What brochures don't tell you about studying abroad! 🇮🇹🤫
While we dream of breakfasts by the Duomo, the reality of moving to Italy often includes "hidden rocks" that cost you extra nerves and hundreds of euros. To help you avoid this, our student at the University of Bologna is sharing her honest, unexpected advice on everything from transport hacks to mastering the local student lifestyle.
Surviving your first months is about more than just attending lectures. Swipe left to discover the specific tips and avoid the rookie mistakes most students make! ➡️
Want to apply to a university abroad without the chaos and anxiety? We’ll help you understand your next steps clearly and realistically. Click the link in our bio to book a consultation with our advisors!
While we dream of breakfasts by the Duomo, the reality of moving to Italy often includes "hidden rocks" that cost you extra nerves and hundreds of euros. To help you avoid this, our student at the University of Bologna is sharing her honest, unexpected advice on everything from transport hacks to mastering the local student lifestyle.
Surviving your first months is about more than just attending lectures. Swipe left to discover the specific tips and avoid the rookie mistakes most students make! ➡️
Want to apply to a university abroad without the chaos and anxiety? We’ll help you understand your next steps clearly and realistically. Click the link in our bio to book a consultation with our advisors!
📍 Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP) 2025 – Fully Funded Master's Scholarships
The JJ/WBGSP provides fully funded scholarships for students from developing countries pursuing Master’s degrees in fields related to economics, tax policy, infrastructure management, and development studies. This prestigious program covers full tuition fees, travel expenses, health insurance, and a monthly stipend.
What’s included in the scholarship?
- Full tuition fee coverage
- Round-trip airfare
- Health insurance
- Monthly living stipend
📌 Who Can Apply?
- Citizens of developing countries
- Must have unconditional admission to one of the 41 partner Master's programs outside their home country
📅 Application Periods:
- January 13 – February 28, 2025
- March 25 – May 23, 2025
🔗 More details and application: (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/scholarships/jj-wbgsp)
The JJ/WBGSP provides fully funded scholarships for students from developing countries pursuing Master’s degrees in fields related to economics, tax policy, infrastructure management, and development studies. This prestigious program covers full tuition fees, travel expenses, health insurance, and a monthly stipend.
What’s included in the scholarship?
- Full tuition fee coverage
- Round-trip airfare
- Health insurance
- Monthly living stipend
📌 Who Can Apply?
- Citizens of developing countries
- Must have unconditional admission to one of the 41 partner Master's programs outside their home country
📅 Application Periods:
- January 13 – February 28, 2025
- March 25 – May 23, 2025
🔗 More details and application: (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/scholarships/jj-wbgsp)
🌍 Summer Research Programme in China for Students
The Global Research Immersion Program for Young Scientists (GRIPS) is a fully funded summer research initiative for undergraduate and master’s students with a strong interest in pursuing an academic or research career.
Participants undertake 5–6 weeks of intensive research under the supervision of a Principal Investigator at leading Chinese universities, including Zhejiang University, Fudan University, the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), and Nanjing University. The programme combines hands-on laboratory work with structured academic mentoring.
Applications are open to full-time students with a minimum CGPA equivalent to a B grade who have completed at least two years of study.
➡️ Application period: 5 January – 1 March 2026
➡️ Programme start date: 29 June 2026
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The Global Research Immersion Program for Young Scientists (GRIPS) is a fully funded summer research initiative for undergraduate and master’s students with a strong interest in pursuing an academic or research career.
Participants undertake 5–6 weeks of intensive research under the supervision of a Principal Investigator at leading Chinese universities, including Zhejiang University, Fudan University, the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), and Nanjing University. The programme combines hands-on laboratory work with structured academic mentoring.
Applications are open to full-time students with a minimum CGPA equivalent to a B grade who have completed at least two years of study.
