Postgraduate Masters scholarships for UK students

The 2026/27 Postgraduate Masters Scholarships for UK students are open to any applicants who:

• have an offer for an eligible course starting in September 2026; and
• are classed as a Home student for tuition fees.

If your employers, the government or a funding body are already funding all or part of your tuition fees, you will not be eligible to apply.

Take a look at the full list of eligible courses for the 2026/27 Postgraduate Masters Scholarships for UK students.

Some Nottingham Law School courses are not eligible for the Postgraduate Masters Scholarships. However, they may qualify for a Nottingham Law School Professional Courses Scholarship. Visit the Nottingham Law School Professional Courses Scholarship page to see which courses are included and review the terms and conditions.

There are also a number of subject-specific scholarships available, these are listed at the bottom of this page.

Once you have an offer to study on an eligible course for September 2026, click the 'Apply' button below to complete the application form.

Applications are now open for Postgraduate Masters Scholarships for UK students starting in September 2026.

Applications received after 16:00 GMT (4pm) on a deadline date will automatically be considered for the next available deadline. For example, forms submitted after the first deadline and before the second will be considered for the second deadline. Applications received after the final deadline will not be considered.

Deadlines for September 2026 entry:

• Wednesday 25 February 16:00 GMT
• Wednesday 22 April 16:00 GMT
• Wednesday 24 June 16:00 GMT

Yes, we accept applications for part-time study routes. See which courses are included.

Yes, current students and alumni who are eligible for our alumni discount can still apply. However, the combined total of any alumni discount and scholarship cannot exceed 50% of your tuition fees.

No, the scholarship is not transferable and will not be awarded if defer your start date or transfer to a different course. If you wish to study a new course, you must reapply for the scholarship - subject to availability.

The scholarship is a tuition fee reduction and your fee will be adjusted at the point of enrolment (excluding any placement year). If you are a part-time student, your fee will be adjusted proportionally at the start of each academic year.

Due to the high volume of applications and the competitive nature of the selection process, we’re unable to provide feedback on individual applications. Each application is assessed on its own merits and carefully reviewed against the scholarship criteria.

1. To be eligible to apply for the Postgraduate Masters scholarship for UK students, applicants must:

• have been offered a place on an eligible postgraduate course (excluding Apprenticeships, MBA, GEMBA, EMBA, GDL, SQE, LPC, BTC, and exchange students); and
• be classed as a Home student for tuition fee purposes.

2. Please do not send your scholarship application before or with your application to study at NTU. You must have received an offer of a place on an eligible course and been allocated an NTU ID number before submitting your scholarship application.

3. To apply for this scholarship, you must be classed as a Home student for tuition fee purposes. Please visit www.ntu.ac.uk/international/scholarships-and-fees/scholarships for information on the scholarships available for international students.

4. Students who receive sponsorship (i.e., some or all of your tuition fees are being paid for) by their employers, government or a funding body are not eligible to apply for this scholarship award.

5. Applicants may only apply for this scholarship once per academic year per offer. The offer of a place must be on an eligible course.

6. Applicants are only eligible to apply for a scholarship if they are due to enrol on the first year of an eligible course starting in September 2026.

7. Applicants must be starting a new postgraduate course. NTU cannot consider applications from students who are currently studying at NTU unless progressing onto a new postgraduate course.

8. Applications received after 16:00 GMT (4pm) on a deadline date will automatically be considered for the next available deadline. For example, forms submitted after the first deadline and before the second will be considered for the second deadline.

9. Applications received after 16:00 GMT/BST (4pm) on the final deadline date will not be considered.

10. This application form is for eligible postgraduate taught master’s courses only. Please do not use this form to apply for undergraduate scholarships or research funding.

11. This scholarship is awarded as a tuition fee reduction of up to 50%.

12. If you are awarded a scholarship, your fee will be adjusted at the point of enrolment. If you are a part-time student, your fee will be adjusted proportionally at the start of each academic year. The scholarship will not be applied during any placement year.

13. If you receive any other scholarship, bursary, or fee reduction from the University in addition to the Postgraduate Masters Scholarship for UK students, the total combined award cannot exceed 50% of your tuition fees - except for candidates awarded a full-fee scholarship or a Sport Scholarship.

14. The scholarship is not transferable and will not be awarded if defer your start date or transfer to a different course. If you wish to study a new course, you must reapply for the scholarship - subject to availability.

15. If you change your mode of study (FT/PT/SW), but stay on the same course, you do not have to reapply for the scholarship but  you must inform the Scholarships Team by emailing NTU.scholarships@ntu.ac.uk.

16. Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their scholarship application - and the award amount if successful - within five weeks of the application deadline.

17. The scholarship will be awarded when an applicant accepts their scholarship offer, accepts, and meets the conditions of their course offer, and is eligible to enrol on the course. If you do not formally accept the scholarship by the given deadline, then NTU reserves the right to withdraw the scholarship and award it to another candidate.

18. Scholarships are competitive, and selection is based on the information provided on the scholarship application form. It is, therefore, of great importance that you give your scholarship statements careful thought and preparation, and that you refer to the criteria provided on the application form.

19. If your scholarship application is successful, we may ask you to become a student ambassador, or appear in online and / or printed marketing materials for the University. For example, providing a student profile and a photograph which may be used to promote the University and the University’s scholarship schemes and courses. Your name and course will be printed in the Scholarships Awards Celebration Programme. If you do not wish for us to use your data in this manner, please notify us as soon as possible by emailing NTU.scholarships@ntu.ac.uk.

20. If a student who has received a scholarship applied to their tuition fees fails to complete an eligible course, withdraws, or chooses to retake or start another eligible course, the scholarship will not be applied again - regardless of the reason.

21. If a student fails to complete an eligible course and the scholarship was never applied (for example they did not enrol and did not pay the tuition fees, or their tuition fees were fully refunded) then subject to the eligibility criteria, the student may apply for the scholarship again should the student choose to retake the course or undertake another eligible course.

22. Should a student take an agreed, temporary leave of absence from their course within an academic year, the scholarship will still be valid when they return to their course, provided any part of the course is not repeated.

23. Should a student withdraw from their course whilst owing a proportion of their tuition fees to NTU, application of the scholarship shall be at the discretion of NTU, and the scholarship may be withdrawn.

24. NTU may at any point in time close to new scholarship applications where a course is full and has been closed to new applications.

25. The University’s decision in all matters relating to the scholarship is final

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