Scholarships at ロンドン大学ロイヤル・ホロウェイ校

Degree Type          Undergraduate

Award Type            Scholarship

Fee Status Type      UK & International

Cash award of £5,000 for undergraduates studying English.

Five scholarships are available for new undergraduate students studying for a single or joint honours degree in the Department of English (see the full list of eligible courses below).

The Barbara Raw Scholarship is named in honour of a former Royal Holloway student and rewards high-achieving students.

Am I eligible?

• Home or International fee status

• Offer to study one of the following degrees:

• BA English

• BA English and Drama

• BA English and Philosophy

• BA English and Latin

• BA English and History

• BA English with Philosophy

• BA Music and English

• BA English and Film Studies

• BA English and Classical Studies

• BA English and American Literature

• BA English and Creative Writing

• BA Modern Languages and English

• BA Comparative Literature and Culture and English

• BA American Literature and Creative Writing

• BA Drama and Creative Writing

• BA English and Digital Arts

• Achieved, or predicted to achieve high grades in A-level or equivalent. As a guide, previous applicants have achieved, or been predicted, AAA or equivalent.

Degree Type         Postgraduate

Award Type           Scholarship

Fee Status Type     UK & International

Tuition fee reduction of £8,100 for selected postgraduate courses.

Three scholarships are available for full or part-time students with home or international fee status.

The scholarships are are funded by the alumni and friends of Bedford College, one of the founding colleges of Royal Holloway and Bedford New College. Formed in 2013, the Bedford Society aims to ensure the spirit of Bedford College lives on by providing new scholars with access to financial support and opportunities for networking.

Am I eligible?

Offer to study a Masters degree within: 

• Department of Classics

• Department of Earth Sciences

• Department of Economics

• Department of English

• Department of Geography

• Department of Health Studies

• Department of History

• Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures

• Department of Law and Criminology

• Department of Mathematics

• Department of Physics

• Department of Politics, International Relations and Philosophy

• Department of Psychology

• Department of Social Work

• Achieved, or on target to achieve, a First Class Honours degree or equivalent.

Terms and Conditions

• You may not hold any other Royal Holloway tuition fee scholarship or discount alongside this scholarship. For example, this includes the Royal Holloway and University of London Alumni discounts

• If you are eligible for, or win (in the case of competitive awards), more than one scholarship, you will be awarded the scholarship or discount with the highest value. 

Degree Type            Postgraduate

Award Type              Scholarship

Fee Status Type       UK & International

Tuition fee reduction up to £9,600 for taught postgraduate degrees within the Department of English.

One scholarship is available for a full or part-time postgraduate student with Home or International fee status. 

The scholarship was established by Mrs Ernest de Glehn in memory of her brother, AC Bradley. 

The tuition fee reduction is to the value of the Home status fee for your chosen course.

Am I eligible?

• Offer to study one of the following courses:

  • MA Creative Writing 

  • MA English Literature

  • MA Medieval Studies

  • MA Victorian Literature, Art and Culture

Terms and Conditions

• You may not hold any other Royal Holloway tuition fee scholarship or discount alongside this scholarship. For example, this includes the Royal Holloway and University of London Alumni discounts

• If you are eligible for, or win (in the case of competitive awards), more than one scholarship, you will be awarded the scholarship or discount with the highest value. 

Degree Type          Postgraduate

Award Type           Scholarship

Fee Status Type     UK & International

Tuition fee reduction of up to £9,600 for taught postgraduate degrees within the Department of Philosophy.

One scholarship is available for a full or part-time postgraduate student with Home or International fee status.

The scholarship was established by Mrs Ernest de Glehn in memory of her brother, AC Bradley. 

The tuition fee reduction is to the value of the Home status fee for your chosen course.

Am I eligible?

• Offer to study one of the following courses: 

  • MA European Philosophy

  • MA Political Philosophy

  • MA Modern Philosophy

Terms and Conditions

• You may not hold any other Royal Holloway tuition fee scholarship or discount alongside this scholarship. For example, this includes the Royal Holloway and University of London Alumni discounts

• If you are eligible for, or win (in the case of competitive awards), more than one scholarship, you will be awarded the scholarship or discount with the highest value. 

