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The University of Surrey is a global community dedicated to life-changing education and research. Through world-class research and innovation, the university positively impacts society and shapes the future digital economy through agile collaboration with businesses, governments and communities. Surrey is a research-intensive institution offering undergraduate, postgraduate taught, and postgraduate research programmes across multiple disciplines.
Funding Opportunities
Vice-Chancellor's Future Leaders Award
This prestigious award recognises academic excellence and offers a £7,500 fee waiver that is awarded to selected students, who understand social responsibility and demonstrate the potential to be future leaders. The scholarship is awarded as a £7,500 fee waiver and is open to self-funded international fee-paying students domiciled in specific countries. The scheme is application based and awards are decided by a scholarship awards panel. The panel will assess previous academic performance, predicted grades (if applicable) and the personal statement to make their decision. These awards must be allocated before a CAS is issued.
Surrey MBA Women in Leadership Scholarship
The Surrey MBA Women in Leadership Scholarship reflects the Surrey Business School's commitment to empowering the next generation of women leaders. This scholarship recognises female candidates who have already demonstrated impact in business and who aspire to mentor, inspire, and support other women in their leadership journeys. It is a partial scholarship that covers 10 – 50% of the tuition fee, depending on the applicant's profile and interview performance. The scholarship is open to candidates joining either the full-time or part-time MBA programme at the University of Surrey. Scholarships are awarded on a rolling basis, so candidates who apply early in the admissions round have a greater chance of receiving an award. The programme aims to break down barriers to inspire positive change and support women with the ability and talent to become future leaders.
Surrey MBA AI Pathfinders Scholarship
The AI Pathfinders Scholarship supports candidates who are eager to explore the opportunities and challenges of Artificial Intelligence, and who can demonstrate the potential to apply these technologies responsibly and strategically in their careers. Artificial Intelligence is reshaping leadership, decision-making, and innovation across every sector of the global economy. This partial scholarship covers 10–50% of tuition fees, depending on the applicant's profile and interview performance. It is open to applicants joining either the full-time or part-time MBA programme at the University of Surrey. While open to all MBA applicants, this scholarship is particularly aimed at candidates who wish to pursue the Artificial Intelligence Pathway. Scholarships are awarded on a rolling basis, so candidates who apply early in the admissions round have a greater chance of receiving an award.
Physician Associate Bursary
The University of Surrey is pleased to be offering financial support to those enrolled full-time on the Physician Associates Studies PGDip course. Eligible students will receive £5,202 total across the two years of study (£2,601 per academic year). The bursary is paid in 10 equal monthly instalments per academic year from December to September. Students do not need to apply for this bursary as all students enrolled full-time on the Physician Associate Studies PGDip course that meet the criteria will be identified automatically. Eligibility for instalments may be impacted if a student takes a temporary withdrawal or permanent withdrawal from the programme.
Languages Undergraduate Scholarship
The Languages Undergraduate Scholarship is offered by the University of Surrey to UK students with home fee status who have received an offer to study specific language and literature courses. The scholarship provides a £1,000 accommodation fee waiver in the first year of study only. This automatic award is available to students studying English Literature and French, English Literature and Spanish, Modern Languages (French and Spanish), Business Management and French, or Business Management and Spanish at the bachelor's degree or integrated master's level. Students living outside of University accommodation will receive this as a cash award instead. The scholarship aims to support UK students pursuing language studies at Surrey and is awarded to offer holders who make the university their firm choice by the specified deadline.
International Excellence Award (Undergraduate)
This prestigious £5,000 award recognises academic excellence and is awarded to selected students starting a bachelors degree at the University of Surrey. The scholarship is awarded as a £5,000 fee waiver and is open to self-funded international fee-paying students regardless of nationality or domicile. The scheme is application based and awards are decided by a scholarship awards panel who assess previous academic performance, predicted grades and the personal statement to make their decision. Surrey must be your firm choice on a UCAS application to be considered for the award. This award is available for the first year of an undergraduate degree only and is not open to students from Surrey International Study Centre (SISC).
