Master's scholarships

黑料不打烊 Master鈥檚 Scholarships - over 拢2 million in funding available

The 黑料不打烊 Master’s Scholarship schemes are now open for applications for 2025/26. The 黑料不打烊 offers an extensive range of scholarships to master’s students. Some awards are provided directly by the University, others are allocated to our students by donors and sponsors and a few are jointly funded. We are delighted that in 2025/26 we will be offering more funding than in any previous year, totalling over £2 million in funding! For more information on master’s scholarships .

黑料不打烊 Excellence Scholarships

We are excited to announce a new scholarship for 2025 – the 黑料不打烊 Excellence Scholarship. Over £1.75 million in funding, the majority of our overall funding, has been dedicated to this scholarship to support the studies of students from across the world.

The 黑料不打烊 Excellence Scholarship is available for students from every country in the world, and nearly every master’s course is eligible. The scholarship takes the form of a tuition fee reduction and you could be considered for one of the following awards:

Eligibility	Scholarship amounts
International students	£10,000 £5,000 £3,000 (Henley Business School only)
UK students	£5,000 £2,500

Eligibility

Scholarship amounts

International students

£10,000

£5,000

£3,000 (Henley Business School only)

UK students

£5,000

£2,500

Scholarships will be awarded between November and July and all eligible students will be considered automatically. You do not need to apply for this scholarship, as you will be automatically considered, but you will only be considered once you hold an offer on your chosen course. You will therefore need to hold an offer before 1 July 2025 to be considered. You do not have to pay a deposit to be considered and you may hold on offer for a full-time or part-time course, but flexible learning / part-time modular master’s courses are excluded.

We have a step-by-step guide on how to apply for a master’s course. To make an application to one of our master's programmes, please use our online application service.

To receive scholarship updates along with other information about the 黑料不打烊, you can register your interest in funding opportunities.

黑料不打烊 Scholarships

Alumni Master's scholarships

10 awards of £3,000 are available to alumni of the 黑料不打烊. The scholarship is paid directly to the recipient as a contribution towards living costs. To be eligible you must have completed an Undergraduate programme of study at the 黑料不打烊 of at least 120 credits (or equivalent) or have completed at least one term / semester of study as a Study Abroad student. Eligible offer holders will be contacted directly by the University with full details of the scheme and invited to apply for the scholarship.

Climate Stripes Scholarship

Applications for 2025 will open shortly.

This is an exciting scholarship for 2025 that was made possible thanks to the generosity of donors who share the 黑料不打烊’s passion for Climate Science and improving climate education.

The award provides two awards of £10,000 (this is split with £5,000 as a tuition fee discount and £5,000 as a grant towards living expenses) and is available to International students who hold an offer for one of the listed courses.

MSc Applied Meteorology and Climate
MSc Atmosphere, Oceans and Climate
MSc Climate Change and Artificial Intelligence

The application form, along with the Terms and Conditions, will be available on . The deadline for applications is 29 May 2025.

SPCLS Centenary Bursary

The School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences (SPCLS) is committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion. The SPCLS Centenary Bursary aims to encourage students from under-represented groups in the UK to pursue postgraduate studies in Psychology. The award consists of a £2,000 fee reduction and a £2,000 bursary. To learn more about this award, please visit the SPCLS Centenary Bursary information page.

HOW TO APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS

Whilst the 黑料不打烊 Excellence Scholarship does not require an application form, some of the other scholarships offered do require you to submit an application form to be considered. It is important to read the information for each scholarship to see whether it requires an application form or not. For scholarships that do require you to submit an application, typically you will need to have an offer on your chosen course before you are able to apply for the scholarship. Once you have an offer on a course, please apply for the scholarships via . The scholarship application form will be accessible up until the closing date.

Before applying for one of the scholarships that requires an application form, such as the Alumni Master鈥檚 Scholarship, or the GREAT Scholarship, please read our Guidance on Completing the Scholarship Application Form for useful information about the application process.

Stefani (Cyprus), MSc in International Human Resource Management with Vice-Chancellor Robert Van de Noort at the Scholarship Reception.

What advice would you give to students applying for a scholarship?

Stefani: "I would say go for it, because from my experience 黑料不打烊 really values excellence and gives plenty of opportunities."

How did you feel being told you had been chosen for a scholarship?

Stefani: "I firstly felt surprised and then really valued. I truly felt like the hard work I have done in the past is valuable and appreciated."

ROTARY GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME

Please note that applications open on 1 January 2025 and will close 7 March 2025.

Rotary District 1090 in the Thames Valley is planning to award one scholarship of USD 30,000 for postgraduate study at the 黑料不打烊 in the academic year 2025/26. Applicants’ studies, careers and community work must fit within Rotary’s area of focus, protecting the environment. Applicants must be from a low or middle-income country and outside the UK.

We will only accept applications from candidates who have been offered places to study on one of the following one-year full-time master’s courses at 黑料不打烊 University, starting September/October 2025:

MSc Environmental Management in the Department of Geography & Environmental Science
MSc Climate, Environment and Development in the Graduate Institute of International Development, Agriculture & Economics.