The scholarship is provided automatically to eligible students on one of the Masters courses within the Department of Computer Science.

Eligible Indian nationals who are domiciled in India (living in India at the point of application) will receive a £4,000 tuition fee reduction. All other eligible international students will receive a £2,000 tuition fee reduction.

Am I eligible?

• International fee status

• Achieved a First Class Honours degree in a technical subject or

• Achieved a First Class Masters Degree in a technical subject accompanied by a 2:1 Bachelors degree in any subject

• Studying one of the following degrees with the Department of Computer Science:

  • MSc Applied Data Science

  • MSc Applied Data Science and Cyber Security

Degree Type             Postgraduate

Award Type              Scholarship

Fee Status Type        UK & International

Tuition fee reduction of £4,000 for Music students.

One scholarship is available to a new full-time student with Home fee or International fee status studying for a MMus in Music.

Am I eligible?

• Offer to study MMus Music

• Achieved, or be expected to achieve, a First Class Honours degree or equivalent.

Degree Type            Postgraduate

Award Type             Scholarship

Fee Status Type       UK & International

Tuition fee reduction and contribution towards living costs to the value of £11,000.

One scholarship is available to a full-time or part-time student with Home or International fee status, studying MA Holocaust Studies.

The scholarship is named in honour of Professor David Cesarani OBE, who died in 2015. Professor Cesarani was an integral part of the Holocaust Research Institute and one of the world's foremost authorities on Jewish history and the Holocaust. 

Am I eligible?

• Home or international fee status

• Offer to study MA Holocaust Studies

• Achieved, or expected to achieve, a First Class Honours degree or equivalent.

Terms and Conditions

• You may not hold any other Royal Holloway tuition fee scholarship or discount alongside this scholarship. For example, this includes the Royal Holloway and University of London Alumni discounts

• If you are eligible for, or win (in the case of competitive awards), more than one scholarship, you will be awarded the scholarship or discount with the highest value.

Degree Type              Postgraduate

Award Type                Scholarship

Fee Status Type         UK & International

Tuition fee reduction and contribution towards living costs to the value of £10,000 for MA Holocaust Studies.

One scholarship is available for a new full-time or part-time student with Home or International fee status. The scholarship is a tuition fee reduction and contribution to living costs to the value of £10,000. (Living costs contribution will only apply if the tuition fee is less than £10,000).

Applicants are strongly encouraged to visit the Holocaust Research Institute to learn about our history, vision, academic staff and research strengths. The Holocaust Research Institute is housed within the Department of History and boasts an active and stimulating research culture for postgraduate students.

The scholarship is named in honour of Professor David Cesarani OBE, who died in 2015. Professor Cesarani was an integral part of the Holocaust Research Institute and one of the world's foremost authorities on Jewish history and the Holocaust.

Am I eligible?

• Offer to study MA Holocaust Studies

• Achieved, or be expected to achieve, at least a 2:1 Honours degree or equivalent.

Degree Type            Postgraduate

Award Type              Scholarship

Fee Status Type        UK & International

Cash award of £6,250 for selected degrees.

One scholarship is available to a new full or part-time student with Home or International fee status studying for one of the postgraduate degrees listed below. 

Am I eligible?

• Home or International fee status

• Offer to study one of the following courses:

  • MA Holocaust Studies

  • MA History

  • MA Crusader Studies

  • MA History: Hellenic Studies

  • MA History: Public History

  • MA Late Antique and Byzantine Studies

  • MA Medieval Studies

• Achieved, or be on target to achieve, a First Class Honours degree, or equivalent.

Degree Type            Undergraduate

Award Type             Scholarship

Fee Status Type       UK & International

Cash award of £1,000 in first year, followed by £500 in second, third and fourth years (if applicable).

We offer a number of Computer Science scholarships, named after eminent computer scientist Donald Davies.

Additional Information

You must achieve an overall First class mark in your end of year exams for years one, two and three (if taking the four year MSci) to receive the scholarship the following academic year.

Degree Type             Postgraduate

Award Type              Scholarship

Fee Status Type        UK & International

Tuition fee reduction and living costs contribution up to the value of £12,000 for MA Medieval Studies students.

