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Connecting ambition with global opportunities

International Scholarship Gateway is an independent platform built to make international education funding discoverable, understandable and achievable — for students everywhere, not only those with insider knowledge.

Our mission

Information should never be the barrier

Every year, thousands of fully funded scholarships go unclaimed or under-applied because the right student never heard about them in time. Meanwhile, students who can afford coaching win places that others never knew existed.

ISG exists to close that gap. We index verified opportunities, structure them so they can be searched and matched, and provide practical application support so that merit — not access to information — determines who gets funded.

We are not a university and we are not a funding body. We are a gateway: a trusted layer between ambitious students and the institutions that want to reach them.

The five pillars

Discover. Match. Prepare. Connect. Succeed.

Each pillar is a stage of the student journey — and a promise about what ISG will help you do.

Discover

Search 2,400+ verified scholarships, fellowships, grants and internships across 68 destination countries.

Match

Use our eligibility engine to see which opportunities fit your nationality, level, field and funding needs.

Prepare

Access guides, templates and coaching for CVs, motivation letters, SOPs, research proposals and interviews.

Connect

Reach partner universities, funders and alumni networks — and let institutions reach qualified applicants.

Succeed

Track applications, manage deadlines and join a community of scholars who have done it before.

Our promise

Clear information, honest labelling of every opportunity, and no charge for applying to any scholarship.

2,400+Opportunities indexed

68Destination countries

180kStudents supported

96%Listing accuracy target

Editorial standards

How we keep listings trustworthy

Trust is the whole product. Every listing follows a documented editorial workflow before it goes live.

Source verification

Each opportunity is checked against the funder's official page and given a "last verified" date.

Clear provenance labels

We distinguish ISG-administered, partner-funded and external scholarships so students always know who decides.

Deadline monitoring

Listings are re-checked and updated as deadlines approach; closed opportunities are archived, not left misleading.

No pay-to-win

Paid support improves application quality. It never buys an award, an interview or a ranking.

Our commitment to students

ISG will always tell you where an opportunity comes from, what it does and does not cover, and how to apply directly. We will never ask you to pay to be considered for a scholarship. If you ever see a listing that looks inaccurate, tell us and we will investigate.

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Leadership

A team from the sector it serves

Our team combines international admissions, scholarship administration, edtech and student support experience.

Dr. Amara Okonkwo

Chief Executive

Former international scholarships director with 15 years across African and European higher education.

James Whitfield

Head of Partnerships

Builds relationships with universities and funders to keep the opportunity index current and complete.

Priya Raman

Head of Student Success

Leads the application support centre and the coaching programme that has helped 9,400+ students win offers.