Scholarships at University of Salford

We are are an owner-member of the Northern Consortium of UK universities (NCUK). NCUK delivers pathway programmes that lead to degrees at member universities. NCUK foundation and graduate pathway programmes are taught in its accredited centres around the world. Since 1987, hundreds of students have progressed onto the University of Salford after completing NCUK programmes and are now working successfully around the world. To support students who progress from NCUK, we offer a number of high value scholarships to outstanding applicants for undergraduate or master's programmes.

Scholarship Details

For September 2023 intake 

• The NCUK Undergraduate Excellence Scholarship is worth £5,000.

• The NCUK Undergraduate Excellence Scholarship (progression from IY1) is worth £3,000.

• The NCUK Postgraduate Excellence Scholarship (progression from PMP) is worth £3,000.

The NCUK Salford Undergraduate Excellence Scholarship is open to applicants who have an offer for an undergraduate programme and have achieved 128 UCAS points (A level grades ABB grades or equivalent) and a minimum EAP C in the NCUK International Foundation Year. 

The NCUK Salford Undergraduate Excellence Scholarship (progression from IY1) is open to applicants who have studied the NCUK International Year One and have an offer for an undergraduate programme. Applicants must achieve 65% from 120 credits, with an EAP C or equivalent in the NCUK International Year 1.

The NCUK Salford Postgraduate Excellence Scholarship (progression from PMP) is open to applicants who have an offer for a master's programme and have achieved 65% from 120 credits, with an EAP C or equivalent in the NCUK pre-master's programme.

Our Health Heroes Scholarships are available to successful international applicants across a number of nursing and midwifery programmes in the academic years 2023-24.

Scholarship Details

Our Health Heroes Scholarships are available to successful international applicants across a number of nursing and midwifery programmes.

BSc Nursing Studies (Top Up)
Available to offer holders on our one-year nursing top-up programmes. This scholarship will reduce the tuition fee by £2,400.

MA Nursing (Adult)
Available to offer holders with a first or second class degree. This scholarship is worth £3,500 in year one only.

MSc Nursing
Available to offer-holders with a first or second class degree. This scholarship is worth £2,000.

MSc Midwifery
Available to offer-holders with a first or second class degree. This scholarship is worth £2,000.

Terms and Conditions

• International scholarships (awards) are available to international applicants who are: 

  • Addressed as international students for fee-paying purposes and are charged the regular international tuition fee for the duration of the programme.

  • A new student studying for the first time at the University of Salford, not continuing or progressing from one programme to another.

  • Studying full-time, on-campus for the duration of the programme.

  • Studying an eligible undergraduate or postgraduate taught master's programme.

  • Self-funding and not sponsored for the tuition fees for the duration of the programme.

  • Not applying for a programme where the tuition fee has been negotiated as part of a partnership or other arrangement to make the fee non-standard.

• For the purposes of assessing international awards:  

  • Entry to BSc, BA, LLB, MEng programmes is considered for undergraduate awards.

  • Entry to MSc, MA, MBA, LLM programmes is considered for postgraduate awards.

  • Entry to MA Architecture (MArch) is considered for postgraduate awards.

  • All other qualifications are not eligible for international awards. These include: International Foundation Year, HNC, PG Cert, PG Diploma, MRes, MSc (by research), MPhil, PhD, Graduate Certificate/GradCerts.

  • The following are not eligible for international awards: entry to accelerated degrees, distance learning courses, MA Social Work, or programmes where a fee has been negotiated with a partner. Exceptions are only granted if there are targeted specifications in the scholarship criteria.

• Where an international scholarship includes a country as part of the criteria, the country refers to the applicant’s nationality, as shown on the passport used to apply for the programme of study. 

• International awards are not available to students studying part-time, distance or blended learning, or where the study is delivered through an overseas partner unless the scholarship eligibility is specifically designed for these modes of study. You can refer to the eligibility of each scholarship on the individual scholarship page.

• International awards are not available to students where any part of the tuition fees are paid through a sponsoring organisation. 

• There are no awards for entry to the International Foundation Year programme.

• There are no awards for entry to the Graduate Certificate International Management programme. 

• To confirm the award, you must pay your tuition fee deposit and sign up to the terms and conditions through the scholarship acceptance. No award is confirmed until your tuition fee deposit payment is paid and received. Where a tuition fee deposit wavier is agreed, you must provide the wavier with the award acceptance. 

• Where the awards are merit-based and require an application, the application method, timeline and selection process is advertised on our Scholarships page.

• All international awards are applied as a discount on the tuition fee for your first year of study only. No cash alternatives are available and awards are not transferable. Where specific merit-based awards are applied in a different way, this will be advertised on our Scholarships page. 

Chevening is the UK Government’s international awards scheme aimed at developing global leaders. We are proud to support the Chevening as a premier partner.

Scholarship Details

Chevening Scholarships enable outstanding emerging leaders from all over the world to pursue one-year master’s degrees in the UK. Whilst there is no ‘typical’ Chevening Scholar, we are looking for the kind of people who have the passion, ideas, and influence to provide the solutions and leadership needed to create a better future.

Because these scholarships are fully-funded (flights, accommodation, and course fees are all included), you are free to focus on achieving your professional goals and maximising the experience of a lifetime. You will live and study in the UK for a year, during which time you will develop professionally and academically, network extensively, experience UK culture, and build lasting positive relationships with the UK. On completing your studies, you will leave the UK equipped with the knowledge and networks necessary to bring your own ideas to life.

