University of Warwick – International Student Scholarships

Warwick offers you the potential to follow your ambitions anywhere if you bring your energy and determination to succeed.

The University of Warwick, known for its high academic and research standards, offers several international student scholarship opportunities.

Currently ranked 61^st in the world and 10^th in the UK by the QS World University Rankings, the institution has also been placed third in the Russell Group of research universities.

If you’re looking for a research-focused academic institution with international renown, then the University of Warwick might just be a great fit for you. Check out more details below.

About the University of Warwick

Housing over 26,500 students from 150 countries, Warwick is known for investing in student services and campus facilities. Learners all over the world benefit from a well-rounded education, health services, free counseling, and careers advice.

Data from the UK government’s 2018 Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) revealed that graduates from the University of Warwick rank within the UK top 10 for highest earnings in over 11 subjects, 5 years after graduating.

List of Available International Student Scholarships

International students make up about 41% of the University of Warwick’s population.

Once you have received your admissions offer, you can start looking forward to the opportunities ahead of you at the institution. However, Warwick understands that not everyone can afford international fees.

To help fund students’ studies, the University of Warwick proudly offers a variety of scholarship schemes for its undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate international learners.

The following opportunities are available annually:

Ashinaga Warwick Scholarships

Twenty-five of the brightest minds from across Sub-Saharan Africa, who have been orphaned or grown up with a single parent, will have the opportunity to study at the University of Warwick for three to four years.

This is brought about by a new partnership with the Ashinaga Association in the UK.

Eligible Countries: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, CAR, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, DRC, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Conakry, Kenya, Kingdom of eSwatini, Lesotho, Liberia,  Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Seychelles, Sudan, Tanzania, The Gambia, Togo, Uganda, Zambia , and Zimbabwe

DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service Scholarships)

The DAAD is funded by the German government and aims to support students in Germany and abroad who have demonstrated outstanding academic ability.

Eligible Countries: Germany

The Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program

The Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships program provides funding to the very best postdoctoral applicants, both nationally and internationally, who will positively contribute to the country’s economic, social, and research-based growth.

Seventy fellowships are awarded annually, with a PhD scholarship amount of $70,000 per year for 2 years maximum.

Eligible Countries: Canada

Albukhary Undergraduate Scholarships

Ten competitive scholarships based on academic merit and financial need has been made possible, thanks to a generous donation from the Albukhary Foundation—  a charity based in Malaysia with a focus on facilitating access to a world-class education.

The scholarship provides £20,000 of funding spread over three years of continuous study. Furthermore, it will be renewed for each year of your course providing you satisfactorily progress through to the next year of study.

Eligible Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Overseas Territories, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Dijibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, DR Congo, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong SAR, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montserrat, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Republic of Congo, Russia, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, St Helena, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & Grenadines, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Taiwan ROC, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

ANII

Funding is available for postgraduate students from Uruguay in selected disciplines. For more details, please visit the official ANII website.

Eligible countries: Uruguay

Banco de la Republica

The Bank of the Republic sponsors postgraduate programs in foreign universities of recognized academic excellence. Scholarships are available for postgraduate studies in Economics, Economic Law, and the Arts.

Eligible countries: Colombia

Banco de Mexico FIDERH

20% to 50% reduction on tuition fees is available for successful awardees of the Banco de México – FIDERH (Fund for Human Resources Development) Scholarship-Loan.

Eligible countries: Mexico

BECAL

Full details of the scholarship program can be found through the BECAL website.

Applicants will be required to apply for their degree program through the normal University of Warwick application process: www.warwick.ac.uk/go/study/postgraduate/apply

Eligible countries: Paraguay

BECAS Honduras

Full details of the scholarship program can be found through the BECAS HONDURAS website.

Eligible countries: Honduras

Bolashaq Program

The Bolashaq International Scholarship Program is the flagship scholarship program of the government of Kazakhstan and is managed by the ‘Centre for International Programs’. This merit-based scholarship program is designed to train future leaders in a number of the country’s priority areas.

