University of Cumbria Global Excellence PGT Merit Scholarships 2026

The Cumbria Global Excellence PGT Merit Scholarships offers £5,000 towards tuition fees for eligible full-time taught master’s programmes at the University of Cumbria for the 2026/27 academic year

Table of Content

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

Summary

• Application DeadlineJuly 5, 2026
• Value£5,000
• Study LevelMasters
• SponsorUniversity of Cumbria
• City to studyCarlisle
• School to studyUniversity of Cumbria
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

£5,000

Requirements

• All applicants for the Cumbria Global Excellence PGT Merit Scholarships must hold an offer of a place of study on an eligible full-time taught master’s degree (180 credits) at the following University of Cumbria campuses: Ambleside, Carlisle Brampton Road, Carlisle Fusehill Street and Lancaster.
• For students enrolling on programmes lasting more than one year the scholarship is awarded for the first year of the programme only.
• Only applicants with an offer of a place in September 2026 will be considered for an award.
• All scholarship applicants/recipients must be self-funding students with overseas fee status.
• To be eligible to apply for a PGT Merit Scholarship, applicants must:
  • be holding an unconditional or conditional offer for their place of study
  • have accepted their offer for a place of study by the scholarship application deadline,
  • have paid the relevant deposit and
  • have completed the scholarship application form in its entirety, (incomplete applications will be disregarded).
• Scholarship applicants:
  • holding, or on track to be awarded, the equivalent of a minimum of a UK 2:2 bachelor's degree will be considered for an award
  • submitting a unique personal statement in support of their application (not AI generated) will be considered
• The decision of the scholarship panel is final, and the decision cannot be appealed. 

Full terms and conditions, including the list of eligible programmes, can be found here. 

Selection Process

Selection is competitive and based on

• Academic performance
• English proficiency, and
• A unique personal statement.

Scholarships cannot be combined with other awards.  

Application Deadline

How To Apply

To apply, please complete the application form and send to [email protected]?by 5th July 2026. 

For more details, visit University of Cumbria Scholarship webpage