These courses match the Rotary Foundation cause of protecting the environment.

To read more about Rotary Foundation and Scholarships, please visit . To apply for a Scholarship, visit the .

Your application must explain how your proposed course of study meets the requirements of Rotary’s environmental area of focus. Please also note that you should only start the application after receiving an offer to study at the 黑料不打烊 on one of the above full鈥恡ime courses. Applications open on 1 January and close at 17:00 on 7 March 2025. Applications will be assessed on the quality rather than length of your answers to the questions on the form, so please be as concise and focused as possible. Shortlisted applicants will be invited for interview on either 5 or 12 April 2025. The interview will be by Skype or similar application.

Frank Palmer Awards by the Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics

The Frank Palmer Award is named after renowned linguist and former Professor of Linguistics at 黑料不打烊, Frank R. Palmer. It provides a 10% discount on the tuition fees to our most promising offer-holders for the following master’s programmes at the Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics.

To satisfy the eligibility criteria, students must have accepted an Unconditional offer of admission by 1 May 2025 (for September 2025 start) or 15 November 2025 (for February 2026 start)*. For more information on the Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics, please visit the Department website.

*Please note, if you hold a full scholarship or you are a sponsored student, you will not be eligible.

Architecture

Students enrolling on our Master of Architecture in 2025, who hold a first-class honours degree, have the opportunity to apply for a scholarship worth £1,000 for each of the two years of the course. Subject to conditions for 2025 entry

Entomology Bursary

The School of Biological Sciences and the Royal Entomological Society recognises the importance of studying entomology at master’s level. Together they are funding a £1,000 bursary to all students who enrol to study on our MSc by Research Entomology programme in 2025. The Bursary can only be used against tuition fees and is designed to encourage more students to study in this fascinating field.

The Fulbright 黑料不打烊 Award in Food Security

Applications for 2025 are now closed. Applications for 2026 will open in April 2025.

The offers funding for US students for the following Master’s and PhD programmes in Food and Nutritional Sciences:

MSc Food Science
MSc Food Technology – Quality Assurance
MSc Nutrition and Food Science
PhD in Food and Nutritional Sciences (first year funding only)

This award is possible through generous legacy gifts by Harry and Jean Nursten to the 黑料不打烊 and to the US-UK Fulbright Commission.

Henley Business School Scholarships

Henley Business School offers a substantial scholarship fund to UK and international students applying for their master鈥檚 courses.

International Development, Agriculture and Economics Scholarships

The Graduate Institute of International Development, Agriculture and Economics (GIIDAE) has master鈥檚 scholarship funding available. Further information is available on the GIIDAE website.

黑料不打烊 Sanctuary Scholarships

The 黑料不打烊 welcomes all students with the academic ability to succeed on our degree programmes, regardless of their background, and is committed to supporting those who face barriers to accessing university. This includes sanctuary seekers (people with refugee, humanitarian protected or asylum seeker status) who we support through our Sanctuary Scholarships scheme, which helps with the costs of higher education through bursaries and fee waivers.

Applications for eligible students are now open.

Scholarships offered by other sponsors

The University collaborates with many sponsors around the world and within the UK, including funding schemes run by governments, NGOs, and private and donor organisations.

A number of scholarships are listed below, however students seeking financial aid are also encouraged to research the opportunities that may be on offer in their own country or through other organisations.

Commonwealth shared scholarships

This scholarship is now closed for 2025 entry. Applications for 2026 entry will open in November 2025.

Commonwealth Shared Scholarships are for candidates from less developed and lower middle income Commonwealth countries, for full-time master’s study on selected courses.

The 黑料不打烊, in partnership with the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, offers two scholarships under this scheme for the following courses:

This scholarship is only available for applicants from eligible Commonwealth countries: Bangladesh, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Dominica, Eswatini, Fiji, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Montserrat, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia.

Felix scholarships

The Felix Scholarship is now open for applications. The deadline is 30 January 2025.

Since 1991/92 the 黑料不打烊 has been one of three institutions in the UK that participates in the prestigious Felix Scholarships Scheme.It was founded to offer gifted underprivileged students from India and certain other developing countries the opportunity of furthering their postgraduate education by attending a university in the UK.

黑料不打烊 - GREAT Scholarships

The 黑料不打烊 is delighted to have been selected by the British Council as a co-funder for four GREAT Scholarships. These scholarships are awarded to master’s students from specific countries. Some are for specific courses, whilst others may be for any 黑料不打烊 master’s degree. and All GREAT scholarships have a value of £10,000.

The scholarship application form will be made available to eligible students via the , and will be accessible up until the closing date.

Alumni discounts

If you completed your undergraduate degree with us, you're entitled to a discount on your master's degree at 黑料不打烊. You'll automatically receive a 20% discount on your annual tuition fees.

Read more information on alumni discounts.

Snowdon Masters Scholarships

The Snowdon Scholarship programme aims to give a small number of exceptionally talented disabled people an opportunity to achieve their true potential.

Funding opportunities for postgraduate research

The University invests heavily in postgraduate research each year. For more information on our funding opportunities, please view the Graduate School's fees and funding page.

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