Scholarships at University of Glasgow

The University of Glasgow has several International Leadership Scholarships available to International and EU (non-UK) students starting a postgraduate taught Masters programme in any discipline for Academic Session 2023-24. The scholarship is awarded as a tuition fees discount.

To be eligible, applicants must

• demonstrate academic excellence and achieve grades equivalent to UK 1st Class Honours

• hold an offer of a place for a postgraduate taught programme for September 2023

• have International or EU (non-UK) fee status

Value

• £10,000

The James McCune Smith Scholarships will fund Black UK students to undertake PhD research at the University.  They will provide an enhanced experience through external mentors, placements, leadership training, community-building activities and networking opportunities.  The Scholarships are named after James McCune Smith, who graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1837 as the first African American to receive a medical degree. 

Key Features:

• PhD research can be in any discipline

• Funding covers stipend and fees for 4 years

• 6 month placement with industry, a government or non-governmental organisation or other employer

• Mentorship from outside academia to provide a broader perspective and network, in addition to the usual academic supervisors

• Leadership training and community building activities

• Support for conferences and other networking opportunities

 Eligibility

• A candidate must be a UK domicile Black African, Black Caribbean, Black other, Mixed-White and Black Caribbean or other mixed background (to include Black African, Black Caribbean or Black other). 

• The University is seeking to address under-representation by these groups in our PhD programmes. 

• This is an extra opportunity for Black UK students to receive a funded PhD place at the University of Glasgow. 

• Applying for a James McCune Smith Scholarship does not prevent a candidate from simultaneously applying for other schemes to obtain a funded place. However, only one funded place can be accepted. 

Value

4 years full stipend and fees at UKRI level, i.e. stipend of £18,022

The University of Glasgow has a number of Undergraduate Excellence Scholarships available to new International and EU students for 2023 entry. The scholarship is awarded as a tuition fee discount of £7,000 per year of study and is subject to satisfactory progress for consecutive years of study.  

To be eligible, applicants must

• have International or EU (non-UK) fee status

• hold an offer of a place for an undergraduate programme for 2023

• demonstrate excellent academic achievement before starting University:

• Qualifications already achieved:  students holding the following A Level/IB (or local equivalent) grades are guaranteed a scholarship offer;

• Qualification not yet achieved:  students predicted, or who achieve, the following A Level/IB (or local equivalent) grades are guaranteed a scholarship offer.  For offers made on the basis of predicted grades, the scholarship may be withdrawn if final exam results do not meet the grades outlined below.

Value

This is awarded as a tuition fee discount of £7,000 per year of study.

The University of Glasgow is offering up to 20 Sanctuary Scholarships for applicants to the University who are in the UK on humanitarian grounds and are facing challenges in progressing onto Higher Education. The scholarship is open to prospective undergraduate and postgraduate taught students at the University of Glasgow applying for entry in September 2023/24.

The scholarship will meet the cost of tuition fees for the duration of your programme, for those applicants who are unable to cover full tuition fees through access to public funds by applying to SAAS or Student Finance. The Sanctuary Scholarship also provides a £5,000 per year stipend, to assist with study costs. In addition, if the eligibility criteria for university accommodation is met, this will also be provided for the duration of your degree, if required.

To be eligible applicants must:

• Hold a firm conditional or unconditional offer for study at the University of Glasgow for 2023/24; and

• have submitted, or are the dependant of someone who has submitted, an application to the UK Home Office for recognition as a Refugee under the 1951 UN Convention on the Status of Refugees (hereafter “The Convention”) and not yet received a decision from the Home Office on that application; or

• have been offered leave to remain in the UK on the grounds of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights or under Paragraphs 276ADE – 276DH of the UK Immigration Rules.

We welcome applications from people who have been forced to travel to the UK for humanitarian reasons. This covers people in the asylum system (e.g. asylum seeker, refugee, humanitarian protection) and people coming through schemes such as:

• UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS)

• Afghan citizens Resettlement Scheme

• Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP)

• Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS) (closed to new arrivals Feb 2021)

• Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (Homes for Ukraine)

• Ukraine Family Scheme

If you are subject to Home Office Temporary Admission/Immigration Bail Reporting, please provide your:

• Application Registration Card (ARC) or Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) – front and back

• Immigration Bail Reporting Notice (this may also be referred to as a Temporary Admission Document or BAIL 201) – please include every page of this document

Number of Scholarships

20

Value

The Sanctuary Scholarship provides:

• Full tuition fee waiver for the duration of study, where you are not eligible to apply for public funds to cover full tuition fees

• £5,000 per year towards for study costs

• University of Glasgow accommodation for the duration of study, if eligible. (For those with no access to public funds only)

Chevening Scholarships are the UK government's global scholarship programme, funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and partner organisations. The scholarships are awarded to outstanding scholars with leadership potential. Awards are typically for a one year Master’s degree at universities across the UK. There are over 50,000 Chevening Alumni around the world who together comprise an influential and highly regarded global network.

