Scholarships

Our Scholarships

There are a number of sources of funding available for Undergraduate, Masters and PhD students for 2021-22 entry. These include a significant package of competitive Queen Mary bursaries and scholarships in a range of subject areas, as well as external sources of funding. Our database enables you to search for scholarships via study level, school, country or all.

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  • CONACyT Scholarships

    CONACyT (Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología) offers scholarships to Mexican students wishing to study postgraduate programmes in a broad range of subject areas. As a proud partner of CONACyT, Queen Mary University London welcomes a diverse cohort of Masters and PhD students every year.

    Additionally, scholarship opportunities are also available through the jointly funded CONACyT-FUNED and CONACyT- FIDERH schemes.

     

  • ANID (Becas Chile)

    Queen Mary part-funds a number of awards in conjunction with ANID (National Agency for Research and Development). This scholarship is available to Masters and PhD applicants from Chile, in any subject.                                                                                                                                  

  • Islamic Development Bank Scholarships

    Queen Mary has partnered with the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) since 2016 to co-fund fifty PhD students over a five year period. 

     

  • The John Abernethy (Barts) Scholarships

    The John Abernethy (Barts) Scholarships for 1st degree undergraduate MBBS and BDS students and are awarded to Home students

  • School of Economics and Finance Scholarships (UG)

    The School of Economics and Finance has 15 Excellence Scholarships available to undergraduate students.  

  • Law Undergraduate Bursary

    The School of Law offers a range of scholarships and bursaries for undergraduate students.

  • Queen Mary Alumni Loyalty Award

    If you are a Queen Mary graduate you may be eligible for £1,000 off your postgraduate degree tuition fees for programmes in the Faculty of Science and Engineering or the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry or a 20% discount for programmes in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. 

  • Walter Oldershaw Award

    Walter Oldershaw Award (up to £3,000 - for Home/EU/International students): eight awards available for masters degrees offered by the School of Geography.

  • Worshipful Company of Water Conservators bursary

    Worshipful Company of Water Conservators bursary (up to £4,000 - for home students) on the MSc Water and Environmental Management degree programme. 

  • MSc Economics Scholarship

    The School of Economics and Finance are offering up to 20 scholarships of varying amounts (up to full tuition fees), to outstanding applicants from the MSc Economics programme.

     

  • School of Law International Postgraduate Scholarships

    £3000 scholarships for LLM and MSc programmes in School of Law for applicants with First Class degrees.

     

  • Norman Palmer Partial Scholarship

    This scholarship will cover a third of the tuition fees for the LLM Art, Business and Law for 2021 entry. 

  • Marshall Scholarships

    The Queen Mary Marshall Scholarship is made available each year for one US citizen wishing to pursue postgraduate study.  

     

  • Fulbright-QMUL Postgraduate Award

    Queen Mary is delighted to be working with the Fulbright Commission to support a Fulbright-QMUL Postgraduate Award annually as part of the prestigious Fulbright Awards Programme.

     

  • Chevening Awards

    Queen Mary works closely with the Chevening - the UK government’s international scheme aimed at developing global leaders - to provide a large number of full scholarships for study on any of our one-year Masters courses.

     

  • Commonwealth PhD Scholarships (low income countries)

    Commonwealth PhD Scholarships are for candidates from low and middle income Commonwealth countries, for three years of full-time doctoral study at a UK university.

     

  • Commonwealth Master's Scholarships (low income countries)

    Commonwealth Master's Scholarships are for candidates from low and middle income Commonwealth countries, for full-time study at a UK university.

     

  • Pakistan HEC-QMUL PhD Scholarships

    Queen Mary University of London, in partnership with the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan will offers up to 15 scholarships per year to Pakistani students wishing to enrol in PhD research programmes at Queen Mary.

  • Colfuturo Scholarships

    COLFUTURO is a Colombian non-profit foundation that provides financial support and increases the possibilities of Colombian citizens to access high-quality postgraduate study programs abroad.

  • Jean Monnet Scholarship

    The Jean Monnet Scholarship Programme, aims at increasing the number of experts in the EU field and supporting Turkey’s administrative capacity building efforts for the effective implementation of the EU acquis.

  • China Scholarship Council Scholarships

    Queen Mary is one of the largest supporters of the China Scholarship Council (CSC) in the UK and awards 60 joint QMUL-CSC PhD scholarships every year.

  • Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships

    Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships are offered for citizens of certain developing Commonwealth countries. These scholarships are funded by the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), and are for individuals who wish to study a UK Master’s degree while residing in their home country.

    We’re offering 10 of these scholarships for students starting their studies in 2021.

  • Guatefuturo Scholarships

    Fundacion Guatefuturo (GUATEFUTURO) offers scholarships for Guatemalans to study abroad.

  • Talented Athlete Programme

    The Students’ Union Talented Athlete Programme aims to support high-performing athletes who are studying for a world-class degree at Queen Mary.

  • Becas Pronabec- Presidente de la Republica

    National Program of Scholarships and Educational Loans (PRONABEC), funds Peruvians to study for a Master's or Doctorate studies at the 400 top universities in the world.

