Deciding to study in the UK is an investment in your future. A university degree in the UK is an excellent achievement and an important point in developing your education as well as employment opportunities.
International students wishing to study in the UK have a wide range of funding sources available. This may take the form of partial grant funding where you pay part of your fees, or full grant funding covering the cost of the program and return flights to the UK.
You can search for the right scholarship for you on the course and scholarships finder below.
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Postgraduate funding
The UK government runs a variety of scholarship programs to provide financial assistance to international students seeking funding for their studies in the UK.
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Wider UK government funding
The UK government offers hundreds of scholarships, bursaries and supplementary financial aid to students from various countries.
If you are studying in the UK as an undergraduate student, log in to the UKCISA website and find out more about the funding available, including whether you are eligible to apply under the scholarship. Simply browse the appropriate section of the site.
UKCISA is the national advisory body for international students and those who work with them in the UK.
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Postgraduate studentships
Many universities offer fully-funded postgraduate studentships for PhD programs. Find out more.
Institution-specific scholarships
Most UK higher education institutions have established their own scholarship programmes.
They are offered based on a number of factors, which can generally be divided into the following categories:
Merit-based Bursaries and Scholarships and Excellence Scholarships – These are generally awarded to students with a good academic background, especially through their performance in school examinations.
Performance-Based Scholarship
Departmental Scholarships - These scholarships are usually awarded by individual departments, and are usually for students in a particular area of study or course type.
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Equal access or asylum grants – can be offered in the form of tuition fee reductions/waivers, and dependency allowances, and are intended for refugees seeking asylum to escape persecution in their host countries.
Disability Scholarships – These awards are given to international students who require support in the form of a disability, long-term mental health condition, or other special needs.
Always go online to see what other institutions are offering, and check comprehensive sources such as the Graduate Student/Prospectus for a selection of information covering different colleges.
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Undergraduate funding
Scholarships for international students studying in the EU or UK appear to be less popular than their postgraduate counterparts, but they do exist. You just have to know where they are.
Funding for EU and international postgraduate students in the UK can generally be divided into two categories: those provided by UK universities themselves and those provided by third parties – usually governments or national organisations.
For undergraduate students studying in the UK, you can visit the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) website to find out more about funding opportunities, including whether there are any scholarships available. Scroll down to the appropriate section of the web page.
You can also visit the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) page on UK Scholarships, Bursaries and Bursaries: EU and International Students for more information on what to focus on and where to focus.
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Cost of studying in UK
Fees for UK courses vary depending on your study level and where in the UK you are studying are as follows.
Course fees
Undergraduate
Postgraduate
Fees for UK courses vary depending on your level of study and where you are studying in the UK. For example, humanities and social sciences degrees are the least expensive, while laboratory and clinical degree programs are the most expensive.
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