➡️ Application period: 5 January – 1 March 2026
➡️ Programme start date: 29 June 2026
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🌍 Ulam NAWA 2025: Research Fellowship in Poland for International Scientists
The Ulam NAWA programme invites international researchers to conduct research in Poland, supporting the internationalisation of Polish universities and research institutions. Open to PhD holders in any field, the programme offers financial support and additional benefits for scholars worldwide.
Who Can Apply?
- Researchers holding a PhD in any discipline
- Scientists collaborating with Polish research institutions
Conditions and Benefits
- Duration: 6 to 24 months
- Monthly stipend: PLN 11,500
- Additional support: one-time relocation allowance and family allowance for researchers with children
- Purpose: Conduct research, complete a postdoctoral fellowship, or collect materials for publications
Key Dates
- Application period: February 10 – May 12, 2025 (by 3 PM, Poland time)
- Start of residencies: February 1, 2026
📌 More details and application: https://nawa.gov.pl/en/nawa/news/call-for-applications-for-ulam-nawa-2025-programme-opens
The Ulam NAWA programme invites international researchers to conduct research in Poland, supporting the internationalisation of Polish universities and research institutions. Open to PhD holders in any field, the programme offers financial support and additional benefits for scholars worldwide.
Who Can Apply?
- Researchers holding a PhD in any discipline
- Scientists collaborating with Polish research institutions
Conditions and Benefits
- Duration: 6 to 24 months
- Monthly stipend: PLN 11,500
- Additional support: one-time relocation allowance and family allowance for researchers with children
- Purpose: Conduct research, complete a postdoctoral fellowship, or collect materials for publications
Key Dates
- Application period: February 10 – May 12, 2025 (by 3 PM, Poland time)
- Start of residencies: February 1, 2026
📌 More details and application: https://nawa.gov.pl/en/nawa/news/call-for-applications-for-ulam-nawa-2025-programme-opens
⚡️ Journalist Fellowship at Oxford
The Journalist Fellowship Programme from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism is one of the most prestigious programs for practicing mid-career journalists. Participants spend three or six months in Oxford, working on their own professional project and participating in seminars and discussions on key challenges in contemporary journalism.
Who is it for?
🔵 Practicing journalists and editors
🔵 Minimum 5 years of professional experience
🔵 Journalists from anywhere in the world
🔵 Those planning to return to journalism after the program
🔵 PR, public affairs, and corporate communications are not eligible
Funding
🔵 Full tuition fee coverage
🔵 £2,000 monthly stipend
🔵 Flight and visa expenses
🔵 Most places are fully funded
Application deadline: February 13, 2026, 11:59 PM (UK time)
🔗 Official program page
The Journalist Fellowship Programme from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism is one of the most prestigious programs for practicing mid-career journalists. Participants spend three or six months in Oxford, working on their own professional project and participating in seminars and discussions on key challenges in contemporary journalism.
Who is it for?
Funding
Application deadline: February 13, 2026, 11:59 PM (UK time)
🔗 Official program page
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🇮🇹 Free online courses from SDA Bocconi
SDA Bocconi School of Management is one of the few business schools in the world with triple-crown accreditation (AMBA, AACSB, EQUIS) and the only one in Italy consistently ranked by the Financial Times, Forbes, Bloomberg, and The Economist.
Who is it for?
🔵 Future Master's and MBA candidates
🔵 Those strengthening their profile for business and management programs in Europe
🔵 Specialists in analytics, consulting, fintech, and supply chain
🔵 Those who want a strong CV identity, not just "another course"
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SDA Bocconi School of Management is one of the few business schools in the world with triple-crown accreditation (AMBA, AACSB, EQUIS) and the only one in Italy consistently ranked by the Financial Times, Forbes, Bloomberg, and The Economist.
Who is it for?
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🇮🇹 Scholarship to study in Italy
The University of Milan automatically awards Excellence Scholarships to the best international Master's candidates.
For the 2025/2026 academic year, 160 grants have been awarded:
🔵 60 scholarships of €8,000 (full tuition fee waiver)
🔵 100 grants (full tuition fee waiver (no cash payment))
Who is eligible?
