2027 University of Surrey International Excellence Award (postgraduate)

This scholarship is awarded as a £5,000 fee waiver. It is open to self-funded international fee-paying students regardless of nationality or domicile, who are starting their studies with us in September or February.

The scheme is application based and awards are decided by a scholarship awards panel.

All scholarships must be allocated before a CAS is issued. University of Surrey is not able to consider applications if your CAS has already been allocated, so please apply early.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineNot Specified
• Study LevelMasters , PhD
• SponsorUniversity of Surrey
• City to studyLondon
• School to studyUniversity of Surrey
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

• £5,000 off tuition fees

Requirements

In order to be eligible, applicants must:

• Be an overseas fee-paying student
• Hold an offer to study a full-time masters programme*
• Be self-funded (you must be paying for your studies independently rather than being sponsored or in receipt of another scholarship)
• Not be from the Surrey International Study Centre (SISC)
• Apply for a scholarship before a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) is issued. The award cannot be applied post CAS.

*Excludes part-time and distance-learning courses, MSc Artificial Intelligence (Conversion), MSc Biotechnology, MSc Food Science, MSc Human Nutrition, the MBA course, and MSc Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Please note:

• The award is not deferrable (if applicants are deferring, they will need to reapply for the award. This will also be subject to the award availability)
• This scholarship cannot be combined with the alumni or early bird discount
• For two-year postgraduate courses, the scholarship award is valid for the first year only.

Check also:
Free Ongoing Fully Funded Scholarships Guide 2026 (Download Now)

Application Deadline

How To Apply

For more information, kindly visit University of Surrey scholarship webpage.