University of Sheffield International Postgraduate Scholarship 2026

Aim and Benefits of International Postgraduate Scholarship Postgraduate Scholarship

• £3,000

Requirements for International Postgraduate Scholarship Postgraduate Scholarship Qualification

• You must commence your studies of a postgraduate taught degree at the University of Sheffield in September 2026.

• All courses are eligible, with the exception of those listed below.

• You must accept your offer from the University of Sheffield before 4.00pm (UK time) on Tuesday 7 July 2026.

Eligibility

• You must commence your studies of a postgraduate taught degree at the University of Sheffield in September 2026.

• All courses are eligible, with the exception of those listed below.

• You must accept your offer from the University of Sheffield before 4.00pm (UK time) on Tuesday 7 July 2026.

Further information 

• The scholarship cannot be awarded in conjunction with any funding (full or partial) from an external sponsor**, excluding a loan, which has to be paid back in full. If you are receiving a loan (which has to be paid back in full) from an organisation to which we offer a discount, you are not able to combine this scholarship with the discount - the most valuable award will take precedence.

• The scholarship cannot be awarded in conjunction with any other scholarship or discount offered by the University unless explicitly stated.

• The scholarship will be awarded automatically if you accept your offer to study at the University of Sheffield before 4.00pm (UK time) on Tuesday 7 July 2026 - no additional scholarship application is required in the first or any subsequent years.

• Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) and Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) courses are ineligible for the International Postgraduate Taught Scholarship 2026.

• The scholarships will take the form of a tuition fee reduction only.

• You must be self-funded and classified as overseas for tuition fee purposes.

• You must study a course in full at the University of Sheffield. Masters programmes split between the University of Sheffield and a partner institution are not eligible for a scholarship.

• All Crossways courses and Erasmus Mundus courses are ineligible for an automatic scholarship.

• The scholarship is for full-time and part-time students only. Students studying online or via distance learning are not eligible for the scholarship

• Part-time students will receive the full-time equivalent of the scholarship split pro rata over the duration of the Masters course, subject to all eligibility and award criteria.

• These scholarships are not applicable to any postgraduate courses where the higher clinical fee is applicable.

• If you are studying a 2-year masters programme the scholarship will be available in the second year of your studies subject to successful completion of year 1.

• The scholarship is not applicable to any years in industry or study abroad years that are compulsory or optional elements of your course.

• This scholarship cannot be deferred to a future year of entry. If you decide to defer entry to another year you forfeit this award.

• For scholarship purposes all MArch programmes are considered as postgraduate taught programmes so are eligible for this scholarship.

• It is your responsibility to ensure you receive any funding you are eligible for. Funding cannot be backdated to previous years regardless of eligibility.