Scholarships at University of Reading

The Graduate Institute of International Development, Agriculture and Economics (GIIDAE) offers a diverse range of scholarships including those offered by the School, the University, and by organisations outside of the University. These are offered to enable students to pursue their studies here at Reading. This page will be updated at regular intervals to highlight scholarship opportunities as they become available.

Applications will be accepted until the final eligibility date (listed for each scholarship). The Scholarships are open to applicants worldwide who have received an offer to study in one of GIIDAE’s programmes.

Applications from eligible candidates will be considered throughout the award period, but you should apply as soon as possible as they will be assessed and awarded to eligible applicants as they are received. The average turnaround for a decision on an application is approximately three weeks.

Please note that hundreds of applicants are competing for a limited number of awards that are subject to availability. If the funding is all allocated before the final eligibility date, we will post a notice to this effect on our website and through our social media accounts.

It is hoped that these Scholarships will assist students in their studies, as they pursue a variety of courses that encompass numerous global challenges.

GIIDAE's Scholarships by Country Include:

• GIIDAE International Scholarship Japan - Final eligibility date 1 July 2022

• GIIDAE International Scholarship China - Final eligibility date 1 July 2022

• GIIDAE International Scholarship Nigeria - Final eligibility date 1 July 2022

• GIIDAE International Scholarship Indonesia - Final eligibility date 1 July 2022

• GIIDAE International Scholarship Latin America and the Caribbean - Final eligibility date 1 July 2022

• GIIDAE International Scholarship North American scholarship - Final eligibility date 1 July 2022

• GIIDAE International Scholarship Pakistan - Final eligibility date 1 July 2022

• GIIDAE International Scholarship India - Final eligibility date 1 July 2022  

• GIIDAE International Scholarship International - Final eligibility date 1 July 2022

• GIIDAE International Scholarship EU - Final eligibility date 1 July 2022

• GIIDAE International Scholarship UK - Final eligibility date 1 August 2022

• GIIDAE International Scholarship Alumni - Final eligibility date 1 August 2022

Information Design Scholarship

One scholarship of £3,300 is available to a successful applicant offered admission to our MA Communication Design: Information Design pathway. The scholarship is awarded on merit. Applicants must demonstrate strengths or interests in information design.

Ernest Hoch Scholarship

Two scholarships of £3000 each are available to successful applicants who have been offered admission to any MA programme in the Department of Typography & Graphic Communication. These scholarships are awarded on merit. Applicants must demonstrate strengths in areas related to the interests of Ernest Hoch, which are broadly defined as information design, design with an international context, and design education.

The courses covered by the Ernest Hoch Scholarship are:

• MA Communication Design: Book Design Pathway

• MA Communication Design: Graphic Design Pathway

• MA Communication Design: Information Design Pathway

• MA Communication Design: Typeface Design Pathway

• MA Research Typography and Graphic Communication 

Both the Information Design and Ernest Hoch Scholarships are applied as a discount of tuition fees. The deadline for applying is 15 June 2022.

100 scholarships of £4000 each are available to international undergraduate students.

Key information:

• These awards have been allocated to specific countries.

• To be considered for the scholarship, it is necessary to have been offered and accepted admission to the University for an eligible programme of undergraduate study for entry in the academic year 2022/23.

• No further application is required.  Selection will be based on academic achievement, as evidenced through outstanding performance in the examinations or assessments (qualifications) offered by the student in order to gain admission to the University.

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

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

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the Scholarship candidates must:

• Apply for and be admitted to a University of Reading undergraduate programme (including Integrated Foundation Year and M level qualifications but excluding Degree Apprenticeship study) commencing in the academic year 2022/23.

• Demonstrate to the University outstanding academic achievement.

• Ensure their admission status is Unconditional Firm, no later than 1700 UK time on 7September 2022.

• Not already be in receipt of a full tuition fee scholarship.

• Be classified by the University as an international student for fees purposes.

