Scholarships at University of Strathclyde

In partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain campaign, the University of Strathclyde, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences is offering four GREAT Scholarships to students in Ghana, Nigeria, India and Pakistan applying for postgraduate programmes in justice and law.

The GREAT Scholarships 2025 programme, launched by the British Council together with 71 UK universities, supports international postgraduate students from selected countries to access world-class UK higher education opportunities.

This scholarship offers financial support of £10,000 to students pursuing one-year postgraduate study at the University of Strathclyde. 

Please note that applicants should be passport holders of Ghana, Nigeria, India or Pakistan.

Eligibility

In order to be deemed eligible for the GREAT Scholarship for justice and law, candidates must:

• Be available to commence academic studies in the UK by the start of the academic year in September 2025.

• Have paid their tuition fee deposit before 27 June 2025. 

• Register as an international, fee-paying student and should be passport holders of Ghana, Nigeria, India or Pakistan.

• Have an offer of study for a full-time, postgraduate law programme at the University of Strathclyde. This scholarship is only available on the following programmes: LLM Law, LLM/MSc Criminal Justice and Penal Change; LLM/MSc Mediation and Conflict Resolution; LLM Global Environmental Law and Governance; LLM Human Rights Law; LLM International Commercial Law; LLM Construction Law; LLM Law, Technology and Innovation.

Terms and conditions

• Applicants must meet all of the above eligibility criteria to be considered for this scholarship.

• To receive their scholarship, awardees must enrol in the 2025 academic year and continue to meet all of the above eligibility criteria throughout their studies.

• The scholarship is not available for online courses.

• Students receiving discounted tuition fees from partner universities are not eligible.

• The value of the scholarship is £10,000. The scholarship will be awarded towards the payment of a student’s tuition fee, subject to academic progression.

• Scholarship recipients must be willing to attend a networking event of all UK-based GREAT scholars, to discuss experiences and capture perceptions of studying in the UK.

• Scholarship recipients must be willing to maintain contact with the British Council and the University of Strathclyde and act as an ambassador for GREAT Scholarships. 

• As an alumnus of the GREAT Scholarships, be willing occasionally to speak to potential candidates about his or her own experience of studying in the UK. 

• Students who defer their offer of admission will not be eligible.

• Students who transfer to a degree out with the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences will no longer be eligible to receive a scholarship.

• Students are only eligible to hold one scholarship per academic year from the University of Strathclyde.

• The Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences’ decision on the awarding of scholarships is final. Appeals will not be considered.

The Faculty of Engineering are delighted to be offering a limited number of Dean’s International Excellence Awards worth £7,000 and £10,000 to exceptional applicants joining a postgraduate taught programme in September 2025. All self-funded, international (non-EU), fee-paying postgraduate taught applicants joining one of our on campus programmes will be considered.

All eligible international offer holders will automatically be considered and contacted before 31 July 2025 if successful. A scholarship application is not required.

If successful, the scholarship details will be added to your student record once payment of deposit has been received, and the funds will be automatically deducted from your overall tuition fees. 

Eligibility

There are a limited number of Excellence Awards available of £7,000 - £10,000.  Students are required to demonstrate academic excellence (usually a UK first class undergraduate degree or international equivalent), and the potential both to make a significant contribution to the Strathclyde community during their studies and in their chosen profession upon graduation. The deadline to be considered for the Dean’s International Excellence Award is 31 July 2025. There is no application process for this award and chosen offer holders will be contacted in advance of the deadline.

Important things to note:

• The scholarships are available for eligible self-funded, international (non-EU) fee-paying applicants enrolling on a full-time course within the University of Strathclyde’s campus in Glasgow starting September 2025 only. The scholarships cannot be deferred or transferred to any other entry points. 

• The scholarships will be awarded automatically and no application is necessary. Please note that the scholarship details will be added to your student record once payment of deposit has been received, and the funds will be automatically deducted from your overall fees. 

• Those who receive full sponsorship from a government office or embassy are not eligible for these scholarships.

• In order to be considered for a scholarship an applicant must hold an offer to study on a full-time postgraduate taught course in September 2025.

• Students are only eligible for one scholarship per academic year from the University of Strathclyde.

• Students who do not meet any of the required criteria will automatically not be considered.

