India Excellence Award

India Excellence Award

The India Excellence Award aims to support exceptional students from the country in their journey to become Future World Changers.  We are looking for students who wish to undertake Masters level study (postgraduate diploma or certificate programmes are not eligible for this scholarship), to further develop their knowledge and skills, in order to positively contribute to their community in the future. 

The University is offering up to 10 scholarships for International students from India, starting a one year postgraduate taught Masters programme, in any discipline for academic session 2026/27.  The scholarship is awarded as a tuition fee waiver of £12,500.

  • To be eligible, applicant must: 

    • Demonstrate academic excellence and achieve grades equivalent to a UK 1st Class Honours (typically 85% and above)
    • Hold an offer of a place for a postgraduate taught one year Masters programme for September 2026 intake (offer is not needed to apply but applicants will require an offer to be considered for interview, and should take programme application timelines into consideration as outlined on programme webpages) 
    • Have International fee status
    • Be domiciled in India and hold a passport from the country
    • Be able to demonstrate a clear career and/or development plan that will be supported by Masters level study (via application form) 
    • as an international student studying at the university, recipients of this scholarship will be required to meet the UKVI living costs/financial requirement. More information on this can be found linked here. 

Number of Scholarships

10

Eligible countries/regions

  • India

Eligible programmes

Value

£12500

How to apply

Please click on the Apply button to complete your application. You will need your student ID and application number in order to apply.

The deadline to apply for the award is 23:59 (UK time) on the 1st March 2026. 

Applicants will be advised of the outcome by the end of March 2026. 

University of Glasgow is committed to support as many self-funded students as possible which is why UofG discounts and scholarships cannot be combined with one another or any external sponsorship discounts (with the exception of Alumni Discount).

If you are offered more than one scholarship, the lower value award will be deleted from your account.

If you are unsure of whether you are eligible to apply, please contact scholarships@glasgow.ac.uk


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