Scholarships at University of Southampton

The following merit scholarships are available to international students and offer up to £3,000 off the first year of tuition fees:

• Biological Sciences Undergraduate International Scholarship

• Business School Undergraduate International Scholarship

• Chemistry Undergraduate International Scholarship

• Economic, Social and Political Sciences Undergraduate International Scholarship

• Education School Undergraduate International Scholarship

• Geography and Environmental Science Undergraduate International Scholarship

• Law School Undergraduate International Scholarship

• School of Mathematical Sciences Undergraduate International Scholarship

• Ocean and Earth Science Undergraduate International Scholarship

• Physics and Astronomy Undergraduate International Scholarship

• Psychology Undergraduate International Scholarship

Eligibility 

To be eligible for a scholarship you must:  

• need to pay the overseas tuition fee

• have a conditional or unconditional offer to study an eligible course 

• be paying your own fees

You must not be getting any external sponsorship. 

For scholarships offered by Southampton Business School, School of Physics and Astronomy, and Southampton Law School, you must achieve either: 

• an A level A* grade 

• an International Baccalaureate grade 7 at Higher level  

For all other schools, you must achieve either: 

• an A level A or A* grade 

• an International Baccalaureate grade 6 or 7 at Higher level  

These scholarships are not available to students studying:

• on PGCert, PGDip, Foundation or PGR courses

• on Distance Learning courses

• with a partner institution

• at our campus in Malaysia

• on continuing professional development (CPD) courses

• only pre-sessional English - pre-sessional English students with an offer to study at undergraduate or postgraduate level can still apply

Scholarships of £5,000 are available to international students studying chemistry at either undergraduate or postgraduate level.  

There are 4 scholarships available. The £5,000 off tuition fees is for the first year of study only.

Eligibility  

To be eligible for a scholarship you must: 

• be an international student 

• hold a conditional or unconditional offer from Southampton 

• be studying on an undergraduate or postgraduate programme in Chemistry 

• be self-funded and required to pay the overseas tuition fee 

We are pleased to offer our Southampton Electronics and Computer Science (ECS) Commonwealth Scholarships to new international students from Commonwealth countries to demonstrate our commitment to building greater inclusivity in our ECS community and widening access to enable well qualified international students to study in the UK.

Scholarships of £3,000 are available to international students studying for an Electronics and Computer Science:

• undergraduate degree

• postgraduate master’s degree

There are 20 scholarships available: 

• 10 for undergraduates

• 10 for postgraduates

Eligibility

To be eligible for a scholarship you must:

• have an offer to study 

• be paying your tuition fees yourself 

• need to pay the overseas tuition fee

You must not be in receipt of any external scholarship.

You cannot apply if you are studying:

• on PGCert, PGDip, Foundation or PGR courses

• on Distance Learning courses

• with a partner institution

• at our campus in Malaysia

• on Study Abroad courses

• as an exchange or partner student

• on Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses

• only pre-sessional English – pre-sessional English students with an offer to study at undergraduate or postgraduate level can still apply

The University of Southampton is proud to offer our new Southampton Presidential International Scholarships. 

You can apply for this scholarship if you are an international student starting your course in 2023 and will study for:  

• an undergraduate degree 

• a postgraduate master’s degree 

What you can get

In total there are 25 scholarships available. If your application is successful, we may award you with:  

• £10,000 off your tuition fees 

• 100% off  

Eligibility

We will only consider applicants who have an offer to study at the University of Southampton.  

You must: 

• be paying your own tuition fees 

• need to pay the overseas tuition fee 

You must not be in receipt of any external scholarship 

The Southampton Presidential International Scholarship is not available to students studying:  

• on PGCert, PGDip, Foundation or PGR courses

• on Distance Learning courses

• with a partner institution 

• at our campus in Malaysia

• on continuing professional development (CPD) courses

• undergraduate courses in the Faculty of Medicine and the School of Health Sciences 

• only pre-sessional English – pre-sessional English students with an offer to study at undergraduate or postgraduate level can still apply 

These scholarships of £10,000 are available to international students from ‘emerging markets’ who are studying for the Master of Business Administration (MBA). One scholarship is available for a student from each of the following regions:

• South East Asia 

• the Middle East and North Africa 

• Central and Latin America

Eligibility  

We will only consider applicants who have an offer to study at University of Southampton. 

You must:

• have been ordinarily resident in either South East Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, Central America or Latin America during the 3 years before the start of the course (ignoring time spent while studying outside your usual country of residence) 

• show promise as a future leader by demonstrating business excellence 

• have a conditional or unconditional offer to study on the Master of Business Administration (MBA) 

• be paying your own fees  

• need to pay the overseas tuition fee 

• not be getting any external sponsorship

Deadline for applications 

You must submit your 500-word statement by 26 May 2023. 

These scholarships of up to £9,000 are available to international students studying for the Master of Business Administration (MBA). They are awarded to candidates who can best demonstrate business excellence in an interview. 

There are 37 scholarships available: 11 at £9,000, 15 at £6,000 and 11 at £3,000.

Eligibility  

We will only consider applicants who have an offer to study at Southampton University. 

You must: 

• need to pay the overseas tuition fee 

• be paying your fees yourself 

• not have any external sponsorship 

• have a conditional or unconditional offer to study on the Master of Business Administration (MBA) 

Deadline for applications 

You must submit your application to study for the MBA by 31 July 2023 in order to be considered for this scholarship. 

Scholarships of £5,000 are available to international students joining our postgraduate master’s courses at the School of Humanities in September 2023.

There are 20 scholarships available. The £5,000 off tuition fees is for the first year of study only.

Eligibility

We will only consider applicants who have an offer to study at the School of Humanities.

You must:

• be paying your tuition fees yourself

• need to pay the overseas tuition fee

• achieve a 1st in your undergraduate studies or an equivalent qualification

You must not be in receipt of any external scholarship.

You cannot apply if you are studying:

• on PGCert, PGDip, Foundation or PGR courses

• on Distance Learning courses

• with a partner institution

• at our campus in Malaysia

• on Study Abroad courses

• as an exchange or partner student

• on Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses

• only pre-sessional English – pre-sessional English students with an offer to study at undergraduate or postgraduate level can still apply

Deadline to apply

You can apply from 6 March 2023 until 5pm (UK time) on 26 May 2023. We will contact you:

• by 30 June 2023 at the latest if your application is successful

• after 1 July 2023 if your application is not successful