Scholarships at University of Strathclyde

The Beit Strathclyde Scholarships have been set up to fully fund one student of exceptional academic calibre from Malawi, Zimbabwe or Zambia to complete a Master’s degree in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Strathclyde in the academic year 2025/26.

• Number of scholarships: 1

• Value: Full Scholarships (Tuition & Living Costs)

• Opens: 23 September 2024

• Deadline: 7 February 2025

• Helps with: Tuition fees, Living costs

• Duration: Full length of course

Eligibility

Students wishing to be considered for the BStrath Scholarship must be resident in Malawi, Zimbabwe or Zambia at the time of application, and must hold an offer to study for a one-year Master's degree in one of the eight departments in the Faculty of Engineering at Strathclyde:

• Architecture

• Biomedical Engineering

• Chemical & Process Engineering

• Civil & Environmental Engineering

• Design, Manufacturing & Engineering Management

• Electronic & Electrical Engineering

• Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

• Naval Architecture, Ocean & Marine Engineering

Students must hold a good Engineering degree from a recognised University, and demonstrate the potential to rise to a position of leadership and influence in their home country on completion of their studies.

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.

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.

Key facts

• Number of scholarships: varies

• Value: Typically £4,240

• Opens: 26 January 2024

• Deadline: 10 January 2025

• Helps with: Tuition fees

• Duration: Varies

Summary

We offer a number of scholarships for our Faculty of Engineering applicants joining postgraduate taught and postgraduate research courses in academic year 2024/25.

All self-funded, international (non-EU) fee-paying offer holders with strong academic qualifications are encouraged to apply. Please note - you must hold an offer to a full-time postgraduate taught degree course starting in January 2025 before your scholarship application will be considered. If applying for postgraduate research course you must start during the 2024/25 academic year.

If you're applying for a postgraduate taught degree course, you'll receive a scholarship award equivalent to a 15% reduction of your fees, which will typically be up to £4,240.*

If you're applying for a postgraduate research degree course, you'll receive a scholarship award equivalent to a 15% reduction of your fees for each year of study. Postgraduate research degree applicants can apply year round for the scholarships.

*If you are studying a two-year MSc course, you will receive a 15% scholarship for your first year only. The amount varies for selected courses with a different tuition fee, including courses within Architecture & Biomedical Engineering.

Eligibility

Postgraduate Taught

To be considered for the Faculty of Engineering International Scholarship applicants should have a 2:1 (or equivalent) in their undergraduate degree.

Important things to note:

• The value of the postgraduate taught scholarship award is equivalent to a 15% reduction of your fees for your first year of study. This is typically up to £4,240.

• If you are studying a two-year MSc course, you will receive a 15% scholarship for your first year only.

• The amount varies for selected courses with a different fee, including courses within Architecture and Civil and Environmental Engineering and Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering.

• Applicants awarded the scholarship and studying an 18-month MSc course will receive a scholarship typically equating to £4,240. 

• If you're applying for postgraduate research degree course, you'll receive a scholarship award equivalent to a 15% reduction of your fees for each year of study.

• The Faculty of Engineering’s International Scholarships are only open for self-funded, international (non-EU) fee-paying applicants enrolling on a full-time course within the University of Strathclyde’s campus in Glasgow. Those who receive full sponsorship from a government office or embassy are not eligible to apply.

• Applications are now being accepted and completed application forms should be submitted as early as possible.

• In order to be considered for a scholarship an applicant must hold an offer to study a full-time course in the 2024/25 academic year.

• The deadline for applicants applying to study a postgraduate taught course in January 2025 is 10 January 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 in this announcement will automatically not be considered.

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

Postgraduate taught applicants only:

• Postgraduate taught applicants who wish to be considered for the Dean’s International Excellence Award have to apply no later than 22 November 2024. Following this deadline, those candidates who have been selected to receive this scholarship will be notified by email in due course.

• Those candidates who are selected for the Dean’s International Excellence Award will normally be required to pay their deposit within 3 weeks of notification to remain eligible for the scholarship.

• After 22 November 2024, postgraduate taught applicants may still apply to receive a Faculty of Engineering International Scholarship (value: 15% of fee) only.

Subject eligibility

Architecture, Biomedical engineering, Chemical engineering, Civil & environmental engineering, Design manufacture & engineering management, Electronic & electrical engineering, Mechanical & aerospace engineering, Naval architecture ocean & marine engineering, Aeronautical engineering, Civil engineering, Environmental engineering, Mechanical engineering, Naval architecture, Ocean engineering, Product design, Prosthetics & orthotics, Renewable energy, Engineering, Marine Engineering

Levels eligibility

Postgraduate Taught, Postgraduate Research

Study modes eligibility

Full Time

Fee Status

International

Student type

Applicant

Further information

Postgraduate Taught

Applicants for postgraduate taught degrees will receive a scholarship equivalent to a 15% reduction of their fees, with a typical fee reduction of up to £4,240.* The deadline for applications for the Dean’s International Excellence Award is 22 November 2024, and candidates will only be considered for the Faculty of Engineering International Scholarship (value: 15% of fees) after this date.Applicants only need to submit a single application to be considered for both scholarships. 

