Dates

Deadlines vary by country and intake. Check the official website for country-specific dates.

📄 Required Documents

  • Valid passport
  • Academic transcripts & certificates
  • Statement of purpose
  • Letters of recommendation
  • CV / resume

Commonly required — confirm the exact list on the official site.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

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Who can apply?+
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