This section of the website contains all of the information you need in order to successfully submit an application. We encourage you to review it fully in order to ensure that you have the best possible chance of being selected for an award.

Eligibility

To be eligible for a Chevening Scholarship you must:

• Be a citizen of a Chevening-eligible country or territory.

• Return to your country of citizenship for a minimum of two years after your award has ended.

• Have completed all components of an undergraduate degree that will enable you to gain entry onto a postgraduate programme at a UK university by the time you submit your application. This is typically equivalent to an upper second-class 2:1 honours degree in the UK but may be different depending on your course and university choice.

• Have at least two years (equivalent to 2,800 hours) of work experience.

• Apply to three different eligible UK university courses and have received an unconditional offer from one of these choices by 13 July 2023.

You are not eligible for a Chevening Scholarship if you:

• Hold British or dual British citizenship (unless you are a citizen of a British Overseas Territory or hold BN(O) and are applying from Hong Kong).

• Hold refugee status in a non-Chevening eligible country. Applicants who are citizens of a Chevening-eligible country and who hold refugee status in a Chevening-eligible country are eligible for a scholarship.

• Are an employee, a former employee, or relative* of an employee of Her Majesty’s Government, or have been within the last two years from the opening of Chevening applications  (including the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, all British Embassies/High Commissions, the Home Office, the Ministry of Defence, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Department for International Trade and the UKVI), the British Council, a sponsoring UK university, or a staff member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities.

• Employees, former employees, or relatives* of an employee of Chevening Partner organisations are eligible to apply, but if the employment took place within the last two years, you cannot receive a Chevening Partner Award from the organisation from which you work, previously worked, or are affiliated with through relatives.

Deadline

The deadline to receive and submit at least one unconditional UK university offer is 17:00 BST (UK time) on 13 July 2023.

This scholarship supports high-achieving international students for 2023/24 to study at undergraduate and postgraduate level. 

Scholarship Details

For undergraduate applicants starting in the academic year 2023/2024, the Global Gold Excellence Scholarship is worth £3,500.

For postgraduate applicants starting in the academic year 2023/2024, the Global Gold Excellence Scholarship is worth £3,000.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship you must be applying for the first year of full-time study on an eligible undergraduate or postgraduate master’s programme.

International Foundation Year and progressing International Foundation Year students are currently not eligible.

If you are an undergraduate applicant, you must hold an offer for an eligible programme and achieve A-level grades ABB  or equivalent from your country.

If you are a postgraduate applicant, you must hold an offer for an eligible programme, achieve a first-class degree and meet your offer conditions by the deadline shown on your offer letter (equivalent qualifications are shown on our country pages).

Students on the following courses are not eligible to apply for this scholarship:

• Any Nursing programmes. You may be eligible for the Health Heroes Scholarship instead.

• Any undergraduate programmes including a placement with the NHS, including Diagnostic Radiography, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Podiatry, Prosthetics and Orthotics.

• MA Fashion Design

Terms and Conditions

You may be interested in this scholarship if you have already been awarded a different scholarship. However, in line with our terms and conditions, you can only receive one scholarship - the one with the highest value.

To be eligible for this scholarship you must be applying for the first year of full-time study on an eligible undergraduate or postgraduate master’s programme and achieve the grades specified above.

Students on the following courses are not eligible for this scholarship:

• Any Nursing programmes. You may be eligible for the Year of the Health Heroes Scholarship instead.

• Any programmes including a placement with the NHS, including Diagnostic Radiography, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Podiatry, Prosthetics and Orthotics.

• MA Fashion Design

This scholarship supports high-achieving international students for 2023/24 to study at undergraduate and postgraduate level. 

Scholarship Details

For undergraduate applicants starting in the academic year 2023/2024, the Global Silver Excellence Scholarship is worth £3,000.

For postgraduate applicants starting in the academic year 2023/2024, the Global Silver Excellence Scholarship is worth £2,500.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship you must be applying for the first year of full-time study on an eligible undergraduate or postgraduate master’s programme in our 2022-23 or 2023-24 academic year.

International Foundation Year and progressing International Foundation Year students are currently not eligible.

If you are an undergraduate applicant, you must hold an offer for an eligible programme and achieve A-level grades BBC  or equivalent from your country.

If you are a postgraduate applicant, you must hold an offer for an eligible programme, achieve at least a second-class lower (2.2) degree or above and meet your offer conditions by the admission deadline (equivalent qualifications are shown on our country pages).

Students on the following courses are not eligible to apply for this scholarship:

• Any Nursing programmes. You may be eligible for the Health Heroes Scholarship instead.

• Any undergraduate programmes including a placement with the NHS, including Diagnostic Radiography, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Podiatry, Prosthetics and Orthotics.

• MA Fashion Design

Terms and Conditions

You may be interested in this scholarship if you have already been awarded a different scholarship. However, in line with our terms and conditions, you can only receive one scholarship - the one with the highest value.

To be eligible for this scholarship you must be applying for the first year of full-time study on an eligible undergraduate or postgraduate master’s programme and achieve the grades specified above.

Students on the following courses are not eligible for this scholarship:

• Any Nursing programmes. You may be eligible for the Health Heroes Scholarship instead.

• Any programmes including a placement with the NHS, including Diagnostic Radiography, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Podiatry, Prosthetics and Orthotics.

• MA Fashion Design