Postgraduate scholarships

On this page you'll find scholarships for:

  • taught master's courses
  • PhD and research courses

These scholarships are available for students starting postgraduate courses in 2027. Other eligibility criteria may apply and we offer a mix of automatically awarded scholarships and those awarded on successful application.

Some scholarships are awarded in partnership with external funders and may apply to students from specific countries only.

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View international scholarships only

Postgraduate taught master's scholarships

Open to all subjects

These scholarships are available to students studying any master's programme.

75th Anniversary Scholarships

To celebrate the University’s 75th anniversary, we've launched a range of special international scholarships.

GREAT Scholarships

These scholarships are offered in partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign:

Open to some subjects

These scholarships are available to students studying in selected faculties.

Scholarships open to selected faculties

These scholarships are available to students studying in selected faculties.

Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences

Faculty of Medicine 

Faculty of Social Sciences

Southampton Business School

PhDs and research programme scholarships

These scholarships can be used for research master's or PhDs, depending on your eligibility, home country and course choice.

Postgraduate taught master's, research master's and PhD scholarships

These scholarships can be used for any type of postgraduate course, depending on your eligibility, home country and course choice.