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To apply for the Postgraduate Taught International Academic Excellence Scholarship visit our International scholarships: how to apply page
You are not required to submit an application for the following scholarships:
These scholarships will be awarded automatically providing you have met the eligibility criteria. You do not need to submit an additional application form.
Please note: students are only entitled to be awarded ONE scholarship for the highest value in any given academic year.
Please be aware that not all courses are included in our scholarship schemes. Refer to the table below for details of which Schools are included in each of our scholarship schemes.
If you are unable to view this table you can download a PDF version.
| PGT International Student Scholarship | PG Excellence Scholarship | PG Platinum Scheme | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth Institute of Education | Yes | Yes | X |
| School of Humanities and Performing Arts | Yes | Yes | X |
| School of Art, Design and Architecture | X | X | X |
| Plymouth Business School | Yes | Yes | X |
| School of Law, Criminology and Government | Yes | Yes | X |
| School of Health Professions | Yes | X |
X |
| School of Nursing and Midwifery (except BSc Pre-registration Midwifery) | Yes | X | X |
| School of Psychology | X | Yes | Yes |
| School of Biological and Marine Sciences | Yes | Yes | X |
| School of Computing, Electronics and Mathematics | Yes | Yes | X |
| School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences | Yes | Yes | X |
| School of Engineering | Yes | Yes | X |
Before you apply please read our policy and procedure guidance, it may save you time and it will ensure that you are informed of our processes.
To contact us email: internationalscholarships@plymouth.ac.uk
Students are only entitled to be awarded ONE scholarship for the highest value in any given academic year. These scholarship schemes are for students commencing in the 2020/2021 academic year.
This scholarship will be offered automatically providing you meet the eligibility criteria. A separate application will not be required.
Exceptions:
Scholarship value: £2000 off your tuition fees in year one.
If you are studying a full-time two year postgraduate taught degree, to recognise continual academic achievement, you may also receive:
To be eligible you must:
An application must be submitted to be eligible for this scholarship.
Exceptions:
Please be aware that courses offered by the following schools are not included in the Postgraduate Taught International Academic Excellence Scholarship scheme:
Scholarship value: 50% off your tuition fees in year one.
If you are studying a full-time two-year postgraduate taught degree, to recognise continual academic achievement, you may also receive:
To be eligible you must:
Scholarship value: £4000 off your tuition fees in year one.
This scholarship is available to international students who have met the conditions of their University of Plymouth offer of study, for the following programmes:
The University applies a discretionary alumnus reward where alumni meet certain criteria on particular postgraduate taught courses.
PGCE programmes, Master of Architecture, MChem, MEng, MGeol, MPsych, MSci, ResM, MSc Psychology, MSc Advanced Psychology, MSc Clinical Psychology, MSc Occupational Therapy, MSc Environmental Consultancy, MSc Sustainable Aquaculture and postgraduate research degrees are not included in this reward. Please note that students must have applied directly to be eligible.
For further details, and contact information, please see our alumnus discount policy.If you are currently studying at an institution which has a partnership agreement with the University of Plymouth, you could be eligible for an International Partner Scholarship.
For further information please contact your home institution's international office or you can contact our Plymouth Global department to find out if your institution is one of our partners, or email plymouthglobal@plymouth.ac.uk