
Unlock Your Future: The Aga Khan Foundation’s Fully Funded International Scholarship Programme 2025(Stipend+Tuition)
The Aga Khan Foundation is pleased to announce its International Scholarship Programme for 2025, offering fully funded opportunities for talented students worldwide.
This prestigious programme covers full tuition fees, a generous stipend, and access to loans, ensuring that financial constraints do not hinder academic aspirations.
Ideal for those seeking to pursue graduate studies, this scholarship aims to foster global leaders committed to improving their communities and beyond.
The Aga Khan Foundation’s International Scholarship Programme (AKF ISP) is an opportunity for outstanding scholars from selected countries, who have no other means of financing their studies, to pursue postgraduate education. Established in 1969 by His Highness the Aga Khan, the AKF ISP has supported more than 1,000 students to date.
Award recipients are selected through a global, annual, and competitive application process. The AKF ISP offers a limited number of new awards in each cycle. The 2025-2026 award cycle will open in early January 2025 and close by 31 March 2025.
* (i) At present, the AKF ISP is available in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Madagascar, Mozambique, Pakistan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
(ii) In Canada, France, Portugal and the USA, applications are accepted from those who are originally from one of the countries listed in point
(i). (iii) AKF ISP is not available to students who wish to study in the United Kingdom.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for an AKF ISP award, you must:
- have excellent academic records;
- hold a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent training/professional experience;
- demonstrate genuine financial need
- demonstrate a thoughtful, reliable, multi-source funding plan that covers all years of study
- be admitted to a reputable postgraduate institution
- be starting the first year of the programme
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Application Process
Applications are handled by local units of the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), Aga Khan Education Services (AKES), or Aga Khan Education Board (AKEB).
If you are interested in applying, please answer the questions in our eligibility tool. If you are deemed to be eligible, you will receive an email address for one of our local units, who administer the application process.