Scholarships in United Kingdom

GREAT Scholarships offer students from 18 countries the opportunity to have £10,000 towards their tuition fees for a wide range of one-year taught postgraduate courses.

The Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships and Leadership Programme cultivates the global leaders of tomorrow by providing outstanding university graduates and professionals from mainly developing and emerging economies but also those who would not otherwise be able to support themselves, with the opportunity to pursue fully-funded graduate studies at the University of Oxford, combined with a comprehensive programme of leadership development, long-term mentoring and networking.

The Women in STEM scholarship programme provides funding for women from eligible countries to complete a one-year master's degree in the UK. Since 2020, the British Council has delivered the programme in partnership with selected UK universities and research institutions and has awarded over 300 scholarships.  Applications for Women in STEM scholarships 2026-27 will open in early 2026.

The Boustany Cambridge Pembroke Scholarship in Philosophy is offered at the Faculty of Philosophy in the University of Cambridge, one of the world’s leading institutions for teaching and research.

The Schwab and Westheimer Trust was established to assist young refugees and asylum seekers in accessing education, especially where there are no adequate alternative. Ilse Westheimer was a very successful social worker, and trainer of social workers.

The Jardine Foundation was set up in 1982 to mark the 150th anniversary of the Jardine Matheson Group. The Foundation offers qualified students from Asia full scholarships to study at Oxford and Cambridge Universities.

The Trust meets three times a year to consider grant applications – in February, June and October. The deadline for applications for any particular meeting is the end of the month prior to that meeting – i.e. 31 January, 31 May and 30 September.

The Saïd Foundation has offered educational scholarships and training opportunities since 1984. The programme aims to empower people through educational opportunities and to encourage the development of the Middle East.

The Journalist Fellowship Programme at the Reuters Institute is one of the world’s leading schemes for practising, mid-career journalists to take some time out from their day jobs to explore journalism in depth.

The Skoll Scholarship is a competitive scholarship for incoming MBA students to the University of Oxford who pursue entrepreneurial solutions for urgent social and environmental challenges.

We are delighted that you are interested in applying for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship. Gates Cambridge Scholarships are prestigious, highly competitive full-cost scholarships.

The British Scholarship Trust is a registered charity which awards scholarships to post-graduate students from the former Yugoslavia in order to pursue specialist studies for short periods in the United Kingdom. The Trust allocates between 10 and 15 stipends each year.

We award bursaries of up to £3,000 a year for UK university students, who are in financial need, and whose parent or spouse is a commercial traveller, pharmacist or grocer.

A number of Reach Oxford scholarships (formerly Oxford Student Scholarships) are offered to students from low-income countries who, for political or financial reasons, or because suitable educational facilities do not exist, cannot study for a degree in their own countries.

The Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme (MSCFP) aims to help increase the number of women in the nuclear field, supporting an inclusive workforce of both men and women who contribute to and drive global scientific and technological innovation.

Forté Fellowships are prestigious, competitive awards that are recognized within the business school community and beyond.

The 16th Masterscholarship competition is now open for the academic year 2026/27. The competition, aimed at students from any of the countries in which UniCredit operates, awards eight 1-year scholarships for Master programs in economics or finance at among the most prestigious universities in Europe.

Grants of £2,000-£7,000 are available to individuals, societies, associations or other bodies in the UK or Japan to promote and support interaction between the two countries.