Global Talent Scholarship – Postgraduate Taught

About the award

Level: Masters
Course: All*
Country: EU, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Colombia, Egypt, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Uzbekistan, Vietnam
Value: £5,000
No. of awards: 440
Deadline: No deadline. Students apply after receiving an offer for a postgraduate course.

More information

Queen Mary University of London is delighted to offer Global Talent Scholarships worth £5,000 for high achieving postgraduate taught offer holders joining us in September 2025/26. The Scholarship is available to all international students domiciled in one of the countries listed above with an offer for an eligible programme*, who meet the following criteria: 

• Achieve a minimum 2:1 Honours degree or overseas equivalent 
• Hold an offer for an eligible postgraduate taught programme for September 2025/26* 
• Have overseas fee status

Once you’ve applied for a Masters programme at Queen Mary and received an offer, you’ll need to complete the online scholarship application form. Conditional offer holders who are on course to achieve a 2:1 (or overseas equivalent) are welcome to apply. 

The scholarship will be deducted from a recipient’s tuition fees when they enrol at Queen Mary. 

Global Talent Scholarship Application for Masters Programmes

 

Terms and Conditions:

1. You must have achieved, or be on course to achieve, a minimum of a UK 2:1 bachelor’s degree or an overseas equivalent degree. Information on the comparability of international qualifications can be found on the Entry Requirements section under the listings for each programme in the course finder. Please note this information is only intended as a guide and the final decision on equivalency of overseas qualifications will be made by the Admissions Office.
2. This scheme is available only to students who apply for and enrol on an eligible course taught at Queen Mary in the 2025/26 academic year. Scholarships cannot be deferred to subsequent years of study. 
3. Your fee status must have been confirmed as ‘Overseas’ by Queen Mary and must remain ‘Overseas’ throughout the programme. This award is not available to applicants assessed as ‘Home’ for fee status purposes, regardless of domicile.
4. You must be enrolled on a full-time master’s programme.
5. You must not be in receipt of any other University scholarship or full-fee scholarship from any other source.  
6. You must be fully self-funded.
7. Pre-masters programmes (standalone and integrated) are not included in the Global Talent Scholarship scheme.
8. If you are awarded the scholarship, it will be deducted directly from tuition fees payable to the University. You must be able to finance the remainder of your tuition fees and living expenses.
9. The scholarship will be confirmed when your admissions status is ‘unconditional firm’ (UF) and you enrol at Queen Mary.
10. The scholarship is awarded by Queen Mary in line with the eligibility criteria and application requirements published above. We reserve the right to withdraw the scholarship if your fee status changes to Home or if you otherwise become ineligible for the award.

 

* Ineligible programmes

• All DClinDent programmes
• MSc Digital and Technology Solutions Specialist
• MSc Digital and Technology Solutions Specialist (Data Analytics)
• MSc Economics
• MSc Economics (Master's Apprenticeship Programme) (Sep start)
• MSc DL VM Economics (Master's Apprenticeship Programme) (Sep start)
• MSc Gastroenterology (24 and 15 month)
• MSc Genomic Medicine (HEE Funded)
• MSc Plant and Fungal Taxonomy
• MSc Systems Engineering Degree Apprenticeship
• PGCert VM Clinical Education (Degree Apprenticeship)
• Distance learning programmes
• MRes programmes
• Pre-masters programmes (standalone and integrated)
• PG Diploma & PG Certificate programmes
• Students joining Queen Mary from a partner university