Postgraduate scholarships

We are offering all UK or Republic of Ireland students with a first-class Honours degree (or equivalent) a £2,000 scholarship to study full-time on any taught Masters course. The award is offered on a pro-rata basis for students who are studying part time.

The EU Postgraduate Scholarship provides a fee discount for EU students studying at the University of Stirling.

We are offering fully funded places on a selection of on-campus Masters courses in partnership with The Data Lab and the Scottish Funding Council.

Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships support talented students from developing Commonwealth countries to undertake postgraduate study at a distance or via online learning.

Commonwealth Shared Scholarships are for candidates from developing Commonwealth countries, looking to study selected postgraduate Masters courses.

This scholarship provides a discount for the first year of a full-time or part-time Masters degree for students who have completed their undergraduate degree at the University of Stirling.

A scholarship is available to a student from China studying any postgraduate taught degree at the University of Stirling.

For the academic year 2025-2026, the St Andrew's Society for the State of New York is offering two scholarships to Scottish students wishing to study for a postgraduate master's in the United States. Each studentship will have a maximum value of $45,000 USD.  

This scholarship is open to full-time, on-campus, self-funding students who are living in mainland China, Hong Kong (SAR), Japan, Macau, South Korea, or Taiwan.

A scholarship is available to a student from Mexico studying any postgraduate taught degree at the University of Stirling.

This scholarship is open to full-time, on-campus, self-funding students living in Ghana.

This scholarship is open to full-time, on-campus, self-funding students living in India.

This scholarship is open to full-time, on-campus, self-funding students living in Kenya.

This scholarship is open to full-time, on-campus, self-funding students living in Nigeria.

This scholarship is open to full-time, on-campus, self-funding students living in Pakistan.

This scholarship is for the first year of a full-time Masters degree, and is available to international students who have graduated from our partner, Singapore Institute of Management, with a University of Stirling undergraduate degree.

This scholarship is awarded for the first year of a full-time Masters degree and is available to international students who have graduated from our Hong Kong partner, Lingnan University, with a University of Stirling undergraduate degree.

Chevening Scholarships is the UK government's scholarships programme for international students studying Masters degrees.

The University of Stirling and the Fulbright Commission offers funding for postgraduate studies in health, wellbeing or sports science. 

A tuition fee waiver on any full-time on-campus postgraduate taught course at the University of Stirling for eligible international students.

The Aziz Scholarships Programme offers 100% tuition fee scholarships to support British Muslims to study for a Masters at partnered UK universities.

£7,000 tuition fee waiver for the first year of a Masters degree and is open to full-time self-funding students who are classed as international for tuition fee purposes starting in September 2025 or January 2026*.

The agency-nominated Master’s programme is one of three Master’s programmes offered by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission.

Commonwealth PhD Scholarships are for applicants from least developed countries and fragile states looking for full-time doctoral study at a UK university.

This scholarship is awarded in the form of a 10% tuition fee waiver for the two-year duration of the course.