Scholarships at Nottingham Trent University

We have a range of country and school scholarships available to undergraduate and postgraduate students. These scholarship are competitive and will be awarded based on the strength of your application.

Undergraduate

• Sri Lanka Scholarship: £4,000 for each year of study, excluding any placement years.

• Taiwan Scholarship: £5,000 for the first year of study.

• Taiwan STEM Scholarship: 50% of tuition fee for the first year of study.

• USA Excellence Scholarship: 25% or 50% of tuition fee, plus £3,000 for each subsequent year of your course excluding any placement years.

Postgraduate/Masters

• Ghana Law School Scholarship: 50% of tuition fee

• LLM Scholarships (Vietnam, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa): 50% of tuition fee

• Makerere Uganda Scholarship: 100% of tuition fee

• Postgraduate Scholarships for Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Latin America and Caribbean, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Serbia, Turkey: £4,000

• Postgraduate Scholarship for Korea, Pakistan, Vietnam. Taiwan: £5,000

• Taiwan STEM Scholarship: 50% of tuition fee

• Women in Computer Science: 50% of tuition fee

The GREAT Scholarship programme is a joint initiative by the British Council and the UK Government. We are delighted to offer one competitive scholarship of £10,000 to students from select countries.

• Egypt

• Ghana

• Italy

• Kenya

• Pakistan

Terms and Conditions

• Scholarships will be open only to target country passport holders and residents, and in respect of China, mainland passport holders and residents only.

• The scholarship can only be used towards tuition fees.

• UK HEIs should award the scholarships by 30 June 2025. Application deadlines may vary for individual institutions.

• The Study UK team must be informed of any other scholarships awarded to a GREAT scholar in the same academic year.

We have a number of High Achievers Awards for high achieving students. These awards are based on a certain criteria and provided you meet the requirements, you will be award the relevant scholarship.

You must still submit an application form to be considered but you can choose to apply for these awards only by ticking the box stating you wish to be considered for the High Achievers Scholarship.

Undergraduate

• Canada Law High Achievers Award: £3,000

Postgraduate

• Bangladesh High Achievers Award: £3,000

• India Prestigious University Award: Up to £4,000

• Sri Lanka High Achievers Award: £3,000

• Sub-Saharan Africa High Achievers Award: £3,000

• Thailand High Achievers Award: £4,000

We have some new Impact Scholarships in partnership between NTIC and NTU:

• Women in STEM Impact Scholarships: £3,000 award to students progressing to undergraduate degrees in STEM subjects at NTU (first year only).

• Sustainability Impact Scholarships: £3,000 award to students progressing to sustainability-related undergraduate degrees at NTU (first year only).

Terms and Conditions

• To be eligible for an NTU & NTIC Impact Scholarship, you must have an offer of a place on an eligible NTU undergraduate course with progression from Nottingham Trent International College (NTIC) and be classed as an overseas student for tuition fee purposes (‘international student’).

• Eligible undergraduate courses include all courses in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths or which are a sustainability-related degree, and which are eligible for progression from courses at NTIC. Excluded courses include postgraduate courses, SQE preparation courses, PGDL, LPC, BTC, distance learning and exchange students.

• Please submit your application through NTIC/Kaplan and agree to the terms and conditions when you apply. You can apply on the NTIC Kaplan website Impact Scholarships.

• You are only eligible for this scholarship if you are due to enrol on the first year of a course (or year 2 of an undergraduate course in the case of advanced entry) in September 2025 or beyond having progressed from NTIC. If you have already commenced your NTIC pathway programme or degree at NTU you cannot apply for these scholarships.

• This scholarship can be combined with the NTIC/NTU Early Payment Discount. If you pay at least £1,000 towards your NTU fees before the stated deadline we will automatically deduct £500 from your first year tuition fee only – please refer to the terms and conditions of this fee discount. This scholarship can also be combined with the Distinction Scholarship which is a yearly payment to the student of £1000 per year, except for placement year, for those students who achieve 70% or above in their NTIC subject.

• If you are awarded the scholarship this will be for the first year of your undergraduate study.

• If you transfer to a different NTU course before progressing from NTIC to NTU the scholarship will be transferable if the course is eligible within this scheme.

• Applicants will be informed whether they have (or have not) been awarded a scholarship by NTIC/Kaplan. Kaplan will notify scholarship applicants of the outcome of their application by email within 4 weeks of the scholarship application deadline. The NTU part of the award is a fee reduction which will be applied to the NTU tuition fee when an applicant meets the conditions of their offer and enrols on the NTU degree course.

• To be awarded this scholarship when you progress to NTU, you must achieve a 70% overall grade or above at NTIC.

Our NTU Excellence Scholarships are competitive and will be awarded based on the strength of your application.

