Scholarship Opportunity | SEARCA Full Master’s and PhD Scholarships 2027-2028 (For Staff)

📢 Application Are Open!

SEARCA Full Master’s and PhD Scholarships (2027–2028) is a scholarships for staff interested in pursuing Master’s and Doctoral degrees in fields related to “Inclusive and Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Development” 🌱🧺🐝

✨ Benefits

• Tuition and other related university fees

• Travel allowance (round-trip airfare from home country to study location, plus domestic travel)

• Thesis or dissertation support allowance

• Books and instructional materials allowance

• Health insurance

• Monthly stipend for food, accommodation, and incidental expenses

👨🏻‍🎓 Eligibility

• Must be a national of a SEAMEO Member Country¹

• Must be a regular staff member of an academic institution, research institute, or government agency

• Maximum age of 40 for Master’s degree applicants

• Maximum age of 45 for PhD applicants

• Field of study must relate to agriculture and rural development, with research topics aligned with SEARCA’s mission to foster agricultural and rural development in Southeast Asia

📝 Required Documents

• Completed application form (SEARCA Form)

• Certified true copy of official Transcript of Records

***must bear the university seal and signature of the registrar or administrator***

Master’s applicants: Bachelor’s degree transcript

PhD applicants: Bachelor’s and Master’s degree transcripts

• Certified true copy of diploma or certificate of graduation for all completed degrees

• Certificate of Employment

• Two (2) completed Recommendation Forms from an academic advisor and an employer/supervisor (SEARCA Form)

• Brief research proposal

***Topic must align with sustainable agricultural system transformation through innovation in Southeast Asia, contributing to higher farmer incomes, food/nutrition security, climate resilience, or capacity building.***

• Medical certificate confirming physical and mental fitness for graduate studies (SEARCA Form)

• IELTS or TOEFL test results (if available, taken within the last 2 years)

👉How to Apply?

Submit the following document:

• The complete application form
• Required documents
• A cover letter from your home institution

To the Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) by Friday, October 30, 2026 (based on the official receiving stamp date).

🌐 Official Website

• For more details, visit the SEARCA Official Scholarship Page: https://www.searca.org/full-master-phd-scholarships

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1. Nationality of SEAMEO Member Country
   Thai / Bruneian / Cambodian / Indonesian / Lao / Malaysian / Filipino / Singaporean / Timorese / Myanmar / Vietnamese / Australian / Canadian / French / German / Dutch / New Zealander / Spanish / British ↩︎