Scholarships at University of Reading

Undergraduate students joining the School of the Built Environment in 2025 may be eligible for a £1,000 scholarship for each year of study (subject to conditions for 2025 entry).

Eligible courses

If you join the School of the Built Environment in 2025, you may be eligible for an annual £1,000 scholarship for each year of study on the following courses:

• BSc Architecture

• BSc Building Surveying

• BSc Construction Management

• BSc Construction Management and Surveying

• BSc Quantity Surveying

• BEng Architectural Engineering

• MEng Architectural Engineering.

Criteria

To be eligible for the scheme, applicants must meet the following criteria: 

• an academic achievement of grades AAB at A level (or equivalent*)

• an impressive application, which demonstrates clear commitment to study in the School of the Built Environment at the University of Reading

• place the University of Reading as Firm choice with UCAS by the deadline for reply as stated on your UCAS Hub account

• applicants must also satisfy the conditions of entry to undergraduate study at the University of Reading.

Conditional offer holders must show they have met the conditions of their offer, and therefore hold an unconditional place on the qualifying programme, by the final deadline (normally the first week of September).  

The scholarships are available to applicants from any country and apply only to those who enrol directly onto Year 1 of their course in 2025. Students who have a previous degree or other higher education qualifications will not be eligible.

The Business Ethics and Sustainability Executive MBA Scholarship recognises candidates who have made a positive impact in an area which benefits either their local community or the wider world.

At a glance

Open to students enrolled on:

• Executive MBA - Global

Criteria

To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, you must work in an area relevant to or demonstrate an influence in the following activities:

• Environmental sustainability

• Societal sustainability/social impact/social enterprise

• Governance and financial sustainability impact

• Micro-sustainability impact, capturing practices affecting the well-being of people and quality work

• Sustainability ethics

Candidates do not need to hold an offer on the Executive MBA - Global programme before applying for the scholarship, but they are expected to have checked their eligibility to the programme.

Awarded on the basis of merit, we invite outstanding candidates who will make a significant contribution to the quality of the Henley MBA programme to apply for a Director's Award scholarship.

At a glance

Open to students enrolled on:

• Flexible Executive MBA

• Executive MBA - Global

Criteria

Applicants will need to hold a full unconditional offer of a place on the Henley Executive (Global) MBA or Flexible Executive MBA in order to be considered for a scholarship. Applicants are therefore advised to submit their full programme application with all supporting documents as early as possible.

100 scholarships of £4,000 each are available to international undergraduate students. Before applying for the Reading Excellence Scholarship - Undergraduate.

Key information:

• To apply for funding, a candidate must have received an offer of admission to one of our undergraduate courses (including 4-year integrated Foundation Year or integrated Masters courses) for entry in the academic year 2025/26.

• The scholarship will take the form of a tuition fee reduction of £4,000 and is applied for each year of study.

• Recipients must be classified by the University as an International student for fees purposes. 

• Scholarships are awarded primarily based on previous academic accomplishment.

We are excited to announce a new scholarship for 2025 – the University of Reading Excellence Scholarship. Over £1.75 million in funding, the majority of our overall funding, has been dedicated to this scholarship to support the studies of students from across the world.

The University of Reading  Excellence Scholarship is available for students from every country in the world, and nearly every master’s course is eligible. The scholarship takes the form of a tuition fee reduction and you could be considered for one of the following awards:

Scholarships will be awarded between November and July and all eligible students will be considered automatically. You do not need to apply for this scholarship, as you will be automatically considered, but you will only be considered once you hold an offer on your chosen course. You will therefore need to hold an offer before 1 July 2025 to be considered. You do not have to pay a deposit to be considered and you may hold on offer for a full-time or part-time course, but flexible learning / part-time modular master’s courses are excluded.

The Felix Scholarship scheme is available to high achieving students from India and other developing countries pursuing postgraduate studies at the University of Reading. The scholarships cover tuition fees at the international rate and provide a stipend (maintenance grant) to cover living expenses (around £17,894). They also provide generous allowances for clothes, books and a return flight home. Please be aware that you will be asked to demonstrate financial need and spouses' costs will not be met. The awards are available (depending on eligibility) for up to three years.

