University of Glasgow Caribbean Excellence Award
University of Glasgow Caribbean Excellence Award
The University of Glasgow Caribbean Excellence Award aims to support high achieving students from across the Caribbean in their journey to become Future World Changers. We are looking for students who wish to undertake Masters level study, to further develop their knowledge and skills, in order to positively contribute to their community in the future.
The University is offering up to 4 scholarships for International students from the Caribbean, starting a one year postgraduate taught Masters programme, in any discipline for academic session 2026/27. The scholarship is a full tuition fee waiver.
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To be eligible, application must:
- Demonstrate academic excellence and achieve grades equivalent to a UK 1st Class Honours;
- 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 detailed on programme webpages);
- Have International fee status;
- Be domiciled in the Caribbean and hold a passport from one of the eligible countries;
- 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 must be able to meet the UKVI maintenance/living costs requirement. More information on this can be found linked here.
Number of Scholarships
Up to 4Eligible countries/regions
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Cuba
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Grenada
- Haiti
- Jamaica
- St Kitts and Nevis
- St Lucia
- St Vincent and the Grenadines
- Trinidad and Tobago
Eligible programmes
- Adult Learning, Community Development & Youth Work Practice
- Advanced Functional Materials
- Advanced Imaging & Sensing
- Advanced Nursing Science
- Advanced Practice in Health Care
- Advanced Statistics
- Aerospace Engineering
- Aerospace Engineering & Management
- Ancient Cultures
- Animal Welfare Science, Ethics & Law
- Applied Linguistics
- Applied Neuropsychology
- Archaeology
- Art History
- Art History: Dress & Textile Histories
- Art History: Technical Art History, Making & Meaning
- Astrophysics
- Behavioural Science
- Bioinformatics
- Biomedical Engineering
- Biomedical Sciences
- Biomedical Sciences
- Biotechnology
- Biotechnology & Management
- Cancer Research & Precision Oncology
- Cardiovascular & Metabolic Disease
- Chemistry
- Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry
- Children's Literature & Literacies
- City Planning
- City Planning & Real Estate Development
- Civil Engineering
- Civil Engineering & Management
- Classics & Ancient History
- Climate & Environmental Science
- Clinical Neuropsychology
- Clinical Neuropsychology Knowledge & Practice
- Clinical Pharmacology
- Comparative Literature
- Computational Geoscience
- Computer Systems Engineering
- Computing Science
- Conservation Management of African Ecosystems
- Corporate & Financial Law
- Corporate Finance & Banking
- Creative Industries & Cultural Policy
- Creative Sound Design & Audiovisual Media
- Creative Writing
- Criminology & Criminal Justice
- Cybersecurity
- Data Analytics
- Data Analytics for Economics & Finance
- Data Science
- Digital Society
- Early Modern History
- Earth Futures: Environments, Communities, Relationships
- Ecology & Environmental Biology
- Ecology & Environmental Monitoring (Dumfries Campus)
- Economic Development (with Finance & Policy Pathways)
- Economics
- Economics, International Banking & Finance
- Education, Public Policy & Equity
- Educational Studies
- Educational Studies
- Electronics & Electrical Engineering
- Electronics & Electrical Engineering & Management
- Electronics & Photonics Manufacturing
- English Language & Linguistics
- English Literature
- English Literature: American Modern Literature
- English Literature: Fantasy
- English Literature: Modernities - Literature, Culture, Theory
- Enhanced Practice in Education (Dumfries campus)
- Environment & Sustainable Development
- Environment, Culture & Communication (Dumfries campus)
- Environmental Risk Management (Dumfries campus)
- Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases & Antimicrobial Resistance
- Film & Television Studies
- Film Curation
- Filmmaking & Media Arts
- Finance & Management
- Financial Economics
- Financial Engineering
- Financial Risk Management
- Financial Technology
- Food Security
- Gender History
- Geoinformation Technology & Cartography
- Geomatics & Management
- Geospatial & Mapping Sciences
- Geospatial Data Science & Modelling
- Global Communications
- Global Economy
- Global History
- Global Mental Health
- Global Security
- Health Services Management
- History
- Human Computer Interaction
- Human Geography: Spaces, Politics, Ecologies
- Human Nutrition
- Human Rights
- Human Rights & International Politics
- Immunology & Inflammatory Disease
- Inclusive Education: Research, Policy & Practice
- Infection Biology (with specialisms)
- Information Technology
- Integrative Neuroscience
- Intellectual Property & the Digital Economy
- International Accounting & Financial Management
- International Business
- International Commercial Law
- International Competition Law & Policy
- International Economic Law
- International Finance
- International Financial Analysis
- International Human Resource Management & Development
- International Law
- International Law & Security
- International Management & Design Innovation
- International Relations
- International Strategic Marketing
- Investment Banking & Finance
- Land & Hydrographic Surveying
- Land & Hydrographic Surveying with Work Placement
- Law
- Library & Information Studies
- MBA (Master of Business Administration)
- Management
- Management
- Management & Sustainable Tourism (Dumfries campus)
- Management with Enterprise & Business Growth
- Management with Human Resources
- Management with Marketing
- Marine & Coastal Management (Dumfries campus)
- Master of Global Business
- Material Culture & Artefact Studies
- Mathematics / Applied Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering & Management
- Mechatronics
- Media Management
- Media, Communications & International Journalism
- Media, Culture & Society
- Medical Devices Engineering
- Medical Genetics & Genomics
- Medical Physics
- Medieval History
- Ministry, Theology & Practice
- Modern History
- Museum Education
- Museum Studies
- Music Industries
- Musicology
- Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
- Nuclear & Environmental Physics
- Oral Sciences
- Philosophy
- Philosophy (Conversion)
- Philosophy of Mind & Psychology
- Playwriting & Dramaturgy
- Political Communication
- Precision Medicine
- Psychological Science (conversion)
- Psychological Science, Research Methods of
- Psychological Studies (conversion)
- Public Health
- Public Policy & Management
- Quantitative Methods in Biodiversity, Conservation & Epidemiology
- Quantum Technology
- Real Estate
- Religion & Global Challenges
- Reparatory Justice
- Robotics & AI
- Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies
- Scottish History
- Sensor & Imaging Systems
- Sociology
- Software Development
- Space Science
- Speech, Language & Sociolinguistics
- Sport & Exercise Science & Medicine
- Statistics
- Stem Cell Engineering for Regenerative Medicine
- Structural Engineering
- Sustainability & Corporate Governance
- Sustainable Energy
- Sustainable Tourism & Global Challenges (Dumfries campus)
- Sustainable Water Environments
- TESOL: Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages
- TESOL: Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages
- Theatre & Performance Practices
- Theatre Studies
- Theoretical Physics
- Tourism & Heritage (Dumfries campus)
- Urban Analytics
- Urban Transport
- War Studies
- Wealth Management & Private Equity
Value
Full tuition fee waiver
How to apply
Please click on the Apply button to make your apply. You will need your Student ID and application number to complete your application.
The deadline to apply for the award is 23:59 (UK time) on the 31st March 2026.
Applicants shortlisted for interviews will be contacted by 8th May 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 1 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