Introduction and Background
January is the single most important scholarship month of the academic year. If you are searching for scholarships with deadlines in January 2027 that are fully funded, this roundup gives you five programs whose applications close in January 2027 — verified as open right now on their official pages. Together they cover a Master's and PhD in Taiwan, an Erasmus Mundus joint Master's across Europe, a PhD at Imperial College London, undergraduate study at Sciences Po Paris, and funded Arctic research positions at McGill.
Every deadline below was confirmed on the program's official website in this run. Read each entry's funding details carefully — four are fully funded, and one is a major tuition award that is worth knowing about even though it does not cover living costs.
1. Imperial College London President's PhD Scholarships 2027-28
The President's PhD Scholarships are Imperial College London's most prestigious doctoral awards, open to the strongest PhD applicants in any department — science, engineering, medicine, and business. Fifty scholarships are awarded each year across three application rounds, and there are no nationality restrictions.
Deadline: 11 January 2027, 23:59 UK time (Round 2; Round 1 closed 2 November 2026 and Round 3 closes 1 March 2027).
Benefits: This is genuinely fully funded: full tuition fees, a stipend of 27,036 pounds per year (the 2027-28 rate), and 2,000 pounds per year for research consumables during the first three years — for 3.5 years in total. That package is worth well over 100,000 pounds across the scholarship.
Eligibility: You must be applying for a PhD at Imperial with a start date between 1 August and 1 November 2027. The academic bar is high — typically a first-class undergraduate degree or a distinction at Master's level. Crucially, you must have a supervisor's agreement to supervise your project before you apply; contact potential supervisors early.
How to apply: There is no separate scholarship form. Apply through Imperial's online PhD admissions system and select "President's PhD Scholarships" in the funding section; your department then nominates the strongest candidates. If you are not selected for the President's award, you are still considered for standard PhD admission.
Results: Round 2 applicants are notified by 15 April 2027.
2. Sciences Po Emile Boutmy Scholarship 2027 (Undergraduate, Paris)
The Emile Boutmy Scholarship is Sciences Po's flagship award for outstanding international students admitted to its undergraduate program in Paris. It is selected automatically inside your admission application — there is no separate scholarship form, but you must indicate it in your Sciences Po application file before submission.
Deadline: 13 January 2027, 11:59 p.m. Paris time (undergraduate intake, foreign secondary schools track).
Benefits — read carefully: the Boutmy is a tuition-fee exemption scholarship, not a full scholarship. For the Bachelor's program it takes the form of a total tuition exemption or a 9,500-euro exemption, awarded on academic merit. It does not include a living-cost stipend, so budget for Paris living expenses separately.
Eligibility: You must be a non-European applicant going through Sciences Po's international undergraduate admission procedure (foreign secondary schools track). The scholarship is awarded on academic excellence and the overall strength of your admission file.
How to apply: Apply for undergraduate admission at Sciences Po before the deadline and request the Emile Boutmy Scholarship within the application file itself. Nothing can be added after you submit, so complete the scholarship section before finalizing. Sciences Po charges a €150 application fee for master's and undergraduate applications (€100 for PhD), non-refundable.
3. GLOCAL Erasmus Mundus Joint Master 2027-29 (Europe)
GLOCAL — Global Markets, Local Creativities — is an Erasmus Mundus joint Master's run by a consortium of seven universities led by the University of Glasgow. Students study in at least three countries over two years, choosing from specialist tracks in areas like global history, creative industries, and international business. Erasmus Mundus scholarships for the 2027-29 intake are open now.
Deadline: 14 January 2027, 13:00 UK time (scholarship applications). Note: Track H is not recruiting for 2027.
Benefits: Fully funded: full coverage of all tuition fees, full insurance coverage for the entire program, and a monthly subsistence allowance — 1,400 euros per month over the two years (or three 1,000-euro advance payments plus a reduced monthly allowance), plus an optional contribution to travel and installation costs.
Eligibility: All nationalities may apply. One application through the University of Glasgow covers both admission and the scholarship; you must hold a Glasgow offer before the scholarship deadline. Previous Erasmus Mundus scholarship holders are not eligible. Scholarship results are announced in April 2027.
How to apply: Applications are now open on the official GLOCAL consortium website. Submit the single Glasgow application before 14 January 2027, 13:00 UK time. (Self-funded applicants have later deadlines: 8 July 2027 for EU/international, 24 August 2027 for Home/RUK, 14 June 2027 for Track I.)
4. McGill Funded MSc and PhD Research Positions, Arctic Remote Sensing (Fall 2027)
The Polar Remote Sensing Research Group at McGill University's Department of Geography, led by Dr. Mallik Mahmud, is recruiting graduate researchers for Fall 2027 to work on Arctic sea ice and radar (SAR) remote sensing — satellite data analysis and machine learning applied to polar science, with possible Arctic field campaigns.
Deadline: 15 January 2027 (Fall intake; international and domestic — confirmed on McGill's official graduate admissions page for Geography).