One scholarship is available to a new postgraduate student with home or international fee status. It provides a tuition fee reduction, with any remaining funds provided as a contribution to living costs (where applicable). 

Am I eligible?

• Home or international fee status

• Achieved, or be expected to achieve, a 2:1 degree or higher

• Offer to study MA Medieval Studies at Royal Holloway. 

Terms and Conditions

• You may not hold any other Royal Holloway tuition fee scholarship or discount alongside this scholarship. For example, this includes the Royal Holloway and University of London Alumni discounts

• If you are eligible for, or win (in the case of competitive awards), more than one scholarship, you will be awarded the scholarship or discount with the highest value. 

Degree Type           Undergraduate

Award Type            Scholarship

Fee Status Type      UK & International

Tuition fee reduction of £1,000 in first year of study for students applying for Mathematics.

Two scholarships are available for a new undergraduate with Home or International fee status. 

The scholarship is named in honour of former Bedford College Mathematics academic Dr Geoffrey Kneebone, and was founded by two of his former students. 

The scholarship is offered as a £1,000 tuition fee reduction for the first year of study for full-time students.

Am I eligible?

• Offer to study one of the following courses:

  • BSc Mathematics

  • MSci Mathematics

• Achieved, or expected to achieve, A-level grades of ABB or equivalent.

Degree Type             Postgraduate

Award Type              Scholarship

Fee Status Type        International

Cash award of £3,000 for students from the United States.

One scholarships is available to a new full-time postgraduate student from the US applying for any taught Masters course. 

Am I eligible?

• US citizen

• Offer to study for a taught Masters course at Royal Holloway

• Achieved, or on target to achieve, a First Class degree, or equivalent.

Tuition fee reduction of £10,000 for postgraduate students from Ghana.
One GREAT scholarship is available for a new full-time postgraduate student from Ghana, studying any taught Masters subject.

The scholarship is offered in partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign.

The GREAT Scholarships 2025 programme, launched by the British Council together with 71 UK universities, supports postgraduate students from Bangladesh, China, Egypt, France, Ghana, Greece, Kenya, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam in accessing world-class UK higher education opportunities.

The scholarship programme offers a tuition fee reduction of a minimum of £10,000 to students pursuing one-year postgraduate study in the UK. Students can apply for courses in a range of subjects, at 71 institutions across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Am I eligible?

• A passport holder and a resident of Ghana

• Hold an offer to study any full-time Masters subject at Royal Holloway from September 2025

• Have completed an undergraduate degree and be motivated and interested in your proposed subject area

• Meet the English language requirement of Royal Holloway. 

• Establish an engagement with the UK as a scholar, through personal and academic fulfilment.

• Willing to attend a networking event of all UK-based GREAT scholars, to discuss experiences and capture perceptions of studying in the UK.

• Willing to maintain contact with the British Council and their HEI and act as an ambassador for the GREAT Scholarships, by sharing experiences of studying in the UK with future GREAT scholars.

• As an alumnus of the GREAT Scholarships, willing occasionally to speak to potential candidates about your experience of studying in the UK

Terms and conditions

You may not hold any other Royal Holloway scholarship in addition to the GREAT Scholarship. 

As a GREAT Scholar you must be:

• willing to attend a networking event of all UK-based GREAT scholars, to discuss experiences and capture perceptions of studying in the UK.

• willing to maintain contact with the British Council and their HEI and act as an ambassador for the GREAT Scholarships, by sharing experiences of studying in the UK with future GREAT scholars.

• willing occasionally to speak to potential candidates about your experience of studying in the UK

Tuition fee reduction of £10,000 for postgraduate students from Nigeria.
One GREAT Scholarship is available for a new full-time postgraduate student from Nigeria, studying any taught Masters subject.

The scholarship is offered in partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign,

The GREAT Scholarships 2025 programme, launched by the British Council together with 71 UK universities, supports postgraduate students from Bangladesh, China, Egypt, France, Ghana, Greece, Kenya, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam in accessing world-class UK higher education opportunities.

The scholarship programme offers a tuition fee reduction of a minimum of £10,000 to students pursuing one-year postgraduate study in the UK. Students can apply for courses in a range of subjects, at 71 institutions across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Am I eligible?

