Postgraduate Taught Merit Scholarship

This merit scholarship is a tuition fee waiver designed to reward academic excellence or, a strong creative portfolio, or relevant work experience (where required). The value of the scholarship will be £5,000.

Eligibility

This is for new, self-funded international tuition fee-paying students studying full-time. Postgraduate Taught students must be studying on-campus. The scholarship is applicable to any postgraduate taught course starting in September 2025, studied for a minimum of 2 semesters.

Terms and conditions

The scholarship is only available for the named programme in the offer letter and beginning in September 2025.
Scholarships are non-transferable.
Students must be studying on campus on a full-time postgraduate taught degree, for a minimum of 2 semesters.
Applicants must be international fee payers and must be self-funding (see note 1) for at least 100% of tuition fee.
The Undergraduate Merit Scholarship is valid as a tuition fee waiver split over the 3 years of tuition fees.
The Postgraduate Merit Scholarship is valid for first year of tuition fees.
Excellent work experience and/or portfolio will be considered in addition to grades.
Eligible applicants must have applied and meet set entry criteria. An interview may be required.
Applicants must accept scholarship and pay the full advised advanced payment within 28 days otherwise it will be withdrawn and offered to another candidate.
Applicants must not be in receipt of any other scholarship from the University of Gloucestershire and should not have previously been awarded an Undergraduate Merit or Postgraduate Merit Scholarship from the University.
Scholarships will not be awarded to deferred applications.