ASBS Global Impact Scholarship
ASBS Global Impact Scholarship
The Adam Smith Business School (ASBS) Global Impact Scholarship seeks to attract exceptional students from diverse backgrounds who aspire to make a meaningful difference in the world.
This award supports individuals who have demonstrated resilience, curiosity and a commitment to driving positive change through their academic and/or personal endeavours.
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To be eligible to apply for a scholarship, you must have received an offer to study on an eligible programme and accepted your offer by closing date.
Don’t wait until the deadline - apply as soon as you are eligible to maximise your opportunity to receive a scholarship decision in time to inform your study decision.
To be eligible applicants must:
- demonstrate academic excellence and achieve grades equivalent to UK 1st Class Honours
- hold an offer for an eligible postgraduate taught programme for September 2026 intake and accept the offer
- have international or EU fee status
This scholarship is available for 1-year, full-time masters only. PgDips, PgCerts or MRes courses are not eligible.
Number of Scholarships
5Eligible countries/regions
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- British Virgin Islands
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Cayman Islands
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo
- Congo Democratic Republic of
- Costa Rica
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- East Timor
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Falkland Islands
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Korea North
- Korea South
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- St Kitts and Nevis
- St Lucia
- St Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkmenistan
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Tuvalu
- Türkiye
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United States of America
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Eligible programmes
- Business Analytics
- Corporate Finance & Banking
- Data Analytics for Economics & Finance
- Economic Development
- Economics
- Economics, International Banking & Finance
- Environment & Sustainable Development
- Finance & Management
- Financial Economics
- Financial Engineering
- Financial Risk Management
- Financial Technology
- International Accounting & Financial Management
- International Business
- International Finance
- International Financial Analysis
- International Human Resource Management & Development
- International Management & Design Innovation
- International Strategic Marketing
- Investment Banking & Finance
- Management
- Management & Sustainable Tourism (Dumfries campus)
- Management with Enterprise & Business Growth
- Management with Human Resources
- Management with Marketing
- Sustainability & Corporate Governance
- Wealth Management & Private Equity
Value
Full fee waiver
How to apply
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Closing date: 31st March 2027 11:45AM UK Time
This scholarship will be assessed in two stages:
1st assessment stage: Your online application will be assessed and if successful, you will be invited to 2nd stage by 2nd April 2027.
2nd assessment stage: You will be asked to submit a 2-minute video relating to Adam Smith Business School mission and values. Video submission deadline: 9th April 2027. Final decisions sent to all applicants by 19th April 2027.
Applicants shortlisted for ASBS Entrepreneurial Leaders Award and Global Impact Scholarship will only need to submit one video.
We will provide alternative format submission for any applicants unable to provide a video response due to disability, access needs or other circumstances.