• A passport holder and a resident of Nigeria

• Hold an offer to study any full-time Masters subject at Royal Holloway from September 2025

• Have completed an undergraduate degree and be motivated and interested in your proposed subject area

• Meet the English language requirement of Royal Holloway. 

• Establish an engagement with the UK as a scholar, through personal and academic fulfilment.

• Willing to attend a networking event of all UK-based GREAT scholars, to discuss experiences and capture perceptions of studying in the UK.

• Willing to maintain contact with the British Council and their HEI and act as an ambassador for the GREAT Scholarships, by sharing experiences of studying in the UK with future GREAT scholars.

• As an alumnus of the GREAT Scholarships, willing occasionally to speak to potential candidates about your experience of studying in the UK

Terms and conditions

You may not hold any other Royal Holloway scholarship in addition to the GREAT Scholarship. 

As a GREAT Scholar you must be:

• willing to attend a networking event of all UK-based GREAT scholars, to discuss experiences and capture perceptions of studying in the UK.

• willing to maintain contact with the British Council and their HEI and act as an ambassador for the GREAT Scholarships, by sharing experiences of studying in the UK with future GREAT scholars.

• willing occasionally to speak to potential candidates about your experience of studying in the UK

Degree Type              Postgraduate

Award Type               Scholarship

Fee Status Type         UK & International

Tuition fee reduction of £7,900 for postgraduate degrees within the Department of History.

One scholarship is available to a new full time or part-time student with Home or International fee status.

Am I eligible?

• Offer to study one of the following courses:

  • MA History

  • MA Holocaust Studies

  • MA Crusader Studies

  • MA History: Hellenic Studies

  • MA Late Antique and Byzantine Studies

  • MA Medieval Studies

Degree Type              Postgraduate

Award Type               Scholarship

Fee Status Type         International

Tuition fee reduction of £6,000 for students from selected partner institutions in China and India.

Two scholarships are available for students who join Royal Holloway from one of the universities listed below. 

Am I eligible?

• Currently studying at:

• Communications University China (CUC)

• Shanghai International Studies University (SISU) China.

• Minzu University of China

• Bennett University, India

• Shoolini University, India

• Due to graduate in 2025 with an offer to study a postgraduate degree at Royal Holloway or

• Studying for a Dual Masters with Royal Holloway, having completed the first part of the degree at CUC or SISU. 

Degree Type           Postgraduate

Award Type            Scholarship

Fee Status Type      International

Tuition fee discount of 50% for student from Iran.

One scholarship is available for a new full-time Masters students from Iran. It has been established to recognise the education, advice and assistance received by Katayoon Behboodi from the Department of Mathematics at Royal Holloway.

Am I eligible?

• Iranian national with permanent residency in Iran

• Offer to study one of the following postgraduate degrees: 

• MSc Physics by Research

• MSc Information Security

• MSc Electronic Engineering by Research

• MSc Engineering Management

• MSc Computer Science by Research

• MSc Energy Geosciences

• MSc Finance

• MSc Corporate Finance

• MSc Accounting and Financial Management

• Achieved, or be on target to achieve, at least a 2:1 degree or equivalent.

Terms and Conditions

• You may not hold any other Royal Holloway tuition fee scholarship or discount alongside this scholarship. For example, this includes the Royal Holloway and University of London Alumni discounts

• If you are eligible for, or win (in the case of competitive awards), more than one scholarship, you will be awarded the scholarship or discount with the highest value. 

Degree Type               Undergraduate & Postgraduate

Award Type                Scholarship

Fee Status Type         UK & International

Cash awards, performance and training opportunities for students who excel in music.

Music plays an important role at Royal Holloway. Our scholarships will give you the chance to showcase your talents, play alongside other skilled performers and work with external music groups, as well as a cash award to help finance your time at university. 

You do not need to be studying a music degree to qualify for a music scholarship.

We have different scholarships available depending on your focus as a singer, instrumentalist, musician or organist.

Degree Type          Undergraduate

Award Type           Scholarship

Fee Status Type     UK & International

Cash award of £1,000 in first year and £500 in subsequent years for strong academic Physics students. 

We offer an unlimited number of Physics scholarships to students studying Physics undergraduate degrees at Royal Holloway.

