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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
£5,000
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
This prestigious award recognises academic excellence and is awarded to selected students starting a masters degree in September.
Benefits
The scholarship is awarded as a £5,000 fee waiver. It is open to self-funded international fee-paying students regardless of nationality or domicile. The scheme is application based and awards are decided by a scholarship awards panel.
Eligibility
In order to be eligible, applicants must:
- Be an overseas fee-paying student
- Hold an offer to study a full-time masters programme*
- Be self-funded (you must be paying for your studies independently rather than being sponsored or in receipt of another scholarship)
- Not be from the Surrey International Study Centre (SISC)
- Apply for a scholarship before a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) is issued. The award cannot be applied post CAS.
*Excludes part-time and distance-learning courses, MSc Artificial Intelligence (Conversion), MSc Biotechnology, MSc Food Science, MSc Human Nutrition, the MBA course, and MSc Pharmaceutical Sciences. For the September 2027 intake, MSc Applied Analytical Chemistry is also excluded.
Please note:
- The award is not deferrable (if applicants are deferring, they will need to reapply for the award. This will also be subject to the award availability)
- This scholarship cannot be combined with the alumni or early bird discount
- For two-year postgraduate courses, the scholarship award is valid for the first year only.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
08 Jan 2027
Applications will be reviewed monthly.
You must have an offer from the University to complete the scholarship application form. Applications without a valid student ID and offer will not be assessed.
A scholarship application must be finalised before a CAS is issued. We are not able to allocate awards if your CAS has already been allocated.
Our scholarship awards are allocated on a first come, first served basis. Please apply early.
Deadlines
February applications will close on 8 January
September applications will close on 20 August.