# 🌍 Funded Study-Abroad Resource Pack

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/funded-study-abroad-resource-pack/323818>\
**Category:** Tutorials & Methods\
**Tags:** learning, freebies, internet-resources\
**Created:** [July 11, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/funded-study-abroad-resource-pack/323818 "2026-07-11T21:42:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/funded-study-abroad-resource-pack/323818/1 "2026-07-11T21:42:35Z")

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# 🎓 Funded Study Abroad — The Whole Toolkit, Free

Everything to land a funded Master’s or PhD abroad: the essays, the test prep, the scholarship databases, even the tools that read research papers for you. New to all this or already deep in it — it’s all here, nothing paywalled.

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📦 **Starter kit** — CV · SOP · GRE · GMAT · IELTS · TOEFL · Letter to Prof · Reference letter · Research Proposal · Visa answers → 🔗 [**HOTSPOT folder**](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1UVI5yT-5JfMwyHHloxPwkuuPm08L_zBn)

Everything else sorted below 👇

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> **🎓 The winners' folders — exact essays, timelines & accept/reject stats from people already in**
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> _(repo = a public folder on GitHub, the site coders share work on)_
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> - [**pliang279/awesome-phd-advice**](https://github.com/pliang279/awesome-phd-advice) — master index of grad-app threads + funding docs.
> - [**shaily99/advice**](https://github.com/shaily99/advice) — huge stash of application + PhD advice.
> - [**chinasatokolo/csGraduateApps**](https://github.com/chinasatokolo/csGraduateApps) — materials + list of fee-waiving departments.
> - [**gwisk/gradguide**](https://github.com/gwisk/gradguide) — STEM PhD guide, big fellowships walked step by step.
> - [**jedyang97/awesome-cs-phd-application-advice**](https://github.com/jedyang97/awesome-cs-phd-application-advice) — advice from the profs who decide.
> - [**helenahartmann/awesome-PhD**](https://github.com/helenahartmann/awesome-PhD) — everything to know before you start.
> - [**poloclub/awesome-grad-school**](https://github.com/poloclub/awesome-grad-school) — survival guide + fellowship lists.
> - [**kirklong/GradSchoolResources**](https://github.com/kirklong/GradSchoolResources) — one full submitted packet, honest stats attached.
> - [**alirezasamar/awesome-phd**](https://github.com/alirezasamar/awesome-phd) — tight curated prep tips.

> **📝 Real accepted SOPs — the actual files people got in with, not blank templates**
>
> _(SOP = statement of purpose, the essay answering: why you, why this program)_
> 
> - [**siddu1998/Graduate-Admissions**](https://github.com/siddu1998/Graduate-Admissions) — one person’s real SOPs across many schools + 2 cycles.
> - [**Dieselmarble/PhD-Application**](https://github.com/Dieselmarble/PhD-Application) — SOP + personal-statement samples, plus profs’ research statements.
> - [**Swapnil-Gandhi/SoP-Template**](https://github.com/Swapnil-Gandhi/SoP-Template) — free-to-reuse layout with a finished example.
> - [**ljfranklin/SOP**](https://github.com/ljfranklin/SOP) — a real essay under version control; watch it evolve.
> - [**ducalpha/SOP\_Generator**](https://github.com/ducalpha/SOP_Generator) — spits out one tailored essay per school.
> - [**Annotated SOP (5-offer admit)**](https://eugenielai.github.io/posts/another-annotated-sop.html) — line-by-line from a Berkeley/MIT/UW admit.
> - [**Annotated SOP (do / don’t)**](https://saujasv.github.io/annotated-sop) — another paragraph-by-paragraph teardown.
> - [**Live SOP feed**](https://github.com/topics/statement-of-purpose) — new templates + per-field variants as they drop.

> **🤖 Bots that read the research papers so you don't have to — most run free on your own machine**
>
> _(self-hosted = runs on your laptop, nothing uploaded; RAG = lets an AI read your own files and answer from them)_
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> - [**paper-qa**](https://github.com/Future-House/paper-qa) — point at a PDF folder → cited answers (flags retracted papers).
> - [**Awesome-Auto-Research-Tools**](https://github.com/handsome-rich/Awesome-Auto-Research-Tools) — the master menu of every auto-research tool.
> - [**AI-Scientist**](https://github.com/SakanaAI/AI-Scientist) — full pipeline: idea → experiment → written paper.
> - [**AI-Research-SKILLs**](https://github.com/Orchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs) — turns your AI coding assistant into a research agent.
> - [**assisted-literature-review**](https://github.com/semanticClimate/assisted-literature-review) — free lit-review stack, zero paid service.
> - [**openpaper.dev**](https://openpaper.dev) — open thesis writer, cited drafts, exports Word/PDF/LaTeX.
> - [**Live research-assistant feed**](https://github.com/topics/research-assistant) — new research-assistant tools as they land.
> - [**Live lit-review-tool feed**](https://github.com/topics/literature-review-tool) — systematic-review / evidence-synthesis tools.
> - [**Live paper-writing feed**](https://github.com/topics/paper-writing) — paper/thesis-writing agents.