Postgraduate Research

Successful full-time PhD students will receive a scholarship equivalent to a 15% reduction of their fees for each year of study. Applications can be made year-round from postgraduate research applicants.* The value of the postgraduate taught scholarship award is equivalent to a 15% reduction of your fees for your first year of study. This is typically £4,240 for courses with a tuition fee of £24,450. The amount varies for selected courses with a different tuition fee, including courses within Architecture and Biomedical Engineering.

Strathclyde Business School is delighted to offer a 'Female Leader of the Future Scholarship' for the Executive Part Time MBA in Glasgow.

Candidates must demonstrate through their ideas, experience and achievements that they're an excellent team player, with a strong vision for the future. Leadership/management skills or potential, overall quality of the application and financial need will also be considered. The award will be judged on a 1000-word statement supplied by each candidate that should state which scholarship you wish to be considered for and should clearly articulate how you meet the scholarship criteria.

• Number of scholarships: 1

• Value: £5000

• Opens: 12 November 2024

• Deadline: 16 March 2025

• Helps with: Tuition fees

• Duration: 2 years

Eligibility

In order to be considered for the MBA Part-time Executive MBA - Female Leader of the Future Scholarship, candidates must:

• Be self-funded, candidates who are part/fully sponsored by their employer will not be eligible.

• Hold an offer of admission for the MBA Part-time Executive MBA (Glasgow) -  April 2025 intake.

Terms and Conditions

Applicants must meet all of the above eligibility criteria to be considered for the Scholarship.

• To receive their scholarship, awardees must enrol in the 2024/2025 academic year and continue to meet all of the above eligibility criteria. Should an awardee choose to defer their offer of admission to the following academic year, the scholarship will no longer be valid.

• The scholarship will be awarded towards the payment of a student’s tuition fee. It cannot be used for payment of a deposit.

• The value of each award will be £5000 - which will be split over 2 years at £2500 per year.

• The deadline for consideration is 16th March 2025.

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

• Strathclyde Business School's decision on the awarding of scholarships is final. Appeals will not be considered.

Strathclyde Business School is delighted to offer MBA (PT) Visionary Scholarships for the programme in Glasgow. Candidates must demonstrate through their ideas, experience and achievements that they are an excellent team player, with a strong vision for the future. Leadership/management skills or potential, overall quality of the application and financial need will also be considered. The award will be judged on a 1000 word statement supplied by each candidate that should state which scholarship you wish to be considered for and should clearly articulate how you meet the scholarship criteria.

• Number of scholarships: 3

• Value: £5000

• Opens: 12 November 2024

• Deadline: 16 March 2025

• Helps with: Tuition fees

• Duration: Two years

Eligibility

In order to be considered for the MBA Part-time Executive MBA Scholarship, candidates must:

• Be self-funded, candidates who are part/fully sponsored by their employer will not be eligible.

• Hold an offer of admission for the MBA Part-time Executive MBA (Glasgow) -  April 2025 intake

Terms and Conditions

Applicants must meet all of the above eligibility criteria to be considered for the MBA Part-time Visionary Scholarship.

• To receive their scholarship, awardees must enrol in the 2024/2025 academic year and continue to meet all of the above eligibility criteria. Should an awardee choose to defer their offer of admission to the following academic year, the scholarship will no longer be valid.

• The scholarship will be awarded towards the payment of a student’s tuition fee. It cannot be used for payment of a deposit.

• The value of each award will be £5000 - which will be split over 2 years at £2500 per year.

• The deadline for consideration is 16th March 2025.

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

• Strathclyde Business School's decision on the awarding of scholarships is final. Appeals will not be considered.

University of Strathclyde Business School is delighted offer our international self-funded students a University of Strathclyde Diamond Jubilee scholarship to help support their studies.

This scholarship will be awarded after an offer of study is made and will be done so automatically. The value of the University of Strathclyde Diamond Jubilee scholarship is between £7000 and £8000, this will be reflected in a confirmation email. This University of Strathclyde Diamond Jubilee scholarship will be applied towards your tuition fees, reducing the fees you are required to pay by the amount you are awarded. Please note, the offer of this scholarship is conditional upon fulfilling any academic and administrative conditions of admission to the University, as outlined in your formal programme offer letter. This University of Strathclyde Diamond Jubilee scholarship is only available to self-funded international applicants and cannot be combined with any other University of Strathclyde scholarships.

• Number of scholarships: Awarded upon offer of study

• Value: Varies by course fee - £7,000 or £8,000

• Opens: 27 June 2024

• Deadline: 10 January 2025

• Helps with: Tuition fees

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 January 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 automatically upon an offer of study and the final deadline will be 10th January 2025.