If you are looking for fully funded undergraduate scholarships in the UK for international students to study in the United Kingdom for a bachelor’s degree, you’ve found it. We’ve put together a comprehensive list of undergraduate scholarships to study in the UK. A good number are fully funded scholarships in the UK, while the others are partial or tuition fee scholarships.
Before we get to it, here are the basic things you need to know about applying to study for an undergraduate degree in the UK.
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To apply for an undergraduate degree in the UK, applicants are required to have completed high school.
UK universities accept several different high school qualifications, such as A-levels, International Baccalaureate, and Advanced Placements. Additionally, universities accept high school qualifications from many countries around the world. However, high school certificates from some countries are not accepted for direct entry into a bachelor’s degree in the UK. In this case, students need to complete an international foundation course first.
International undergraduate applications to all UK universities are managed by UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service), the official UK government-approved application service that is used by all UK universities. To apply for a bachelor’s degree in the UK, applicants need to register and complete the application form on the UCAS website.
A small number of universities allow international students to apply directly to the university. However, the majority of universities will only accept your application through the UCAS system.
On the UCAS website, you can register and create your application. You will need to complete several different sections, including your details, educational qualifications, financial information, and a personal statement.
The personal statement is a very important part of the application. It is your opportunity to tell the university why you are suitable to study the course you selected. You can apply to more than one course at the same university, or to five courses at five different universities. Students who wish to apply for medicine, dentistry, or veterinary medicine can only apply to 4 courses. You can, however, choose a different fifth subject such as biomedical sciences. The UCAS application fee is £12 for a single course application or £23 for multiple courses.
Application deadlines fall on 15 October for all medicine, dentistry, and veterinary medicine courses and 15 January – for most other courses. Many universities, especially high-ranking universities, will not accept applications after the UCAS application deadlines. However, some universities do allow international students to apply after the deadlines. Please contact your chosen university if you wish to apply after the stated UCAS application deadline to find out if your application will be considered.
Many universities and organizations offer UK scholarships for international students. We have put together a comprehensive list to help you navigate through the available funding opportunities out there. Be sure to come back to this page often because we will be updating this page from time to time.
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INTO and Newcastle University offer Foundation Scholarships for talented international students to study for post-secondary education leading to admission to undergraduate degrees at the university.
Application Deadline: 31st July (for September start) or 31st October (for January start).
Number of scholarships: ten (10)
Value of the Scholarship: 100% tuition fee
Duration of the scholarship: one year
Newcastle University offers partial and full scholarship awards to encourage well-qualified graduates assessed as international for fee purposes to undertake taught postgraduate and undergraduate study. Each award is worth half or full tuition for one year, payable to the student’s tuition fee account.
Application Deadlines: Varies: 31st January, 27th April, and 29th June
Eligible African Countries: South Africa, Kenya, Egypt, Algeria, and Morocco
Number of Scholarships: 14
Value of the Scholarship: 50% of tuition fees
Duration of Program: 1 Year
The University of Westminster offers the Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship, the university’s most prestigious award, aimed at fully funding a student from a developing country to study for a full-time Masters degree.
Application Deadline: May 31
Number of Scholarships: One (1)
Value of Scholarship: Full tuition fee waiver, accommodation, living expenses, and flights to and from London.
Duration of Scholarship: for the period of the masters program
The University of Nottingham foundation courses provide an entry route to selected degrees in arts, business, engineering, science, and social sciences and are an opportunity to gain the skills and knowledge needed to undertake a bachelor’s degree while studying at a world-class university. The university offers five scholarships to students from Africa*, registering for the Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Certificate.
Application Deadline: June 29th
Eligible African Countries: All African countries (Three of these scholarships will be reserved for students from Kenya or Nigeria.)
Number and Value of Scholarships: 5 scholarships of £2,000 towards tuition fees
Duration: The high achiever prize is for the first year only.
How to apply: Visit the link below.