> **🗄️ Talk to your own pile of PDFs like it's a person who read all of it**
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> - [**khoj-ai/khoj**](https://github.com/khoj-ai/khoj) — feed it thousands of PDFs/notes → chat + auto lit-review.
> - [**mintplex-labs/anything-llm**](https://github.com/mintplex-labs/anything-llm) — “own-your-ChatGPT,” drop in docs, minutes to set up.
> - [**VectifyAI/OpenKB**](https://github.com/VectifyAI/OpenKB) — PDFs/links → a wiki you can question, even turn into slides.

> **💰 Where free tuition + a monthly stipend actually hide (real databases, not blog lists)**
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> _(fully-funded = they cover tuition AND pay you to be there)_
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> - [**EURAXESS Jobs**](https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs) — 1,500+ salaried PhD/research posts, 40+ countries, non-EU welcome.
> - [**DAAD Scholarship Database**](https://www.daad.org/en/find-funding/scholarship-database/) — Germany’s official funding list.
> - [**Scholars4Dev**](https://www.scholars4dev.com) — scholarships open to international + developing-country students.
> - [**anu0012/awesome-computer-science-opportunities**](https://github.com/anu0012/awesome-computer-science-opportunities) — big open fellowship/scholarship list.
> - [**Live fully-funded feed**](https://github.com/topics/fully-funded-scholarship) — applicant-built funding trackers.
> - [**Live scholarships feed**](https://github.com/topics/scholarships) — broader scholarship-repo feed.

> **🎯 Find the professor who has funding + an open seat (skip the ones who ignore you)**
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> - [**ApplyKite**](https://www.applykite.com) — surfaces profs matching your interests with recent funding / open spots.
> - [**Applyindex**](https://applyindex.com) — academic résumé builder + structured prof-outreach.

> **📚 IELTS / TOEFL / GRE / GMAT prep without paying the racket**
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> _(Anki = free flashcard app that shows a word right before you’d forget it)_
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> - [**cdla/anki\_gre\_vocab**](https://github.com/cdla/anki_gre_vocab) — auto-builds a GRE flashcard deck.
> - [**castrovictor/TOEFL-vocabulary-flashcards**](https://github.com/castrovictor/TOEFL-vocabulary-flashcards) — ready-made TOEFL deck.
> - [**surajk95/wordsta**](https://github.com/surajk95/wordsta) — GRE/TOEFL/IELTS practice + raw word lists.
> - [**Live IELTS feed**](https://github.com/topics/ielts) — Cambridge dumps, 45-day plans, band-boost apps.
> - [**Live TOEFL/GRE word feed**](https://github.com/topics/toefl-words) — high-frequency word repos, many bilingual.
> - [**AnkiWeb shared decks**](https://ankiweb.net/shared/decks) — thousands of free decks; search GRE / TOEFL / IELTS.

> **🌍 The inside knowledge outsiders never get handed (first-gen · international · low-income)**
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> - [**nlp-phd-global-equality**](https://github.com/zhijing-jin/nlp-phd-global-equality) — resources to close the info gap, country-by-country pages.
> - [**dynaroars/phd-cs-us**](https://github.com/dynaroars/phd-cs-us) — how US admissions really decide + faculty/program explorer.
> - [**ghousetazeem/Masters-Abroad-Guide**](https://github.com/ghousetazeem/Masters-Abroad-Guide) — whole journey: tests → essays → visa paperwork.
> - [**jbhuang0604/awesome-tips**](https://github.com/jbhuang0604/awesome-tips) — pro tips: research, writing, replying to reviewers.
> - [**CSRankings**](https://csrankings.org) — ranks schools by what profs actually publish → build a real shortlist.

> **🌏 Every program per country + the leaked admit results (see who got in before you apply)**
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> - [**MyGermanUniversity**](https://www.mygermanuniversity.com) — commission-free database of ~24,000 German programs (many free).
> - [**uni-assist**](https://www.uni-assist.de) — the office that pre-checks int’l apps for 180+ German unis.
> - [**Yocket**](https://yocket.com) — India’s biggest platform; finder uses past admits from profiles like yours.
> - [**LeverageEdu**](https://leverageedu.com) — course finder + country/visa/money guides.
> - [**1Point3Acres**](https://www.1point3acres.com) — Chinese-language forum, a decade of real admit + funding data (use translate).
> - [**TheGradCafe**](https://www.thegradcafe.com) — open database of who got admitted/rejected/interviewed, and when.
> - [**Live study-abroad feed**](https://github.com/topics/study-abroad) — open finders, comparators, offline prof/deadline trackers.

> **💥 The 'ohh shit, I could use this' moments**
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> - Blank SOP, deadline in 3 days → open a folder of real accepted ones, copy the shape, done tonight.
> - Can’t afford a $2,000 agent → the folder + these databases _are_ the agent.
> - Every professor ignores you → find the one with actual funding and an open seat, email that one.
> - 80 papers to cite and no time → a bot reads them and hands you cited lines.
> - No clue if your GPA even has a shot → check leaked admit results, see exactly who got in with what.

The whole pipeline — files, money, essays, reading, results — one post, zero paywall, works cold-start or mid-application.

_The whole game runs on who knows what. Now you know everything they do._

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Good share 📝📝