International

This page provides details of scholarships and bursaries that are available to international students (non-EU) here at Glasgow Caledonian University.

All school scholarships are applicable for September 2012 and January 2013 entry only.

* These scholarships are administered as fee reductions for overseas students and are awarded at the application stage when an offer of a place is made. You are not required to make a separate application for the scholarship. These scholarships are only available to self-funded students. You are deemed to be a self-funded student if you are paying your tuition fees yourself or with support from a relative or friend.

External Scholarships

Scholarship name	£	Description
Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme	Full Scholarship	Scholarship is now closed for 2012 applications
Saltire Scholarship	£2000	This scholarship is open to Canadian, Chinese, Indian and US nationals Eligibility criteria for 2012 entry
Tullow Oil Group Scholarship Scheme	Full Scholarship	This scholarship is open to nationals of Uganda, Gabon, Cote D’Ivoire, Kenya, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Mauritania and French Guiana. Scholarship is now closed to 2012 applications.
Jubilee Scholarships 2012	Full Scholarship	This scholarship is open to nationals of India. Eligibility criteria for 2012 entry.

School of Engineering and Built Environment

Scholarship name	£	Description
School of Engineering and Built Environment Undergraduate Merit Scholarships*	£500-£1000	These partial scholarships are available to overseas students (non-EU) with excellent qualifications studying undergraduate programmes within the School. New Students Level 1 - £0 Level 2 - HNC Grade A in graded unit or >70% overall average: £1000 Scholarship Level 3 - HND Grade A in graded unit or >70% overall average: £1000 Scholarship Level 4 - >70% overall average in relevant entrance qualification: £1000 Scholarship Continuing Students >60% year average: £500 Scholarship in following year of study at UG level in School >70% year average: £1000 Scholarship in following year of study at UG level in School Notes: Undergraduate transfer students from the Caledonian College of Engineering Oman get an automatic scholarship of £1500 during each year of study at GCU with the School. No further Scholarships are therefore applicable.
School of Engineering and Built Environment Postgraduate Merit Scholarships*	£1000- £2000	Partial scholarships are available to overseas students (non-EU) with excellent qualifications studying postgraduate programmes within the School. The scholarship amounts are between £1000 and £2000 and are merit based upon performance in an honours degree. This will be calculated and confirmed at Admissions stage (when Unconditional Offer is made). The criteria are as follows: >60% overall in an honours degree: £1000 Scholarship >70% overall in an honours degree: £1500 Scholarship >80% overall in an honours degree: £2000 Scholarship Notes: Undergraduate alumni of GCU will receive an automatic 10% discount on fees; however if eligible for a merit Scholarship, this will be awarded as part of final reduction in fee and not as an addition. No appeals on Scholarship decisions (UG and PG) based on borderline marks are permitted.

Scholarship name

Description

School of Engineering and Built Environment Undergraduate Merit Scholarships*

£500-£1000

These partial scholarships are available to overseas students (non-EU) with excellent qualifications studying undergraduate programmes within the School.

New Students

Level 1 - £0
Level 2 - HNC Grade A in graded unit or >70% overall average: £1000 Scholarship
Level 3 - HND Grade A in graded unit or >70% overall average: £1000 Scholarship
Level 4 - >70% overall average in relevant entrance qualification: £1000 Scholarship

Continuing Students

>60% year average: £500 Scholarship in following year of study at UG level in School
>70% year average: £1000 Scholarship in following year of study at UG level in School

Notes:

Undergraduate transfer students from the Caledonian College of Engineering Oman get an automatic scholarship of £1500 during each year of study at GCU with the School. No further Scholarships are therefore applicable.

School of Engineering and Built Environment Postgraduate Merit Scholarships*

£1000- £2000

Partial scholarships are available to overseas students (non-EU) with excellent qualifications studying postgraduate programmes within the School. The scholarship amounts are between £1000 and £2000 and are merit based upon performance in an honours degree.

This will be calculated and confirmed at Admissions stage (when Unconditional Offer is made). The criteria are as follows:

>60% overall in an honours degree: £1000 Scholarship
>70% overall in an honours degree: £1500 Scholarship
>80% overall in an honours degree: £2000 Scholarship

Notes:

Undergraduate alumni of GCU will receive an automatic 10% discount on fees; however if eligible for a merit Scholarship, this will be awarded as part of final reduction in fee and not as an addition.
No appeals on Scholarship decisions (UG and PG) based on borderline marks are permitted.

School of Health and Life Sciences

Scholarship name	£	Description
School of Health and Life Sciences International Undergraduate Scholarships*	£1000 per year	These partial scholarships of £1,000 are available to overseas students (non-EU) on all School of Health and Life Sciences undergraduate programmes.
School of Health and Life Sciences International Postgraduate Scholarships*	£1000 per year	These partial scholarships of £1,000 are available to overseas students (non-EU) on all School of Health and Life Sciences postgraduate programmes.
International Postgraduate Merit Scholarship	Up to £2000	Partial scholarships of £1500 - £2000 are available to overseas students (non-EU) with excellent qualifications studying a Biological Sciences programme within the School of Health and Life Sciences. The scholarship amount is merit based upon performance in an honours degree.

International Alumni Scholarships

A discount of 10% off a taught postgraduate course is available to students who have received their undergraduate qualification from GCU (or one of our founding institutions). Where a student is eligible for both an Alumni Scholarship and an International Scholarship, the highest discount applies.

Partnership Scholarships

Glasgow Caledonian University has scholarship arrangements in place with a number of its partner institutions. For more detail, contact us international@gcu.ac.uk.

University of Jinan Postgraduate Scholarships

The University of Jinan, China have 5 full postgraduate scholarships on offer to our students who have recently graduated from their undergraduate degree. The scholarship includes the application fee, tuition fee, lodging fee, insurance, and a monthly basic living expenses subsidy. The courses are delivered in English and Master students will have free tuition for one year to study Chinese.

Please follow the links below to find out more information:

Please note that the closing date for all applications is this Thursday 25^th August 2011.

Study at UJN 2011 information pack

UJN Application Form