Scholarships at Bournemouth University

Entry

 For courses starting in September 2025. Scholarships cannot be deferred.

Eligibility

• Any international student applying for a full-time taught Master's degree at BU who is a citizen of a Chevening-eligible country at the time of application and who intends to return there at the end of the period of study

• You must hold an undergraduate degree that is equivalent to at least an upper-second class Honours degree in the UK

• Have achieved the minimum Chevening English language requirement - minimum IELTS (Academic) 6.5 with minimum 5.5 in each component or equivalent

• Have completed at least two years' work experience before applying.

Value

A full Chevening Scholarship includes:

• tuition fee waiver

• travel to and from your home country

• an arrival allowance

• the cost of an entry clearance (visa) application

• a grant for thesis or dissertation

• an excess baggage allowance

• a monthly personal living allowance.

Application deadline 

The deadlines are country specific but applications usually open in August each year and close in November for September entry in the following year