  • London Interdisciplinary Social Science DTP

    The Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC) funds the London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (LISS DTP) for PhD or Masters+PhD study at Queen Mary.

  • Translational Immunology, Inflammation and Cancer PhD studentships

    We offering Medical Research Council studentships on Digital Technologies, Informatics for Health, Advanced Therapeutics and Precision Medicine related to cancer and inflammation medicine.

  • London Natural Sciences (NERC) DTP

    The London NERC DTP is a partnership of nine prestigious research organisations across London, funded by the Natural Environment Research Council. The DTP currently funds 142 PhD students in natural science PhDs.

  • BASF (Ludwigshafen/GERMANY)

    BASF (Ludwigshafen/ GERMANY) is offering three prestigious bursaries for students looking to study MA in Anglo-German Cultural Relations for the academic year 2020/21 for UK and EU students.

  • Queen Mary University of London Bursary

    You will be automatically assessed for this bursary using the information you provide to Student Finance England (or equivalent)

  • Queen Mary and Westfield Alumni Bursary

    This is a means tested bursary for permanent residents (at least 3 years) in the City of London, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, the London Borough of Newham or the London Borough of Hackney.

  • Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation Scholarship

    This is a means tested scholarship for permanent residents in the City of London or London Borough of Tower Hamlets who have lived there for at least three years.

  • QMUL Annual Fund Scholarship

    This is a means tested bursary for permanent residents (at least 3 years) in the City of London, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, the London Borough of Newham or the London Borough of Hackney or students who have attended the Drapers' Academy Sixth Form in the London Borough of Havering.

  • Sally Sainsbury History Scholarship

    This is a means tested bursary for permanent residents (at least three years) in the City of London, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, the London Borough of Newham or the London Borough of Hackney.

  • Derek Shuttleworth Educational Trust Scholarship

    This is a means tested scholarship for permanent residents in the London Borough of Hackney who have lived there for at least three years.

  • Sanctuary Scholarship 2021/22

    Queen Mary University of London is offering tuition fee and maintenance support for up to two undergraduate students who are asylum seekers or have a temporary immigration status awarded as a result of a claim for asylum but outside of the immigration rules, studying on degree programmes in the Faculty of Science & Engineering or the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

  • Asylum Seekers Fee Concession

    We pleased to offer a tuition fee concession to all asylum seekers or children of asylum seekers who meet the eligibility criteria. 

  • Queen Mary Music Scholarships

    The scholarship will contribute to the cost of instrumental or vocal tuition for successful scholars, for up to a maximum of three years, dependent on satisfactory progress.

  • Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust Undergraduate Bursary

    The Trust award bursaries of up to £3,000 a year for UK university students, who are in financial need, and whose parent or spouse is a commercial traveller, pharmacist or grocer. 

  • Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust Bursary

    The Trust awards bursaries of up to £5,000 a year for UK university postgraduate students, who are in financial need, and whose parent or spouse is a commercial traveller, pharmacist or grocer.

  • Ocean Estate Bursary Scheme

    Residents of the Ocean Estate in Stepney starting their HE course in 2021/22 can apply for an Ocean Estate Bursary of up to £3000.

    Visit website Ocean Estate Bursary Scheme

  • William Spilsbury Scholarship

    This is a means tested bursary for permanent residents (at least three years) in the City of London, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, the London Borough of Newham or the London Borough of Hackney or students who have attended the Drapers' Academy Sixth Form in the London Borough of Havering.

  • The Simon Shades Scholarship - Brun Bear Foundation

    To come up with and complete a project that is consistent with the aims of the Brun Bear Foundation. More information on the Simon Shades scholarship can be found on the Brun Bear website

  • Whitworth Scholarship

    The awards are to encourage young engineers who have entered industry and have completed at least two years of good practical engineering training who then decide to further their academic studies to degree level. 

     

  • LIFE Lebanon

    LIFE- Lebanese International Finance Executives- sponsors and mentors Lebanese students studying finance related courses with up to US$12,000 towards their tuition fees. 

  • Newton-Mosharafa Fund

    A Newton Fund opportunity for Egyptians to study all or part of their PhD in the UK

  • Commonwealth PhD Scholarships (high income countries)

    Commonwealth PhD Scholarships for high income Commonwealth countries, for three years of full-time doctoral study at a UK university.

     

  • Dhaka PhD Scholarships

    University of Dhaka and Queen Mary are co-funding up to 3 PhDs for Bangladeshi scholars.

  • Children of Alumni Award

    The Children of Alumni Loyalty Award gives £1000 of  year 1 overseas fees for children of international alumni.

  • Queen Mary Global Excellence Scholarships (UG)

    The Queen Mary Global Excellence Scholarships are for undergraduates entering with A*AA (or international equivalent) in the Faculty of Science and Engineering in September 2021.

  • Queen Mary Global Excellence Scholarships (PG)

    The Queen Mary Global Excellence Scholarships are for students entering with a UK first class degree (or international equivalent) in the Faculty of Science and Engineering.

