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Do you want to study in the UK for free? The British Government and UK Universities provide a large number of fully funded scholarships or tuition fee scholarships for international students who wants to study in United Kingdom. To help you, scholars4dev.com lists the top 15+ UK Scholarships for international students.

UK Government Scholarships »

Chevening Scholarships
Chevening Scholarships, the UK government’s global scholarship programme, are awarded to outstanding scholars from Chevening-eligible countries around the world. Awards are typically for a one-year Master’s degree. Most Chevening Scholarships cover tuition fees, a living allowance at a set rate (for one individual), an economy class return airfare to the UK, and additional grants to cover essential expenditure.

Scotland Saltire Scholarships
The Scottish Government, in collaboration with Scottish universities, are offering Scotland’s Saltire Scholarships to citizens from Canada, China (including Hong Kong), India, Japan, Pakistan and USA who wish to study full-time Masters degrees fully delivered in Scottish universities, in the areas of science, technology, creative industries, healthcare and medical sciences, and renewable and clean energy. Each award is worth £8000 to be used towards tuition fees for the duration of 1 year of full time study.

Global Wales Postgraduate Scholarships for International Students
The Global Wales Postgraduate Scholarship programme offers scholarships worth up to £10,000 to international students from Vietnam, India, the USA and countries of the European Union to study a full-time masters programme in Wales.

Great Scholarships
GREAT Scholarships offer students from Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam the opportunity to have £10,000 towards their tuition fees for a wide range of one-year taught postgraduate courses.

Commonwealth Masters Scholarships
The Commonwealth Scholarships are intended for students from developing Commonwealth countries who wants to pursue Master’s study in the UK. These scholarships are funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID).  Each Scholarship provides airfare to and from United Kingdom, tuition and examination fees, personal maintaining allowance, thesis grant (if applicable), initial arrival allowance, among others.

See also Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme

UK University Scholarships »

Gates Cambridge Scholarships
Gates Cambridge Scholarships are awarded to outstanding applicants from any country outside the UK to pursue a full-time postgraduate degree in any subject available at the University of Cambridge. A Gates Cambridge Scholarship covers the full cost of studying at Cambridge. It also provides additional, discretionary funding.

See also Cambridge International Scholarship Scheme

Clarendon Scholarships at University of Oxford 
The Clarendon Scholarship Fund is a prestigious graduate scholarship scheme offering around 140 new scholarships every year to eligible graduate applicants (including international students) at the University of Oxford. Clarendon Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence and potential across all degree-bearing subjects at graduate level at the University of Oxford.  The scholarships cover tuition and college fees in full and a generous grant for living expenses.

See also Reach Oxford Scholarships and  Weidenfeld Hoffman Scholarship and Leadership Programme

University of Sussex Chancellor’s International Scholarships 
University of Sussex Chancellor’s International Scholarships are available in the majority of Sussex Schools, and are awarded on the basis of academic performance and potential to non-EU international students who have applied for and been offered a place for eligible full-time Postgraduate Taught degrees at the University of Sussex.  The scholarship is 50% off international student tuition fee and is offered for one year.

Bristol University Think Big Scholarships
In 2020, Bristol University is investing £500,000 to help the brightest and best international students come to the University of Bristol. Think Big Undergraduate scholarships and Think Big Postgraduate scholarships are available for courses offered at the University. The tuition fee awards range from £6,500 to £26,000.

Warwick Undergraduate Global Excellence Scholarships
The Warwick Undergraduate Global Excellence Scholarships are offering scholarships for gifted, ambitious international students to pursue their academic interests at one of the UK’s most prestigious universities. About 20 full-fee scholarships, 160 half-fee scholarship and 70 £2,000 awards are being offered.

UAL/ISH International Postgraduate Scholarships (UK)
The UAL/ISH International Postgraduate Scholarship provides full scholarships to students from developing countries who are pursuing a full-time taught Masters course at one of UAL’s six Colleges. The scholarship provides a £50,000 award that covers the cost of tuition fees, accommodation at one of UAL’s halls of residence and may also contribute towards living costs.

UCL Global Masters Scholarships
The UCL Global Masters Scholarship aims to enable and encourage international students from lower income backgrounds to pursue full-time Master’s degree studies at UCL. The scholarship is worth £15,000 and is tenable for one year.

See also UCL Global Undergraduate Scholarships which offers full tuition awards.

University of West England Chancellor’s Scholarships
The University of the West of England, Bristol offers more than £100,000 worth of scholarships for international students each year.  This includes the Chancellor’s Scholarship wherein the recipient will be required to undertake an internship working within the International Development Office and other departments. The scholarship covers the full tuition fees for one academic year.

See also: UWE Millennium Scholarships

Warwick Chancellor’s International Scholarships
The Warwick Graduate School awards up to 42 Chancellor’s International Scholarships to the most outstanding PhD applicants yearly. The scholarships are open to international and EU students in any discipline offered at Warwick.  The scholarships include the full payment of overseas tuition fee and a maintenance stipend.

Developing Solutions Scholarships at University of Nottingham
The Developing Solutions Scholarships are designed for international students from Africa, India or one of the developing countries of the Commonwealth who want to study a Masters Degree at the University of Nottingham and make a difference to the development of their home country. Each year,  105 scholarships  are awarded– 30 scholarships will cover the full tuition fee while 75 will cover 50% of the tuition fee.