Kingston University UK offers awards to international students totaling £200,000 every year, with international scholarships each worth £4,000 per year of study. The scholarships are open to prospective full-time undergraduate students in any subject area for each year of a three-year course (subject to satisfactory progress).
Application Deadline: May 31
Number of scholarships: several
Value of Scholarship: international scholarships each worth £4,000 per year of study.
Duration of the scholarship: three years
The university has a long tradition of welcoming international students and is pleased to offer a number of scholarships for entry at the undergraduate level. Scholarships will be awarded based on the information provided on your UCAS form, together with the clear thinking and motivation shown in the submitted essay.
Application Deadline: May 31
Number of scholarships: not specified
Value of Scholarship: The scholarships are worth £5000 per year of study at the University of Kent, towards the cost of tuition fees.
Duration of Scholarship: for the period of study
The University of Sheffield offers merit scholarships to students from Africa and other developing countries for undergraduate studies at the university.
Application Deadline: April 20th
Eligible African Countries: Kenya, Uganda, Botswana, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Mauritius, Egypt, Sudan, Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of the Scholarship: 50% tuition waiver
Duration of the Scholarship: Duration of the Program
The Sussex Excellence Scholarship is a merit-based award recognizing and rewarding undergraduate students who achieved excellent academic performance before joining the university.
Application Deadline: April 9th
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value and Duration of Scholarships:
The Coventry Academic Performance Scholarship (CAPS) (formerly the Merit Scholarship Scheme) has been successfully awarded to thousands of international students in the past. The CAPS Scholarship is available to all international students applying for full-time undergraduate programs.
Application Deadline: June 30th
Number of Scholarships: Not specified
Value of the Scholarship: Worth up to £1500
Duration of the scholarship: one time. Scholarships may be renewed.
The Dickson Poon Undergraduate Law Scholarship Programme offers prestigious and generous scholarships to outstanding new law students at the Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London. The level of competition for the scholarships is high, and Dickson Poon Scholars are expected to play an active role in the school community during their studies and in the global community after graduation.
Application Deadlines: There are two application rounds, on October 31st and March 1st.
Number of Awards: Up to 30
Value of Award: Scholars will receive financial support of £5,000 per year for the duration of the degree program to which they are admitted. Scholars will also receive complimentary King’s accommodation during the first year of their LLB program.
Each year, the University of East Anglia in the UK awards over £1,000,000 in scholarships to support international students in their studies. The scholarship awards are made available by individual schools of study at the university. All international students (outside the European Union) are considered for a scholarship of between 10% and 50% of tuition fees.
Application Deadline: June 22nd
Number of Awardees: 50
Value of the Program: Scholarships are awarded in amounts of 25% or 50% of your tuition fees and are deducted on a yearly basis from your tuition fees.
Duration of the Scholarship: Complete duration of studies
The scholarship offers financial support to students from black, mixed African, or Caribbean backgrounds who will be starting their undergraduate degree courses at UK universities in the next academic year.
Application Deadline: January 22.
Number of Awardees: 3
Value of Scholarship: The program will provide successful candidates with:
Duration of the scholarship: 3 years
University College London (UCL) and United World Colleges (UWC), along with International Student House (ISH), have agreed to collaborate in a scheme to enable graduates of UWC who are financially unable to study in the UK to pursue full-time undergraduate studies at UCL. With this scheme, UCL supports the aims of UWC to make education a force to unite people, nations, and cultures for peace and a sustainable future. Two bursaries are available annually for UWC-nominated students who have firmly accepted their UCL admissions offer.
Application Deadline: January 15th
Number of Awardees: Two
Value of Scholarship: The scholarships will consist of:
Duration of Scholarship: 3 years, but can be extended to 4 years.
UCL announced the establishment of a new scholarship scheme: the Access Opportunity Scholarship. The intention of the scholarship is to support those who, because of their immigration status, are not able to secure student loans for their higher education. Asylum seekers, children of asylum seekers, or unaccompanied asylum-seeking children who are holding an offer for an undergraduate place at UCL will be eligible.
