UK Scholarships for International Students
Today’s higher education rule is: the higher the quality of education the higher the price. UK universities are a perfect sample of such formula. They are consistently ranked among the world’s best universities for the quality of education but are some of the most expensive to afford at the same time. First, you must know what to expect while studying in the UK. Following a governmental decision in 2017, UK universities are allowed to charge their home and EU students with tuition fees capping at €9,250 per an academic year (the highest that ever was at UK universities).
Meanwhile, non-EU foreign students in the UK are charged with a lot higher tuition fees which in some particular courses range up to over £50,000 per an academic year. If you’re an EU student, you can use the benefits of student loans, but if you’re a non-EU and non-EEA student financial help is needed.
How to obtain a scholarship in the UK
- Some foreign students may wish to obtain a scholarship in order to supplement the cost of tuition (as previously mentioned, non-UK students must pay tuition, in comparison to UK students and residents).
- Different UK schools offer a variety of scholarships to foreign students. In addition, the British government offer a number of different scholarships, as well as loans—known as Government Student Support—to foreign students.
- Global scholarships include those that are country specific (meaning that only students from certain countries are eligible to apply (such as the Charles Wallace Pakistan Trust Scholarship—for students from Pakistan) and the Marshall Scholarship (for American students) and the GREAT scholarship (for students from Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, or Thailand) while others (such as the Chevening Fellowship, are available to all foreign students who wish to come to the UK for the purpose of schools.
- Some UK scholarships, like the Chevening, are available to students who wish to pursue graduate level coursework (or undertake coursework of a shorter-duration) while other are available for undergraduate work).
Application requirements
The application process for UK scholarships for international students does not contain a standard set of documents. Your scholarship application paperwork depends on factors like the type of scholarship you’re pursuing or the organization that awards it.