International Student Scholarships and Incentives
International students who wish to study in Scotland are invited to apply for scholarships at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS). There are several scholarship and incentive schemes available to International students studying at UWS.
UWS is a modern, forward-looking university that offers an exciting and challenging environment with state-of-the-art learning facilities and a beautiful campus setting. It was established by merging four colleges in August 2007 and now has nearly 17,000 students from over 80 countries. UWS is unique in the range of its subject areas, from business studies to engineering, health care to computing, law to education.
1. UWS GLOBAL SCHOLARSHIPS – SEPTEMBER 2022 ENTRY
UWS is delighted to offer a limited number of Global Scholarships, aimed at international (including EU/EEA) students who have achieved academic excellence in their undergraduate (bachelor’s) degree/diploma (or equivalent) studies.
Value:
- The UWS Global Scholarship is worth £1500.
Please note the following:
- The scholarship should be applied for once you have an unconditional offer of study
- The scholarship must be awarded prior to a CAS being issued
- The scholarship is only available to students applying to study at one of our Scottish campuses
- The scholarship is awarded as a single one-off payment for your chosen postgraduate degree studies
- No scholarships will be awarded retrospectively
- The UWS International Team will guide and support you through the application process and your eligibility for this scholarship
Scholarship Amount
£1,500
Eligibility
The UWS Global Scholarship is open to unconditional offer holders, who are self-funding, full-time, full fee-paying, international (incl EU/EEA) students who have applied to study one of our Masters degrees at one of our four Scottish Campuses.
Excludes Applicants for the following courses: DBA and all Research (MRes, MPhil, PhD) programmes and the Graduate Diploma (GradDip) in Business & Management).
Please note the following:
- If you meet the eligibility criteria for the UWS Global Scholarship of £1500, it will be deducted automatically from your tuition fees before your CAS is issued
2. THE COMMONWEALTH SHARED SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME
The Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme is a joint initiative between the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission and UK universities to support students from developing Commonwealth countries to study full-time in the UK on a postgraduate Masters programme.
Eligibility
To be eligible you must meet the following criteria:
- Be a citizen of or have been granted refugee status from an eligible Commonwealth country* or be a British Protected Person
- Be permanently resident in an eligible Commonwealth country*
- Be available to start your academic studies in the UK, by the start of the UK academic year in September 2021
- By September 2021, hold a first degree of at least upper second class (2:1) standard
- Not have studied or worked for one (academic) year or more in a high-income country (as classified by the World Bank)
- Be unable to afford to study in the UK without this scholarship
* ELIGIBLE COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES
Bangladesh
Cameroon
Eswatini
The Gambia
Ghana
India
Kenya
Kiribati
Lesotho
Malawi
Mozambique
Nigeria
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Rwanda
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Sri Lanka
Tanzania
Tuvalu
Uganda
Vanuatu
Zambia
How to Apply
Applicants should first apply to University of the West of Scotland for one of the eligible MSc degrees. To be considered for a scholarship, applicants must hold an offer of study for the MSc they are applying for.
Applications for the scholarship should be made through the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission’s Electronic Application System (EAS):
COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIP COMMISSION’S ELECTRONIC APPLICATION SYSTEM
3. SCOTLAND’S SALTIRE SCHOLARSHIPS
Scotland’s Saltire Scholarships is a programme of international scholarships offered by the Scottish Government in collaboration with Scottish universities. The value of the scholarships is £8000 and these are offered for 1-year full time postgraduate master’s degrees in five subject areas:
- science
- technology
- creative industries
- healthcare and medical sciences
- renewable and clean energy
This includes a wide range of subjects across all of Scotland’s universities and higher education institutions. For example, under the third subject area, the creative industries sector would include study options in subjects such as:
- communications
- broadcasting
- film
- animation
- journalism
- publishing
A full list study options in the five broad areas can be found on the Scotland’s Saltire Scholarship Scheme webpage:
WHAT YOU CAN STUDY UNDER SCOTLAND’S SALTIRE SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME
Scotland’s Saltire Scholarships (SSS) provide a great opportunity to live and study in Scotland. Our scholars are those who are ambitious and career focused. Our chosen scholars should also have varied interests outside their academic studies, and the drive to expand their academic experience and knowledge in Scotland.
Eligibility
In order to be eligible to apply for a Saltire Scholarship, candidates must have a conditional or unconditional offer of a place at a Scottish university on an eligible postgraduate Masters level course.
For more information about eligibility please refer to:
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SCOTLAND’S SALTIRE SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME
The scholarships are available across the following key priority countries:
- Canada
- China (including Hong Kong)
- India
- Pakistan
- United States of America
- Japan
How to Apply
Saltire Scholarship applications open on Friday 19th February 2021 and close on Friday 28th May 2021 at midnight (GMT).
MORE ON SCOTLAND’S SALTIRE SCHOLARSHIPS SCHEME
4. POSTGRADUATE FEE OFFER
This offer is available to self-funded (non-EU) students who wish to progress from undergraduate to postgraduate study at UWS. Students must have successfully completed at least one year of undergraduate study with UWS.
Scholarship amount
10% discount will be deducted from overall tuition fees.
How to apply
Once you have accepted an offer of postgraduate study at UWS, this discount will be automatically applied.
5. ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF FUNDING
There are lots of alternative sources of funding, like charities and trusts, that can help finance your postgraduate studies. These can include grants that can pay tuition fees, living cost support and funding for research expenses.
The Alternative Guide to Postgraduate Funding is a web resource that UWS subscribe to, making it free for our students and prospective students to use. It includes a funding database of over 600 charities and trusts, and access comprehensive guidance on how to produce a high-quality application.
- Accessing this guide from a campus PC? You can automatically log in without creating an account.
- Already have a UWS email account? You can create an account in less than 30 seconds.
- Are you a prospective student? We understand you won’t be able to access our campus PCs nor will you have a UWS email address. Simply email the Funding and Advice Team at , and we will send you a PIN to access this resource.
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