Scholarships at Universidad Brunel de Londres

1. Award details

Brunel University London is pleased to offer a prestigious package of scholarships for International students. The scholarship scheme is for fully self-funded students only and is based on overall academic merit and professional experience. We will award scholarships to applicants who most closely meet or exceed the criteria for the award.

To apply you need to have received an offer to study on an eligible course starting in September 2021 or January 2022.

Value:

Postgraduate: £6,000 as a tuition fee waiver applied to the first year of study only.

Undergraduate: £6,000 as a tuition fee waiver, each year for a maximum of three years. The Scholarship will be paid once for each eligible level of study, subject to normal progression criteria having been met (additional payments will not be made during a repeating year, regardless of the reason for repetition).

Applicants must have applied for a full time undergraduate or postgraduate taught programme starting in September 2021 or January 2022.

Those applying for Postgraduate Research courses are not eligible for this award.

How many: 60 scholarships are available

September entry: awards will be allocated in July 2021, to those applicants who meet all of the following eligibility criteria.

January entry: any remaining awards from September will be allocated in December 2021.

Applicants applying for a course starting in January 2022 must apply for the scholarship using the January scholarship register your interest form, if they apply using the September scholarship register your interest form the application will not be considered.

Brunel will assess each application for suitability against these scholarship terms and conditions. In assessing suitability, the applicant’s overall course application, academic achievement, overall grade or CGPA and qualifications will be considered.

Deadlines:

September entry: Apply by 30 June 2021 to be considered for an award.

Applicants who are unsuccessful in securing a £6000 International Excellence Scholarship award may be considered for other award opportunities part of the International Excellence Scheme, where available.

January entry:  Apply by 20 November 2021 to be considered for an award.

Successful applicants will be contacted within four weeks of each deadline.

All awards will be finalised once all offer conditions have been met. 

Applications for the January 2022 scholarship will open in late 2021. If a January applicant applies early (by using the September 2021 scholarship application in error) their application will not be considered and the applicant will have to reapply using the correct application form.

Scholarship holders may be required to represent Brunel as ambassadors throughout their time at the University and to participate occasionally in various activities to help promote the University. This might include hosting tours of the campus and its facilities, providing administrative support at Open Days, participating in social media and other marketing activity as required. Scholarship winners will be contacted by the International Recruitment or Marketing team as and when participation is required.

Data pertaining to bursary/scholarship holders such as: progression rates, degree attainment, degree completion, and graduate outcomes may also be analysed in order to understand the effectiveness of bursaries and scholarships. This data may also be linked to other data already held by the University for the purpose of better understanding the impact of bursaries and scholarships on under-represented groups. To learn more about how the University uses data to support its commitment to delivering positive outcomes to students from under-represented groups please visit our webpage.

2. Eligibility

2.1 Applicants for an International scholarship must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Must be classed as Overseas for fees purposes and be self-funded (not sponsored). Applicants who are unsure of their fee status should note Brunel uses the information they have provided in their application form to assess fee status against regulations set by the UK government. 
• Must have an offer to study on a full time undergraduate or postgraduate taught programme (including placement routes and undergraduate integrated Masters programmes) starting in September 2021 or January 2022.
• Must complete the correct Scholarship 'register your interest form' by the stated deadline.
• All applicants must meet all conditions of their offer by the time they are due to register at Brunel.  

2.2 Those not eligible for these Scholarships

• Applicants NOT classed as Overseas for fees purposes.
• Applicants who are not fully self-funded and are being sponsored by a Government or external body.
• The International Excellence Scholarship is not available to Postgraduate Research applicants (i.e. PhD, MPhil).
• Applicants holding an offer on a course that offers a College Specific Scholarship for International students will not be considered for this scholarship scheme, i.e. the Dean’s Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Scholarship for international students, the NSRIC Scholarships or the MBA scholarship.
• Applicants who will NOT commence their course in September 2021 or January 2022 - applicants holding offers for deferred entry must apply for scholarships in the month and year they intend to start their course and not in the year of their course application.
• Undergraduate applicants entering a course at FHEQ Level 5 (Year 2) or FHEQ Level 6 (Year 3).
• Applicants entering a course with Brunel Pathway College (BPC), or who are progressing to a Brunel course from a BPC course.
• Applicants holding an offer to study by Distance Learning.
• Applicants holding offers to study on a part-time programme.
• Students who have previously studied with Brunel University London or those that have been in receipt of a Brunel International Scholarship previously, either as part of current or earlier studies are not eligible.