Eligible countries: Kazakhstan

British Council Women in STEM

This year, in partnership with the British Council the University of Warwick is proud to announce five fully funded scholarships for female students from South Asia interested in pursuing master’s studies in the field of Climate Change.

Each of these scholarships covers full tuition fees, monthly stipends, a return economy class ticket, and other study-related costs such as IELTS exam fee, visa application, and NHS surcharge.

The following programs are eligible for these scholarships:

• MSc Environmental Bioscience in a Changing Climate
• MSc Sustainable Crop Production: Agronomy for the 21^st Century
• MSc Food Security

Eligible countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

Canadian Centennial Scholarship Fund

The Canadian Centennial Scholarship Fund provides awards ranging in value to Canadian nationals for academic and artistic study in the UK.

Eligible countries: Canada

CAPES

CAPES is a foundation within the Ministry of Education in Brazil whose central purpose is to coordinate efforts to improve the quality of Brazil’s faculty and staff in higher education through grant programs.

CAPES is particularly concerned with the training of doctoral candidates, pre-doctoral short-term researchers, and post-doctoral Scholars.

Eligible countries: Brazil

Chevening Scholarships

Chevening Scholarships are the UK Government’s global scholarship program, funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and partner organizations, such as the University of Warwick.

The scholarships support individuals with demonstrable potential to become future leaders, decision-makers, and opinion-formers to study eligible one-year taught master’s degrees at UK institutions.

Eligible countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Overseas Territories, Brunei Darussalam, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Dijibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Korea, Congo, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong SAR, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montserrat, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Palestine, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Russia, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Suriname, Sri Lanka, St Helena, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & Grenadines, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Taiwan ROC, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

China Scholarship Council

Twenty-five joint-funded PhD scholarships are up for grabs under Warwick’s partnership with China Scholarships Council.

Eligible countries: China

Colfuturo

20% to 50% reduction on tuition fees is available for successful awardees of the Colfuturo Scholarship Program.

 Following the signature of an agreement with Colfuturo, the University of Warwick awards the following tuition fee reductions to successful awardees of the Colfuturo program.

Eligible countries: Colombia

Commonwealth Scholarships

The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission is responsible for managing the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan.

A range of scholarships is available to study in the UK, at either undergraduate, Master’s or PhD study.

Eligible countries: Australia, Bahamas, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Cyprus, Malta, New Zealand, Singapore, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Falkland Islands, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Monserrat, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, St Helena, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, British Virgin Islands, Zambia

CONACyT

Following the signature of an agreement with CONACyT, the University of Warwick awards scholarships of a 30% reduction on tuition fees to successful awardees of the CONACyT program.

Eligible countries: Mexico

CONAPE

Applicants will be required to apply for their degree program through the normal University of Warwick application process: www.warwick.ac.uk/go/study/postgraduate/apply.

Full details of the scholarship program can be found on the CONAPE website.

Eligible countries: Costa Rica

Concytec

Full details of the scholarship program can be found on the CONCYTEC website.

Eligible countries: Peru

CONICYT (BECAS Chile)

A 20% reduction on tuition fees is available for successful awardees of the CONICYT/ANID – Becas Chile program.

Furthermore, full details of the scholarship program can be found through the CONICYT or ANID websites.

Eligible countries: Chile

EDUCAFIN

Full details of the scholarship program can be found through the EDUCAFIN website.

Applicants will be required to apply for their degree program through the normal University of Warwick application process: www.warwick.ac.uk/go/study/postgraduate/apply

Eligible countries: Mexico

FONCA

Full details of the scholarship program can be found on the FONCA website.

Applicants will be required to apply for their degree program through the normal University of Warwick application process: www.warwick.ac.uk/go/study/postgraduate/apply

Eligible countries: Mexico

Friends of Warwick Scholarship

The scholarship supports a maximum of three years of undergraduate study and will cover tuition and other compulsory fees.

Scholarship recipients benefit from a funding of up to $65,000 SGD per year to cover fees and contribution to living expenses.

