Featured byDurham University
Overview
Scholarship type
Merit and need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
£2,000 financial support
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
Durham University can support you financially if you are admitted to one of its study programmes as an international student.
Durham University awards scholarships, bursaries, tuition fee reductions and discounts that help you cover existing tuition and living costs.
Benefits
£2,000 financial support
Eligibility
- Scholarship offers can only be made for direct entry i.e students who are commencing their academic studies with the University in October 2026.
- Deferred entry applicants i.e. students who are applying to the University for entry in October 2027 would make their scholarship application by the 2027 entry scholarship deadline for consideration with other scholarship applications for 2027 entry. Please note that if you are made a scholarship offer for entry in October 2026 it will not be possible to defer the scholarship offer to the following academic year - 2027.
- Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate an exceptional level of excellence in Sport, Music or the Arts; for example participation in sporting or musical events at a national or international level. Applicants will also be required to play an active part in Durham University's sporting, musical and performing communities.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
14 Jan 2027
Submit an online scholarship application by 14 January which includes the following:
1. Arts Scholarship - please provide a maximum 7 page A4 portfolio to scholarship.application@durham.ac.uk or a youtube link to a 5-minute video demonstrating your abilities - provided via the application form.
2. Music Scholarship - please provide a YouTube link to 2 different pieces of music of approximately 3 minutes each in length.
3. Sport Scholarship - please note you must be competing in one of the BUCS Sports
4. All applicants must arrange for a reference of no more than 1,000 words from a suitable adult e.g. a teacher at your school, a coach, the conductor of an ensemble in which you play, the director of a production in which you have been involved; explaining why you are suitable to be awarded a Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship for Sport, Music or the Arts sent directly from the referee