University of Glasgow Caribbean Excellence Award

University of Glasgow Caribbean Excellence Award

The University of Glasgow Caribbean Excellence Award aims to support high achieving students from across the Caribbean in their journey to become Future World Changers.  We are looking for students who wish to undertake Masters level study, to further develop their knowledge and skills, in order to positively contribute to their community in the future. 

The University is offering up to 5 scholarships for International students from the Caribbean, starting a 1 year postgraduate taught Masters programme, in any discipline for academic session 2025/26.  The scholarship is a full tuition fee waiver. 

  • To be eligible, application must: 

    • Demonstrate academic excellence and achieve grades equivalent to a UK 1st Class Honours; 
    • Hold an offer of a place for a postgraduate taught one year Masters programme for September 2025 intake (offer is not needed to apply but applicants will require an offer to be considered for interview, and should take programme application timelines into consideration as detailed on programme webpages); 
    • Have International fee status; 
    • Be domiciled in the Caribbean; 
    • Be able to demonstrate a clear career and/or development plan that will be supported by Masters level study (via application form); 
    • Be able to provide evidence of meeting the UKVI maintenance/living costs by 30th June 2025 (only required if offered scholarship following successful interview). 
    .

 

Number of Scholarships

Up to 5

Eligible countries/regions

  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
  • Belize
  • Cuba
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Grenada
  • Haiti
  • Jamaica
  • St Kitts and Nevis
  • St Lucia
  • St Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Trinidad and Tobago

Eligible programmes

Value

Full tuition fee waiver

How to apply

Click on the Apply button to complete the scholarship application.

The deadline to apply for the scholarship is the  31st March 2025 – no applications will be considered after this date. 

Applicants shortlisted for interviews will be contacted by 10th May 2025.

 

University of Glasgow is committed to support as many self-funded students as possible which is why UofG discounts and scholarships cannot be combined with one another or any external sponsorship discounts (with the exception of Alumni Discount).

If you are offered more than 1 scholarship, the lower value award will be deleted from your account.

If you are unsure of whether you are eligible to apply, please contact scholarships@glasgow.ac.uk


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