International Undergraduate Scholarship
- Application period opens
- Monday 1 September 2025
- Application period closes
- Wednesday 28 January 2026
- Notification date
- The week commencing Monday 16 March 2026
- Entry
- 2026
- Scholarships collections
- International Undergraduate Scholarships
Apply early
Apply for this scholarship through the University of St Andrews International Undergraduate Scholarships application form. You do not need to wait until you have received an offer of a place before applying for the scholarship. You will be able to access the scholarship application form two working days after submitting your application to study at St Andrews.
This entrant scholarship is for students with an Overseas fee status who will be studying at St Andrews for an undergraduate degree beginning in 2026. The scholarship will be awarded as a tuition fee reduction for each year of the student's undergraduate studies and will be awarded based on financial need.
Applicants must meet two or more of the following criteria:
- be able to demonstrate a case for financial need.
- have previously received needs-based funding.
- come from a neighbourhood which is classed as a socio-economically disadvantaged area.
- have a physical, unseen or learning disability.
- be part of a minority group.
Information received in the application will be taken into consideration as part of the overall review process, and none taken in isolation. This information will only be used for the purpose of scholarship assessment.
Your course and funding application are not linked. Applying for funding in no way impedes your course application decision.
Value of award (per year)
The value and number of awards will be confirmed by the beginning of December 2025.
Duration of award
This award is paid annually for the duration of the student's undergraduate programme.
At what stage of my course application can I apply for this scholarship?
You can apply for the scholarship after you have submitted your course application for a place at the University of St Andrews. You do not need to wait until you have received an offer of a place before applying for the scholarship.
Application restrictions
Study level
Available to students studying at:
Subjects
Available to students studying:
Domicile for fee status
Schools
Available to students in the following Schools and Departments:
Application assessment
Available to
Mode of study
Additional criteria
This scholarship is only available to students entering their first year of an undergraduate degree. This includes direct entry into year two of the course, but it does not include students transferring from another institution.
Applicants will be required to enter in their gross, annual household income in GBP, along with an exchange rate (if required). Please use the Financial Funding Tool to calculate your household income.
This scholarship is available through the University of St Andrews International Undergraduate Scholarships application.
It is extremely important that you apply to the University for funding giving complete and accurate information.
How to apply
This scholarship is available through the University of St Andrews International Undergraduate Scholarships application.
This scholarship is available for application through the scholarship and funding catalogue in the Scholarships and Funding section of My application.
After you have applied to a new course beginning in the academic year 2026, you will be provided with login details for the My application portal. You must allow at least two working days for processing and issue of your login details before you can apply for this scholarship.
Guidance on scholarship selection and the information we would like to see in an application can be found on the international undergraduate scholarships webpage.
Scholarship application form guidance
When will I know the outcome?
The outcome of your scholarship application will be available on View my applications in the Scholarships and Funding section of My Application by mid-March 2026.