UK scholarships offered by specific universities for international students
The University of Westminster has been running its international scholarship scheme for the past 10 years and has benefited more than 2,500 international students in that time. ‘We look for academic potential rather than academic excellence,’ says the university’s director of scholarships Colin Matheson. ‘For our full scholarships, we’re looking to help students who could not hope to study abroad without our help. Indeed, many can’t even afford to study locally. We’ve helped students who have arrived in the UK with next to nothing get high-powered jobs with government or business.’
The University of Westminster’s international scholarship scheme, with its total purse of £4 million, is the largest scheme in the UK but it’s not the only one. With money tight and the global economic situation making the cost of further study challenging, universities up and down the country are helping the world’s most promising postgraduates pursue their ambitions.
The University of Edinburgh, for example, launched its Global Development Academy master’s programme in 2010 and now makes four scholarships available each year to students who wish to study international development. Two of the places are specifically aimed at postgraduates from developing countries from Afghanistan or Angola to Zambia or Zimbabwe. Robert Lawrie, head of the university’s scholarships and student funding services, says his department has received almost 800 applications for these scholarships over the past two years alone.
University of Westminster Scholarships for International Students – For masters level only. need based and academic merit.
University of Edinburgh Scholarships – Offers multiple scholarships and some specific to certain countries.
Bristol University International Scholarships – a scholarship at Bristol University on any undergraduate or postgraduate course.
University of Oxford Scholarships – sponsored by Oxford University Press, the Clarendon Scholarship is offered to graduate students at the University.
University of Birmingham Scholarship – offering 20 tuition scholarships for master’s students to study in the UK at the University of Birmingham.
Anglia Ruskin University Scholarships - Multiple scholarships are offered and many specific to certain countries or regions.
Rhodes Scholarships at Oxford University – merit-based UK scholarships for master’s and PhD students to study at Oxford University.
Swansea University Scholarships – available for both undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships and to all irrespective of country of origin.
Gates Cambridge Scholarship – offering full UK scholarships for international students to study in the UK at Cambridge University. For full-time postgraduate students only.
Brunel University - London Scholarships - a large array of scholarships are offered but mainly for postgraduate applicants.
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