Scholarships
Scholarships and funding for taught Masters and research programmes
We understand the financial pressures that Postgraduate Taught students can face when furthering their studies at university and that as why we offer scholarships for exceptional students, sportspeople and those meeting other criteria as well as expert funding advice and guidance.
Please see our our Postgraduate Taught funding page to see what is available to you.
Specific scholarships for September 2025 are as follows:
We are offering one scholarship of £20,000 to students who have had an application accepted to one of the Business School MSc programmes for September 2025 entry. This will be awarded to an academically gifted and talented candidate resident in the UK, paying Home fees, who would not be able to study without this financial assistance. Please note offer holders for online, MRES, PgDip programmes or the Exeter MBA are not eligible for this award.
The closing date for this award is 4 July 2025. Applicants will be notified of the outcome no later than the 31 July 2025.
For more information, please see the Broad Reach award page.
Postgraduate Taught Global Excellence Scholarships worth £7,500, payable as a reduction of the international tuition fee for the first year of study. We encourage prompt submission of your scholarship application once you have received an eligible programme offer.
If you are yet to make your Masters programme application then please visit our Postgraduate taught study pages for September 2024 entry.
For more information please see our Global Excellence Scholarship page.
We are pleased to offer graduating University of Exeter students completing their degree in summer 2024 and progressing directly to a standalone taught Masters degree (eg MA; MSc; MRes; MFA) with us in 2024 a scholarship towards the cost of their tuition fees.
We have a number of Scholarships available to students who have had an application accepted to The Exeter MBA.
We are pleased to offer University of Exeter alumni beginning a taught Masters degree (eg MA; MSc; MRes; MFA) with us in 2024 a scholarship towards the cost of their tuition fees.
The scholarship is available to any University of Exeter graduate who has completed one of the following:
- Graduated from an undergraduate or postgraduate degree awarded by the University of Exeter
- Completed an inbound Study Abroad semester/year at the University of Exeter
- Completed a credit-bearing University of Exeter International Summer School
Current University of Exeter students completing their programme this year and progressing direct to another standalone University of Exeter degree programme are eligible for an equivalent award - see Class of 2024 Progression Scholarship.
For information about funding opportunities for MRes and PhD degrees, please visit the PhD programmes page.
The University offers a wide range of scholarships and bursaries and you can find out more on the masters funding pages of the University’s website.
You can also use the funding search to check which studentships and bursaries you may be eligible for.
Postgraduate loans of up to £11,570 are now available. Find out more about whether you are eligible and how you can apply by visiting our postgraduate loans scheme pages.
Scholarships are not awarded in conjunction with other scholarships – in the event of you being eligible for more than one award the greater award will be given.