Undergraduate

• 50% or 25% off your first year tuition fees, plus 3,000 for each subsequent year of your course.

Postgraduate

• 50% or 25% off your first year tuition fees.

For example if your tuition fee was £24,500 and you were awarded a 50% scholarship, your new tuition fee would be £12,250.

Deadlines for September 2025 entry:

• Wednesday 29 January 2025, 16:00 GMT

• Wednesday 26 February, 16:00 GMT

• Wednesday 26 March, 16:00 GMT

• Wednesday 30 April, 16:00 GMT

• Wednesday 18 June, 16:00 GMT

Terms and Conditions

To be eligible for an NTU International Scholarship award, you must:

• Have an offer of a place on an eligible course at Nottingham Trent University.

• Be classed as an overseas student for tuition fee purposes (‘international student’).

• Be due to enrol on the first year of a new course of study (or year 2 or 3 of an undergraduate course in the case of advanced entry) in September 2025. International students enrolled before September 2025 and due to progress onto the second, third or fourth year of their course of study in September 2025, or repeating the first year of study, are not eligible to apply.

Our International Scholarships are worth up to £3,000 and are awarded competitively to students who show a strong commitment to their studies.

To be eligible for an NTU International Scholarship award, you must:

• Have an offer of a place on an eligible course at Nottingham Trent University, including Confetti courses.

• Be classed as an overseas student for tuition fee purposes (‘international student’). 

• Be due to enrol on the first year of a new course of study (or year 2 or 3 of an undergraduate course in the case of advanced entry) in September 2024 or January 2025. International students enrolled before January 2025 and due to progress onto the second, third or fourth year of their course of study in January 2025 or September 2025, or repeating the first year of study, are not eligible to apply.

Terms and Conditions for International Scholarships

• Nottingham Trent International College (NTIC) progression students are not eligible to apply for an NTU International Scholarship award.

• International students who receive sponsorship (your tuition fees are being paid by an employer, government, or funding body in full or in part) are not eligible to apply for an International Scholarship.

• If you are studying at an institution that has a partnership agreement with NTU you are eligible for either an NTU International Scholarship award (if your scholarship application is successful) or the Partner Progression Discount (the higher amount would be deducted from your tuition fees).

• If you are awarded a Scholarship by an external body, you can only be awarded an NTU International Scholarship award if the total combined amount of both awards is not higher than 50% of your first year’s tuition fees. Please check the Terms and Conditions of the external award to make sure any award from NTU would not impact your external award.

• Applicants may only apply for an NTU International Scholarship award once per academic year per offer of a place on a qualifying course.

• Applications received after 16:00 GMT (4 pm) on each deadline will automatically be considered for the next available deadline. For example, application forms submitted after the first deadline and before the second deadline, will be considered for the second deadline.

• Applications received after the final deadline will not be considered.

• If you are awarded any other scholarship, bursary and / or tuition fee reduction from NTU you will only be eligible for the higher award (except for candidates who are awarded a Sport Scholarship or if you are eligible for the Alumni discount and the combined awards are not higher than 50% of your first year’s tuition fees).

• If you receive an award for each year of study, the award will be deducted from your tuition fee at the start of each year. You must successfully complete each year of the course to continue to receive this. Scholarships are not applied when a placement year is undertaken but will resume for your final year of study.

• NTU Scholarship awards are not transferable and will not be awarded if you choose to transfer to a different course of study at NTU or if you defer your entry to the following academic year.

• Applicants will be informed whether they have (or have not) been awarded an NTU International Scholarship award (and of the value of the scholarship award if they have been awarded) within five weeks of the application deadline.

• The scholarship will be applied to your tuition fee when you accept your scholarship offer, accept and meet the conditions of your course offer and you are eligible to enrol on your course.

• Scholarships are competitive and selection is based on the information provided on the scholarship application form. It is particularly important that you give your scholarship statement careful thought and preparation, and that you refer to the criteria provided.

• If applying for the High Achievers Award, you must be able to provide a graded transcript in order to evidence that you meet the criteria of the High Achievers award.

• If you fail to complete your course and choose to retake the course or undertake another eligible course, any scholarship you were originally awarded will not be applicable.

• If you fail to complete your course and the scholarship was not applied (i.e., you did not pay the tuition fees, or the tuition fees were reimbursed) and you choose to retake the course or undertake another eligible course you may re-apply for a scholarship provided you still meet the eligibility criteria. Consideration of any new scholarship application will be in accordance with the stated criteria and there is no guarantee that the application will be successful.

• If you withdraw from your course while owing a proportion of your tuition fees to NTU, application of the scholarship shall be at the discretion of NTU, and the scholarship may be withdrawn.

Our International Scholarships are worth up to £3,000 and are awarded competitively to students who show a strong commitment to their studies.

