The British Council Scotland SGSAH EARTH Scholarships 2025 is a programme run by SGSAH with funding from the British Council to enable international research collaborations between PhD and Early Career Researchers and Scottish HEIs and Scotland-based academic mentors, and external organisations, thematically focused on environmental arts and humanities and their interdisciplinary connections. Application deadline: Friday 1 November 2024, 12pm GMT. Find out more.

Funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and partner organisations, Chevening Scholarships are awarded to individuals with demonstrable leadership potential and strong academic backgrounds. Applications for 2025-26 Chevening Scholarships close on 5 November 2024 at 12.00 (GMT). Successful applicants will be announced in June 2025. If you are among them, you will begin your UK studies in September/October 2025. Find out more.

UCL’s Research Excellence Scholarship (UCL-RES) is their new prestigious scholarship which aims to attract outstanding scholars to undertake doctoral research at UCL. Applications are closed for this year, but you can register your interest for next year. Open to applicants from any country. Register your interest to get notified.

There are many funding options available for international students who want to study in the UK. They range from part-funding, for example paying part of your fees, to full-funding which covers programme fees, living expenses, and return flights to the UK. You can use the scholarship finder on the British Council website to find the best opportunity for you.

Equity and Merit Scholarships aim to empower young professionals in the Global South to deliver solutions to meet these interlinked goals. The application window for these scholarships will open from 1 to 31 August 2025. Find out more.