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The University of Aberdeen is on the Bolashak (CIP) Scholarship list. Please email David Stoll, International Officer for Kazakhstan, if you require a letter to support your scholarship application.


Available Funding - Kazakhstan

Undergraduate

Aberdeen Global Scholarship - Undergraduate (For Academic Year 2025/26)

The University of Aberdeen is delighted to offer self-funded international on-campus undergraduate students a £6,000 scholarship for every year of their programme.


Postgraduate Taught

Aberdeen Alumni Discount

20% discount is available for University of Aberdeen graduates on the full cost of a taught graduate programme and one year of a full-time research programme (two years for part time). Applies to a number of taught postgraduate programmes or first year of a full time research programme.


Aberdeen Formation Evaluation Society (AFES) Bursaries

AFES offers bursaries to MSc students and partial PhD funding to support education in the areas of petrophysics and formation evaluation.


Aberdeen Global Scholarship - Postgraduate (For Academic Year 2025/26)

The University of Aberdeen is delighted to offer self-funded international on campus postgraduate Masters students a £8,000 tuition fee waiver.


CB Davidson Fund

The CB Davidson fund provides limited financial support for Postgraduate students within the School of Law.


University of Aberdeen staff discount for online short courses

The University of Aberdeen is pleased to offer a 10% discount on the full cost of an online short course for University of Aberdeen staff.

Deadline: 31st of July 2025


Aberdeen Global Scholarship (General)

This £3,000 scholarship towards your tuition fee is available to eligible self-funded post graduate taught (PGT) students who are classed as international fee status and domiciled in any of the 198 countries and territories not covered under other Aberdeen Global Scholarship options. Full list of eligible countries is on the Aberdeen Global Scholarship (General) page.


NHS Staff Discount

The University of Aberdeen NHS discount is a 10% discount offered to all NHS staff. It applies to:

  • postgraduate degrees and short courses offered by our School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition (online and on-campus)
  • postgraduate degrees and short courses offered by our School of Psychology (online and on-campus)
  • our online ILM leadership short courses


SAIC scholarships

MSc Sustainability Transitions is one of the programmes approved by the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) who offers funding opportunities for students interested in the sustainability of Scottish aquaculture.


Postgraduate Research

Aberdeen Global Scholarship - Postgraduate (For Academic Year 2025/26)

The University of Aberdeen is delighted to offer self-funded international on campus postgraduate Masters students a £8,000 tuition fee waiver.


Margaret E.S. Merchant Memorial Scholarship

Applications are invited for the Margaret E.S. Merchant Memorial Scholarship

Deadline: 31st of January 2025


Catherine McConnachie Studentship

Applications are invited for the Catherine McConnachie Studentship for Women in Divinity.

Deadline: 28th of February 2025


University of Aberdeen staff discount for online short courses

The University of Aberdeen is pleased to offer a 10% discount on the full cost of an online short course for University of Aberdeen staff.

Deadline: 31st of July 2025


Divinity Affiliated Institutions Scholarships

The Divinity department at the University of Aberdeen offers a 10% tuition fee discount for students of our affiliated institutions.


Aberdeen Formation Evaluation Society (AFES) Bursaries

AFES offers bursaries to MSc students and partial PhD funding to support education in the areas of petrophysics and formation evaluation.


Aberdeen Alumni Discount

20% discount is available for University of Aberdeen graduates on the full cost of a taught graduate programme and one year of a full-time research programme (two years for part time). Applies to a number of taught postgraduate programmes or first year of a full time research programme.


Boehringer Ingelheim PhD Scholarships

Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds Foundation for Basic Research in Medicine offers studentships to outstanding young scientists who wish to pursue an ambitious PhD project of approximately three years in basic biomedical research in an internationally leading laboratory.


CB Davidson Fund

The CB Davidson fund provides limited financial support for Postgraduate students within the School of Law.


The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBSRC - Research Council Awards

The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) is the UK's principal funder of basic and strategic biological research.


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