To be eligible for an NTU International Scholarship award, you must:

• Have an offer of a place on an eligible course at Nottingham Trent University, including Confetti courses.

• Be classed as an overseas student for tuition fee purposes (‘international student’). 

• Be due to enrol on the first year of a new course of study (or year 2 or 3 of an undergraduate course in the case of advanced entry) in September 2024 or January 2025. International students enrolled before January 2025 and due to progress onto the second, third or fourth year of their course of study in January 2025 or September 2025, or repeating the first year of study, are not eligible to apply.

Terms and Conditions for International Scholarships

• Nottingham Trent International College (NTIC) progression students are not eligible to apply for an NTU International Scholarship award.

• International students who receive sponsorship (your tuition fees are being paid by an employer, government, or funding body in full or in part) are not eligible to apply for an International Scholarship.

• If you are studying at an institution that has a partnership agreement with NTU you are eligible for either an NTU International Scholarship award (if your scholarship application is successful) or the Partner Progression Discount (the higher amount would be deducted from your tuition fees).

• If you are awarded a Scholarship by an external body, you can only be awarded an NTU International Scholarship award if the total combined amount of both awards is not higher than 50% of your first year’s tuition fees. Please check the Terms and Conditions of the external award to make sure any award from NTU would not impact your external award.

• Applicants may only apply for an NTU International Scholarship award once per academic year per offer of a place on a qualifying course.

• Applications received after 16:00 GMT (4 pm) on each deadline will automatically be considered for the next available deadline. For example, application forms submitted after the first deadline and before the second deadline, will be considered for the second deadline.

• Applications received after the final deadline will not be considered.

• If you are awarded any other scholarship, bursary and / or tuition fee reduction from NTU you will only be eligible for the higher award (except for candidates who are awarded a Sport Scholarship or if you are eligible for the Alumni discount and the combined awards are not higher than 50% of your first year’s tuition fees).

• If you receive an award for each year of study, the award will be deducted from your tuition fee at the start of each year. You must successfully complete each year of the course to continue to receive this. Scholarships are not applied when a placement year is undertaken but will resume for your final year of study.

• NTU Scholarship awards are not transferable and will not be awarded if you choose to transfer to a different course of study at NTU or if you defer your entry to the following academic year.

• Applicants will be informed whether they have (or have not) been awarded an NTU International Scholarship award (and of the value of the scholarship award if they have been awarded) within five weeks of the application deadline.

• The scholarship will be applied to your tuition fee when you accept your scholarship offer, accept and meet the conditions of your course offer and you are eligible to enrol on your course.

• Scholarships are competitive and selection is based on the information provided on the scholarship application form. It is particularly important that you give your scholarship statement careful thought and preparation, and that you refer to the criteria provided.

• If applying for the High Achievers Award, you must be able to provide a graded transcript in order to evidence that you meet the criteria of the High Achievers award.

• If you fail to complete your course and choose to retake the course or undertake another eligible course, any scholarship you were originally awarded will not be applicable.

• If you fail to complete your course and the scholarship was not applied (i.e., you did not pay the tuition fees, or the tuition fees were reimbursed) and you choose to retake the course or undertake another eligible course you may re-apply for a scholarship provided you still meet the eligibility criteria. Consideration of any new scholarship application will be in accordance with the stated criteria and there is no guarantee that the application will be successful.

• If you withdraw from your course while owing a proportion of your tuition fees to NTU, application of the scholarship shall be at the discretion of NTU, and the scholarship may be withdrawn.

NTU offers a number of scholarship awards each year to high-performing student athletes from a range of different sports for undergraduate and postgraduate study. Each award is tailored to the needs of the athlete to ensure that everything is put in place to help them to achieve both academic and sporting success while at NTU.

Our sport scholars receive support including:

• Complementary sports club membership

• Small group strength and conditioning training

• Sports nutrition

• Sports psychology

• Physiotherapy

• Performance lifestyle support

• Sport scholar kit

• Support with academic flexibility

• Potential bursary or fee reduction.

Eligibility

NTU sport scholarships are awarded on a case by case basis, priority is given to individuals whose sport features within the British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) programme.

To qualify for a sport scholarship, you must:

• Be currently enrolled on an undergraduate or postgraduate degree course at NTU, or in the process of applying to become an NTU student for the next academic year

• Compete at a regional, national or international standard in your sport or show evidence of significant future sporting potential.

Advice for applicants

When applying for a sport scholarship at NTU please be aware of the following:

• Experience level is not a guarantee of a successful application

• Sport scholars must compete for NTU in all competitions and attend all club training sessions

• If you are unsuccessful in your application the first time around you can apply again in the succeeding academic years

• A sport scholarship is valid for one academic year only; sport scholars must reapply if they wish to continue to receive support