MAIDS-GRID, in cooperation with many institutions, is working together to promote learning and research activities relating to development studies. There are many opportunities for Thai and International students to apply for scholarships.

For the scholarships below, the MAIDS-GRID program makes every effort to ensure the timely disbursement of funds. However, for reasons beyond the program’s control, sometimes there may be delays in funding in disbursement. Scholarship recipients are requested to prepare for this possibility in planning their study on the MAIDS-GRID program.

All scholarships offered by Chulalongkorn University must be applied for through the university's centralized portal:

CU Grant Gateway

  • PARTIAL scholarship

    Application timeline: MAIDS-GRID has an internal deadline for scholarship applications, which must be submitted within the program admission timeline: (01 Feb- 05 April 2026)

    Eligible for all Non-Thai MAIDS-GRID applicants (qualifications applied)

    Number of scholarships offered in this academic year: multiple

    The scholarship details for 2026-27 are not yet announced. Details for the 2025-26 call can be found HERE.

    Grantor: Office of Academic Affairs, Chulalongkorn University

    How to apply: CU Grant Gateway

  • This partial scholarship is available under three different schemes. For more details, please visit the official website: https://c2f.chula.ac.th/

  • FULL scholarship

    Eligible forMyanmar nationals MA applicants only

    Summary:
    This scholarship is a 1-year full scholarship offered to MA recipients.

    Duration: 3 trimesters (1 academic year).

    This scholarship pays for:

    • Tuition Fee THB 24,500 /trimester

    • International Student Fee THB 60,700 /trimester

    • Program Fee THB 65,000 /trimester

    Number of scholarships offered in this academic year: One (1)

    Application date: Same as the application for the program‍ ‍

    Grantor: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung

    How to Apply: Download the form here, and applicants specify their intention to apply for the scholarship in their SOP.

    Applicants successfully selected to the program will be interviewed and selected by HBS.‍ ‍

  • This scholarship will be awarded to the top ranked students in each academic year.

    No application is needed for this scholarship.

    Number of scholarships offered in this academic year: 2 MA & 1 PhD

    Recipients of related scholarships will be automatically nominated for consideration.

    Grantor: Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University

    Summary:
    This scholarship covers the registration fee,1 year for MA recipients, and3 years for Ph.D. recipients.

    The result will be individually confirmed by e-mail by July.