International students may apply for certain scholarships and bursaries awarded by UK bodies. These awards are made through agencies in your home country.
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) British Chevening Scholarships; for postgraduate (and some professional) studies in the UK.
- Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan; mostly for postgraduate awardsand a small number of undergraduate awards.
- Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme; for students from Commonwealth developing countries on taught postgraduate courses. (Application deadline is 1 June 2007).
- Canon Collins Educational Trust; for citizens of southern African countries on postgraduate courses.
- British Marshall Scholarships; for US citizens at postgraduate level (and occasionally undergraduate level).
- Fulbright Scholarships; for US citizens on postgraduate and research programmes.
International agencies
International agencies, such as the United Nations and the European Commission or UNESCO and WHO operate schemes for developing countries and may be able to help. Contact your own government's Ministry of Education.
Education trusts and charitable organisations
Voluntary organisations such as religious bodies and charities sometimes award scholarships, though they can be limited in size and scope. Contact the appropriate organisations in your own country. The Educational Grants Advisory Service can help EEA students and overseas students whose studies are coming to an end find additional funding.
Other awards
Many smaller award schemes exist for students from particular countries or ethnic backgrounds. Your local British Council office (or Embassy or High Commission) or your government's education department should be able to provide information on the schemes available to you.
For further information please vist the British Council. Alternatively, www.scholarship-search.org.uk is a comprehensive guide to planning and organising your student finances including a search facility for funding, provided by Hotcourses and UCAS.
European Union (EU) schemes
The European Union (EU) provides some grants to promote the exchange of students and academic staff within Europe, such as the ERASMUS programme. The European Commission (EC) also makes some awards to students from developing countries. For more information click here.
Important: If you are hoping for help with funding your studies in the UK, you need to get working on this as soon as you can - it is almost impossible to make arrangements for financial support once you have left your own country.
Further information is available from Student Advice and Welfare Services in Student Services department, the University Student Handbook or from the following links:
Please note that this information applies only to the 2007/2008 academic year.