Being an international student studying in United Kingdom you have to pay a tuition fees higher than the home students. With air fares, insurance, visa cost and of high living expenses, you’re going to need a decent bank balance for an overseas education and stay. Taking this into account and as part of the internationalization of education, the UK government and universities offer international students scholarships.
The competition is really high when it comes to applying for good, generous UK scholarships and some of the best providers take your previous academic history seriously into consideration. Students from the EU will still be taken into account when applying for partial or full scholarships, and they will continue to enjoy the benefit of ' home fee status ' – they will be charged the same tuition as UK students, according to the latest policies set by the British government. So if you are brilliant student with good educational background then the next step is to apply for international student scholarships.
Here is some of the best-known scholarship for international students:
1. The Chevening Scholarships
The Chevening Scholarship is a program which requires candidates with leadership qualities from over 160 countries and territories to pursue postgraduate studies and university courses in the UK globally. This scholarship programme offers financial support to study for a Master’s degree at any of the UK’s leading universities. The program is sponsored by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office and its partner organizations.
2. Euraxess UK
Euraxess UK is given by the British Council to assist researchers in their career development, to support mobility and to act as a support mechanism for researchers moving abroad or moving to the United Kingdom.
3. The Commonwealth Scholarships
Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowships are targeted at talented people with the ability to bring about change. Every year the CSC provides nearly 800 awards for postgraduate study and professional development. CSC offers scholarships and fellowships to those who want to obtain a Master's or PhD. Every year, the scholarships are given to students from the Commonwealth countries.
Candidates are selected on the basis of their prior academic background and their ability to help develop a better life for residents of their home countries. The scholarship includes airfare to and from the United Kingdom, tuition and test fees, personal maintenance allowance, dissertation grant (if applicable) and initial arrival allowance, among others.
