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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
One
Grant
Full tuition fees (one award)
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
The International Excellence Scholarship is available to international students who will be studying at St Andrews for an undergraduate degree starting in 2024 with an Overseas fee status. The Selection Committee seeks applicants who are gifted students with academic excellence. The successful scholars will be expected to serve as a Student Ambassador and represent the University at a number of events.
Benefits
This award is paid annually for the duration of the student's undergraduate programme.
Eligibility
- Only available to students entering their first year of an undergraduate degree (this includes direct entry into year two of course, it does not include students transferring from another institution).
- Applicants must be academically achieving within the top 10% of their school
- The Selection Committee seeks applicants who are gifted students with academic excellence. The successful scholars will be expected to fulfil an ambassadorial role and represent the University at a number of events.
- You will be required to provide a statement of motivation in support of your application (not more than 250 words). This should include your reasons for applying for the Scholarship, explaining how you would expect to benefit from the opportunities the award provides, and describing how you think you might contribute to the community while studying at the University of St Andrews. Also include details of academic achievements which you believe would make you a good candidate for this scholarship.
- Recipients of the scholarship will be expected to engage with our Student Ambassadors Scheme. Work through the scheme is varied, but will likely entail engaging in outreach activities and assisting our Admissions staff with events aimed at prospective students and offer holders to help share your experience of being a student at St Andrews.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
30 Jan 2027
This scholarship is available through the International Excellence Scholarship application.
This scholarship is available for application through the scholarship and funding catalogue in the Scholarships and Funding section of My application.
After you have applied to a new course beginning in the academic year, you will be provided with login details for the My application portal. You must allow at least two working days for processing and issue of your log in details before you can apply for this scholarship.