• The Faculty of Engineering's decision on the awarding of scholarships is final.

To celebrate the 850th anniversary of the city of Glasgow, we are delighted to offer scholarships to all eligible postgraduate taught, self-funded, international (non-EU) fee-paying students, joining an on-campus course in the Faculty of Engineering in September 2025.

The value of the scholarship award is £5,000 and will be deducted from your tuition fees. 

The scholarship will be awarded automatically and no application is necessary. Please note that the scholarship details will be added to your student record once payment of deposit has been received, and the funds will be automatically deducted from your overall tuition fees. 

Eligibility

Important things to note:

• The value of the Engineering: Glasgow 850 International Masters Scholarships, September 2025 award is £5,000 and will be deducted from your fees. 

• The scholarships are available for eligible self-funded, international (non-EU) fee-paying applicants enrolling on a full-time course within the University of Strathclyde’s campus in Glasgow starting September 2025 only. The scholarships cannot be deferred or transferred to any other entry points. 

• The scholarships will be awarded automatically and no application is necessary. Please note that the scholarship details will be added to your student record once payment of deposit has been received, and the funds will be automatically deducted from your overall fees. 

• Those who receive full sponsorship from a government office or embassy are not eligible for these scholarships.

• In order to be considered for a scholarship an applicant must hold an offer to study on a full-time postgraduate taught course in September 2025.

• Students are only eligible for one scholarship per academic year from the University of Strathclyde.

• Students who do not meet any of the required criteria will automatically not be considered.

• The Faculty of Engineering's decision on the awarding of scholarships is final.

We're delighted to announce our EU Engagement Scholarships to support full-time students commencing postgraduate taught courses in 2025/26. This includes eligible courses starting in January 2026.

The scholarships will be available to those EU applicants who would have previously been eligible for Home (Scottish/EU) fee status but, because of Brexit, will now be classified as being eligible for International fee status

Our postgraduate scholarships will be available for students who meet our eligibility criteria.

• Number of scholarships: unlimited

• Value: up to £12,000

• Opens: 1 January 2021

• Deadline: 30 September 2025

• Helps with: Tuition fees

Eligibility

The scholarships will be available to those EU applicants who would have previously been eligible for Home (Scottish/EU) fee status but, because of Brexit, will now be classified as being eligible for International fee status.

Your application for study will be checked for eligibility when you apply, therefore you do not need to make a separate application for this scholarship.

The scholarships will be automatically applied to:

EU nationals and their dependant family members who are self-funding and:

• are resident in the European Economic Area, Switzerland or the UK at the time of application; and

• are classed as international for tuition fee purposes; and

• are entering a full time degree undergraduate or postgraduate taught Masters programmes in 2025

This scholarship does not apply to students classified as Home or RUK for tuition fee purposes.

The Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences is delighted to offer a number of Deans Excellence scholarships worth £10,000 to international students joining one of our Postgraduate Taught programmes in September 2025.

All eligible international offer holders will automatically be considered for a scholarship, therefore no separate scholarship application is required.

Eligibility

Important things to note

• Separate applications are not necessary and you will be automatically considered based on your programme application and supporting documents.

• To be considered for a scholarship an applicant must hold an offer to study a full-time attendance course in the 2025/26 academic year.

• Students are only eligible for one scholarship per academic year from the University of Strathclyde.

• Online, blended learning programmes, PGDE, and MSW Social Work programmes are not eligible for these scholarships.

• To receive their scholarship, awardees must enrol in studies commencing in September 2025 and continue to meet all of the above eligibility criteria.

• Scholarship recipients will be expected to engage with student ambassador activities during their course of study, such as supporting student recruitment activities and events.

• The Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences’ decision on the awarding of scholarships is final.

The Faculty of Science are delighted to be offering our Faculty of Science International Excellence Award for Postgraduate Taught Masters Students. We invite applicants who hold an offer of a place of study on September 2025 entry Faculty of Science on-campus Masters programme and are classified as international for fee status, to apply.  The scholarships value will range from £7,000 to £8,000.

The scholarships will be awarded on merit, rather than financial need, to candidates who can demonstrate excellent academic performance (current/and or previously gained), any relevant extra-curricular or professional experience and career development, and who will contribute to the overall academic, cultural and experiential of the programme cohort.