🔵 International students
🔵 Applicants for Master's programs
🔵 with a strong academic profile
🔵 Including those who don't expect full funding but want to reduce their tuition costs
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The University of Milan automatically awards Excellence Scholarships to the best international Master's candidates.
For the 2025/2026 academic year, 160 grants have been awarded:
Who is eligible?
🔗Learn more
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⚡️Sakharov Fellowship for Human Rights Defenders of the European Parliament
The Sakharov Fellowship is a European Parliament program for active human rights defenders from non-EU countries who work with vulnerable groups and systemic human rights violations.
What is this program?
🔵 2-week intensive program
🔵 June 7–20, 2026
🔵 Brussels + one other EU country
🔵 Up to 14 participants from around the world
What is included in the program?
🔵 Introduction to EU human rights mechanisms
🔵 Meetings with MEPs and representatives of EU institutions
🔵 Workshops on:
– Communication and advocacy
– Security and digital defense
– Countering disinformation
– Resilience and burnout
– Documenting human rights violations
🔵 Networking with the international human rights community
After completing the program, participants become part of the Sakharov Community and continue their collaboration with the EU.
Deadline: February 15, 2026
🔗More details
The Sakharov Fellowship is a European Parliament program for active human rights defenders from non-EU countries who work with vulnerable groups and systemic human rights violations.
What is this program?
What is included in the program?
– Communication and advocacy
– Security and digital defense
– Countering disinformation
– Resilience and burnout
– Documenting human rights violations
After completing the program, participants become part of the Sakharov Community and continue their collaboration with the EU.
Deadline: February 15, 2026
🔗More details
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🎓 Free Online Courses from Imperial College London
Imperial College London, one of the world's leading research universities, has opened access to free online courses (MOOCs) in mathematics, science, engineering, medicine, sustainable development, and business.
Courses are available for free in audit format, and you can earn a certificate for a small fee.
Course Format
🔵 Duration: 4–8 weeks
🔵 Levels: introductory / intermediate / advanced
🔵 Online, at your own pace
🔵 Suitable for schoolchildren, students, and young professionals
🔗 Official course platform
Imperial College London, one of the world's leading research universities, has opened access to free online courses (MOOCs) in mathematics, science, engineering, medicine, sustainable development, and business.
Courses are available for free in audit format, and you can earn a certificate for a small fee.
Course Format
🔗 Official course platform
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🇸🇬Fellowship in Singapore for Undergraduate Students
A month-long academic fellowship program for accomplished students from around the world from NUS Graduate School. The program is online and in-person in Singapore, focusing on AI and graduate research.
What is this program?
🔵 Topic: AI and Graduate Research
🔵 Introduction to research and the Master's/PhD program at NUS
🔵 Working with NUS professors and researchers
🔵 International academic community
Format and dates
🔵 June 22–26, 2026 — In-person in Singapore
🔵 June 26–July 24, 2026 — Online tutorials and project work
🔵 July 24, 2026 — Final online presentation
What's covered
🔵 Free on-campus accommodation (during the in-person block)
🔵 SGD 500 travel allowance — upon full participation
🔵 Lectures, workshops, access to the NUS research environment
Who is it for?
🔵 Students in their third year and above
🔵 With a strong academic background Academic performance
🔵 Interest in AI, research, and Master's/PhD studies
🔵 Those with achievements outside of their studies (projects, competitions, startups)
Deadline: March 15, 2026
🔗 Official page
A month-long academic fellowship program for accomplished students from around the world from NUS Graduate School. The program is online and in-person in Singapore, focusing on AI and graduate research.
What is this program?
Format and dates
What's covered
Who is it for?
Deadline: March 15, 2026
🔗 Official page
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🇧🇪 Scholarship to study in Belgium
The Science@Leuven Scholarship is a prestigious academic scholarship from the Faculty of Science at KU Leuven for outstanding international students applying for a master's degree in the natural and exact sciences.
The program is designed for candidates with excellent academic preparation and an interest in scientific research.