Am I eligible?

• Firm acceptance to study one of the following degrees:

• Physics (MSci)

• Astrophysics (MSci)

• Theoretical Physics (MSci)

• Physics with Particle Physics (MSci)

• Physics (BSc)

• Astrophysics (BSc)

• Theoretical Physics (BSc)

• Physics with Particle Physics (BSc)

• Physics with Music (BSc)

• Physics with Philosophy (BSc).

• Achieve at least AAA or equivalent in your A-Levels, including Maths (and/or Further Maths) and Physics

• Attendance at a Royal Holloway Open Day on campus (or an equivalent Online Open Day) for your year of entry. 

Terms and Conditions

You can hold this award in conjunction with any other scholarship.

You must achieve a First in your end-of-year exams for year 1, 2 and 3 (where applicable) to have your scholarship renewed the following academic year.

The award won't be finalised until the conditions are met in full.

Degree Type          Postgraduate

Award Type            Scholarship

Fee Status Type      UK & International

Cash award of £10,000 for Masters in English

Two scholarships are available for full or part-time postgraduate students with Home or International fee status studying a taught Masters in the Department of English.

Am I eligible?

• Home or International fee status

• Offer to study one of the following courses:

  • MA Creative Writing 

  • MA English Literature 

  • MA Victorian Literature, Art and Culture

  • MA Medieval Studies

• Achieved, or be expected to achieve, at least a 2:1 degree or equivalent.

Degree Type             Postgraduate

Award Type              Scholarship

Fee Status Type        UK & International

Cash award of £10,000 for MA Medieval Studies

One scholarship is available for a new full or part-time student with Home or International fee status.

Am I eligible?

• Home or International fee status

• Offer to study MA Medieval Studies

• Achieved, or expected to achieve, at least a 2:1 or equivalent.

Degree Type          Undergraduate

Award Type           Scholarship

Fee Status Type     International

Tuition fee reduction of £2,000 for undergraduate students who are currently living in an African country.

Scholarships are awarded automatically to eligible students, you won't need to submit a separate application.

You can be applying to study for any of our undergraduate degrees. The discount will only be applied in your first year of study.

Am I eligible?

• International fee status.

• Currently living in an African country.

• Offer to study an undergraduate degree starting in September 2025.

*Please note that the eligibility for this scholarship is determined by your place of residence, not your nationality.

Degree Type          Undergraduate

Award Type           Scholarship

Fee Status Type     International

Tuition fee reduction of £1,000 for EU national undergraduate students who are currently living in the EU.

Scholarships are awarded automatically to eligible students, you won't need to submit a separate application.

You can be applying to study for any of our undergraduate degrees. The discount will only be applied in your first year of study. 

Am I eligible?

• International fee status.

• Currently living in a country within the European Union.

• Offer to study an undergraduate degree starting in September 2025.

Degree Type               Postgraduate

Award Type                Scholarship

Fee Status Type          International

Tuition fee reduction of £10,000 for postgraduate students from Ghana.

One GREAT scholarship is available for a new full-time postgraduate student from Ghana, studying any taught Masters subject.

The scholarship is offered in partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign.

The scholarship programme offers a tuition fee reduction of a minimum of £10,000 to students pursuing one-year postgraduate study in the UK. Students can apply for courses in a range of subjects, at 71 institutions across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Am I eligible?

• A passport holder and a resident of Ghana

• Hold an offer to study any full-time Masters subject at Royal Holloway from September 2025

• Have completed an undergraduate degree and be motivated and interested in your proposed subject area

• Meet the English language requirement of Royal Holloway. 

• Establish an engagement with the UK as a scholar, through personal and academic fulfilment.

• Willing to attend a networking event of all UK-based GREAT scholars, to discuss experiences and capture perceptions of studying in the UK.

• Willing to maintain contact with the British Council and their HEI and act as an ambassador for the GREAT Scholarships, by sharing experiences of studying in the UK with future GREAT scholars.

• As an alumnus of the GREAT Scholarships, willing occasionally to speak to potential candidates about your experience of studying in the UK

Terms and Conditions

You may not hold any other Royal Holloway scholarship in addition to the GREAT Scholarship. 