  • Business and Management Undergraduate Scholarships

    The Business and Management Scholarships are £4000 awards for academically excellent international students enrolling on one of our Business and Management School bachelors degrees in 2021. 

  • Business and Management Postgraduate Scholarships

    Business and Management Postgraduate Scholarships are £3000 awards for outstanding students enrolling on a full time Master's programme in the School of Business and Management.

  • ANII Becas

    ANII and Queen Mary are co-funding postgraduate scholarships for Uruguayan students to study any Masters or PhD programme. 

  • B.A. Krukoff Fellowship in Systematics

    One fully funded Bursary is offered by Bentham-Moxon Trust B.A. Krukoff Fund  to support a student wishing to focus their MSc research project on Tropical African botany. 

  • Purapharm Traditional Medicine Scholarship

    This is a fully funded Scholarship for MSc in Plant and Fungal Taxonomy, Diversity and Conservation, covering tuition fees, travel costs, accommodation, and costs for 6-month research project in China

  • UK BAME PhD Studentships

    Fully funded PhD studentships for applicants who are from a British black, asian or ethnic minority background.

  • Science & Engineering Extra Mural Year Scholarships (UG)

    The Science & Engineering Extra Mural Year Scholarships are to support students with a low household income to take the extra mural year in industry. The scholarship will cover the extramural year tuition fee.

  • Science & Engineering Realising Opportunities Scholarships (UG)

    The Science & Engineering Realising Opportunities Scholarships are for students who will have completed the Realising Opportunities programme by August 2021. 

     

  • Science & Engineering Widening Participation Scholarships (UG)

    The Science & Engineering Widening Participation Scholarships is a £3000 bursary for students who are passionate about supporting and enhancing the outreach work of Queen Mary to the local community. 

     

  • Associate Alumni Bursary

    Queen Mary offers students who have studied as an Associate Student (Study Abroad, Erasmus or International Exchange student) a 20% reduction on tuition fees when returning for a postgraduate taught programme in Humanities or Social Sciences.

  • Snowdon Masters Scholarship

    The scholarship has been designed to identify and accelerate talented disabled individuals through higher education. Snowdon Masters Scholarships are up to a maximum of £30,000.

  • The Qalaa Holdings Scholarship

    The Qalaa Holdings Scholarship Foundation grants academic scholarships for talented and promising young Egyptian men and women to pursue master degrees abroad in all fields of study.

  • ICAEW Foundation 2021 bursary

    The ICAEW Foundation is offering a bursary for a talented but financially disadvantaged school leaver who would like to study the BSc Accounting and Management programme.

  • The DeepMind Scholarships 2021-22

    The DeepMind Scholarships at Queen Mary University of London is a programme to support and encourage underrepresented groups to pursue postgraduate education in the field of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Computer Science. 

  • Sheikh Family Scholars’ Fund

    The COSARAF Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of the Sheikh Family Scholars’ Fund for Muslim undergraduate home students in financial difficulties. 

  • AcerGAMSAT Medicine Scholarship

    AcerGAMSAT is proud to offer students studying medicine at Queen Mary University of London the opportunity to have part or all their tuition fees paid for. This  is open to all medical students and they do not have to take the GAMSAT to be eligible.

  • HSS PhD Studentships 2021

    We are offering fully-funded PhD studentships in all areas that fall within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences for September 2021 entry. Part-time applicants and current first-year students are eligible to apply. 

  • EU Scholarships (Undergraduate)

    Queen Mary University of London is delighted to offer £5,000 scholarships to support EU domiciled students wishing to join undergraduate programmes in September 2021.

  • EU Scholarships (Postgraduate)

    Queen Mary University of London is delighted to offer £5000 scholarships to support EU domiciled students wishing to join one-year full-time taught postgraduate programmes.

     

  • Economics and Finance Postgraduate Scholarships

    Economics and Finance Postgraduate Scholarships are £3000 awards for outstanding students enrolling on an eligible full time Master's programme in the School of Economics and Finance.

  • Office for Students Scholarship

    Queen Mary University of London has secured funding from the UK Office For Students to offer scholarships of £10,000 each to students studying the MSc conversion programme in Data Science and AI. 

  • QuantumBlack & Office of AI Scholarship

    As part of a joint initiative with the Office of AI, QuantumBlack, a McKinsey company, is offering to sponsor up to five students to study a Masters in Artificial Intelligence or Computer Science. The purpose of this initiative is to increase the muscle and number of AI talent in the United Kingdom whilst facilitating equal opportunity for all students to access a higher level of education.

     

  • UK Black and Global Majority Studentships in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences 2021-22

    The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Queen Mary University of London is offering four fully funded PGT studentships to talented UK applicants from a Black and Global Majority background who may be interested in a research career and/or further postgraduate study. The studentships include a full fee waiver and a stipend to cover living costs (£17,609).

  • Egyptian Bureau for Cultural & Educational Affairs- PhD Scholarships

    Queen Mary is delighted to be working with the Egyptian Bureau for Cultural & Educational Affairs to offer PhD scholarships across a variety of disciplines.  

  • The cbec Award

    This award is available to students who are holding an offer of a place on the Water and Environmental Management MSc.