Funding

Funding

Available Funding - United Kingdom

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.


Aberdeen Global Scholarship (Undergraduate / PGDE)


Aberdeen University Entrance Scholarships for students from England, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and Wales

The University of Aberdeen is committed to attracting the very best students, regardless of financial circumstances, which is why we offer scholarships to undergraduate students. These are designed to provide assistance to help students support themselves during their time at university, and also aim to reward academic excellence.


Horn Family Scholarship/ICAS Foundation programme

The scholarship is open to third or fourth year undergraduate students studying Accountancy, Finance or Business Management (single or joint honours) who attended North East Scotland College or certain schools across Aberdeen and the wider area. Students should preferably be in third year of their undergraduate degree.

Deadline: 4th of December 2024


Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust

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.


Robert Nicol Trust Fellowships & Scholarship UG

The Robert Nicol Trust is an educational charity which makes small financial awards to support students from or based in the Aberdeen region who are undertaking courses of one kind or another at the post-school level.


Stirlingshire Educational Trust

Stirlingshire Educational Trust awards small grants to current and former residents of Stirlingshire.


The Malcolm Hutton Scholarship

This scholarship is open to third year (Junior Honours) undergraduate students studying MA Real Estate, MA Business Management or MA Finance and Real Estate.

Deadline: 4th of December 2024


University Scholarships for Bereaved Service Children

The aim of this scheme is to give the children of those who have died in the service of their country a head start in life by enabling them to obtain a university degree or further education training.


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.


Robert Nicol Trust Fellowships & Scholarship PG

The Robert Nicol Trust is an educational charity which makes small financial awards to support students from or based in the Aberdeen region who are undertaking courses of one kind or another at the post-school level.


Stirlingshire Educational Trust

Stirlingshire Educational Trust awards small grants to current and former residents of Stirlingshire.


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.


Commonwealth Shared Scholarship 2025

Commonwealth Shared Scholarships enable talented and motivated individuals to gain the knowledge and skills required for sustainable development, and are aimed at those who could not otherwise afford to study in the UK.

Deadline: 12th of December 2024


ELCAS Enhanced Learning Credits

MOD's Enhanced Learning Credits Scheme (ELC) promotes lifelong learning amongst members of the Armed Forces.


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.


The Data Lab Scholarship (MSc Artificial Intelligence)

The School of Natural and Computing Sciences, in association with The Data Lab, is offering 2 scholarships to help cover the cost of tuition for Scotland-based* students commencing the MSc Artificial Intelligence programme in September 2024.


The Data Lab Scholarship (MSc Geophysics)

The School of Geosciences, in association with The Data Lab, is offering 2 scholarships to help cover the cost of tuition for Scotland-based* students commencing the MSc Geophysics programme in September 2024.


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.


Stirlingshire Educational Trust

Stirlingshire Educational Trust awards small grants to current and former residents of Stirlingshire.


Robert Nicol Trust Fellowships & Scholarship PG

The Robert Nicol Trust is an educational charity which makes small financial awards to support students from or based in the Aberdeen region who are undertaking courses of one kind or another at the post-school level.


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.


Research Council Awards - NERC

NERC funds independent research, training and long-term monitoring in the environmental sciences. About half their budget goes to universities.


MRC - Research Council Awards

The Medical Research Council (MRC) is a publicly-funded organisation dedicated to improving human health. They support research across the entire spectrum of medical sciences, in universities and hospitals, in their own units and institutes in the UK, and in their units in Africa.


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.


AHRC - Research Council Awards

The University of Aberdeen is part of a consortium of ten Higher Education institutions which has been awarded funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to support postgraduate doctoral studentships and training in the Arts and Humanities in Scotland

Deadline: 6th of December 2024