Masters and scholarships abroad

Stage 3 · Lesson 9 of 9

A tiered shortlist

Choose programmes and supervisors

Finish this stage with a of 6 to 10 programmes. Ambitious ones are where admission or funding is uncertain. Realistic ones match your profile.

Safer ones are where you comfortably meet the requirements and could afford to go. Every programme on the list should be one you would actually accept. For each, record why it fits: , , outcomes, total cost and funding options.

This list drives your funding search and how you tailor documents in the next stages. So it must be small enough to do properly.

Common trap25 applications with the same statement, which costs more in fees and produces weaker documents than 8 careful ones.

A question to check yourself, an AI practice session and 1 cheat sheet entry come when you add the roadmap to your account. Add it

Resources for this stage

Start with

Practise

  • Google Scholar

    Find who publishes in your topic and read their recent papers before emailing anyone

Keep handy

  • Mastersportal

    Compare programmes across countries by field, tuition and duration

  • FindAPhD

    Advertised PhD projects and funded masters by research, filterable by funding

Also worth your time

  • EURAXESSGo deeper

    The EU portal for research jobs, including many paid PhD positions

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