Application Deadline: July 6
Duration of Award: For the normal duration of your program at UCL. Your scholarship will cease (from the start of the following academic year) if you are granted refugee status or humanitarian protection while a student at UCL because you will then have access to UK student loans and you will be expected to apply for available student finance.
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award: The scholarship will consist of full tuition fees and a living allowance of £10,750 per year for the normal duration of your program at UCL.
The annual renewal of the scholarship is subject to satisfactory academic progress.
Leeds University Business School offers international scholarships that are available to undergraduate students who have demonstrated sustained academic excellence and have the potential to make a significant contribution to business school life.
Application Deadline: April 6th
Eligible African countries: Nigeria and Kenya
Number of Awardees: Up to eight (8) scholarship slots are available. Two (2) slots for each country
Value of Scholarship: The candidate will receive an award of £2,500 per year for each standard year of study towards the cost of fees.
Duration of the Scholarship: Duration of the Undergraduate Course
Ashinaga presents the “Ashinaga Africa Initiative,” aiming to provide higher education to 20 brilliant students from Sub-Saharan African countries each year, some of whom are among the poorest in the world, and encourage them to become leading professionals in their own countries. The Japan-based non-profit organization offers scholarships to students from select African countries to study for undergraduate degrees at the world’s leading universities in countries such as Japan, the US, the UK, etc.
Application Deadline: February 25th
Number of awards: 20
Value of the Program: The Ashinaga (100-Year Vision) Scholarship provides a full scholarship that covers the cost of tuition, accommodation (during the terms and vacation), insurance, flight, and a monthly stipend that covers food and necessary academic costs.
Duration of Scholarship: for the period of undergraduate studies
King’s College London offers an award to undergraduate students entering for the next academic session: one award for entry into one of the following full-time undergraduate programs:
Application Deadline: January 15th
Number of Awards: 1
Value of Award: £9,000 each year. The bursary covers only part of the annual tuition fees, and applicants should ensure that they have sufficient means to cover the remaining tuition fees as well as maintenance costs.
Duration of the program: 4 years
A number of Oxford colleges offer Reach Oxford scholarships (formerly Oxford Student Scholarships) to students from low income countries that, for political or financial reasons or because standard educational facilities do not exist, cannot study for a degree in their own countries. Scholarship winners will study at the University of Oxford, UK, under any undergraduate course of study except medicine, due to the course length and expense.
Application Deadline:
Number of Awardees: Around 2-3 per year
Value of Award: Full tuition fees and college fees, a grant for living expenses, and one return air fare per year
Duration of Award: 3–4 years, depending on course length.
The Denys Holland Scholarship aims to support undergraduate students from any country who, without the support of the scholarship, would be unable to secure the funding required to study at UCL and who can demonstrate their intention to make full use of the activities offered by UCL and the Student Union. The scholarship is awarded on the basis of financial hardship, subject to applicants demonstrating their intention to play a full part in the extracurricular activities of UCL and the Students Union.
Application Deadline: July 6th
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Scholarship: The scholarship is worth £9,000 per year, and scholars may choose to use all or part of the scholarship to cover fees. Any remainder is paid to the scholar as a maintenance stipend.
Duration of Scholarship: The scholarship is for one year in the first instance, but will be renewed subject to satisfactory progress for up to a total of three years.
Swansea University offers applications for a range of undergraduate scholarships. Scholarships on offer will result in a discount on tuition fees and cannot be used in lieu of a deposit. Applications are offered for International Merit (up to £2,000) and International Excellence (up to £6,000) scholarships.
Application deadline: July 6
Eligible African Countries: Botswana, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
Number of Awardees: Several
Value of Award: International Merit (up to £2,000) and International Excellence (up to £6,000) scholarships.
Nottingham Trent University offers a range of scholarships for international students starting full-time undergraduate study. This application form can be used to apply for the International Undergraduate Scholarship.
Application Deadlines: 23 April
Duration of the scholarship: four years
Value of Award: This scholarship is worth £2,000 per year for a three year course.
