How To Get A Fully Funded Scholarship In The UK

Studying in the UK is a life changing opportunity, but could be expensive. From research, it costs nothing less than 900 pounds  per month to study in the UK which is quite a lot for many international students.

Here is why a few fully-funded scholarships have been provided by the UK government and a few Universities to support international students coming in to study in the UK.

Below are a list of scholarships you should apply for, if you are looking to study in the UK

Fully-Funded Scholarships Available In The UK

The Chevening Scholarships for Master’s

This is a fully-funded scholarship for international students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the UK. Chevening scholarship covers university tuition fees, monthly living allowance, an economy class return airfare to the UK with additional grants and allowances to cover essential expenditure

Funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and partner organizations, Chevening provides two kinds of awards- Chevening Scholarships and Chevening Fellowships-with recipients personally chosen throughout the globe by British embassies and high commissions.

Eligibility Criteria For Applying For Chevening Scholarships 

1. Required Language for application is English
2. Only citizens from eligible countries can apply
3. Return to your country for a minimum of two years after scholarship is ended
4. Must have an undergraduate degree which is equivalent to an upper second-class (2:1) honors degree in the UK but may vary depending on the course and choice of University.
5. Have at least two years of work experience
6. Apply to different eligible UK university courses and have received an unconditional offer from one of these choices by 13 July 2023

How To Apply For Chevening Scholarships

1. Choose your country from the Chevening Scholarship website
2. Create an account
3. Fill in your profile with your personal details, save the data and validate your profile and start your application.
4. Complete the quiz to assure your eligibility for the scholarship
5. Fill in the required data and upload your documents;

• Completed education documents
• English Language Qualification
• Conditional offers for proposed courses of study (up to three)
• Unconditional offers for proposed courses of study (up to three)
• References  (If you are invited to interview you will be invited to upload two references)
• Passport/ID document

6. Submit your application.

Gates Cambridge Scholarship

This is a fully-funded scholarship for international students who want to pursue a master’s or PhD degree in the UK. It provides 18,744 pounds as stipends per annum, health insurance, academic development funding up to 2,000 pounds and family allowance of 15,612 pounds.

This program was founded from the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation to the university of Cambridge, the biggest single donation ever made in the UK.

Eligibility Criteria For Gates Cambridge Scholarship 

1. Language required is English language
2. Citizens from all countries are allowed to apply
3. Academic excellence
4. Candidates should be able to make a strong case for particular postgraduate degree at Cambridge
5. A commitment to improving the lives of others
6. A capacity of leadership
7. All applicants must be from countries outside the UK to pursue a full time postgraduate degree.

How To Apply For Gates Cambridge Scholarship

1. Apply for admission to a course and college place according to the Gates Canbridge part of the funding section.
2. Create an account on the website 
3. Fill in your personal details
4. Submit your documents;

• Gate Cambridge Statement of not more than 3000 characters (approximately 500 words) which explains why you are applying for Gates Cambridge Scholarship and how you meet the four main criteria.
• CV/Resume
• Research Proposal for PhD applicants only
• Gates reference; in addition to two academic references for admission, Gates Cambridge applicants submit a reference about their fit with scholarship.

5. Answer the application questions
6. Submit the application.

Imperial College London PhD Scholarship 2023

Imperial College London offers up to 10 fully funded scholarships to international students each year. This scholarship covers both tuition fees and an annual tax-free contribution to maintenance costs of 18,062-22,200 pounds for 42  months.

To be eligible for this scholarship, you are expected to have obtained or be heading for a first class honors degree at masters level or equivalent in Chemical engineering and other branches of engineering or related science.

Eligibility Criteria For Imperial College London Scholarship 

1. Required language is English Language
2. Citizens from all countries are eligible to apply.
3. Candidates should apply and obtain a palace of an offer in ICL, Department of Chemical Engineering
4. You are expected to have obtained or be heading for a first class honors degree at master’s level or equivalent, in chemical engineering or another branch of engineering and related science courses.
5. Candidates should abide by the minimum score of English language proficiency set by the institution.

How To Apply For Imperial College London PhD Scholarship

1. Candidates should have the following documents;

• A personal statement to support your application, which should outline your research interest and experience.
• Full transcripts of your universities studies till date
• Email addresses and contact details of 2 referees, at least one of whom must be an academic referee (Example; Your project supervisor or personal tour)
• Note that the email addresses must be personal institutional addresses (university or company email addresses) rather than a webmail address which is not acceptable.
• Lastlt, do not submit any reference letters as those would be asked directly from your referees by the school.

2. In order to be considered for the Chemical PhD Scholarships, you will need to submit an application for admission through the online admissions system.

To apply to the Imperial College London, visit the website

GEMS International Undergraduate Scholarship

This is a fully funded scholarship program for undergraduates international students. It covers 2,000 pounds from the tuition fee of students for each of the four years of undergraduate studies. This is eligible for international students studying in the university of Stirling

Eligibility Criteria For GEMS International Undergraduate Scholarship

1. Required language is English language
2. Citizens from all countries are accepted
3. Candidatemust be a student from overseas (outside the UK, for tuition fee purposes)
4. Candidate must have received an unconditional or conditional offer of admissions from the university of Stirling 
5. Candidate must be a full-time international student.
6. The award is only available to students entering directly into a full-time undergraduate degree programme, delivered at the university’s Stirling campus.
7. You must be a full-time student at GEMS education school at the point of application to the University of Stirling.

How To Apply To The GEMS International Undergraduate Scholarship 

1. Students should apply through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS)

• The application fee is 20 pounds if you are applying to just one course, or 25 pounds if you are applying to multiple courses and for late application.
• If you want to apply the University of Stirling, visit the website

2. Documents needed for application include;

• Academic records
• Statement of purpose
• Reference Letter
• Curriculum vitae
• If English is not your first language, you must provide proficient English test scores.

University Of Bristol Think Big Scholarship

The University of Bristol offers scholarships for international students who want to pursue a degree in undergraduate and master’s studies. This Think Big scholarship provides  20,000 pounds to recipients of the scholarship, which can be used as a waiver towards the cost of tuition fees.

Eligibility Criteria For University of Bristol Think Big Scholarship

1. Required Language is English
2. Citizens from all countries are allowed to apply
3. Candidates must be classified as overseas student for fee purposes
4. Candidates must have applied for a full time undergraduate course or a full time postgraduate program at the University of Bristol
5. Not received any other scholarship that equates to more than the full cost of tuition fees alongside a Bristol Scholarship

How To Apply For University of Bristol Think Big Scholarship

1. Apply through UCAS as you will need your student ID
2. Submit an application for the Think Big Scholarship

To apply to the University of Bristol, visit the website 

Final Thoughts 

With these few fully-funded scholarships discussed, now you know you can achieve those study abroad goals of yours without paying tuition fees. 

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