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University of St Andrews
St Leonard's Masters Scholarship (International students)
A one-year scheme of St Leonard's Master's scholarships for exceptional postgraduate students, based on academic excellence, wider achievement and financial need.
Do I qualify The provider's criteria
Do I qualify
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Applicants from any country who hold Overseas (international) fee status and apply for a full-time one-year taught Masters at St Andrews (or the first year of a two-year research Masters), and who meet at least one criterion such as financial need, academic excellence or wider achievement.
Not open to: Online programmes, doctoral degrees, postgraduate certificates and diplomas are excluded. Applicant must first apply for an eligible full-time postgraduate Masters programme with an eligible 2027/28 start date and hold Overseas fee status.
- Who is eligible
- International applicants of any nationality who hold Overseas fee status.
- Eligible residence
- No country restriction; Overseas fee status is required.
- Level of study
- Master's
What's covered Partial funding
- Funding type
- Partial funding
- Funding details
- Awards vary: Global Widening Participation gives full tuition fees, an £18,000 stipend and a standard room reservation (accommodation fees not included); Leadership gives a 75% tuition fee reduction and up to £2,000 employability allowance; Excellence gives a 25% or 50% tuition fee reduction.
- Duration
- 1 year
- Host country
- United Kingdom
- Host institution
- University of St Andrews
What I need £50 for the underlying taught-programme application; published waivers include qualifying asylum-seeker, refugee or humanitarian-protection applicants and qualifying low-income-country applicants.
- Application fee
- £50 for the underlying taught-programme application; published waivers include qualifying asylum-seeker, refugee or humanitarian-protection applicants and qualifying low-income-country applicants.
- In-person requirements
- Required in-person study; online programmes are excluded.
The full document list lives on the official page — we do not republish it, because it changes between cycles.
Apply On st-andrews.ac.uk
How to apply
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- Apply for your chosen eligible full-time postgraduate course at the University of St Andrews before applying for the scholarship. Required
- After submitting the course application, allow up to three working days for My Application login details. Then log in, follow Scholarships and Funding, and search for St Leonard's Masters Scholarship (International). Required
- Complete and submit the scholarship application in My Application, articulating or providing evidence for the criteria that apply to you. Required
- Upload the required supporting documents before the scholarship deadline: one personal reference, one academic or professional reference, and university transcripts, including interim transcripts for pending degrees. Required
- If applying for scholarships based on financial need, enter your gross annual household income in GBP, any required exchange rate, and contextual details about your financial circumstances in the application. Optional
- If applying as a sport leadership applicant, provide a sport CV and video or video link before the deadline, and email the materials as instructed. Optional
- If applying as a music excellence applicant, provide a music CV and video link or audio file before the deadline, and email the materials as instructed. Optional
- If a referee sends a reference directly, upload a holding document with the referee's name and note that the reference will be sent directly; ask the referee to email the reference, including your name and the scholarship name, before the deadline. Optional
- Deadline
- 3 February 2027
- Deadline notes
- Applications open Monday 17 August 2026. The notification date is the week commencing Monday 22 March 2027.
- Application cycle
- 2027 application cycle
- Notes
- Applicants are required to provide one academic reference and one personal reference.
Details to confirm
- Some hard eligibility requirements are incomplete in the captured source.
Previous rounds 1
When earlier rounds closed — a guide to when the next one may open.
- Closed 4 February 2026
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