Loughborough University, scholarship

Scholarships and bursaries

There are a number of prestigious competitive merit-based university scholarships of up to 25% of the annual tuition fee available to new self-financing undergraduate and postgraduate students.                                                               

Undergraduate scholarship applicants

There are two types of scholarship/bursary schemes for international undergraduate students:

• Loughborough University International Scholarship (University-wide scheme)
• Department scholarships/bursaries

All international undergraduate applicants will automatically be considered for a Loughborough University International Scholarship. Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of outstanding academic achievement and potential.  Normally students will be advised if they are being awarded a scholarship with their offer of a place, though in some circumstances the scholarship offer may be sent later.  Any award made to an applicant holding a conditional offer will be subject to the conditions being met in full.  There is no separate scholarship application process.

Postgraduate scholarship applicants

There are two types of scholarship/bursary schemes for international postgraduate taught students:

• University-wide scholarships/bursaries
• Department scholarships/bursaries

Applicants with exceptional qualifications may be offered a scholarship with their offer of a place.
Applicants to the following Departments will automatically be considered for a  Loughborough University Graduate School International Scholarship - provided the initial application is complete and contains all the relevant information (degree transcripts, references etc.). For these Departments there is no separate scholarship application process.

• Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Chemistry
• Civil and Building Engineering
• Computing Science
• Design School
• English and Drama
• Geography
• Information Science
• Materials
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Politics, History and International Relations
• School of Business and Economics
• School of Sport Exercise and Health Sciences
• Social Sciences

For all other Departments list below, students are invited to apply for a scholarship after an offer of a place has been made.

• Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

In addition to the wider university international scholarship scheme described above, a number of academic schools and departments provide their own financial support in the form of smaller bursary awards.  There are also external organisations such as Governments, charities, trusts and banks that provide sources of funding for international scholars.