Eligible countries: Singapore

Fulbright Commission Awards

One Fulbright-University of Warwick Award will be offered to pursue a one-year Master’s degree program (or the first year of a longer Master’s or PhD program) in any subject. The opportunity covers the full tuition fee and a £14,000 stipend towards general maintenance costs.

Please see the Fulbright website, which details further information about How to Apply.

Eligible countries: United States

FUNDAPEC

Full details of the scholarship program can be found through the FUNDAPEC website.

Applicants will be required to apply for their degree program through the normal University of Warwick application process: www.warwick.ac.uk/go/study/postgraduate/apply.

Eligible countries: Dominican Republic

FUNED Scholarship

20% to 50% reduction on tuition fees is available for successful awardees of the Fundación Mexicana para la Educación, la Tecnología y la Ciencia FUNED Scholarship-Loan.

Eligible countries: Mexico

Global Excellence Undergraduate Scholarship

50 scholarships will be awarded to exceptional students who hold an offer to study at the University of Warwick. These scholarship awards will include the following amounts:

• (20) – Full fee scholarships per year for duration of Undergraduate course
• (160) – £13,000 scholarships per year for duration of Undergraduate course
• (70) – £2,000 scholarships per year for duration of Undergraduate course

Eligible countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong SAR, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papau New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, St Helena, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & Grenadines, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia and Montenegro, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan ROC, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

GREAT Britain Scholarship – Egypt

This year, in partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, the University of Warwick is offering GREAT Britain Scholarships to the value of £15,000 each for any master’s taught program in Warwick Business School (WBS) or WMG.

Number of awards per country:

• (2) – Egypt, India
• (1) – Ghana, Pakistan

Eligible countries: Egypt, Ghana, India, Pakistan

Guatefuturo

20% to 50% reduction on tuition fees is available for successful awardees of the GuateFuturo Scholarship Program.

Eligible countries: Guatemala

Hondufuturo

50% tuition fee reduction to all HonduFuturo beneficiaries studying on full-time Master’s courses within WMG (Warwick Manufacturing Group).

Eligible countries: Honduras

ICETEX

ICETEX is a Colombian government entity that promotes higher education through educational credits available to students with strong academic performance.

Full details of the scholarship program can be found on the ICETEX website.

Applicants will be required to apply for their degree program through the normal University of Warwick application process: www.warwick.ac.uk/go/study/postgraduate/apply

Eligible countries: Colombia

IFARHU

Full details of the scholarship program can be found on the IFARHU website.

Applicants will be required to apply for their degree program through the normal University of Warwick application process: www.warwick.ac.uk/go/study/postgraduate/apply

Eligible countries: Panama

Japan IMF Scholarship Program

To be eligible for the Japan-IMF Scholarship Program (JISP) you must be:

• A Japanese citizen
• Able to obtain a Ph.D. by age 34.
• Studying at, or applying to, a Ph.D. program in macroeconomics at a university outside of Japan. Only universities with a strong doctoral program in macroeconomics are eligible.
• Entering the 1st, 2nd or 3rd year of the Ph.D. program.

For more information, please visit their website: www.imf.org/external/np/ins/english/scholar.htm

Eligible countries: Japan

Jean Monet Scholarship

The Jean Monet Scholarship Program invites applicants currently working in the private sector, public sector, NGO’s and applicants currently working in universities as academic or administrative staff, or as senior or graduate students in Turkey to apply to this program.

Eligible countries: Turkey

Li Xiaoming Scholarships

The University of Warwick will offer one Li Xiaoming Scholarship, worth up to £20,000 (payment of up to £20,000 towards tuition fees).

Eligible countries: China

Marshall Scholarships

The Warwick Marshall Scholarship is awarded to one US citizen annually to undertake a postgraduate taught or research degree at the University of Warwick, normally for up to two years.

The award consists of university fees at the full overseas rate, cost of living expenses, annual book grant, thesis grant, research and daily travel grants, fares to and from the United States, and, where applicable, a contribution towards the support of a dependent spouse.

