General Scholarships & Bursaries (independent of level of study or country of origin)
Sport Scholarship Programme
Dundee University Sport aims to support students to develop and compete in sport at varying levels. They offer a range of Sports Scholarships, for individuals across a range of sports:
- Individual Sport Scholarship, open to undergraduates & postgraduates, Home, EU or International
- Winning Students, for UK passport holders (undergraduates & postgraduates), able to represent GB or Scotland, aged 16-28-years-old or 16-35-years-old for disability athletes
- Royal & Ancient Bursary Scheme, open to undergraduates & postgraduates, Home, EU or International, to allow continuation of golf whilst in full time study. Men should have a handicap +1 or better, and women should have a handicap of 3 or better
Visit the Sports Scholarships webpage for further information.
Music Scholarships
The following music scholarships are open to undergraduates & postgraduates, Home, EU or International. Scholarship holders receive free music tuition in return for participating in University musical events:
- Organ scholarship
- Choral scholarships
Visit the Music Scholarships webpage for further information.
Undergraduate (for students studying undergraduate degrees)
University of Dundee Academic Scholarships
Aacdemic scholarships are available for many courses, please check the information relevant to the Academic School you are applying to on our Scholarships webpage.
University of Dundee Bursaries (Rest of UK students only)
For information about bursaries for Rest of UK undergraduate students, please visit the Bursaries webpage for more information.
Carnegie Trust
The Carnegie Trust was established by Andrew Carnegie in 1901, he wanted to enable the deserving and qualified youth of Scotland to attend a university. For 2011, there are various awards you may apply for, the main one being:
- Fee Assistance, students accepted for, or attending, a first degree course at a Scottish university, and who were born in
Scotland
or who have a parent born in
Scotland
or who have at least two years of secondary education in
Scotland
, and whose fees are not being paid by any other body, may apply for assistance with tuition fees.
Visit the Carnegie Trust website for more information.
City of Dundee Educational Trust
To assist students who belong to Dundee. For an application form contact: Trust Administrator, CDET, c/o Messrs Miller Hendry, 13 Ward Rd, Dundee DD1 1LU. Telephone: 01382 200000
The Cross Trust
The Cross Trust is a grant making charitable trust to assist Scottish young men & women. You must be of either Scottish birth or parentage. Visit the Cross Trust website for more information.
The Lowson Memorial Scholarship
For students of Mathematics who have previously attended a school in Dundee or Broughty Ferry for three years and have not been in attendance at a university for a longer period than one session. Tenable for two years at any university in the United Kingdom. For an application form contact: Messrs Ogilvie, Cowan & Co, 4 Whitehall Street, Dundee, DD1 4AF.
Professional & Career Development Loans
A Professional and Career Development Loan could help you pay for learning that enhances your job skills or career prospects. It's a bank loan, so you'll have to pay it back once you've left your course. However, you don't pay interest for the period when you're in learning. For more information, visit the Directgov website.
Postgraduate (for students studying postgraduate degrees)
Carnegie-Cameron Scholarships
**This Scholarship is now Closed and all scholarships have been awarded.**
The University of Dundee has been allocated Carnegie-Cameron bursaries each worth the equivalent of the standard home tuition fee for postgraduate taught programmes (£3,400 in 2011/2). These are open to those who are Scottish by birth, descent (at least one parent born in Scotland), or have been continuously resident in Scotland for 3 years for the purpose of secondary or tertiary education. Visit our Carnegie-Cameron Scholarships webpage for more information.
SAAS Postgraduate Students Allowances Scheme (PSAS)
The Students Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS) provide student loans for some Scots-domiciled and non-UK EU postgraduate students, on many of our courses, these are listed on our SAAS Postgraduate Funding webpage.
Postgrad Solutions Study Bursaries
Postgrad Solutions Ltd is offering 13 Postgraduate Study Bursaries for 2012. Each bursary is worth £500 and they are open to students from anywhere in the world coming to study in the UK. There are various different categories. Visit the Postgrad Solutions website for more information, including how to apply.
FindaMasters & FindaPhD Funding Awards
FindaMasters is offering nine Postgraduate Scholarships available for students wishing to start a Masters course in autumn 2013 at any state-accredited EU or EEA institution. There are eight £500 subject specific Scholarships and one £1,000 general Scholarship. Visit the FindaMasters.com website for more details including how to apply.
FindAPhD is offering nine Postgraduate Scholarships available for students wishing to start a PhD in autumn 2013 at any state-accredited EU or EEA university. There are eight £500 subject specific Scholarships and one £1,000 general Scholarship . Visit the FindaPhD.com website for more details including how to apply.
TARGETcourses Bursaries
TARGETcourses has six competitive bursaries of £2,000 to help pay your fees for a postgraduate course at a UK university. Visit the TARGETcourses website for more information, including how to apply.
Professional & Career Development Loans
A Professional and Career Development Loan could help you pay for learning that enhances your job skills or career prospects. It's a bank loan, so you'll have to pay it back once you've left your course. However, you don't pay interest for the period when you're in learning. For more information, visit the Directgov website.
The Schools Competition Act Settlement Trust
For 2011, the trust is making awards for postgraduate study to students who attended particular independent schools. Visit the Schools Competition Act Settlement Trust website for more information.
Jubilee Scholarships
The British Council India are offering 60 Jubilee Scholarships for Indian students to come and study in the UK on postgraduate courses related to Management, Manufacturing and Science and Technology. The scholarship covers tuition fees, living expenses for 12 months plus a one month internship in the UK, return airfare and UK visa. The deadline is 30th April. To find out more, please visit the British Council India website.
International (for international fee-paying students)
Scotland's Saltire Scholarships
For citizens of Canada, the People's Republic of China, India or the USA, who are not currently studying or living in the UK, and have been offered a place on a University of Dundee degree in a priority subject area. For more information, visit our Scotland's Saltire Scholarships webpage.
DFID Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme
This is a highly competitive Scholarship and only one will be awarded for the MSc International Business course. For students pursuing postgraduate courses relevant to development issues. Visit our DFID webpage for information about eligible programmes.
British Chevening Scholarships
For students who demonstrate real potential to become leaders and opinion formers on return to their home country. For more information, visit the Chevening scholarships website.
Marshall Scholarships
Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a graduate degree in the United Kingdom. For more information, visit the Marshall Scholarships website.
US Fulbright Awards Programme
The US Fulbright Awards Programme offers a wide range of study abroad opportunities to US citizens for postgraduate study or summer programmes. Students who receive a Fulbright scholarship receive a University of Dundee fee waiver, visit the Fulbright Commission website.
FUNED
FUNED's mission is "To help Mexican young college graduates, develop their potential to become the leaders of a better tomorrow for their Country". Mexican applicants can apply for funding towards taught postgraduate (Masters) programmes. Visit the FUNED website.
FIDERH
Mexican students can apply for a loan through FIDERH for postgraduate study. Visit the FIDERH website.
Daiwa Foundation Tohoku Scholarships - Japan
The above scholarship is in partnership with the British Council in Japan and the closing date for application is the 15th June. This scholarship is open to students who are either hold an offer or are currently undertaking a degree programme in the UK at Undergraduate, Postgraduate Taught and Postgraduate Research level programmes and are a national of Japan. For more information, visit the British Council Japan website.