International Excellence Award (postgraduate)
The International Excellence Award is a prestigious scholarship recognising academic excellence for international students starting a masters degree at the University of Surrey. The award provides a £5,000 fee waiver to support self-funded international fee-paying students regardless of nationality or domicile. The scheme is application-based with awards decided by a scholarship awards panel. Applications are reviewed monthly on a first-come, first-served basis. All scholarships must be allocated before a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) is issued, and students are encouraged to apply early. The award is designed to attract high-achieving international students to pursue postgraduate taught programs at Surrey.
GREAT Scholarships – Spain
In partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, the University of Surrey is offering one £10,000 scholarship to students in Spain applying for one-year postgraduate courses starting in September 2026. The GREAT Scholarships 2026 programme, launched by the British Council together with over 60 UK universities, supports postgraduate students from several countries in accessing world-class UK higher education opportunities. The scholarship programme offers financial support of a minimum of £10,000 to students pursuing one-year postgraduate study in the UK. Recipients are expected to embody the UK Higher Education experience by attending lectures and tutorials, engaging with extra-curricular activities, and acting as an ambassador for UK Higher Education by promoting the value of studying at a UK HEI.
GREAT Scholarships – Kenya
In partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, the University of Surrey is offering one £10,000 scholarship to students in Kenya applying for one-year postgraduate courses starting in September 2026. The GREAT Scholarships 2026 programme, launched by the British Council together with over 60 UK universities, supports postgraduate students from Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam in accessing world-class UK higher education opportunities. The scholarship provides financial support of £10,000 to students pursuing one-year postgraduate taught study at the University of Surrey. Successful applicants must embody the UK Higher Education experience by attending lectures and tutorials, engaging with extra-curricular activities, and acting as ambassadors for UK Higher Education and the GREAT brand.
GREAT Scholarships – India
In partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, the University of Surrey is offering one £10,000 scholarship to students in India applying for one-year postgraduate courses starting in September 2026. The GREAT Scholarships 2026 programme, launched by the British Council together with over 60 UK universities, supports postgraduate students from Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam in accessing world-class UK higher education opportunities. The scholarship programme offers financial support of a minimum of £10,000 to students pursuing one-year postgraduate study in the UK. Students can apply for courses in a range of subjects, at over 60 institutions across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Care Leaver and Estranged Student Bursary
The Care Leaver and Estranged Student Bursary is an annual financial support programme offered by the University of Surrey to assist students who have experienced care or are estranged from their families. The bursary provides £3,000 per year plus an additional £500 on graduation to help with moving on costs. This support is designed to help these students meet the costs of university education and transition to life after graduation. The bursary aims to ensure that care leavers and estranged students have the financial support necessary to pursue their undergraduate education. Care leavers are defined as those who have been looked after by a local authority for at least 13 weeks since they were 14 years old and were in care on or after their sixteenth birthday. Estranged students are those who have no communication with their biological or adoptive parents due to various circumstances including inability to trace parents, safety concerns, parental health issues, or parental death. The bursary is not paid in addition to the University of Surrey Bursary.
University of Surrey Bursary
The University of Surrey Bursary is a cash award for eligible undergraduate students in full-time attendance at the University of Surrey. The bursary amount is determined by the student's year of entry to the University and their household income, ranging from £1,200 to £3,000 per year. The amount is split into two payments, typically distributed in December and March. This financial support aims to assist students from low-income households who live in areas with lower participation in higher education (POLAR quintiles) or higher levels of deprivation (IMD quintiles). Eligibility is reassessed each academic year based on data provided to Student Finance England, with the criteria corresponding to the student's year of entry. The bursary is not available to students on their Professional Training Year or in repeat periods of study, nor to NHS-funded students or those whose fees are covered by external funding.
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- Total Funding Opportunities
- 24
- Active Now
- 12
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- surrey.ac.uk
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