International Excellence Scholarships of £1,000 to £5,000 are offered to outstanding international students applying for a place on selected post-registration MSc programmes in the School of Health & Medical Sciences.
The scholarships will be awarded to applicants who demonstrate academic or clinical/professional excellence.
Eligibility criteria
Applicants for the International Excellence Scholarship must:
- Have an offer of a full-time place on one of the School’s MSc programmes. Applicants for the PG Certificate or PG Diploma are not eligible.
- Be self-funded and not in receipt of any other scholarships (except the Graduate Loyalty Discount).
Please note that this does not include the following pre-registration courses (for information on the Scholarships available to you, please contact the pre-registration team at ug.prereghealth@city.ac.uk):
- MSc Speech and Language Therapy
- MSc Adult, Mental Health or Child Health Nursing
Selection process
The award will be granted strictly on merit after a shortlisting and selection process.
The decision will be made by a selection panel and will be final.
How to apply
Applications for our September 2025 and January 2026 intakes are open.
The deadline for September 2025 applications is Friday 22nd August 2025 at 12pm (BST).
The deadline for January 2026 applications is Friday 12th December 2025 at 12pm (GMT).
Applications are considered on a rolling basis during the academic year.
Please note you must have an unconditional offer before applying.