Each year, people from 150 countries journey across the globe to join us. So when you choose to live and study here, chances are you’ll make the same life-changing trip as countless other students from wherever you call home.
Scholarship Awards
As an international or EU student at Portsmouth, you can access many scholarships. Your eligibility for these scholarships varies depending on which course you’re studying, where you’re from and your academic achievement to date.
Here’s a summary of the scholarships you can access as an international student. If you’re a home (UK) student, see our information about scholarships and bursaries for undergraduate (Bachelor’s) and postgraduate taught (Master’s) UK students.
- Chancellor’s Global Academic Merit Scholarship
- Vice Chancellor’s Global Development Scholarship
- EU Scholarship
- School of the Environment, Geography and Geosciences (SEGG) Scholarship
- SQA Advanced Diploma Scholarship
- Sanctuary Scholarship
- External Scholarships
University of Portsmouth International Scholarships
Chancellor’s Global Academic Merit Scholarship
Eligible applicants are 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. 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.
Vice Chancellor’s Global Development Scholarship
Eligible students are 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.
EU Scholarship
Following the UK’s exit from the European Union, if you’re an EU, EEA or Swiss national, starting a course at a UK University, you will no longer be eligible for the same fees as UK students. You’ll pay the same fees as an international student.
At the University of Portsmouth an EU Scholarship will be applied to your fees reducing them to the same amount as UK students. To be eligible for an EU Scholarship you need to be an EU, EEA or Swiss national and resident.
The scholarship will apply to new undergraduate, postgraduate taught and postgraduate research students for September and January intakes.
SQA Advanced Diploma Scholarship
The Advanced Diploma Scholarship from the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) is worth £4,000. You can apply for this scholarship if you meet the following conditions:
- You’re a Chinese mainland student
- Graduate from SQA
- You’ve firmly accepted an unconditional or conditional offer with us
- You’ve achieved, or are predicted to achieve, a general Graded Unit of A (i.e. AAA or AA) with no subject grade below 60 from your academic studies or you have significant, relevant social practices experience, or managerial or professional work experience
- You’ve achieved English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 with no component score below 6.0
- You haven’t yet started your postgraduate course with us
You must apply for this scholarship before you start your course. Applications are open from 15 May – 15 June.
If your application is successful, we’ll assess your application and grades against other applications to decide the scholarship amount you’ll be granted. Your scholarship amount will be automatically discounted from your tuition fee at the start of your course.
Sanctuary Scholarship
If you’re seeking asylum and studying an undergraduate (Bachelor’s) degree, you could get a Sanctuary Scholarship to cover all of your undergraduate tuition fees.
You’ll also get ongoing personal and financial support during your course so you can concentrate on your studies. There’s one Sanctuary Scholarship available each year. It isn’t based on your income and you don’t need to pay it back whilst you’re ineligible for UK Government financial support.
