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bachelor's, Opportunities, Scholarships

UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER INTERNATIONAL UNDERGRADUATE TUITION FEE WAIVER

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Application Deadline: 30 June 2026

LOCATION: United Kingdom

The University of Leicester is delighted to offer 150 tuition fee waivers over the next five years to international undergraduate students. This begins with 30 tuition fee waivers available for applicants starting in September 2026.

ELIGIBILITY:

You must be classified as an international student for fee purposes.

You must be starting a full-time, campus-based undergraduate course commencing in September 2026. 

The fee waiver will not apply for periods of industrial placement or overseas exchange, resit years, or if you suspend your studies for any reason.  

You must be starting a full-time undergraduate programme at the University of Leicester, UK campus commencing in September 2026 for year one, two, or three of your undergraduate programme for a maximum of three years.

You must have made Leicester your ‘firm choice’ by 30 June 2026 (if you have applied through UCAS, you will need to reply by your UCAS reply deadline, which may be earlier than this date).

You should achieve the equivalent of two grades above the standard A-level entry requirement.

All conditions of your offer must be met by 20 August 2026. 

You must be classed as an international student for fee purposes. 

No other university scholarships or discounts may be applied in addition to this fee waiver (unless explicitly stated).  

If you are a sponsored student, you may still qualify for this fee waiver provided you meet all other eligibility criteria.  

Excluding Medicine, LLB Maitrise, STEM International Foundation, ‘International Year 1’ courses, and for programmes that exceed three years in duration. 

To be considered, you need to create a short video (no more than two minutes) that answers these three questions: 

What do you want to achieve after university?

How will your chosen degree help you achieve this? 

How will you contribute to the university community while you’re here? 

Submit your video within the application form. Applications will go live on 18 November 2025.

Videos should be submitted as a link to Google Drive, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, WeChat Video, or Douyin in the section indicated in the application form.

BENEFIT:

A full tuition fee waiver will be awarded to 30 international fee-paying undergraduate students starting an undergraduate programme in September 2026. 

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master's, Opportunities, Scholarships

UCD SCHOOL OF EARTH SCIENCES MSC SCHOLARSHIPS AND STIPENDS

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Application Deadline: February 28th, 2026

LOCATION: Ireland

They are pleased to announce the following scholarship opportunities for the School of Earth Sciences graduate-taught master’s programmes (MSc in Subsurface Geomodelling and MSc in Environmental and Engineering Geoscience) for the 2026-27 academic year

ELIGIBILITY:

This is open to applicants who qualify for the EU fee rate (including Irish, other EU, and UK applicants) and non-EU applicants.

In both cases, applicants must already have applied to the course online and be holding an offer of a place on one of these two MSc courses. These scholarship and stipend offers are only applicable to the particular MSc programme specified, and cannot be transferred to another programme or deferred to a later academic year.

UCD School of Earth Sciences MSc Scholarship or Stipend applications should be made via email to (opens in a new window)earthsciencesscholarships@ucd.ie and must include transcripts, a CV, names of two referees, and a personal statement. The scholarships will be awarded by a committee of School of Earth Science faculty on the basis of academic excellence and student fit to the MSc. The deadline for applications is February 28th, 2026, and candidates will be informed by mid-March.

The UCD School of Earth Sciences MSc Stipend does not include a tuition fee scholarship. However, details of UCD tuition fees and scholarships for non-EU students are available here.  All non-EU applicants to our course are assessed on the basis of their academic record for a UCD International Student Scholarship, which covers part of tuition fees, as part of the application process, and no separate application is required for this. The UCD Global Excellence Scholarships offer 50% or 100% waivers of tuition fees for non-EU applications and must be applied for separately. 

BENEFIT:

Up to two full fee waivers for EU applicants.  This is open to applicants who qualify for the EU fee rate (including Irish, other EU, and UK applicants).

Up to two stipends, to the value of €20,000, as a contribution to living expenses for non-EU applicants.  This is open to all applicants who qualify for the Non-EU fee rate. 

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