Eligibility

• The value of the Faculty of Science International Excellence Award for Postgraduate Taught Masters Students is £7,000 - £8,000 and will be deducted from your fees. 

• The scholarships are available for eligible self-funded, international (non-EU) fee-paying applicants enrolling on a full-time PGT Masters course on-campus, starting September 2025. The scholarships cannot be deferred or transferred to any other entry points. 

• Those who receive full sponsorship from a government office or embassy are not eligible for these scholarships.

• Scholarships will be awarded on a competitive basis following a review of the application and statement submitted and assessed based on the academic performance (current and/or previously gained), motivations, experience and career aspirations highlighted.

• Scholarships will be awarded on a rolling basis. Awards may be allocated early in the application cycle and so making an early application for admission is advised.

• Please do not submit duplicate scholarship applications as all scholarship application forms submitted will remain under consideration until the deadline of 31 July 2025.

To celebrate the 850th anniversary of the city of Glasgow, we are delighted to offer scholarships to all eligible postgraduate taught, self-funded, international (non-EU) fee-paying offer holders, joining a full-time, on-campus course in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in September 2025.

The scholarships will be awarded to the value of £5,000 or £7,000.

The scholarships will be awarded automatically upon confirmation of payment of deposit and this must be paid by the scholarship deadline date of 31/07/2025. 

All eligible international offer holders will automatically be considered for a scholarship, therefore no separate scholarship application is required.

Eligibility

The scholarship is open now for all international (non-EU) Postgraduate Taught students joining eligible programmes within the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences in September 2025.

Important things to note

• Applications are not necessary and you will automatically be considered upon confirmation of payment of deposit.

• To be considered for a scholarship an applicant must hold an offer to study a full-time attendance course in the 2025/26 academic year.

• Deposits must be paid be the scholarship deadline date of 31/07/2025.

• Students are only eligible for one scholarship per academic year from the University of Strathclyde.

• Online and blended learning programmes are not eligible for these scholarships.

• To receive their scholarship, awardees must enrol in studies commencing in September 2025 and continue to meet all of the above eligibility criteria.

• Scholarship recipients will be expected to engage with student ambassador activities during their course of study, such as supporting student recruitment activities and events.

• The Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences’ decision on the awarding of scholarships is final.

To celebrate the 850th anniversary of the city of Glasgow, we are delighted to offer scholarships to help support full-time students joining a Strathclyde Business School (SBS) MSc programme in September 2025.

To be eligible for consideration, candidates must be deemed International for course fee status and hold an offer on an SBS MSc programme for the September 2025 intake.

The value of these scholarship awards will range from £6,000 to £8,000, depending on the subject area and course fee. 

All candidates who hold a programme offer will be automatically considered. Therefore, no separate scholarship application is required, as the award decision will be based on the overall quality of the MSc programme application.  

Scholarships will be awarded on a rolling basis from the end of January 2025 and the final deadline for consideration of awards will be 31 July 2025. All applicants will normally be notified of the Scholarship Committee's decision within one week of receiving an MSc programme offer.

Eligibility

Important things to note

• candidates must be self-funded (for example, not in receipt of any funding from any other scholarships or employer sponsorship) and already hold an offer of a place on an SBS MSc programme for the September 2025 intake and also be deemed International with regards to Fee Status.

• students are only eligible for one scholarship per academic year from the University of Strathclyde.

• online and blended learning programmes are not eligible for these scholarships.

• scholarships will be awarded on a rolling basis from January 2025 onwards and the deadline for consideration of applications will be 31 July 2025.

• Strathclyde Business School's decision on the awarding of scholarships is final.

To celebrate the 850th anniversary of the city of Glasgow, we are delighted to offer scholarships to all eligible postgraduate taught, self-funded, international (non-EU) fee-paying students, joining an on-campus course in the Faculty of Science in September 2025.

The value of these scholarship awards is £5,000 and will be deducted from your tuition fees. 

This scholarship will be awarded automatically and no application is necessary. Please note that the scholarship details will be added to your student record once payment of deposit has been received and the funds will be automatically deducted from your overall tuition fees. 

Following the deadline of 31 May 2025, the first phase of scholarships will be reviewed and more may be released.

Eligibility

• The value of the Science: Glasgow 850 International Masters Scholarships, September 2025 is £5,000 and will be deducted from your fees. 