• Chevening Scholarships are for talented professionals who have been identified as potential future leaders across a wide range of fields, including politics, business, the media, civil society, religion, and academia.

• Applicants should be high calibre graduates with the personal, intellectual, and interpersonal qualities necessary for leadership.

• Chevening Scholarships are available to students from more than 160 countries and territories worldwide. 

Formed in 2010, the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences brings together internationally renowned experts and state-of-the-art facilities to improve health and quality of life for humans and animals across the globe. The College has scholarships available to high quality applicants from India, and are awarded as a fee discount for September 2023.

To be eligible, applicants must:

• obtain a degree equivalent to a UK 2.1 Hons or higher

• be classed as international for fee purposes, with residency India

• hold a conditional or unconditional offer

Number of Scholarships : 8

Eligible programmes

• Advanced Nursing Science [MSc]

• Advanced Practice in Health Care [MSc(MedSci)]

• Animal Welfare Science, Ethics & Law [MSc]

• Applied Neuropsychology [MSc(MedSci)/PgDip]

• Bioinformatics [MSc/PgDip/PgCert]

• Biomedical Sciences [MRes]

• Biomedical Sciences [MSc]

• Biotechnology [MSc]

• Biotechnology & Management [MSc/PgDip]

• Brain Sciences [MSc]

• Cancer Research & Precision Oncology [MSc]

• Cardiovascular Sciences [MSc(MedSci)]

• Chemical Biology [MSc]

• Clinical Pharmacology [MSc(MedSci)]

• Critical Care [MSc/PgDip/PgCert]

• Ecology & Environmental Biology [MRes]

• Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases & Antimicrobial Resistance [MSc]

• Food Security [MSc]

• Global Mental Health [MSc/PgDip/PgCert]

• Health Services Management [MSc/PgDip/PgCert]

• Human Nutrition [MSc(MedSci)]

• Immunology & Inflammatory Disease [MSc]

• Infection Biology (with specialisms) [MSc]

• Medical Genetics & Genomics [MSc(MedSci)]

• Medical Physics [MSc]

• Oral Sciences [MSc]

• Precision Medicine (with specialisms) [MSc]

• Public Health [MPH/PgDip/PgCert]

• Quantitative Methods in Biodiversity, Conservation & Epidemiology [MSc]

• Sport & Exercise Science & Medicine [MSc]

• Stem Cell Engineering for Regenerative Medicine [MSc]

Value : £5,000

The School aims to attract academically talented students from around the world to study a postgraduate taught programme and provide them with an intellectually demanding, research and industry-informed education. Excellence scholarships are available to International & EU candidates with a 1^st class UK-equivalent honours degree of 75% and above for Academic Session 2023-24. Separate application for this scholarship is not required.

To be eligible, applicants must

• have International or EU fee status

• hold a conditional or unconditional offer for a Computing Science postgraduate taught programme for September 2023

Number of Scholarships : 10

Eligible programmes

• Computing Science [MSc]

• Data Science [MSc]

• Information Technology [MSc]

• Software Development [MSc]

Value : £10,000

The School aims to attract academically talented students to study a postgraduate taught programme and provide them with an intellectually demanding, research and industry-informed education. Excellence scholarships are available to candidates with a 1st class UK-equivalent honours degree of 70% and above. Separate application for this scholarship is not required.

To be eligible, applicants must

• demonstrate academic excellence and achieve a 1st class UK-equivalent honours degree of 70% and above

• hold a conditional or unconditional offer for an eligible Masters programme.

• have International or EU fee status

Number of Scholarships : 4

Eligible programmes

• Earth Futures: Environments, Communities, Relationships [MSc]

• Environmental Futures: Sustainable Systems [MSc]

• Geoinformation Technology & Cartography [MSc/PgDip/PgCert]

• Geomatics & Management [MSc]

• Geospatial & Mapping Sciences [MSc/PgDip/PgCert]

• Human Geography: Spaces, Politics, Ecologies [MRes]

• Land & Hydrographic Surveying [MSc/PgDip/PgCert]

• Land & Hydrographic Surveying with Work Placement [MSc]

• Sustainable Water Environments [MSc]

Value : £10,000 tuition fee discount

The University of Glasgow has 40 Chancellors Award Scholarships available to students from low and middle income countries, starting a 1 year postgraduate taught Masters programme in any discipline, in academic session 2023-24. The scholarship is awarded as a tuition fee discount.

To be eligible, application must:

• hold an offer of a place for a postgraduate taught programme for academic session 2023-24 (conditional or unconditional)

• be a national of a low and middle income country as defined by the OECD

• have international fee status

Number of Scholarships : 40

Value : £5,000

The College of Arts warmly welcomes applications from highly qualified applicants to our masters programmes.  We are offering 4 scholarships for admission to 2023 postgraduate taught programmes. 

The scholarships will be awarded to applicants from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Maldives and Afghanistan.

To be eligible, applicants must:

• obtain a degree equivalent to a UK 2.1 Hons or higher

• be classed as international for fee purposes

• hold a conditional or unconditional offer of admission

Number of Scholarships : 4

Value : £10,000