The United Kingdom is a hub of prestigious universities of the world, which provides high-quality academic education with a wide range of scholarships and funding opportunities for intentional students. Students who graduate from universities in the UK experience higher chances of employment and potential opportunities to gain benefits in the job market on a global level. Here is a list of some universities in the UK providing the best post-graduate scholarships for international students to help them achieve academic excellence with an enriched learning experience.
Clarendon scholarship:
The University of Oxford offers 200 Clarendon scholarships to graduate international students, who are high academic achievers. This scholarship can be applicable for full-time, part-time master’s and DPhil courses and is applicable to home and overseas fee-status students.
Type:
This is a fully funded scholarship, which can be offered to students of any nationality, willing to enroll in any field of study. This is a complete merit-based scholarship and is only awarded to outstanding academic achievers.
Deadline:
There is no application deadline for this scholarship, students are automatically tested when they apply for the graduate program at Oxford University in the December or January intakes.
Offered programs:
The scholarship is applicable to all the master’s and DPhil programs at Oxford University.
Eligibility:
- Students applying for a master’s or DPhil courses are eligible for this scholarship.
- Students currently studying for a master’s degree but want to apply for a DPhil are eligible.
- Applicants who hold a deferred graduate offer are not eligible to be considered for this scholarship.
- Current students who will continue to study for the same degree at Oxford in the next year are not eligible for this scholarship.
How to apply:
- The students will be automatically considered for the scholarship once after they submit the application for Masters of DPhill courses. No additional document is required.
Link:
https://www.ox.ac.uk/clarendon/information-for-applicants/full-time
Global Leaders Scholarship
This scholarship is granted by the University of Bath to graduate students willing to study for a master’s program at the University of Bath.
Type:
This is a merit-based fee-waiver scholarship, which means that it will directly reduce the amount of tuition fees to be paid by the eligible students, however, no other funds are included in this scholarship. This scholarship will grant £5,000 to the eligible students.
Deadline:
- apply by 4 March 2024 for a decision by 12 April 2024
- apply by 20 May 2024 for a decision by 20 June 2024
- apply by 8 July 2024 for a decision by 5 August 2024
Offered programs:
The candidates can only apply in the courses based in the faculty of Engineering & Design, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences and faculty of science.
Eligibility:
- The students must show an offer letter from the University of Bath for a full-time master’s course in 2024.
How to apply:
- The candidates first have to obtain an offer letter from the University of Bath for a full-time masters course for 2024. After receiving the offer letter, students can apply on the University of Bath Global Leaders Scholarship page.
Link:
https://www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/global-leaders-scholarship/
Chevening Scholarship
Chevening scholarships are supported by the Foreign, commonwealth and Development Office in the UK. This scholarship is applicable for a one-year master’s degree in the UK.
Type:
This is a fully funded scholarship.
Deadline:
Applications must be filled by 5 November 2024. The application processing time is of minimum eight months from the date applied.
Offered programs:
Students have to choose 3 different master’s courses of the same university or different universities in the UK. This is only applicable for full-time courses, having a duration of not more than 12 months. The courses should lead to a master’s qualification and should start in autumn (September/October).
Eligibility:
- Candidates must be from Chevening-eligible countries
- Candidate must possess an undergraduate degree equivalent to upper second class 2:1 honours degree in the UK
- Have at least two years (equivalent to 2,800 hours) of work experience.
- Apply to three different eligible UK university courses and receive an unconditional offer from one of these choices by the deadline listed on the application timeline.
How to apply:
- The students must submit an online application for the Chevening scholarship on the official website.
Link:
https://www.chevening.org/scholarships/
The UCL Global Masters Scholarship
The UCL offers the Global Masters Scholarship to international students to help them complete their Master’s degree at the UCL.
Type:
This is a financial assistance scholarship applicable for a one-year postgraduate program. The students will be paid £15,000.
Deadline:
Applications must be submitted by 7th of May, 2024.
Offered programs:
All postgraduate taught programs at the UCL are eligible for this scholarship.
Eligibility:
- students must be able to pay the overseas fee rate
- Students coming from a storing financial background are ineligible
- Students must have completed admission applications at the UCL.
- Students planning for onsite study are eligible for this only
How to apply:
- Students will have to fill out the online application form. After submission, the successful candidates will receive a notification about the acceptance of the scholarship application.
Link:
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/scholarships/ucl-global-masters-scholarship
Durham International Scholarship:
Durham University offers taught postgraduate scholarships to international students willing to complete their master’s degree at Durham University.
Type:
The scholarship will reward an amount of £5,000 per year, which is the annual tuition fee discount for postgraduate courses. This scholarship is only for full-time on-campus courses.
Offered programs:
The following programmes will be excluded from the scholarships:
- All Business School programmes at all levels
- Undergraduate Law programmes
- Any second year of a taught postgraduate programme
- PGCE
- PGCERT (Education)
- MA – Conservation of Archaeological and Museum Objects
- Executive MSc in Behavioural Science
- All research postgraduate programmes
- MSW – Social Work
- Graduate Diplomas
The other courses offered by the Durham University will be eligible.
Eligibility:
- Students having nationality of any one of the countries (Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Vietnam) are eligible. Students must be able to self-fund for the rest of the fees, and should not obtain funds from external resources like government, sponsorship, or employer funding. Students receiving financial assistance from their home country’s government are also not eligible. Students must be willing to participate in the marketing and communication activities at the Durham University.
How to apply:
- Applicants should apply to the Durham University courses and should receive an offer letter. After the offer letter, the eligible applicants will automatically be considered for the scholarship.
Link:
https://www.durham.ac.uk/study/scholarships/international/international-scholarships/#summary