As a GREAT Scholar you must be:

• willing to attend a networking event of all UK-based GREAT scholars, to discuss experiences and capture perceptions of studying in the UK.

• willing to maintain contact with the British Council and their HEI and act as an ambassador for the GREAT Scholarships, by sharing experiences of studying in the UK with future GREAT scholars.

• willing occasionally to speak to potential candidates about your experience of studying in the UK

Degree Type          Postgraduate

Award Type           Scholarship

Fee Status Type     International

Tuition fee reduction of £10,000 for postgraduate students from Nigeria.

One GREAT Scholarship is available for a new full-time postgraduate student from Nigeria, studying any taught Masters subject.

The scholarship is offered in partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign.

The scholarship programme offers a tuition fee reduction of a minimum of £10,000 to students pursuing one-year postgraduate study in the UK. Students can apply for courses in a range of subjects, at 71 institutions across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Am I eligible?

• A passport holder and a resident of Nigeria

• Hold an offer to study any full-time Masters subject at Royal Holloway from September 2025

• Have completed an undergraduate degree and be motivated and interested in your proposed subject area

• Meet the English language requirement of Royal Holloway. 

• Establish an engagement with the UK as a scholar, through personal and academic fulfilment.

• Willing to attend a networking event of all UK-based GREAT scholars, to discuss experiences and capture perceptions of studying in the UK.

• Willing to maintain contact with the British Council and their HEI and act as an ambassador for the GREAT Scholarships, by sharing experiences of studying in the UK with future GREAT scholars.

• As an alumnus of the GREAT Scholarships, willing occasionally to speak to potential candidates about your experience of studying in the UK

Terms and Conditions

You may not hold any other Royal Holloway scholarship in addition to the GREAT Scholarship. 

As a GREAT Scholar you must be:

• willing to attend a networking event of all UK-based GREAT scholars, to discuss experiences and capture perceptions of studying in the UK.

• willing to maintain contact with the British Council and their HEI and act as an ambassador for the GREAT Scholarships, by sharing experiences of studying in the UK with future GREAT scholars.

• willing occasionally to speak to potential candidates about your experience of studying in the UK

Degree Type             Postgraduate

Award Type              Scholarship

Fee Status Type        International

Tuition fee reduction of £6,000 for Masters students currently living in India

Scholarships are awarded automatically to eligible students, you won't need to submit a separate application.

You can be applying to study for any of our full-time Masters degrees. The tuition fee reduction will only be applied in your first year of study.

Am I eligible?

• International fee status

• Currently living in India 

• Offer to study a full-time Masters degree starting in September 2025 or January 2026 

• Self-funded  

• Pay your tuition fee deposit by 31 July 2025 (for September 2025 courses).

• *Please note that eligibility for this scholarship is determined by your place of residence, not your nationality. 

Terms and Conditions

• You may not hold any other Royal Holloway tuition fee scholarship or discount alongside this scholarship. For example, this includes the Royal Holloway and University of London Alumni discounts

• If you are eligible for, or win (in the case of competitive awards), more than one scholarship, you will be awarded the scholarship or discount with the highest value.

Degree Type          Undergraduate

Award Type            Scholarship

Fee Status Type      International

Tuition fee reduction of £2,000 for undergraduate students who are currently living in India.

Scholarships are awarded automatically to eligible students, you won't need to submit a separate application.

You can be applying to study for any of our undergraduate degrees. The discount will only be applied in your first year of study.

Am I eligible?

• International fee status.

• Currently living in India.

• Offer to study an undergraduate degree starting in September 2025.

*Please note that the eligibility for this scholarship is determined by your place of residence, not your nationality.

Degree Type           Postgraduate

Award Type            Scholarship

Fee Status Type      International

Tuition fee reduction of £4,000 for Masters students who are currently living in:

• Algeria 

• Bahrain 

• Bangladesh 

• Brazil

• Brunei

• Cambodia

• China

• Colombia 

• Egypt 

• Ghana

• Hong Kong

• Indonesia 

• Iraq 

• Japan 

• Jordan

• Kenya

• Kuwait

• Laos

• Lebanon  

• Malaysia 

• Mexico

• Morocco

• Myanmar 

• Nepal

• Nigeria 

• Oman

• Peru 

• Philippines 

• Qatar 

• Saudi Arabia 

• Singapore 

• South Africa 

• South Korea 

• Sri Lanka 

• Taiwan  

• Thailand 

• Tunisia 

• Turkey 

• Uganda 

• UAE 

• Vietnam

• Zimbabwe

Scholarships are awarded automatically to eligible students, you won't need to submit a separate application.