Eligible countries: United States

MESCYT

Full details of the scholarship program can be found on the MESCYT website.

Applicants will be required to apply for their degree program through the normal University of Warwick application process: www.warwick.ac.uk/go/study/postgraduate/apply

Eligible countries: Dominican Republic

NDDC Foreign Postgraduate Scholarship

Education Trust Fund (ETF), also known as the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), is the scholarship scheme for teaching staff training and development.

The broad objective of this initiative is to break the unhealthy culture of in-breeding of academic staff by exposing them to other intellectual traditions within and outside Nigeria.

Eligible countries: Nigeria

PRONABEC Beca Presidente de la Republica Scholarship

Full details of the scholarship program can be found through the PRONABEC website.

Applicants will be required to apply for their degree program through the normal University of Warwick application process: www.warwick.ac.uk/go/study/postgraduate/apply

Eligible countries: Peru

Said Foundation Scholarships

Each year, the Saïd Foundation offers around 30 postgraduate scholarships to nationals from Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Palestine.

The scholarships are fully funded and are primarily offered for one-year postgraduate courses. In exceptional circumstances it may be possible to consider candidates for two-year courses or PhDs.

Eligible countries: Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria

SENESCYT

Full details of the scholarship program can be found through the SENESCYT website.

Undergraduate applicants will be required to apply for their degree program through UCAS and postgraduate applicants through the normal University of Warwick application process: www.warwick.ac.uk/go/study/postgraduate/apply

Eligible countries: Ecuador

Service Commissions Department

Full details of the scholarship program can be found through the Service Commissions Department website.

Applicants will be required to apply for their degree program through the normal University of Warwick application process: www.warwick.ac.uk/go/study/postgraduate/apply

Eligible countries: St. Vincent & Grenadines

Singapore Government

The University of Warwick is delighted to host winners of the prestigious scholarships awarded by the Singapore Government.

Eligible countries: Singapore

SUSTech

Under this scheme, up to five PhD students per year are pre-selected and sponsored by China’s Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) to spend two years at Warwick followed by a further two years at SUSTech with co-supervision throughout, graduating with a Warwick PhD upon successful completion.

Eligible countries: China

Trudeau Foundation

Each year, the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation rewards outstanding doctoral candidates who are enrolled or about to be enrolled in a social sciences and humanities program and who are doing research in areas related to our four themes.

This award is the most prestigious of its type in Canada. In addition, it has continuously attracted the very best scholars in the social sciences and humanities, individuals with a passion for public engagement and who are likely to become leading national and international figures.

Up to 16 scholarships are awarded up to $60,000, for up to three years of study.

Eligible countries: Canada

Tullow Group Scholarship Scheme

The Tullow Group Scholarship Scheme aims to build capacity in areas where Tullow’s host countries experience significant skills gaps, especially but not exclusively, around these countries’ oil and gas industries.

Eligible countries: Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritania, Suriname, Uganda, Uruguay

Warwick Graduates’ Association Hong Kong Scholarship

The WGAHK Scholarship Fund is the first Warwick scholarship established by local alumni outside the UK.

Warwick Graduates’ Association Hong Kong (WGAHK) announces that WGAHK Scholarship valued at HK$40,000 will be awarded to a candidate who meets the following criteria:

• Has accepted an offer to an undergraduate program in any subject area at the University of Warwick for the academic year 2021/2022
• Is a new entrant to the University of Warwick (Continuing students are not eligible to apply)
• Is a permanent resident of the Hong Kong SAR

Eligible countries: Hong Kong SAR

World Wide Studies

The Victor Pinchuk Foundation presents grants to outstanding candidates, selected by a distinguished Selection panel.

The grant will be used primarily to cover the University tuition fee, books, and medical insurance. Furthermore, the grant size shall be determined for each individual case based on the student’s needs and merit/achievement.

The majority of the grants shall cover up to 60% of the total amount requirement (maximum of USD 50,000 for the overall period of studies (1-2 years)). Students are expected to cover the rest of the expenses by either contributing personal funds or finding matching funding.

Eligible countries: Ukraine

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