Scholarships at University of Portsmouth

From September 2024 entry onwards, eligible applicants will be considered for the Chancellor's Global Academic Merit Scholarship. This scholarship will take the form of a £5,000 fee reduction that will apply to your first year of study.

This scholarship is merit-based and applicants will need to have applied and accepted their academic offer by the given deadline. To be considered, applicants will also need to complete this form as part of their application. Applications will then be considered by the University's scholarship panel and the successful candidates will be contacted by email to confirm their status shortly after the submission. 

To be eligible for this scholarship you must be a self-funded international student studying at our Portsmouth campus only. Only applicants who have been assessed as an overseas student for tuition fee purposes can access this scholarship.

Terms and Conditions

• If you're studying an undergraduate,  postgraduate research or postgraduate taught course, you must have applied as a self-funded student on a full-time, on-campus, course for September 2024 entry.

• The scholarship is available for students who have never studied at the University of Portsmouth previously. 

• International College Portsmouth(ICP) students are excluded from this scholarship.

• The scholarship will take the form of a £5,000 fee reduction, effective at the time of registration and will only apply to your first year of study.

• To be considered, you will need to complete the scholarship application form as part of your application before 16 August 2024 (for September 2024 entry).

• The scholarship cannot be combined with any other scholarship, discount or fee offer.

• The discounted fee will be stated on your Confirmation of Acceptance for Study (CAS). This is the final document you receive when you have an unconditional offer to study at the University of Portsmouth and have paid your deposit.

• Only applicants who have been assessed as overseas students for tuition fee purposes can access this scholarship.

For January 2024 entry, eligible students will have the opportunity to receive the January 2024 Faculty Scholarship at the University of Portsmouth. This scholarship, valued at £3,000, will be automatically awarded to eligible students and will take the form of a fee reduction applied to the first year of study. Students are not required to submit a separate application for this scholarship; it will be awarded based on the eligibility criteria outlined below.

Applicants must have an offer from the University of Portsmouth to begin a degree programme in January 2024 for one of the following courses:

• MSc International Business Management

• MSc Project Management

• MSc Medical Biotechnology 

• MSc Biotechnology

Terms and Conditions for January Faculty Scholarship

• The scholarship will take the form of a £3,000 fee reduction, effective at the time of registration and will only apply to your first year of study.

• Have made payment of a tuition fee deposit by the deadline.

• Be a self-funded student studying at our Portsmouth campus only.

• Only applicants who have been assessed as an overseas student for tuition fee purposes can access this scholarship.

• The scholarship is not available for students who have previously studied other courses at the University of Portsmouth, who will instead be allocated the alumni discount.

• The scholarship cannot be combined with any other scholarship, discount or fee offer.

• The discounted fee will be stated on your Confirmation of Acceptance for Study (CAS). This is the final document you receive when you have an unconditional offer to study at the University of Portsmouth and have paid your deposit.

If you are a self-funded international student, achieve a first or upper second (2:1) from your Bachelor's degree and accept an offer onto a Master's course before Friday 28 June 2024, you could get 50% off your course tuition fee with our Master's Scholarship for September 2024. This scholarship is open to students of all nationalities.

Eligible programmes are:

• MSc Engineering Geology

• MSc Geological and Environmental Hazards

• MSc Environmental Geology and Land Contamination

• MSc Crisis and Disaster Management

• MSc Geographical Information Systems

• MSc Coastal and Marine Resource Management

Eligibility

To be considered for this Master’s Scholarship you must be a self-funding international student and:

• Accept an offer on a full-time masters programme listed above before Friday 28 June 2024, to commence in September 2024

• Achieve a first or upper second (2:1) honours in your undergraduate degree

• The scholarship cannot be combined with any other scholarship, discount or fee offer

Complete this form before Friday 28 June 2024.

For September 2024 and January 2025 entry, eligible students will be able to receive the Vice Chancellor's Global Development Scholarship. This scholarship will take the form of a £2,500 fee reduction that will apply to your first year of study.

Terms and Conditions

If you are from one of the countries below, you will be eligible for this award:

• If you're studying an undergraduate course, you must be a self-funded student on a full-time, on campus, course with annual fees of £16,200 or above for September 2024 and January 2025 entry.

• If you're studying on a postgraduate research or postgraduate taught course, you must be a self-funded student on a full-time, on campus, course with annual fees of £16,200 or above for September 2024 or January 2025 entry.

• The scholarship is not available for students who have previously studied other courses at the University of Portsmouth, who will instead be allocated the alumni discount.

• The scholarship is available for ICP (International College Portsmouth) students progressing to the University.

• The scholarship will take the form of a £2,500 fee reduction, effective at the time of registration and will only apply to your first year of study.

• The scholarship cannot be combined with any other scholarship, discount or fee offer.

• The discounted fee will be stated on your Confirmation of Acceptance for Study (CAS). This is the final document you receive when you have an unconditional offer to study at the University of Portsmouth and have paid your deposit.

• Only applicants who have been assessed as overseas students for tuition fee purposes can access this scholarship. Eligibility is determined by nationality.