You can be applying to study for any of our full-time Masters degrees. The tuition fee reduction will only be applied in your first year of study. 

Am I eligible?

• International fee status

• Currently living in one of the countries listed above

• Offer to study a taught postgraduate degree starting in September 2025 or January 2026

• Self-funded

• Pay your tuition fee deposit by 31 July 2025 (for September 2025 courses).

*Please note that eligibility for this scholarship is determined by your place of residence, not your nationality.

Terms and Conditions

• You may not hold any other Royal Holloway tuition fee scholarship or discount alongside this scholarship. For example, this includes the Royal Holloway and University of London Alumni discounts

• If you are eligible for, or win (in the case of competitive awards), more than one scholarship, you will be awarded the scholarship or discount with the highest value. 

Degree Type            Postgraduate

Award Type             Scholarship

Fee Status Type       International

Tuition fee reduction of £6,000 for postgraduate taught students currently living in Pakistan

Scholarships are awarded automatically to eligible students, you won't need to submit a separate application.

You can be applying to study for any of our taught postgraduate degrees. The tuition fee reduction will only be applied in your first year of study. 

Am I eligible?

• International fee status

• Currently living in Pakistan

• Offer to study a full-time Masters degree starting in September 2025 or January 2026 

• Self-funded 

• Pay your tuition fee by 31 July 2025 (for September 2025 courses).

*Please note that eligibility for this scholarship is determined by your place of residence, not your nationality.

Terms and Conditions

• You may not hold any other Royal Holloway tuition fee scholarship or discount alongside this scholarship. For example, this includes the Royal Holloway and University of London Alumni discounts

• If you are eligible for, or win (in the case of competitive awards), more than one scholarship, you will be awarded the scholarship or discount with the highest value.

Degree Type          Undergraduate

Award Type           Scholarship

Fee Status Type     International

Tuition fee reduction of £2,000 for undergraduate students who are currently living in Pakistan.

Scholarships are awarded automatically to eligible students, you won't need to submit a separate application.

You can be applying to study for any of our undergraduate degrees. The discount will only be applied in your first year of study.

Am I eligible?

• International fee status.

• Currently living in Pakistan.

• Offer to study an undergraduate degree starting in September 2025.

*Please note that the eligibility for this scholarship is determined by your place of residence, not your nationality.

Degree Type             Undergraduate

Award Type               Scholarship

Fee Status Type         International

Tuition fee reduction of £2,000 for undergraduate students who are currently living in Turkey.

Scholarships are awarded automatically to eligible students, you won't need to submit a separate application.

You can be applying to study for any of our undergraduate degrees. The discount will only be applied in your first year of study.

Am I eligible?

• International fee status.

• Currently living in Turkey.

• Offer to study an undergraduate degree starting in September 2025.

*Please note that the eligibility for this scholarship is determined by your place of residence, not your nationality.

Full tuition fee reduction and £12,000 towards living costs for a student who has fled persecution and is seeking asylum in the UK. One scholarship is available to a new eligible undergraduate in any subject. Find out how the Sanctuary Scholarship benefited our alumna Kehinde and how Royal Holloway strives to be a University of Sanctuary.

Am I eligible?

• Asylum seeker, the child of an asylum seeker or hold Discretionary Leave to Remain.

• Ineligible to obtain funding from the Student Loan Company (tuition fee loan or maintenance loan).

• Right to study in the UK.

• Hold an offer to study an undergraduate course at Royal Holloway.

• Have evidence you have sought asylum on arrival in the UK and that your asylum application is under consideration by the Home Office.

Degree Type        Undergraduate & Postgraduate

Award Type          Scholarship

Fee Status Type    UK & International

Package of benefits to help talented student athletes balance sport and academic life at university.

Sports scholarships are available to students who excel in their chosen sport and are committed to improving while they are at university.

