• Each scholarship is a competitive award worth 25% of the original tuition fee for a postgraduate taught programme starting in September 2022. The scholarships are available to all new international students who meet the eligibility criteria.
• You must hold an offer to study at the University of Sheffield.

• Part-time students will receive the full value of the scholarship split pro-rata over the duration of the course.
• The scholarship will be applied as a tuition fee discount only, there is no cash alternative.
• The decision of the scholarship panel is final. No scholarship applications or decision appeals will be considered.

• Your course must begin in the autumn of 2022 at the University of Sheffield.
• Merit scholarships are not available for distance learning courses.
• You must be offered a place on a full-time course at the University of Sheffield. Scholarships are not available for masters degrees that are shared between the University of Sheffield and a partner institution.
• A merit scholarship is not available for any Crossways or Erasmus Mundus courses.
• You must be self-funded and required to pay the abroad tuition fee for tuition fee reasons.
• You are not permitted to be a sponsored student*.
• All March programs appear postgraduate taught courses for scholarship purposes and are not eligible for undergraduate funding.
• A merit award is available to anyone enrolled in a Masters or integrated PhD course.

This is a competitive process and not all applications will be successful. A panel of senior members of staff will select the strongest applications and will be looking for the following:

• Applicant has provided a clear rationale for applying for a course at the University of Sheffield.
• Applicant has clearly articulated future ambitions, these goals relate to the degree they have applied for.
• Applicant has a strong academic profile.