Undergraduate scholarships for international students

Find out about our undergraduate international scholarship schemes

Five postgraduate students walking by the sea on Plymouth Hoe (full bleed)

To reward outstanding achievement, the University of Plymouth offers a number of undergraduate international scholarship schemes to help you fund your studies.

Before you apply please read our policy and procedure guidance . It may save you time and it will ensure that you are informed of our processes.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at international@plymouth.ac.uk.

Early payment discount for September 2025

In addition to any scholarship students may be eligible for, we are offering students a £500 discount off the first year’s tuition fees if they are paid in full by Monday 1 September 2025.

To be eligible you must:

meet our entry requirements
meet our standard English language requirements
be an international student paying international tuition fees
be commencing your first year of study at the University of Plymouth, regardless of level/stage
be studying an undergraduate or postgraduate taught programme.

What you need to do

Step 1: Please log in to your applicant portal, view your offer, and click on ‘View Financial Overview’.
Step 2: If you have been awarded a scholarship, please accept this under My Funding Applications to update your remaining balance (you may have previously completed this step). It will take 24 hours to update your remaining balance once you have accepted your scholarship. You may only accept one scholarship.
Step 3: Check the balance value you have remaining to pay, and make an advance payment of that amount, minus £500. For example: If your balance value is £20,000, you would need to pay £19,500. If you have already paid your deposit please make sure you also deduct this from your final ‘money owed’. Refer to the ‘Balance’ section.
Step 4: Once you have made the payment, please email applications@plymouth.ac.uk to let us know you have made the payment. We will ensure the discount will be applied to your record within 7 working days. We will also update your CAS to reflect the amount you have paid, if your CAS has not yet been used for your visa application.

Vice-Chancellor’s International Excellence Scholarship

Rewarding outstanding achievement

International Undergraduate Merit Scholarship

Recognising academic achievement

International students smiling and taking a selfie on the Barbican.

International Welcome to Plymouth Scholarship

This scholarship is to help you thrive and achieve your study goals in Plymouth

Nadine Mashingaidze, international student

UKESC Caribbean Undergraduate Academic Excellence Scholarship

Recognising academic achievement, students from the Caribbean region

International students in the city centre laughing and walking.

International Partner Scholarship

For students progressing from a partner college to the University of Plymouth

Please note: Students who are eligible for multiple scholarships, awards or discounts by the University of Plymouth will only qualify for the highest amount awarded. Where a student may qualify for the alumni discount and a scholarship then the highest award only will be applied. Scholarships are awarded to eligible students who commence their first year of study at the University of Plymouth, regardless of level/stage. Foundation Year students may also be eligible for scholarships.