Eligibility

To be eligible for all the Felix Scholarships offered, you must be applying to start a full-time postgraduate degree at the University of Reading. You must be able to demonstrate academic excellence and financial need and are expected by the Trust to return to work in your home country after completing your studies.

Please note, candidates who already hold a master's degree cannot apply for a master's degree scholarship.

For the scholarship for Indian citizens, the following eligibility criteria apply:

• You must be an Indian national and not currently be living or studying outside of India.

• You must have not previously studied for one year or more outside India (unless you are Felix Alumnus).

• You must have at least a first-class bachelor's degree from an Indian university or comparable institution.

• You must not hold a degree from a university outside of India.

This scholarship is available to students pursuing either a PhD or master's.

For the scholarship for students from developing countries, the following eligibility criteria apply:

• You must have at least a first-class bachelor's degree from a university or comparable institution, or equivalent.

• You must not hold a degree from a university outside of your home country.

Felix Scholarship deadline: 30 January 2025 23:59(GMT).

An MBA bursary provides financial assistance to a student who meets specific eligibility criteria set by the Henley Business School faculty and whose personal circumstances demonstrate the need for financial support. In addition, a limited number of bursaries are made available to students from specific target categories who will bring diversity to the MBA programme at Henley.

At a glance

Open to students enrolled on:

• Flexible Executive MBA

Criteria

Candidates must hold an unconditional offer for the Flexible Executive MBA programme. Applicants may apply based on one of the following categories:

• Applicants who bring knowledge and experience regarding international business and management, in particular in emergent markets and/or in culturally diverse settings.

• Applicants employed by an organisation within the non-profit/voluntary sector that makes a contribution to improve the personal or social experiences of communities or individuals.

• Applicants who currently work in small- to medium-sized organisations or head their own organisation.

• Applicants from any industry or background who are able to demonstrate highly valuable business or individual experience which would contribute to team learning.

Bursaries typically aim to support self-funding applicants from charitable or public sector organisations and whose salary is less than £25,000.

This exciting new undergraduate scholarship scheme is focused on creating a community of global sustainability leaders of the future. From 2025, up to 400 scholarships are available, per year, for high-achieving students from the UK and overseas. 

Each scholar will:

• receive £6,000 a year, for every year of full-time study on their course (subject to terms and conditions), for maintenance and living costs

• be supported to develop knowledge and skills relevant to addressing climate and nature issues, take positive action for sustainability, and build networks

• be encouraged to be proactive in working together to make a positive difference. 

Winner of The Times and The Sunday Times Sustainable University of the Year 2025, the University of Reading is renowned for world-class research in climate change and its impacts on the environment and society. No matter your background or your subject of interest, we want to enable those who share our passion for building an environmentally sustainable world to lead positive change.

If you are an IFP applicant who is excited about studying at the University of Reading in the UK and are happy to share your experience with a wider audience through social media and creating content like videos and photos for the IFP, then you should apply for the IFP Ambassador Scholarship. The scholarship will provide a £3,000 discount of tuition fees for the IFP year and is open for all non-sponsored international fee paying students to apply.

The number of scholarships available is limited and so you will need to submit a scholarship application. This application will involve submitting a 3000 character essay explaining your suitability as an IFP Ambassador. Being an IFP Ambassador involves upholding the values of the programme through high academic engagement and may involve taking part in promotional activities telling prospective students about the experience of being on the IFP.

Country-specific scholarships

Applicants paying international tuition fees, from the countries below, will receive an IFP Scholarship applied as a discount to their tuition fees. Look at the country-specific information below to check your eligibility for an IFP Scholarship.

How will I receive the Scholarship?

The Scholarship is automatically applied as a discount to the international tuition fees of eligible students for the foundation year only.

To receive the Scholarship discount, applicants must accept their IFP offer and enrol on their chosen IFP course.

If you are a sponsored student and a separate discount on tuition fees has been agreed between the sponsor and the University of Reading, then only one discount or scholarship will apply and this will be whichever discount is to the highest value.

Students from the following countries are eligible for a discount of £2,000 on their IFP foundation year tuition fees:

• Middle Eastern countries: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

• North Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia

• Turkey

• Nigeria

• Indonesia

• Thailand

• Vietnam

• Malaysia

• Singapore

• USA

• Brazil