Postgraduate scholarships for international students

We offer several scholarships for international students who wish to study postgraduate taught (PGT) degree programmes

Email: internationalscholarships@plymouth.ac.uk

To reward outstanding achievement the University of Plymouth offer scholarship schemes to help towards funding your studies.

Students are only entitled to be awarded ONE scholarship of the highest value in any given academic year. These scholarship schemes are for students commencing in the 2021/2022 academic year.

Before you apply, please read our policy and procedure guidance.

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 in year one.

If you are studying a full-time two-year postgraduate taught degree, to recognise continual academic achievement, you may also receive:

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

To be eligible you must:

have an outstanding academic record – this is determined by reviewing your transcripts and applying a grade comparison tool from the UK National Recognition Information Centre (NARIC).
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 in year one.

If you are studying a full-time two year postgraduate taught degree, to recognise continual academic achievement, you may also receive:

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

To be eligible you must:

achieve the equivalent of a UK 2:1 degree classification – this is determined using guidelines from the UK National Recognition Information Centre (NARIC).
meet our standard English Language requirements.

Exceptions:
Please be aware that programmes offered by the following schools are not included in the Postgraduate Taught International Student Scholarship scheme: Peninsula Dental School; Peninsula Medical School; School of Art, Design and Architecture; School of Biomedical Sciences; School of Psychology.

School of Psychology – International Postgraduate Platinum Scholarship

Automatically awarded – no need to apply

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:

Alumnus loyalty reward for postgraduate study

Automatically awarded – no need to apply

The University applies a discretionary alumnus reward where international alumni meet certain criteria on particular postgraduate taught courses:

A £2,000 discount on international tuition fees.

For further details, programme exclusions and contact information, please see our alumnus discount policy.

International Partner Scholarship

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