Brunel University Vice Chancellor’s Postgraduate International Excellence Award (January 2026)

Unlock your potential with our Vice-Chancellor's Postgraduate International Excellence Award, offering a generous £6,000 fee reduction for self-funded international students enrolling in our postgraduate taught courses starting in January 2026. This award is designed to support outstanding applicants with a minimum 2:1 or equivalent internationally recognized undergraduate qualification, empowering you to advance your education at Brunel University of London. Take the next step towards academic excellence and join a world-class learning community!

Table of Content

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

Summary

• Application DeadlineNovember 28, 2025
• Value£6,000
• Study LevelMasters
• SponsorBrunel University London
• City to studyLondon
• School to studyBrunel University London
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

£6,000 tuition fee reduction applied each year for a maximum of one year for full time courses and two years for full-time courses running over two years

Requirements

• Must have an offer to study on a full time postgraduate taught or MRes programme starting in January 2026 of the 2025/26 academic year.
• Applicants must have a minimum 2:1 and above or equivalent internationally recognised undergraduate qualification.
• Must be classed as an Overseas fee paying student based on the UK government regulations and be self-funded (not sponsored). This includes applicants from the EU who are required to pay overseas fees. Applicants who are unsure of their fee status should note Brunel uses the information they have provided in their application form to assess fee status against regulations set by the UK government. For information on these regulations please visit the independent organisation UKCISA’s website.
• All applicants must meet all conditions of their offer by the time they are due to register at Brunel.
• Applicants must pay their £5,000 tuition fee deposit by the advisory deadline to secure their fee reduction.
• Applicants who defer their entry from September 2025 to January 2026 (2025/26 academic year), will retain the award.

Those Not Eligible For The Award

• Applicants NOT classed as Overseas for fee purposes, based on the UK government regulations or those with an unresolved fee status.
• Applicants who are not fully self-funded and are being sponsored by a Government or external body.
• The award is not available to Postgraduate Research applicants (i.e. PhD, MPhil).
• The award is not available for Brunel Medical School courses, namely MSc Physician Associate.
• Applicants who will NOT commence their course in January 2026 (2025/26 academic year) and defer to 2026/7.
• Applicants entering a course with Brunel Pathway College (BPC) or who are progressing to a Brunel course from a BPC course.
• Applicants holding an offer to study by Distance Learning.
• Applicants holding offers to study on a part-time programme.
• Applicants holding offers to study on an online learning programme.

Check also:
Wits-Edinburgh Programme in Sustainable African Futures by Mastercard Foundation 2026-2027
Department of Aeronautics MSc Scholarship at Imperial College London 2026

Application Deadline

How To Apply

• Apply to your preferred postgraduate taught course for the January 2026 session
• Applicants will be considered automatically for the award when they have met the academic criteria, have paid the deposit and the funds have been received.

For more details, visit the scholarship webpage