• The scholarships are available for eligible self-funded, international (non-EU) fee-paying applicants enrolling on a full-time course on-campus, starting September 2025. The scholarships cannot be deferred or transferred to any other entry points. 

• These scholarships will be awarded automatically and no application is necessary. Please note that the scholarship details will be added to your student record once payment of deposit has been received, and the funds will be automatically deducted from your overall fees. 

• Those who receive full sponsorship from a government office or embassy are not eligible for these scholarships.

• In order to be considered for a scholarship an applicant must hold an offer to study on a full-time postgraduate taught, on-campus course for September 2025 entry.

• Students are only eligible for one scholarship per academic year from the University of Strathclyde.

• Students who do not meet any of the required criteria will automatically not be considered.

• The Faculty of Science’s decision on the awarding of scholarships is final.

Strathclyde Business School is pleased to announce its first round of Dean's Excellence Awards for the upcoming September 2025 intake.  We invite applicants who hold an offer of a place on a September 2025 SBS MSc programme and are classified as international for fee status, to apply.  The scholarships will range from £9,000 to £12,000 depending on the specific subject area and course fees.

The scholarships will be awarded on merit, rather than financial need, to candidates who can demonstrate excellent academic performance (current/and or previously gained), any relevant extra-curricular or professional experience and career development, and who will contribute to the overall academic, cultural and experiential of the programme cohort.  The committee will consider both the scholarship and MSc programme applications in their decision making process.

The first tranche of scholarships will be awarded on a rolling basis from February 2025, and the final deadline for consideration will be 30th April 2025.  Successful applicants will be notified of the Scholarship Committee's decision within two weeks of submitting their scholarship application.

Eligibility

Important things to note

• Candidates must be self-funded (ie. not in receipt of any funding from any other scholarships, employer sponsorship, etc) and already hold an offer of a place on an SBS MSc programme for the September 2025 intake and also be deemed International with regards to Fee Status.

• Students are only eligible for one scholarship per academic year from the University of Strathclyde.

• Online and blended learning programmes are not eligible for these scholarships.

• Scholarships will be awarded on a rolling basis from February 2025 onwards and the deadline for consideration of applications within the first tranche will be 30th April 2025. 

• Strathclyde Business School's decision on the awarding of scholarships is final.

Candidates interested in applying should provide a maximum 1000 word statement demonstrating, through their ideas, experience and future career plans (including their reasoning for joining their chosen programme and why they should be awarded this scholarship.  

Scholarship awardees will also be expected to engage with a variety of activities during their course of study, including:

• Monitoring and contributing to future applicant forums and responding with information regarding the relevant course.

• Taking an active role in either the social committee or class rep committee.

• Volunteering as an admissions contact for prospective students.

• Assisting the school in the development and management of events.

• Retaining alumni communication post MSc completion.

The University of Strathclyde is a leading international technological university and we are proud to attract talented students from the European Union and around the world to study with us.

Since the UK left the EU, students from the European Union are no longer eligible to claim home fee status in relation to University tuition fees. At Strathclyde we recognise the additional financial implications for our current applicants from the EU. We are therefore delighted to announce our EU Engagement Scholarships to support full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students commencing taught courses in 2025. The scholarships will be available to those EU applicants who would have previously been eligible for Home (Scottish/EU) fee status but, because of Brexit, will now be classified as being eligible for international fee status.

EU Engagement Scholarships: Undergraduate Study

Our undergraduate scholarships will be awarded for each year of study for students who meet our eligibility criteria.

Undergraduate scholarships

• £5,000 per year for Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences courses

• £5,000 per year for Strathclyde Business School courses

• £8,000 per year for Faculty of Engineering courses

• £6,000 to £8,000 per year for Faculty of Science courses, depending on the subject area

EU Engagement Scholarships: Postgraduate Taught Courses

Our postgraduate scholarships will be awarded to those students who meet our eligibility criteria.

Postgraduate scholarships

• £5,000 to £7,000 for Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences courses, dependent on subject area

• £9,000 to 12,000 for Strathclyde Business School, dependent on subject area (excluding MBA)

• £8,000 for Faculty of Engineering

• £7,000 to £10,000 for Faculty of Science, dependent on subject area