Scholarships at セント・アンドリューズ大学

This exciting scholarship opportunity is open to citizens of France, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Indonesia, Mexico, Thailand and Vietnam. The scheme awards students who aspire to become influential leaders in their future careers, have wide-ranging interests outside their studies, and desire to broaden their personal and academic experience at the University of St Andrews.

Awards of £10,000 are available for full-time postgraduate taught Masters programmes (MSc, MRes or MLitt) across all subject areas.

Please note that other postgraduate programmes, including the Graduate Diploma, are not eligible for this scholarship. Online, distance learning and courses delivered at a Scottish university campus overseas are not eligible for the scholarship.

The Selection Committee seeks applicants who are academically excellent and gifted students. Be sure to include details of academic achievements which you believe would make you a good candidate for this scholarship.

Value of award (per year)

Eight scholarships of £10,000 towards tuition fees. One award will be allocated per eligible country.

Duration of award

This award is available for 1 year of postgraduate study.

Additional criteria

You must have applied for a taught postgraduate Masters course: MLitt, MRes, MSc.

Non-Masters postgraduate programmes, including the Graduate Diploma, are not eligible for this scholarship. Online, distance learning and courses delivered at a Scottish university campus overseas are not eligible for the scholarship.

Applicants must meet the English language requirement of their course or have started a 10-week pre-sessional English course by 30 June 2025.

References

You are required to provide one academic reference and one personal reference.

The academic reference may be the same as one of the academic references submitted with your study application. If you do not have access to those references, instead please upload a holding document, such as a Word document, with the name of the referee. The reference will then be uploaded by us after you have submitted the scholarship application.

The personal reference should be written by a non-family member who will serve as a personal character reference. This could be, for example, an academic advisor who is aware of your personal attributes, a current or former employer, or a senior staff member in an organisation where you volunteered.

Terms and conditions

If applying to this scholarship, please be aware of the following requirements:

• The selection committee seeks applicants who are gifted students with academic excellence.

• The successful scholars will be expected to fulfil an ambassadorial role and represent the University at a number of events.

• When completing the application, you should include your reasons for applying for the scholarship, explaining how you would expect to benefit from the opportunities the award provides, and describing how you think you might contribute to the community while studying at the University of St Andrews. 

• Recipients of the scholarship will be expected to engage with the British Council as well as our Student Ambassadors Scheme. Work through the scheme is varied, but will likely entail engaging in outreach activities and assisting our Admissions staff with events aimed at prospective students and offer holders to help share your experience of being a student at St Andrews.

• As part of the application you will also be required to provide one personal and one academic or professional reference, so two references in total. These can be in addition to your course application references, but must be uploaded before the deadline.

The University of St Andrews is offering £2,000 fee reduction scholarships for students studying on MSc International Education and the range of MSc TESOL courses starting in September 2025 and studying online by distance learning. The scholarships will be awarded to students who are experienced practitioners with two years of relevant work experience.

To be eligible to apply you must hold an offer to study on an MSc TESOL programme (Online, September start) or the MSc International Education programme (Online, September start) at the University of St Andrews by the time the scholarship submission deadline date.

The International Education Institute reserves the right not to make an award if no appropriate submissions are made. A decision on the award will be made by committee.

No cash alternative is offered, and the award is not transferrable to any other programme of study. If a student does not enrol on an Online MSc TESOL or International Education programme then the award will be withdrawn.

Value of award (per year)

£2,000 towards tuition fees

Terms and conditions

• The offer of a scholarship is provisional upon the offer holder accepting and enrolling on an Online MSc TESOL or MSc International Education programme by the enrolment deadline.

• Applications will only be considered if the applicant holds an offer for an Online MSc TESOL or MSc International Education programme at University of St Andrews.

• The selection panel will consist of a group of key staff from the International Education Institute at the University of St Andrews. All decisions of the panel are final.

The University of St Andrews is offering £2,000 fee reduction scholarships for entrants only with a fee status of Overseas studying an on-campus MSc (International Education or TESOL course) starting in September 2025. The scholarships will be awarded to students with six months of relevant work experience.

To be eligible to apply you must hold an offer to study on an MSc TESOL programme (September start) or the MSc International Education programme (September start) at the University of St Andrews by the time the scholarship submission deadline date.

The International Education Institute reserves the right not to make an award if no appropriate submissions are made. A decision on the award will be made by committee.

No cash alternative is offered, and the award is not transferrable to any other programme of study. If a student does not enrol on an MSc TESOL or International Education programme then the award will be withdrawn.

Value of award (per year)

£2,000 towards tuition fees.

Terms and conditions

• The offer of a scholarship is provisional upon the offer holder accepting and enrolling on an MSc TESOL or MSc International Education programme by the enrolment deadline.

• Applications will only be considered if the applicant holds an offer for an MSc TESOL or MSc International Education programme at University of St Andrews.

• The selection panel will consist of a group of key staff from the International Education Institute at the University of St Andrews. All decisions of the panel are final.

The Global Office is delighted to offer a range of scholarships to support students who will be studying or working abroad as part of their degree programme through our Saints Abroad scholarship portfolio. These scholarships range from £500 to £12,000. They are generously supported by our donors including the Miss Marjorie Moncrieff Travel Scholarship (Study Abroad and Summer Abroad), the Lesley B. Hinde Stevens Travel Bursary, the Nisbet Memorial Travel Scholarship, the Prof Norman K. Smith Endowment, the George Vincent Simson Travelling Scholarship, the St Salvator's Hall Travel Scholarships, the Walker Trust Travel Bursaries, the Zannah Stephen Memorial Travel Bursaries, the Agnes Glyn Travel Bursaries, the Alex Richardson Award, and the Adam Smith Thomson Travel Awards.

The Saints Abroad Scholarship programme is also open to students undertaking summer opportunities related to their degree programme or volunteering opportunities supported by the University. These placements should take place in summer 2025. Students due to graduate in June 2025 are not eligible.

The Global Office is committed to supporting sustainable international travel where possible. We appreciate that this type of travel can incur additional costs. As such, students may also apply to this fund to offset some of the costs related to more sustainable forms of travel for their semester or year abroad, for example, travelling by train rather than plane.

Value of award (per year)

£500 to £12,000 towards living costs for semester and year-long programmes. Amounts may be lower for summer placements.

Additional criteria

• Open to all undergraduate and postgraduate students (any fee status)

• You must be participating in a St Andrews Study Abroad programme or an overseas external placement programme in the next academic year, or travel in summer 2025.

• As part of the application process, you should provide a short personal statement of around 500 words outlining how the scholarship will support your study, work or summer placement. You should also provide a breakdown of your budget for your placement which should indicate how much financial support you may require from a scholarship. The budget should include projected expenditure for your time abroad and should include a breakdown of other income sources e.g. family contribution, student loans, other scholarships.

• Please give an estimated budget for your placement.

• Outline the financial circumstances in which you will undertake your placement.

• Describe how a scholarship would help you to undertake the placement.

Many of our partner universities provide estimates of inbound student expenses on their webpages, which may be useful to you in preparing your budget. If your host organisation is yet to confirm the exact location of your placement, please estimate costs based on your preferred location in the country.