Scholarships in the United Kingdom

Looking to study in the United Kingdom? Below are 30 hand-curated scholarships open to students heading to the United Kingdom — including fully funded options covering tuition, living costs, and travel. Each listing shows the award amount, deadline, and who's eligible, so you can spot the right fit fast and apply directly on the official site.

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Fully funded United Kingdom Undergraduate

Jardine Scholarship

Jardine Foundation

Amount
Full tuition fees, college fees, annual stipend, and return airfare for undergraduate study at selected Oxford or Cambri
Deadline
Oct 20, 2025

Applicants from eligible Jardine Matheson regions applying to selected Oxford or Cambridge colleges may compete for full undergraduate fund…

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Fully funded United Kingdom Masters

Beit Trust Postgraduate Scholarships

The Beit Trust

Amount
Full tuition fees and living stipend through partner universities; exact full package varies by partner and course
Deadline
Feb 13, 2026

Nationals of Zambia, Zimbabwe, or Malawi may apply for Beit Trust postgraduate scholarships at partner universities after securing or pursu…

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Fully funded Europe and Asia Any level

PTDF Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme

Petroleum Technology Development Fund

Amount
Return flights, health insurance, tuition and bench fees where applicable, plus accommodation and living allowances
Deadline
Feb 27, 2026

Nigerian MSc and PhD applicants in PTDF-approved oil-and-gas-relevant fields compete for full overseas funding at partner universities.

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Fully funded United Kingdom Masters

Mo Ibrahim Foundation Scholarship at SOAS

Mo Ibrahim Foundation and SOAS University of London

Amount
£45,479 total value covering tuition fees and maintenance stipend
Deadline
Jun 17, 2026

African-focused overseas fee-status applicants with an unconditional SOAS offer may apply for full tuition and maintenance support for a on…

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Fully funded United Kingdom Masters

Swansea University Sanctuary Scholarship

Swansea University

Amount
Full tuition fee bursary plus either £14,400 living costs stipend or £4,250 study costs bursary
Deadline
Jun 23, 2026

People seeking sanctuary in the UK with an unconditional Swansea master's offer may apply for full tuition plus living or study-cost suppor…

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Fully funded United Kingdom Masters

Marshall Scholarship

British Government (Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission)

Amount
University fees + a living stipend + fares to/from the UK and various grants (books, thesis, research/daily travel)
Deadline
Sep 29, 2026

US citizens with a recent four-year US bachelor's degree and a GPA of at least 3.7, endorsed by their institution and applying in one US re…

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Fully funded United Kingdom Phd

Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation / University of Cambridge

Amount
Full Cambridge cost (University Composition Fee) + £22,050/year maintenance + airfares, visa and health surcharge (plus
Deadline
US round: mid-October. International rou

Non-UK citizens applying for a full-time postgraduate course at Cambridge, submitted via the University application by the relevant round's…

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Fully funded United Kingdom Masters

Rhodes Scholarship

Rhodes Trust (University of Oxford)

Amount
All Oxford university and college fees + £20,400/year stipend (£1,700/month) + flights, visa, health surcharge and settl
Deadline
Varies by constituency (commonly June–Oc

Citizens/residents of an eligible Rhodes constituency who meet that constituency's age and academic criteria; selected on intellect, charac…

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Fully funded United Kingdom Masters

Cambridge Trust International Scholarships

Cambridge Trust (University of Cambridge)

Amount
Full-cost or part-cost scholarships covering the University Composition Fee and, for full awards, maintenance — for high
Deadline
No separate application — apply for Camb

Highly ranked applicants from outside the UK/Ireland for an eligible Cambridge master's or PhD; apply via Cambridge admissions and tick fun…

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Fully funded United Kingdom Masters

Clarendon Scholarship

University of Oxford (Clarendon Fund)

Amount
Full Oxford course fees (Home and Overseas) + an annual living-costs grant at least at the UKRI minimum doctoral stipend
Deadline
No separate application — apply for your

Graduate applicants of any nationality, automatically considered on academic merit when they apply for an eligible Oxford course by its fun…

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Fully funded United Kingdom Masters

Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships and Leadership Programme (Oxford)

University of Oxford

Amount
100% of course fees + a living-costs grant of at least £20,780, for the full duration of the course, plus a leadership d
Deadline
Apply via the Oxford graduate applicatio

Graduates/professionals ordinarily resident in eligible (mainly developing) countries, offered a place on an eligible Oxford course, with l…

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Fully funded United Kingdom Masters

British Council Women in STEM Scholarships for Vietnamese Students

British Council

Amount
Full scholarship worth at least GBP 40,000, including tuition, living stipend, travel, visa, health coverage, and Englis
Deadline
2026-2027 applications are closed; unive

Vietnamese women applying to selected UK STEM master's programmes through partner universities can receive fully funded British Council sup…

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Fully funded United Kingdom Masters

Chevening Scholarships

UK Government — Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)

Amount
Full tuition + monthly living stipend + return economy airfare + arrival and departure allowances
Deadline
Early October (applications open in Augu

Citizens of a Chevening-eligible country with about two years of work experience and leadership potential, returning home for two years aft…

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Fully funded United Kingdom Undergraduate

Reach Oxford Scholarship

University of Oxford

Amount
Full remission of University and College fees plus grants toward living and travel expenses
Deadline
Apply in January of the year you will st

Undergraduate offer-holders (deferred entry) from low-income countries who cannot study for a degree at home; apply in January of the start…

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Fully funded United Kingdom Masters

Commonwealth Scholarships

Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (FCDO-funded)

Amount
Approved tuition fees + return airfare + monthly living stipend + grants (thesis, study travel, warm-clothing where appl
Deadline
Varies by scheme; applications usually o

