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Scholarships in the UK for Nigerian Student

Studying in the United Kingdom is an expensive education dream for many Nigerian Students. Despite that fact, Nigerian students toil hard, day and night, to accomplish their goal and bring down the sustaining and worrisome monetary obstacle to fulfill their overseas education dream. Realising the international students’ aspiration of wanting to study in the UK, the government has come up with many scholarships to fund their education. Later, the UK’s private universities and non-governmental organizations subsequently decided to fund international students’ education. This gesture acts as a warm way of welcoming the international and Nigerian students into their country to get a quality and world-class education and to help them have a strong academic foundation to commence and have established careers successfully.

List the Scholarship Opportunities in UK

The United Kingdom has essentially paved the way for Nigerian students to get access to the empowering academic education that uplifts the students’ lives. Despite their financial situation, all deserving students can live their dream of experiencing the necessity and research-based instruction to achieve their career goals. Henceforth, the royal land has rolled out many forms of scholarships such as fully-funded, partially funded, and skill-based scholarships that cater to the financial needs of the aspiring students. Below we have listed many forms of UK scholarships that may be fully funded or partially funded for all kinds of study programs with the exact scholarship amount. We hope this information is sufficient to proceed further with your scholarship application.

S.No	Name of the Scholarship	Eligibility	Amount in GBP
1.	British Chevening Scholarships for International Students	Postgraduate Program	GBP 18,000
2.	Commonwealth Masters Scholarships	Masters and PhD	GBP 15,960
3.	Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters Degree Scholarship	Masters Program	GBP 48,000
4.	A.S Hornby Educational Trust Scholarship	Masters Degree	Varies according to the courses.
5.	Felix Scholarships	Postgraduate Program	GBP 78,840
6.	Rhodes Scholarship	Postgraduate Program	GBP 59,490
7.	Charles Wallace India Trust Scholarships	Postdoctoral Fellowship	GBP 1400
8.	Dr Manmohan Singh Scholarships	Doctoral Degrees	No specific amount
9.	Inlaks Scholarships	Masters, MPhil or Doctorate Program	GBP 76,828
10.	Scotland Saltire Scholarships	Masters Program	GBP 8000

We are also listing the popular and rewarding UK scholarships given for each study program. Students are advised to learn and adequately research each scholarship to know how well they can be financially benefitted and the additional amounts they need.

Undergraduate Scholarships for International Students in UK

S.No	Name of the Scholarship	Eligibility	Amount in GBP
1.	Simmons University Kotzen Scholarships	UG	GBP 3000
2.	GEMS International Undergraduate Scholarships	UG	GBP 2000
3.	University of Bristol Think Big Scholarship	UG	GBP 20,000
4.	Goldsmith International Response Scholarship	UG	GBP 8,825
5.	University of Exeter Undergraduate Scholarships	UG	GBP 15,000
6.	Westminister Vice Chancellor’s Scholarships	UG	GBP 5000
7.	The Marshall Scholarships	UG	GBP 8,825

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Postgraduate Scholarships for International Students in UK

S.No	Name of the Scholarship	Eligibility	Amount in GBP
1.	University of Reading Masters Scholarship	Masters	GBP 5000
2.	Cardiff University Elite International Scholarships	Masters	GBP 3000
3.	Queen’s University Belfast International Scholarships	Masters	GBP 2400
4.	Marshall Scholarships	Masters	GBP 30,000
5.	University of Edinburgh Global Scholarships	Masters	GBP 1000 – GBP 15,000
6.	Clarendon Scholarships by University of Oxford	Masters	GBP 15,009
7.	Castlesmart Scholarships	Masters	GBP 6000
8.	Chevening Scholarships UK	Masters	GBP 18,000
9.	Gates Cambridge Scholarship	Masters	GBP 17,848
10.	University of East Anglia Scholarship	Masters	GBP 4000

MBA Scholarships in UK

S.No	Name of the Scholarship	Eligibility	Amount in GBP
1.	MBA Visionary Scholarship by the University of Strathclyde	MBA	GBP 5000
2.	Commonwealth Masters Scholarships	MBA	GBP 15,960
3.	GREAT Scholarships	MBA	GBP 10,000
4.	Charles Wallace India Trust Scholarships	MBA	GBP 1400
5.	Inlaks Scholarships	MBA	GBP 76,828
6.	Felix Scholarship	MBA	GBP 15,840
7.	The Cranfield Trust Scholarships	MBA	GBP 36,000
8.	Chevening Scholarship	MBA	GBP 18,000
9.	IKOS Scholarships	MBA	GBP 40,000
10.	Women in Leadership Scholarship	MBA	GBP 14,926

PhD Scholarships in UK for International Students

S.No	Name of the Scholarship	Eligibility	Amount in GBP
1.	The Royal Society Grants	PhD	GBP 41,340
2.	Imperial College London President’s PhD Scholarship	PhD	GBP 21,800
3.	The Newton Bhabha Fund	PhD	Varies according to Courses
4.	Goa Education Trust Scholarships	PhD	GBP 251
5.	Carnegie PhD Scholarships	PhD	GBP 17,400
6.	Wolfson Postgraduate Scholarships in the Humanities	PhD	GBP 90,750
7.	Gates Cambridge Scholarships	PhD	GBP 17,848
8.	Saltire Scholarships	PhD	GBP 8000
9.	Charles Wallace India Trust Scholarships	PhD	GBP 1400
10.	Euraxess Scholarships	PhD	GBP 17,500

Universities in UK for International Students Scholarships

S.No	Name of the University	Name of the Scholarship	Eligibility	Amount in GBP
1.	University of Edinburgh	Edinburgh Doctoral College Scholarship	Doctoral Program	GBP 15,609
2.	Coventry University	Coventry Academic Performance Scholarship	Undergraduate and Postgraduate Program	GBP 1500
3.	University of West London	University of West London International Ambassador Scholarships	Undergraduate and Postgraduate program	GBP 5000
4.	University of Cambridge	Gates Cambridge Scholarships	PhD	GBP 17,848
5.	University of the Arts London	UAL Vice Chancellor’s Postgraduate International Scholarships	Masters Program	Both GBP 5000 and GBP 25,000

How to Get Scholarship in UK?

The UK offers numerous scholarships for Nigerian and International students through its government body, private universities, NGOs and other private welfare bodies. So there is no shortage of financial aid for students to aim for their higher education. Students have to keep an eye on the open and available opportunities and find the correct destination to apply for the scholarships successfully.

After much research, we have found the simple ways or steps to apply for UK scholarships. Following these steps will be sufficient to apply for the same effectively.

The foremost important thing students should know is that only if the university accepts their application for admission, they are eligible to apply for the scholarships offered by their university.

So getting back to the steps,

Once your admission application is confirmed, start looking for scholarships according to your merit score.
Look for the Scholarship deadline.
Check the additional requirements like academic transcripts attached along with the scholarship application.
Submit a Letter of Reference.
Submit a Statement of Intent or Statement of Purpose.
Finally, submit your scholarship application.

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