2026-27 PGT UK International Scholarships

2026/27 Postgraduate UK International Scholarships

For Postgraduate Taught (PGT) students joining Northumbria University in September 2026 or January 2027.

The UK International Scholarship will award students a £3,000 tuition fee discount on most Full-Time Postgraduate Taught programmes* studied at the Newcastle Upon Tyne campus.

Eligible students must be currently studying within the UK, at a UK-based institution, other than Northumbria.

Please see Terms and Conditions below.

Terms and Conditions

To be eligible for the Northumbria UK International Scholarship, you must:

Be an International student with ‘Overseas’ or 'EU' fee status
Be currently studying the following qualification within the UK, at a UK based institution:
- A Level 6 Undergraduate Degree
Be a self-funded student (not in receipt of any sponsorship)
Be accepted and enrolled on a Full-Time Postgraduate Taught course at the Newcastle Upon Tyne campus, starting in September 2026 or January 2027 (*see exclusions below)
Meet all individual course requirements

*Exempt Courses

Any Advanced Practice or Study Abroad Masters course
(Pre-Registration) Physiotherapy MSc
(Pre-Registration) Occupational Therapy MSc
(Pre-Registration) Nursing Science Registered Nurse (Adult) MSc
(Pre-Registration) Nursing Science Registered Nurse (Mental Health) MSc
(Pre-Registraton) Midwifery Studies MSc
Social Work MA
Bar, Bar LLM, LLM Professional Legal Practice (SQE1)

Important Information

The UK International Scholarship is applied automatically as a fee discount, you do not need to make a separate application
Students on an Advanced Practice or Study Abroad Masters who transfer to the non-Advanced Practice or non-study Abroad route more than four weeks after the start of their course, will not be eligible for the International Scholarship
This award cannot be used in conjunction with other discounts or scholarships
The qualifying courses must be studied at in the UK – UK qualifications studied overseas do not count
Current NU Undergraduate students are not eligible but may be eligible for Alumni Discount - Terms and Conditions apply
The scholarship is awarded to Newcastle Upon Tyne campus students only
Sponsored students are not eligible for the UK International Scholarship
Students who are progressing from a partner institute where reduced fees and bespoke offers have been agreed, are not eligible for the UK International Scholarship
The UK International Scholarship is awarded as a fee discount and is not a cash sum
If you defer your place, the scholarship offer will be withdrawn
The University's decision is final and cannot be challenged; there is no right of appeal