Master's Degree Programs
🔵 Astronomy and Astrophysics
🔵 Biology
🔵 Biophysics, Biochemistry, and Biotechnology
🔵 Chemistry
🔵 Mathematics
🔵 Physics
🔵 Statistics and Data Science
🔵 Sustainable Development
🔵 Geography / Geology (for students with KU Leuven as their home institution)
What the scholarship covers
🔵 €12,000 per year for living expenses (up to 2 years)
🔵 Partial tuition fee waiver for non-EEA students
🔵 Fixed tuition fee for non-EEA students
🔵 Extension to a second year subject to good academic performance
Who is eligible
🔵 Applicants for a Master's degree
🔵 Citizens of any country
🔵 With a non-Belgian bachelor's degree
🔵 Without previous studies or Work at KU Leuven
🔵 No Master's or PhD required
🔵 With excellent academic performance
Deadline: February 15, 2026
🔗 Official source
The Science@Leuven Scholarship is a prestigious academic scholarship from the Faculty of Science at KU Leuven for outstanding international students applying for a master's degree in the natural and exact sciences.
The program is designed for candidates with excellent academic preparation and an interest in scientific research.
Master's Degree Programs
What the scholarship covers
Who is eligible
Deadline: February 15, 2026
🔗 Official source
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🎨 International Art Residency in Sweden with a €4,500+ Grant
Applications are now open for the World Heritage Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland International Scholarship—an international scholarship and residency for artists, cultural practitioners, and researchers working with UNESCO World Heritage sites.
What's included
🔵 4-week residency in Sweden
🔵 Accommodation at World Heritage sites (Kristofers or Erik-Anders)
🔵 50,000 SEK grant
🔵 Travel to and from Sweden
Who is eligible?
🔵 Artists and art practitioners
🔵 Cultural researchers
🔵 Heritage, history, and architecture specialists
🔵 Anyone working on culture, memory, and UNESCO
Important information
🔵 The residency will take place in the summer of 2027
🔵 The competition is international (last year, there were ~1,000 applications from 100+ countries)
🔵 AI-generated applications are automatically screened out
🔵 The jury evaluates artistic quality, feasibility, and connection to UNESCO values
Deadline: February 28 2026
🔗 More details and application
Applications are now open for the World Heritage Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland International Scholarship—an international scholarship and residency for artists, cultural practitioners, and researchers working with UNESCO World Heritage sites.
What's included
Who is eligible?
Important information
Deadline: February 28 2026
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🇳🇱 Scholarship to study in the Netherlands
UTS is one of the most prestigious scholarships offered by the University of Twente. Designed for strong international students applying for MSc programs.
Scholarship Amount:
🔵 €3,000–€22,000 per year
🔵 Extendable for a second year
Eligible for:
🔵 MSc applicants for the 2026/27 year
🔵 Non-EU/EEA citizens
🔵 In the top 5–10% of their graduating class
🔵 Has a conditional or final letter of acceptance
🔵 Meets the language requirements:
— IELTS 6.5 (speaking 6.0)
— TOEFL iBT 90 (speaking 20)
🔵 Meets visa requirements
Deadlines:
🔵 Round 1: 15.10.2025 – 01.02.2026
🔵 Round 2: 01.02.2026 – May 1, 2026
🔗 Learn more
UTS is one of the most prestigious scholarships offered by the University of Twente. Designed for strong international students applying for MSc programs.
Scholarship Amount:
Eligible for:
— IELTS 6.5 (speaking 6.0)
— TOEFL iBT 90 (speaking 20)
Deadlines:
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🇨🇦 Free Online Courses from the University of Toronto
The University of Toronto — one of the top universities in the world — is offering a series of free courses on the edX platform. Topics range from blockchain and fintech to leadership, education, and health care. You can take the courses at your own pace, and if you want, you can get a certificate for a small fee.
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The University of Toronto — one of the top universities in the world — is offering a series of free courses on the edX platform. Topics range from blockchain and fintech to leadership, education, and health care. You can take the courses at your own pace, and if you want, you can get a certificate for a small fee.