There are up to 50 merit-based scholarships available to new full-time international students on undergraduate or postgraduate taught degree courses at the University of Brighton. Students progressing directly from the University of Brighton International College are also eligible to apply. Applications are open to students holding an offer to start their course in the next academic year.
Application Deadline: There are four application deadlines throughout the year: 31 January, 31 March, 31 May, and 31 July.
Number of Awardees: 50
Value of Scholarship: The scholarship is worth a £5,000 reduction in tuition fees for the first year of your course only.
Duration of Scholarship: First Year of Study
Heriot-Watt University is continuing its new scholarship program for overseas (non-EU) applicants to eligible undergraduate degree programs.
Application Deadline: April 30
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of the Scholarship: up to a 100% fee reduction. Successful scholarships will benefit from a fee reduction in one of three categories:
Duration of the scholarship: 4 years
Edinburgh Global Undergraduate Maths Scholarships are offered to students who are nationals of countries outside the EU for undergraduate study in math offered by the University of Edinburgh, UK.
Application Deadline: April 30th
Number of Scholarships: Minimum of Fifteen (15)
Scholarship Worth: £1,000 per year.
Duration of Scholarship: Awards are tenable for the duration of the program of study.
Each year, the University of Bedfordshire, UK, offers international scholarships to international students from various countries (undergraduate and postgraduate) of high academic standing commencing their studies at the university.
Application Deadline: July 31st
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Scholarship:
Duration of Scholarship: 1 year
The University of Brunel offers scholarship awards, which will comprise a £6,000 discount on the cost of tuition fees. The international scholarships are open to undergraduate and postgraduate-taught students who are classified as overseas for fee purposes.
Application Deadline: May 31
Number of Awardees: 55
Value of Scholarship: £6,000 fee waiver on tuition fee for year 1 only.
Duration of Scholarship: 1 year
Edinburgh Napier University, UK, offers fee reduction scholarships for African students to study for undergraduate or postgraduate (masters) degrees. Edinburgh Napier University has partial scholarships of £3,000 available for self-funding students domiciled in Africa starting a course at Edinburgh Napier in September or January.
Application Deadline: Ongoing
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of the Scholarship: £3,000
Duration of the Scholarship: One Year
The University of Salford welcomes applicants from across the world and seeks to encourage and support international students who are not only academic but also enterprising, creative, and community-minded. With a fund of up to £100,000, the Salford International Excellence Award is a new scholarship program to actively support a wide range of talented, inspiring, and creative international students who aim to be the leaders of the future.
The University of Salford’s international students are active in their studies, enthusiastic about gaining positive experiences from their time in the UK, and use their knowledge, skills, and experience to take on the challenges of the world.
Application Deadline: June 1st
Number of Awards: Unlimited
Value of Award: £1,000 to 5,000
International Ambassadors are active representatives for the university. The International Ambassador Scholarship is intended to recognize and provide financial support for outstanding students who wish to act as ambassadors for the University of West London. As an ambassador, you will act as an active representative of the university. You will be expected to participate in current and future promotional activities and, as such, will be interviewed and photographed by the university’s marketing department.
Application Deadline: July 15th
Number of Awardees: 50
Value of the Scholarship: £5,000
The University of Edinburgh MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program will provide 80 undergraduate and 120 postgraduate African students with full scholarships over the next seven years. Students will receive comprehensive support to remove barriers to study in Edinburgh, and they will benefit from extracurricular course elements, including summer schools and internships, to build their abilities and make a difference in their home countries and communities on their return.
Application Deadline: November 30
Eligible African Countries: Sub-Saharan African countries; applications from Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe are particularly welcome.
Number of Awardees:
Value of Scholarship: The scholarship will provide full scholarships, including accommodation costs, living costs, travel, and tuition fees.
Duration of Scholarship: The complete duration of any program.
Up to 30 awards of £3000 will be awarded towards the first year of full time study (undergraduate and postgraduate taught).
