Scholarships at London South Bank University

The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship is a grant program that enables students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad, thereby gaining skills critical to our national security and economic competitiveness.

The Gilman Scholarship Program is open to U.S. citizen undergraduate students who are receiving Federal Pell Grant funding at a two-year or four-year college or university to participate in study and intern abroad programs worldwide.

As a BUTEX affiliated university we are able to offer you the opportunity to apply for the £500 BUTEX International Scholarship. The Scholarship is open to all International (non-EU) Study Abroad students who are not funded by an ERASMUS grant. To be eligible to apply you must have been offered a study abroad place here. The deadline for applying for this scholarship is mid-June every year.

LSBU values the academic contribution that international students bring to the University. Through the International Merit Scholarship, LSBU aims to recognise and reward exceptional talent enabling academically strong candidates to take their studies to the next level with us.

The International Merit Scholarship offers students pursuing taught programmes with outstanding academic profiles a fee reduction of  £3,000.

Eligibility

To be eligible for an International Merit Scholarship, you must:

• Hold a valid unconditional and current offer of a place for a full-time taught undergraduate degree or postgraduate taught degree programme beginning in September 2023 or January 2024.

• Be classified as an Overseas Student for fee paying purposes. The programme must be a minimum of one year in duration and taught at LSBU.

All decisions are made by the scholarship panel and are final.

Terms and Conditions

To be eligible for a London South Bank University (LSBU) International Merit Scholarship the student must:

• Hold a valid and current offer of a place for a full time taught undergraduate degree or taught postgraduate degree programme beginning in September 2023 or January 2024.

• Have achieved the scholarship’s academic pre-requisites in the qualification being considered for entry, according to the Appendix below.

•  Be classified as an Overseas student at enrolment stage. The programme must be a minimum of one year in duration and taught by LSBU.

• Be a self-funding student who is not in receipt of any other official sponsorship.

• Pay the required tuition fee deposit by the specified deadline, if applicable.

The Global Success Scholarship, is worth up to £4,000 and awarded to international students to provide them a springboard to kickstart their global career at LSBU, meaning the practical career-focussed courses provide even greater value.

This range of awards varies by subject area at both Undergraduate and Postgraduate level.

Undergraduate awards

£2,000 will be awarded for:

• Acting, Games Design, Film Production, Fashion

• Building, Surveying, Construction, Planning

• Sport Science, Forensic Science, Baking

• Criminology, Sociology, Politics

Postgraduate awards

£2,000 will be awarded for:

• Law

• Acting, Film Production

• Building, Surveying, Construction, Planning

• Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Chemical Engineering

The awards are open to all international students on acceptance of offer and payment of early deposit amount by set deadline, so don't delay, apply now and kickstart your global career at LSBU today.

The Vice Chancellor’s International Merit Award recognises outstanding academic achievement of students obtaining grades equivalent to AAB and above at UK A-level (approximately 75% or above in other international school leaving certificates) and comprises an award of £2,000 for each academic year.

The awards allow students to fast track their student visa to enable them to start their studies on time.

The awards are open to all international students on acceptance of offer and payment of early deposit amount by set deadline, so don't delay, apply now and kickstart your global career at LSBU today.

The Tortuga Study Abroad Scholarship is awarded biannually to passionate students who want to explore the world.

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The winner of the Tortuga Study Abroad Scholarship will receive:

• $1,000 scholarship for studying abroad

• 1 travel backpack

Eligibility Requirements

To apply for the Tortuga Study Abroad Scholarship, you must:

• Be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or currently studying in the United States on a student visa

• Be a full-time undergraduate student in good academic standing at a four-year, degree-granting college or university in the United States

• Have applied to or been accepted into a study abroad program eligible for credit by your college or university