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Internships at AIIB (Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank), 2026
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has opened applications for its Global Internship Program 2026 — a paid opportunity to gain hands-on experience in an international development bank.
About the program
• Work inside a leading multilateral development bank focused on sustainable infrastructure in Asia and beyond
• Gain real project experience in finance, economics, IT, data, communications, climate policy, risk management, and strategy
• Join a truly international, multicultural professional environment
Internship tracks
• Corporate Internship — project-based roles within AIIB departments
• Research / Academic Internship — research-focused roles (some may be hybrid or remote)
What’s covered
• USD 90 per working day
• Round-trip flight to Beijing covered
• On-site or hybrid format (depends on position)
• Location: Beijing
Who can apply
• Master’s or PhD students (must be enrolled and planning to return to studies)
• Open to all nationalities
• Fluent English required
• Relevant background in economics, finance, IT, data, public policy, communications, HR, audit, climate, infrastructure, or related fields
Application deadline- 28 February 2026
Selection process
• Online application
• Short chat-based screening (around 5 minutes)
• Competitive departmental selection
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Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has opened applications for its Global Internship Program 2026 — a paid opportunity to gain hands-on experience in an international development bank.
About the program
• Work inside a leading multilateral development bank focused on sustainable infrastructure in Asia and beyond
• Gain real project experience in finance, economics, IT, data, communications, climate policy, risk management, and strategy
• Join a truly international, multicultural professional environment
Internship tracks
• Corporate Internship — project-based roles within AIIB departments
• Research / Academic Internship — research-focused roles (some may be hybrid or remote)
What’s covered
• USD 90 per working day
• Round-trip flight to Beijing covered
• On-site or hybrid format (depends on position)
• Location: Beijing
Who can apply
• Master’s or PhD students (must be enrolled and planning to return to studies)
• Open to all nationalities
• Fluent English required
• Relevant background in economics, finance, IT, data, public policy, communications, HR, audit, climate, infrastructure, or related fields
Application deadline- 28 February 2026
Selection process
• Online application
• Short chat-based screening (around 5 minutes)
• Competitive departmental selection
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Moving from a 100-point scale to a 4.0 scale feels like trying to translate a poem—sometimes things get lost in the process 🎓✈️
The biggest mistake students make is trying to "self-convert" using random tables they found online. This can lead to either underselling your achievements or setting unrealistic expectations for your target schools.
💡 The StudyQA Approach to GPA:
Don't Panic: In many cases, universities prefer your original trannoscript. They have internal experts who understand your country’s specific system.
Use Trusted Tools: If a conversion is mandatory (like on the Common App), stick to the WES iGPA Calculator. It’s the gold standard for a safe estimate.
Context is King: Your GPA is just one piece of the puzzle. How you present your academic narrative matters just as much as the number itself.
Stop overthinking the numbers and start building a winning strategy.
If you’re feeling stuck on your conversion or want to know exactly how your current grades stack up for Ivy League or top European universities, let’s talk.
➖ Book a 1:1 consultation via the link and let’s map out your path to your dream university
The biggest mistake students make is trying to "self-convert" using random tables they found online. This can lead to either underselling your achievements or setting unrealistic expectations for your target schools.
💡 The StudyQA Approach to GPA:
Don't Panic: In many cases, universities prefer your original trannoscript. They have internal experts who understand your country’s specific system.
Use Trusted Tools: If a conversion is mandatory (like on the Common App), stick to the WES iGPA Calculator. It’s the gold standard for a safe estimate.
Context is King: Your GPA is just one piece of the puzzle. How you present your academic narrative matters just as much as the number itself.
Stop overthinking the numbers and start building a winning strategy.
If you’re feeling stuck on your conversion or want to know exactly how your current grades stack up for Ivy League or top European universities, let’s talk.
➖ Book a 1:1 consultation via the link and let’s map out your path to your dream university