Application Deadline: July 13th and November 30th
Number of Awards: 30
Value of the Program: £3000
Duration of Program: 1 Year
The University of Bradford offers a number of scholarships to international candidates for undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the university.
Application Deadline: June 4th
Number of Awardees: Unlimited scholarships are available.
Value of the Award: academic-related fee scholarships worth £2,500, £3,000, £3,500, or £4,000 based on your entry qualifications and nationality.
Duration of Scholarship: 1 year
The University of Derby offers regional high achiever scholarships for students from Southeast Asia, China, Africa, and North Africa. These scholarships are available to apply for once you have received an offer on a course from the university.
Application Deadline: January 14th
Number of awards:
Value of the Award:
Bristol University is committed to helping and nurturing global talent to produce the future leaders of tomorrow. The university is investing £500,000 to help the brightest and best international students come to the University of Bristol. 26 Think Big Undergraduate scholarships and 26 Think Big Postgraduate scholarships are available.
Application Deadlines: March 23rd (first round) and June 29th (second round)
Number of Awards: 26 undergraduate scholarships and 26 postgraduate scholarships.
Value of Award: The award covers between 25 and 100 percent of tuition fees for the duration of your course.
Duration of Program: Duration of the candidate’s chosen program
Transform Together scholarships are open to students from any non-EU country applying to study at Sheffield Hallam University to enroll in the next academic year. The scholarships will be awarded to well-qualified students who demonstrate academic, personal, or professional achievement on their scholarship application form. Successful applicants will be awarded a certificate to mark their achievement following enrollment in their course.
Application Deadlines: May 31
Number of Scholarships: Not specified
Value of Scholarship: A half-fee waiver (50%) is available for postgraduate courses and for each year of an undergraduate degree. A package of incentives is to be confirmed, but will include
Duration of Scholarship: for a full period of study
The Cardiff University Vice-Chancellor’s International Scholarships, worth over £2 million, offer funding awards to international students across undergraduate and postgraduate levels of study.
Application Deadline: August 24th
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of Scholarship:
Duration of Scholarship: One Time
Newcastle University offers partial scholarship awards to encourage well-qualified graduates assessed as international for fee purposes to undertake taught postgraduate and undergraduate study. Each award is worth £3,000 for one year, payable to the student’s tuition fee account. Research postgraduates and fully funded taught postgraduates are not eligible to receive these awards.
Application Deadline: Awards may be allocated early in the application cycle; early course applications are therefore encouraged.
Number of Scholarships: Not specified
Value of Scholarship: £1,500–£3,000 tuition fee awards
Thanks to the generosity of Brunel’s alumni and supporters, the university offers 55 awards, which comprise a £6,000 discount on the cost of tuition fees and are open to undergraduate and postgraduate taught students who are classified as overseas for fee purposes. Scholarship holders will represent Brunel as ambassadors throughout their time at the university.
Application Deadline: 31st May
Number of Awardees: 55
Value of Scholarship: £6,000 fee waiver on tuition fee.
Duration of Scholarship: 1 year
Manchester Metropolitan University provides a range of university-wide undergraduate and postgraduate funding that international students are able to apply for, including alumni discounts and faculty-specific discounts. These scholarships are open to international students who enroll in a full-time undergraduate or postgraduate teaching program.
Application Deadlines: May 18th and October 18th
Value of the Program: £5,000. The scholarship will be deducted directly from tuition fees owed to the university.
Duration of Scholarship: The scholarship is for the first year of academic study only.
The University of Cambridge opens applications for all scholarships that require you to apply to the university via the normal online application form, and most scholarships that require you to apply by the relevant deadline.
Application Deadlines:
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Award: Full-funded
Duration of the Program: Duration of the candidate program
The University of Strathclyde Faculty of Engineering Excellence Scholarship (FEES) offers a number of scholarships for self-funded, international (non-EU) fee-paying students with excellent academic qualifications.
Application Deadline: August 10th
Number of Awardees: Not specified
Value of the Scholarship: Up to £3,750
Duration of the Scholarship: One Year
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