Scholarships at University of Plymouth

The GREAT Scholarships programme, launched by the British Council together with 49 UK universities, supports postgraduate students from numerous countries to access world-class UK higher education opportunities. 

In partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, the University of Plymouth is offering 1 x £10,000 scholarship per country to students in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia and Malaysia applying for postgraduate taught courses in 2024/25.

To be eligible for any of the GREAT Scholarships, you must meet the following criteria:

• Be an international fee-paying student fully financing your studies, without external funding from sources such as a government, other scholarship provider, company, or employer.

• Have achieved a minimum 2.1 or its equivalent in your undergraduate honours degree.

• Meet the English language proficiency and academic entry requirements for your chosen course.

• Be domiciled in the relevant country: Bangladesh, India, Indonesia or Malaysia

• Hold an offer for a taught Masters programme.

Country information

Bangladesh

Any one-year full time PGT programme.

• View British Council information for Bangladesh.

Indonesia

Any one-year full time PGT programme.

• View British Council information for Indonesia.

Malaysia

Any one-year full time PGT programme.

• View British Council information for Malaysia.

India

Any one-year full time PGT programme in justice and law. These include LLM Law, MSc Criminology, MSc Cybercrime, Terrorism and Security and MA International Relations: Global Security and Development.

• View British Council information for India.

Applications must be received before 31 May 2025.

The International Academic Excellence Scholarship rewards outstanding achievement and is available to both undergraduate and postgraduate students.

An application must be submitted for this scholarship.

Scholarship value: 50% off your tuition fees in year one.

To recognise continual academic achievement, you may also receive:

• 50% off the successive years tuition fee, if an overall grade of 70% or above is maintained.

To be eligible to apply for this scholarship you must:

• have an outstanding academic record.

• meet our standard English language requirements.

• have an unconditional/conditional offer letter from the University of Plymouth.

• complete an application.

If you are considering joining a University of Plymouth postgraduate taught course in January 2025, you may be eligible to receive £1,500 off your tuition fees with an International Welcome to Plymouth Award.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for this award you must: 

• apply and successfully enrol in January 2025 to any postgraduate taught programme offering a January start.

• be self-funded and paying international/overseas tuition fees.

• meet our standard entry requirements.

Scholarship value: £3,500 off your tuition fees.

If your postgraduate degree is taught over two years, you may also receive:

• 10% off the successive year's tuition fee if an overall grade of 60% or above is maintained.

To be eligible you must:

• achieve the equivalent of a UK 2:1 degree classification – this is determined using guidelines from Ecctis.

• meet our standard English language requirements.

The International Undergraduate Merit Scholarship will be offered automatically, providing you meet the eligibility criteria. A separate application will not be required.

Scholarship value: £3,500 off your tuition fees in year one.

To recognise continued academic achievement, you may also receive:

• £2,000 off the successive years tuition fee if an overall grade of 60% or above is maintained

• £3,500 off the successive years tuition fee if an overall grade of 70% or above is maintained.

To be eligible you must:

• achieve one grade above your academic offer.

• meet our standard English language requirements.

The International Welcome to Plymouth Scholarship will be offered automatically to any student who meets our entry requirements.

Scholarship value: £1,500 discount off tuition fees in year one.

To be eligible you must:

• meet our entry requirements.

• meet our standard English language requirements.

Scholarship value: £2,000 off your tuition fees.

If your postgraduate degree is taught over two years, you may also receive:

• 10% off the successive year's tuition fee if an overall grade of 60% or above is maintained.

To be eligible you must:

• achieve the equivalent of a UK 2:1 degree classification – this is determined using guidelines from Ecctis.

• meet our standard English language requirements.

One student from the Caribbean region will be offered a scholarship worth 50% off their year one tuition fees.

To recognise continual academic achievement, they may receive 50% off the successive year's tuition fee, if an overall grade of 70% or above is maintained.

To be eligible you must:

• have an outstanding academic record

• meet our standard English language requirements

• have an unconditional/conditional offer letter from the University of Plymouth which you have accepted as your firm choice by 31 May 2025.

• complete a scholarship application form and submit this through UKESC by 31 May 2025.

The Undergraduate International Student Scholarship will be offered automatically, providing you meet the eligibility criteria. A separate application will not be required.

Scholarship value: £2000 off your tuition fees in year one.

To recognise continued academic achievement, you may also receive:

• 10% off the successive years tuition fee if an overall grade of 60% or above is maintained.

• 20% off the successive years tuition fee if an overall grade of 70% or above is maintained.

To be eligible you must:

• achieve one grade above your academic offer.

• meet our standard English language requirements.

The Vice-Chancellor’s International Excellence Scholarship rewards outstanding achievement and is available to both undergraduate and postgraduate students.

An application must be submitted for this scholarship.

Scholarship value: 50% off your tuition fees in year one.

To recognise continual academic achievement, you may also receive:

• 50% off the successive years tuition fee, if an overall grade of 70% or above is maintained.

To be eligible to apply for this scholarship you must:

• have an outstanding academic record.

• meet our standard English language requirements.

• have an unconditional/conditional offer letter from the University of Plymouth.

• complete an application.