Scholarships and Fellowships? You have probably come across both these words, maybe at an education fair, in a WhatsApp group, or from that one friend who proudly made it to a university abroad. Every time you visit a Foreign University website, it is like déjà vu - “Apply for scholarships!” pops up on your screen. “Explore fellowships!” they suggest next. You can’t help but ponder, “Aren’t these the same thing?

Well, not exactly. While both help you financially, scholarships and fellowships run on completely different ideas, aim at different kinds of students, and lead to different opportunities. You can think of study abroad scholarships as a reward for what you have already achieved, while a fellowship is more like an investment in what you are capable of achieving next.