Chulalongkorn University’s Graduate Scholarship Programme 2024

Chulalongkorn University is the oldest and one of the most prestigious universities in Thailand. Founded in 1917 by King Vajiravudh (Rama VI). Over a period of time, Chulalongkorn University, or Chula for short, has grown to become a top ranked university.

Eligibility of Applicants:

1. Applicants must be international graduate students from ASEAN or Non-ASEAN countries. Faculty members, researchers and academic staff, who will return to teach/work at their home universities after graduation from Chulalongkorn University, are preferred. It should be noted that students from ASEAN or Non-ASEAN countries, who have been studying in any programme at Chulalongkorn University for more than one semester, are not eligible to apply for this scholarship.
2. Applicants must have completed a Bachelor’s degree or a Master’s degree in a field related to the field for which they are applying. A degree certificate and an official academic transcript must be submitted with their application.
3. Applicants must have obtained a grade point average of not lower than 2.75 for their undergraduate studies and not lower than 3.25 for their graduate studies.
4. Applicants must be not be over 40 years of age.
5. Applicants must have a good command of English. A minimum TOEFL score of 500 or IELTS score of 5.0 is required.
6. Applicants must be in good health.

Provisions of the Scholarships

The scholarships will cover the following:

1. 1. An economy class, round trip ticket, as actually paid. It should also be noted that
1. For students from ASEAN, the airfare of each leg of the trip must not exceed 8,500 Baht;
2. For students from Asian countries, the airfare of each leg of the trip must not exceed 12,000 Baht;
3. For students from Europe, Australia and New Zealand as well as Africa, the airfare of each leg must not exceed 20,000 Baht;
4. For students from North and South America, the airfare of each leg must not exceed 30,000 Baht.
2. Tuition fees (tuition fees for the faculty/special fees charged by the Faculty or the Programme of the students’ choice are excluded. Advanced arrangement between the students and the Faculty/Programme is needed).
3. A monthly stipend and accommodation in the amount of 16,000 Baht.

Conditions of the Scholarships:

1. The term of the scholarships cannot be extended.
2. Recipients of the scholarships are not allowed to defer the period of scholarship acceptance once the scholarship has been granted by the University.
3. Recipients are not allowed to accept any off-campus employment in Thailand during the term of the scholarship.