Rhodes Scholarships
Rhodes Trust
- Funding
- Full funding + stipend
- Deadline
- September–October
- Host
- United Kingdom
Choosing a Fellowship is partly choosing a country to live in. United Kingdom hosts a particular mix of universities, think tanks, civic institutions, and government offices that shape the texture of every program below. Some fellows on this list will spend the year in capital-city policy seminars; others will be embedded in a regional university or in the field. Read the official program pages to understand exactly where in the country you would be placed.
Chevening Scholarships
UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
The UK government's flagship international scholarship for one-year master's degrees at any UK university, awarded to emerging leaders from over 160 countries.…
- Funding
- Full tuition + stipend
- Deadline
- November
- Host
- United Kingdom
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Postgraduate scholarships at the University of Cambridge, funding outstanding international students who show capacity for leadership and a commitment to improv…
- Funding
- Full funding + stipend
- Deadline
- October–December
- Host
- United Kingdom
Marshall Scholarships
British Government / ACU
Funds American graduate students of high ability to study at any UK university, established by the UK in 1953 to thank the United States for the Marshall Plan.…
- Funding
- Full funding + stipend
- Deadline
- September
- Host
- United Kingdom
Commonwealth Scholarships
UK FCDO / Commonwealth Scholarship Commission
Scholarships for citizens of low- and middle-income Commonwealth countries to undertake postgraduate study in the United Kingdom.…
- Funding
- Full funding
- Deadline
- October
- Host
- United Kingdom
Fulbright Commission United Kingdom — Open Study Award
Fulbright Commission United Kingdom · U.S. Department of State
The bilateral Fulbright Commission for United Kingdom funds a long-running exchange of graduate students, researchers, and lecturers between United Kingdom and …
- Funding
- Full funding + monthly
- Deadline
- October
- Host
- United Kingdom
Skoll Scholarship
Skoll Foundation / Said Business School
A full-tuition Oxford MBA scholarship for proven social entrepreneurs at the Saïd Business School's Skoll Centre.…
- Funding
- Full funding
- Deadline
- January
- Host
- United Kingdom
Clarendon Fund Scholarships
University of Oxford
Oxford's flagship graduate scholarship scheme, offering hundreds of awards each year to students of any nationality.…
- Funding
- Full funding
- Deadline
- January
- Host
- United Kingdom
Cambridge Trust Scholarships
University of Cambridge
A range of full-cost and partial scholarships for international postgraduate students at the University of Cambridge.…
- Funding
- Full funding
- Deadline
- Varies
- Host
- United Kingdom
Royal Society University Research Fellowship
Royal Society
A Royal Society Fellowship enabling outstanding early-career scientists to develop their research career in the UK.…
- Funding
- £40,000+ + research co
- Deadline
- September
- Host
- United Kingdom
Oxford-Weidenfeld and Hoffmann Scholarship
Oxford / Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust
Oxford scholarships and leadership programme for outstanding graduate students from transitioning and developing economies.…
- Funding
- Full funding
- Deadline
- January
- Host
- United Kingdom
Reuters Institute Journalism Fellowship
University of Oxford / Reuters
A residential Fellowship at Oxford for mid-career journalists from around the world to research a journalism-related topic.…
- Funding
- Full funding + stipend
- Deadline
- Varies
- Host
- United Kingdom
EM-JMD: IMSISS International Master in Security, Intelligence & Strategic Studies
European Commission · University of Glasgow
Joint master's in security, intelligence, and strategic studies across Scottish, Czech, Polish, and Spanish universities.…
- Funding
- Full tuition + €1,400/
- Deadline
- January–February
- Host
- United Kingdom
Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity
LSE / Atlantic Institute
A non-degree Fellowship at the London School of Economics for mid-career professionals working on social and economic equity in their home countries.…
- Funding
- Full funding
- Deadline
- Annual
- Host
- United Kingdom
Newton International Fellowship
Royal Society / British Academy
Postdoctoral Fellowships for non-UK scientists, social scientists, and humanities researchers to work in the UK for two years.…
- Funding
- £99,000
- Deadline
- March
- Host
- United Kingdom
Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship
Leverhulme Trust
UK postdoctoral Fellowships in any discipline for early-career researchers to develop a substantial publication or body of work.…
- Funding
- £26,000 stipend + £6,0
- Deadline
- February
- Host
- United Kingdom
Cambridge Trust GBS MBA Scholarships
Cambridge Trust · Judge Business School
Cambridge Trust scholarships supporting international MBA students at the Cambridge Judge Business School.…
- Funding
- Full tuition
- Deadline
- January
- Host
- United Kingdom
Teach First Programme
Teach First
A leadership development training programme for graduates committing to teach in schools serving low-income communities in England and Wales.…
- Funding
- Teacher salary
- Deadline
- Rolling
- Host
- United Kingdom
Beit Trust Postgraduate Scholarships
Beit Trust
Postgraduate scholarships for citizens of Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe to study at universities in the UK, South Africa, and Ireland.…
- Funding
- Full funding
- Deadline
- Varies
- Host
- United Kingdom
Said Foundation Scholarship
Said Foundation
Postgraduate scholarships in the UK for outstanding students from Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, and Iraq.…
- Funding
- Full funding
- Deadline
- November
- Host
- United Kingdom
LBS Forté Fellowship
London Business School · Forté Foundation
London Business School scholarship for outstanding women MBA candidates committed to advancing women in business.…
- Funding
- £40,000
- Deadline
- Rolling
- Host
- United Kingdom
Fox Fellowship at Cambridge
University of Cambridge
A reciprocal exchange Fellowship between Yale and the University of Cambridge for graduate students engaged in international studies.…
- Funding
- Full funding
- Deadline
- Varies
- Host
- United Kingdom
Reach Oxford Scholarship
University of Oxford
Undergraduate scholarships at Oxford for students from low-income countries who would otherwise be unable to study abroad.…
- Funding
- Full funding
- Deadline
- Varies
- Host
- United Kingdom
Practical considerations for United Kingdom
Before you commit to a specific program, take a few hours to investigate the practical envelope around it. Will the stipend cover housing in the host city without supplementary income? Does the visa attached to the Fellowship allow you to bring a spouse or partner? Is there a language requirement that is implicit even if it is not stated on the program page — for example, will daily life and meetings happen in the local language? Deduction List lists the official application page for every program; ask these questions before you start writing essays.