Citizens or permanent residents of eligible Commonwealth countries (mainly low/middle income) who apply via an approved nominating body and…

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Fully funded United Kingdom Undergraduate

Westminster Undergraduate Full International Scholarship

University of Westminster

Amount
Full tuition + accommodation + living expenses + flights to and from London, renewed each year subject to satisfactory p
Deadline
Annual — you must first accept your offe

International students from a developing country holding a Westminster undergraduate offer, judged on academic merit, financial need, and d…

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Fully funded United Kingdom Phd

Imperial College President's PhD Scholarships

Imperial College London

Amount
Full tuition fees + a generous stipend aligned to the UKRI London rate (£22,780/year, 2025-26) + a £1,000/year consumabl
Deadline
Considered at three points a year — an e

Outstanding new PhD applicants of any nationality with a confirmed Imperial supervisor; put forward by the department via the admissions ap…

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Fully funded United Kingdom Phd

University of Warwick Chancellor's International Scholarship

University of Warwick

Amount
Full overseas-rate tuition fees + a maintenance stipend (at the prevailing UKRI rate) for up to 3.5 years (accommodation
Deadline
Early in the cycle (normally early Decem

Outstanding international (Overseas fee status) PhD applicants with a supervisor and research proposal; apply early via the Doctoral Colleg…

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Fully funded United Kingdom Phd

University of Manchester President's Doctoral Scholar Award

University of Manchester

Amount
A full tuition-fee award (home or international rate) + an annual maintenance stipend at the UKRI rate (£21,805/year) fo
Deadline
Round deadlines vary by faculty (e.g. ar

Outstanding PhD applicants (First/2:1 honours, ideally a strong master's) with a Manchester supervisor; nominated via the funding section o…

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Fully funded United Kingdom Masters

Eira Francis Davies Scholarship

Swansea University Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science

Amount
Full tuition fee scholarship for one outstanding female student per academic year
Deadline
Cycle deadline varies; Swansea lists the

One outstanding female master's student from an eligible developing country may receive full tuition for a Swansea Faculty of Health and Li…

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Partial United Kingdom Any level

University of Bristol Think Big Scholarships

University of Bristol

Amount
Tuition fee scholarships for eligible international undergraduate and postgraduate students; amount varies by course and
Deadline
Apr 10, 2026

Overseas-fee applicants to eligible University of Bristol undergraduate or postgraduate courses may apply for Think Big tuition-fee scholar…

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Partial United Kingdom Masters

University of Nottingham Developing Solutions Masters Scholarship

University of Nottingham

Amount
50% or 100% of tuition fees (tuition only — living costs are not covered)
Deadline
Annual — around mid-April (15 April 2026

Students from African, South Asian, or selected Commonwealth countries holding a Nottingham master's offer, with a strong home-country deve…

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Partial United Kingdom Phd

Edinburgh Global Research Scholarships (University of Edinburgh)

University of Edinburgh

Amount
Covers the difference between the UK (home) and international tuition-fee rates for a PhD (the overseas fee premium); do
Deadline
Apply online via EUCLID after applying f

International (or UK) applicants starting a first-year on-campus PhD at Edinburgh who have applied for admission; apply via EUCLID by the S…

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Partial United Kingdom Masters

GREAT Scholarships (UK)

British Council & the UK government's GREAT Britain Campaign, with participating UK universities

Amount
A minimum of £10,000 toward tuition fees for a one-year master's
Deadline
Set by each participating university (va

Citizens of one of the ~18 eligible countries applying to a participating UK university's one-year master's; apply via that university.

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Partial United Kingdom Undergraduate

Denys Holland Scholarship (UCL)

University College London (UCL)

Amount
£9,000 per year for three years (subject to satisfactory academic progress)
Deadline
Annual — apply after holding a UCL under

UCL undergraduate offer-holders (UK or Overseas) with financial need and a commitment to university life and extracurricular involvement.

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Partial United Kingdom Masters

University of Glasgow Global Leadership Scholarship

University of Glasgow

Amount
A tuition-fee discount for one year — 3 awards of £10,000 and 20 awards of £5,000
Deadline
Per intake (September and January starts

International fee-paying students with a UK first-class-equivalent record starting a 1-year, in-person Glasgow master's; apply with a 500-w…

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Partial United Kingdom Undergraduate

RCN Foundation Into Nursing Grant (UK)

RCN Foundation (Royal College of Nursing)

Amount
A grant to help with study and living costs while training to become a nurse (the current value is published on the RCN
Deadline
Grants open in seasonal rounds (spring a

UK-based career changers with a prior degree entering a nursing degree/PG diploma, 500+ hours of healthcare experience, intending to work i…

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Partial United Kingdom Any level

University of Manchester Global Futures Scholarship

University of Manchester

Amount
More than £6 million total scholarship fund for September 2026 international undergraduate and master's students; indivi
Deadline
Deadlines vary by region and level for S

Self-funded international undergraduate and master's offer holders from listed countries may apply for Manchester Global Futures awards for…

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Partial United Kingdom Masters

University of Birmingham Global Masters Scholarship

University of Birmingham

Amount
£5,000 tuition fee scholarship for international master's students starting in September 2026
Deadline
Deadlines vary by scholarship route and

International students applying for University of Birmingham master's study in September 2026 may apply for £5,000 Global Masters support.

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Partial United Kingdom Undergraduate

University of Sheffield International Undergraduate Scholarship

University of Sheffield

Amount
£2,500 per year, up to £10,000 for four-year programmes, subject to progression
Deadline
Awarded through undergraduate admission

International undergraduate students at Sheffield may receive £2,500 per year, up to £10,000, if they meet progression requirements.

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