Benefits: These are funded graduate research positions rather than a named scholarship: funding comes through a combination of award, research assistantship, and teaching assistantship. The lab does not publish exact amounts, so do not rely on figures quoted on blogs or YouTube — confirm the package with the supervisor.
Eligibility: Applicants should have a background in geography, remote sensing, environmental science, computer science, or a related field. The formal process is: email Dr. Mahmud first with your CV, transcript, and a statement of research fit, then submit the formal McGill Geography graduate application. Note that the MSc position may preference Canadian citizens or permanent residents — clarify with the supervisor before applying.
How to apply: Contact the supervisor first (required by the department's recruitment process), then complete McGill's online graduate application for the Geography program before 15 January 2027. McGill charges CAD $140.16 for undergraduate applications (Winter 2027) and CAD $143.82 for graduate applications (Summer 2027), both non-refundable.
5. National Taiwan University Scholarships 2027 (September Intake)
National Taiwan University — Taiwan's top-ranked university — offers international-student scholarships that are considered automatically when you apply for degree admission. There is no separate scholarship form: you check the scholarship box inside the NTU degree application.
Deadline: 19 January 2027, 4:00 p.m. GMT+8 (September 2027 intake, 2nd round; the application window runs 1 December 2026 to 19 January 2027).
Benefits: NTU's international-student scholarships combine a tuition subsidy with a monthly stipend. The Outstanding International Graduate Student Scholarship offers a tuition subsidy of up to TWD 100,000 per semester plus a monthly stipend of TWD 8,000 for Master's students (TWD 10,000-15,000+ for PhD students). The admissions portal also lists the Taiwan-Europe Semiconductor Scholarship (up to TWD 60,000/semester tuition, TWD 30,000/month for Master's, TWD 40,000/month for PhD, plus one round-trip ticket up to TWD 100,000) and the MOE Taiwan Scholarship (tuition waiver up to TWD 40,000/semester plus TWD 20,000/month) — check the portal for each program's current terms.
Eligibility: All nationalities; a Bachelor's degree is required for Master's and PhD applications. Two referees and an application fee of approximately NTD 2,000 (around USD 80) apply.
How to apply: Apply for degree admission through NTU's official admissions portal during the 2nd-round window and tick the scholarship option in the application. Automatic consideration — no separate documents beyond the admission file.
Deadline Summary
| Scholarship | Deadline | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Imperial President's PhD | 11 Jan 2027, 23:59 UK | Full tuition + £27,036/yr + £2,000/yr |
| Sciences Po Emile Boutmy | 13 Jan 2027, 23:59 Paris | Tuition exemption (not full funding) |
| GLOCAL Erasmus Mundus | 14 Jan 2027, 13:00 UK | Full tuition + insurance + €1,400/mo |
| McGill Arctic research positions | 15 Jan 2027 | Funded (award + RA + TA) |
| NTU international scholarships | 19 Jan 2027, 16:00 GMT+8 | Tuition subsidy + monthly stipend |
All five deadlines fall within nine days of each other — start your applications now, especially where a supervisor agreement (Imperial, McGill) is required first.
Related Opportunities on Opportunity Wave
- Erasmus Mundus ILSPSD Scholarship 2027-2029: Fully Funded Joint Master's in Europe — another fully funded Erasmus Mundus route for law and governance graduates.
- Fellowships with Deadlines in December 2026 for International Applicants — paid fellowships for researchers, journalists and policy scholars.
- Paid Remote Internships for International Students 2027 — paid UN internships you can do from home.
Official Links
- Imperial President's PhD Scholarships: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/postgraduate-doctoral/grants-scholarships/presidents-phd/
- Sciences Po undergraduate admissions (foreign secondary schools): https://www.sciencespo.fr/admissions/en/undergraduate/foreign-secondary-schools/
- GLOCAL how to apply: https://globallocal-erasmusmundus.eu/how-to-apply/
- GLOCAL Erasmus Mundus scholarship: https://globallocal-erasmusmundus.eu/erasmus-mundus-scholarship/
- GLOCAL at University of Glasgow: https://www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/globalmarketslocalcreativities/
- McGill Polar Remote Sensing Group (Dr. Mallik Mahmud): https://www.mcgill.ca/geography/mallik-mahmud
- McGill Geography graduate admissions: https://www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/program/geography-ma
- NTU admissions portal: https://admissions.ntu.edu.tw/apply/
- NTU scholarships: https://admissions.ntu.edu.tw/fees-scholarships/scholarships/
Always confirm deadlines and eligibility on the official pages before applying — scholarship terms are updated for each intake. No legitimate scholarship charges an application processing fee beyond the university's own admission fee.
Conclusion
These five scholarships with deadlines in January 2027 — Imperial's fully funded President's PhD, the GLOCAL Erasmus Mundus joint Master's, NTU's automatic-consideration international scholarships, McGill's funded Arctic research positions, and Sciences Po's Emile Boutmy tuition award — are all open right now and all close within the same nine-day window. With funding from full tuition plus living stipends to major tuition exemptions, January is the month to apply. Pick the programs that fit your level, secure your supervisor agreements where required, and submit before the January deadlines.
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