• Have completed all the appropriate degree course admission processes of the University, including the provision of any such evidence of compliance with the Eligibility Criteria and evidence to demonstrate academic achievement as the University may reasonably require.

Terms and Conditions

• The Scholarship will only be offered to students who satisfy the Eligibility Criteria and the Terms and Conditions.

• The Scholarship is valid for entry in the 2022/23 academic year only. Students selected for the Scholarship who subsequently defer entry to 2023/24 will not be entitled to carry the funding over to the following year.

• Candidates in receipt of a partial tuition fee scholarship or bursary from an outside organisation or through another University of Reading award can combine this with the Scholarship, provided that the total annual value of financial aid does not amount to more than the total annual cost of tuition Recipients of the Scholarship are required to advise the University if their financial situation changes, for example they are subsequently.

Students enrolling onto the BSc Architecture course in 2022 have the opportunity to secure a scholarship worth £1,000 for each of the three years of their course.

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

• an academic achievement of grades AAB at A level

• an impressive performance at interview, which demonstrates excellent design and representation skills and a clear commitment to study architecture 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 Track account

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

Conditional offer holders must provide results and hold an unconditional place on the BSc Architecture programme by 31 August 2022.

The scholarships are available to applicants from any country and apply only to those who enrol directly onto Year 1 of the Architecture course in 2022. Students who have a previous degree or other Higher Education qualifications will not be eligible.

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 £3000 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.

Application submission deadlines:

• FP September entry - 5th June 2022

• IFP September entry - 31st July 2022

• IFP January entry - 20th November 2022

Middle East Scholarship

Students from the Middle East are eligible for a discount of £3000 on their IFP foundation year tuition fees.

Students domiciled in these countries and paying international tuition fees will receive the Scholarship:

Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

North Africa Scholarship

Students from North Africa are eligible for a discount of £3000 on their IFP foundation year tuition fees.

Students domiciled in these countries and paying international tuition fees will receive the Scholarship:

Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia

Turkey Scholarship

Students from Turkey paying international tuition fees are eligible for a discount of £3000 on their IFP foundation year tuition fees.

Nigeria Scholarship

Students from Nigeria paying international tuition fees are eligible for a discount of £3000 on their IFP foundation year tuition fees.

Indonesia Scholarship

Students from Indonesia paying international tuition fees are eligible for a discount of £3000 on their IFP foundation year tuition fees.

Thailand Scholarship

Students from Thailand paying international tuition fees are eligible for a discount of £3000 on their IFP foundation year tuition fees.

Vietnam Scholarship

Students from Vietnam paying international tuition fees are eligible for a discount of £3000 on their IFP foundation year tuition fees.

Malaysia Scholarship

Students from Malaysia paying international tuition fees are eligible for a discount of £3000 on their IFP foundation year tuition fees.

Singapore Scholarship

Students from Singapore paying international tuition fees are eligible for a discount of £3000 on their IFP foundation year tuition fees.

USA Scholarship

Students from the USA paying international tuition fees are eligible for a discount of £3000 on their IFP foundation year tuition fees.

Brazil Scholarship

Students from Brazil paying international tuition fees are eligible for a discount of £3000 on their IFP foundation year tuition fees.

The Harry Nursten Postgraduate Scholarship aims to encourage students from under-represented groups to study food and nutritional sciences at postgraduate level. The scholarship is able to make an award up to a value of £5,000 each year and each award is tenable for one year. In order to apply, you must have received an offer of admission to one our participating master’s courses.

Eligible courses:

• MSc Food Science

• MSc Food Technology – Quality Assurance

• MSc Nutrition and Food Science

Scholarship guidelines:

• Applicants must be nationals and residents of the UK and must be studying towards a postgraduate taught qualification in the Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, either full-time or part-time.

• Scholarship awards are given based on academic merit to those most in financial need.

• The closing date for applications is 1 June 2022. Results will be announced by end of June 2022.