Funding and stipends

• Self-funded

  Depending on your personal circumstances and qualifications, you might be able to obtain a personal scholarship awarded by your country of provenance, a charity organisation (for example, the Royal Society), or a generous donor.

  In some cases these sources of funding will ask you for an acceptance letter or a detailed programme of study. The School can provide assistance in these cases by completing the application process before funding is awarded (that means the School will recommend that you are offered a place without funding after successfully going through the process detailed in the application procedure section).

  When allowed by the external funder's conditions, potential supervisors in the School may also help students prepare suitable applications for areas of research within the supervisor's expertise.

  Financially independent students or students who are funded by their families are subject to the same entry standards described in the application procedure section.

• School of Computer Science scholarships

  The School of Computer Science allocates multiple scholarships to national or international students. These scholarships cover full tuition fees and provide a tax-free maintenance stipend at the standard uk research council rate for 3.5 years.

  Scholarships are allocated competitively once or twice per year. To apply for these scholarships, complete the following in your online application:

  1. In the ‘Funding 1’ section, select the option ‘I have applied for or I will be receiving a bursary or scholarship’ 
  2. In the ‘Bursaries and Scholarships’ section, answer yes to the question ‘I will be applying for a scholarship through the University of St Andrews’ - the award scheme is ‘School of Computer Science Scholarship’.

  School of Computer Science scholarships are available to national and international students. The allocation of these scholarships is based on candidate merit, the quality of the proposal, the fit of the candidate with the research group and research environment, and the outcome of the interview.

• University funding

  The University, or the University together with some external funding organisations offer scholarships. Some of these are partial and are meant to help with a particular aspect of studying or living at St Andrews (for example, accommodation). Others are linked to sport or specific disciplines. For more information, visit the University's research postgraduate programmes page.

  For Chinese nationals, the University of St Andrews, in conjunction with the China Scholarship Council, offers a specific set of scholarships with stipend funding. For more information, consult the University of St Andrews China Scholarship Council pages.