Published: 23 May 2025 96 views
The University of Southampton is offering 15 fully funded scholarships to UK-domiciled students from ethnic minority backgrounds pursuing a full-time or two-year part-time MSc or MRes degree in selected disciplines. Eligible programmes span across Biological Sciences, Geography and Environmental Science, Health Sciences, Ocean and Earth Sciences, and Psychology. This opportunity supports students starting in September 2025, with applications reviewed through a competitive selection process.
Each scholarship will cover all tuition fees.
To be eligible for a scholarship you must:
You must not be getting an external scholarship.
You cannot apply if you are studying:
Applicants who submit their programme application before 3 July, must apply for the scholarship by 5 July 2025 at 5pm UK time.
If you submit your programme application after 3 July, you must apply for the scholarship by 31 August 2025 at 5pm UK time.
For applications made on or before 5 July, we will contact you:
For applications made between 5 July and 31 August, we will contact you by 11 September with an outcome.
We cannot accept late applications. If your application is successful, you will receive confirmation in writing.
All scholarship offers are final, and scholarships cannot be deferred.
There are 4 stages to the shortlisting process:
1. We first check that you meet the eligibility criteria.
2. We then score and rank the supporting statement in your scholarship application.
3. We shortlist candidates, aiming to ensure awards across the breadth of our disciplines.
4. A scholarship panel will make the final selection of 15 scholarship recipients.
The decision of the scholarship panel is final.
Please ensure that you have applied separately for a place on your programme.
For more details, visit University of Southampton scholarship webpage.
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