Undergraduate Merit Scholarship

This merit scholarship is a tuition fee waiver designed to reward academic excellence or, a strong creative portfolio, or relevant work experience (where required). The value of the scholarship will be £7,500.

Amount 

£7,500 tuition fee waiver split over the three years of tuition fee. 

Application deadline 

31 May 2026.

Eligibility 

This is for new, self-funded international tuition fee-paying students studying full-time. Undergraduate taught students must be studying on-campus. The scholarship is applicable to any undergraduate course starting in September 2026. It does not apply to level 6 top up degrees.

Terms and conditions

• The scholarship is only available for the named programme in the offer letter and beginning in September 2026. 

• Scholarships are non-transferable.

• Students must be studying on campus on a full-time undergraduate taught degree, for a minimum of 3 years.

• Applicants must be international fee payers and must be self-funding (see note 1) for at least 100% of tuition fee. 

• The Undergraduate Merit Scholarship is valid as a tuition fee waiver split over the 3 years of tuition fees.

• Excellent work experience and/or portfolio will be considered in addition to grades. 

• Eligible applicants must have applied and meet set entry criteria. An interview may be required. 

• Applicants must accept the scholarship by paying the advance tuition fee amount by 9 July 2026.

• Applicants must not be in receipt of any other scholarship from the University of Gloucestershire and should not have previously been awarded an Undergraduate Merit or Postgraduate Merit Scholarship from the University. 

• Scholarships will not be awarded to deferred applications.

• On commencing studies at the University, scholarship holders will be contacted by the University, and be required to periodically participate in marketing activity that includes (but is not limited to) video and photography content creation, blog commentary, supporting recruitment events.