International Postgraduate Scholarship 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.

Process - accept your offer by 7 July 

• 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.

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.
• 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, this includes, but is not exclusive to the following courses:
  • DClinDent Orthodontics
  • MClinDent in Orthodontics
  • DClinDent Endodontics
  • MClinDent in Paediatric Dentistry
  • DClinDent Periodontics
  • MMedSci in Diagnostic Oral Pathology
  • DClinDent Prosthodontics
• 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. 

* A sponsored student is defined as being an individual in receipt of a total sum of funds from either the University or an external organisation** that matches or exceeds the original tuition fee required by the University.

** Government or governmental organisation – international, national or regional; research council; charity; private enterprise; or any similar organisation.