Our package of benefits includes: 

• Support fund (restricted to competition, travel costs, additional equipment or kit and physiotherapy, with alternative spend at the discretion of Royal Holloway Sport)

• Academic flexibility to assist with training and competition participation

• Campus parking permit

• On-campus 121 Strength and Conditioning programme

• Two hours a week facility hire for you and your coach

• Royal Holloway Sport branded kit package

• Free Royal Holloway Sport fitness membership

• Scholarship development pack

• Free athlete lifestyle workshops

• Further networking opportunities

Successful applicants will receive an offer of the scholarship for the length of their degree course in principle, with the scholarship reviewed each year of study (if applicable) to ensure they are still eligible. 

Royal Holloway Sport is here to support all student athletes succeed in their chosen sport. 

Am I eligible?

• Offer to study any undergraduate or postgraduate degree at Royal Holloway.

• Competing in a BUCS recognised sport.

• Competing at minimum national level, with potential to represent internationally.

Degree Type             Postgraduate

Award Type               Scholarship

Fee Status Type         UK & International

Tuition fee reduction of £10,000 for students with a financial need.

One scholarship is available for a new full-time or part-time student with Home or International fee status studying MA Creative Writing.

Am I eligible?

• Offer to study MA Creative Writing

• Achieved, or on target to achieve, at least a 2:1 Honours degree or equivalent (or relevant professional experience)

• Able to demonstrate financial need (i.e. unable to undertake further study without the financial support of the scholarship). 

• Studying for first Masters degree.

Terms and Conditions

• You may not hold any other Royal Holloway tuition fee scholarship or discount alongside this scholarship. For example, this includes the Royal Holloway and University of London Alumni discounts

• If you are eligible for, or win (in the case of competitive awards), more than one scholarship, you will be awarded the scholarship or discount with the highest value. 

Degree Type              Postgraduate

Award Type               Scholarship

Fee Status Type         UK & International

Tuition fee reduction up to £12,000 for selected Masters degrees within Computer Science and Information Security. 

One scholarship is available to a full-time or part-time student with Home or International fee status, studying one of the courses listed below. 

The scholarship was set up in memory of Professor Mike Walker OBE, a name synonymous with the Information Security Group (ISG) at Royal Holloway. 

Professor Walker joined Royal Holloway in 1966 and he successfully completed his BSc in Mathematics, before becoming the second PhD student to be supervised by Professor Fred Piper, who founded the ISG. He obtained his PhD in 1973.

Throughout his career in industry, Professor Walker maintained his keen interest for academic research and for many years he held the Vodafone chair as Professor of Telecommunications at Royal Holloway, as part of the ISG. In 2002, Professor Walker was instrumental in founding the ISG Smart Card Centre which continues today.

This scholarship is provided as a tuition fee reduction. If your course fee is less than £12,000, only the fee will be covered (no additional cash award will be made). 

Am I eligible?

• Offer to study one of the following courses: 

  • MSc Information Security

  • MSc Information Security with a Year in Industry

  • MSc Computer Science by Research

  • MSc Artificial Intelligence

  • MSc Computational Finance

  • MSc Data Science and Analytics

  • MSc Machine Learning

• Achieved, or be expected to achieve, at least a 2:1 Honours degree or equivalent

• Applying for your first Masters degree

• Able to demonstrate financial need (i.e. unable to undertake further study without the financial support of the scholarship).

Degree Type           Postgraduate

Award Type            Scholarship

Fee Status Type      UK & International

Tuition fee reduction of £8,100 for students with a financial need.

One scholarship is available for a new full-time or part-time student with Home or International fee status studying for a first taught Masters degree within one of the academic departments listed below. 

Am I eligible?

• Offer to study a taught Masters course within:

• Department of Classics

• Department of Earth Sciences

• Department of Economics

• Department of English

• Department of Geography

• Department of Health Studies

• Department of History

• Department of Law and Criminology

• Department of Politics, International Relations and Philosophy

• Department of Psychology

• Department of Social Work

• Achieved, or on target to achieve, a First Class Honours degree or equivalent

• Able to demonstrate financial need (i.e. unable to undertake further study without the financial support of the scholarship)

• Studying for first Masters degree.