Postgraduate scholarships for international students

GREAT Scholarships 2022

Are you considering a postgraduate degree in the UK? A GREAT scholarship could be for you. GREAT Scholarships are jointly funded by the University of Plymouth with the UK government’s GREAT Britain campaign and the British Council.

We are offering £10,000 towards tuition fees for one-year master’s programmes to students from India and Singapore, who will enrol into UK higher education institutions in the 2022–23 academic year. One scholarship per country is available, with eligible subjects being:

MSc Applied Marine Science; MRes Marine Biology; MSc Marine Conservation; MSc Sustainable Environmental Management; MSc Environmental Consultancy; MSc Coastal Engineering; MSc Offshore Renewable Energy; MSc Offshore Renewable Energy Engineering; MSc Sustainable Aquaculture

Applications open on 25 October 2021 and close on 31 May 2022.

To be eligible to apply for this scholarship you must:

• be of nationality of, or domiciled in, one of the eligible countries listed above;
• have an outstanding academic record – this is determined by reviewing your transcripts and applying a grade comparison tool from Ecctis;
• meet our standard English Language requirements;
• have an unconditional/conditional offer letter from the University of Plymouth for one of the programmes listed above;
• complete a GREAT Scholarship application form.

International Academic Excellence Scholarship

An application must be submitted to be eligible for this scholarship.

Apply for the International Academic Excellence Scholarship

Scholarship value: 50% off your tuition fees.

If your postgraduate degree is taught over two years, you may also receive:

• 50% off the successive year's tuition fee if an overall grade of 70% or above is maintained.

• have an outstanding academic record – this is determined by reviewing your transcripts and applying a grade comparison tool from Ecctis.
  
• meet our standard English Language requirements.
  
• have an unconditional/conditional offer letter from the University of Plymouth.
• complete a scholarship application form.

Exceptions:

Please be aware that programmes offered by the following schools are not included in the International Academic Excellence Scholarship scheme: Peninsula Dental School; Peninsula Medical School; School of Art, Design and Architecture; School of Biomedical Sciences; School of Health Professions; School of Nursing and Midwifery.

Postgraduate Taught International Student Scholarship

Automatically awarded – no need to apply

Scholarship value: £2000 off your tuition fees.

If your postgraduate degree is taught over two years, you may also receive:

• 10% off the successive year's tuition fee if an overall grade of 60% or above is maintained.

• achieve the equivalent of a UK 2:1 degree classification – this is determined using guidelines from Ecctis.
• meet our standard English Language requirements.