The University of Stirling Vice Chancellor’s Postgraduate International Scholarship is a £7,000 tuition fee waiver for international students starting a taught master’s degree at the University of Stirling in Scotland. It is open to full-time, self-funded students who are classed as international for tuition fee purposes, so students from India can apply.
The current window is a live one: 100 awards are set aside for the September 2026 and January 2027 intakes, with a further set of rounds for September 2027 and January 2028. For a January 2027 start the scholarship application and the deposit must both be completed by 31 October 2026 and 13 November 2026, and the university notes that remaining funding for January 2027 is nearing full allocation.
Stirling Vice Chancellor’s Postgraduate Scholarship: quick facts
Quick facts2026-27
| Scholarship from | University of Stirling, United Kingdom (Vice Chancellor’s Postgraduate International Scholarship) |
| Last date to apply | For a January 2027 Masters start, apply between 1 September and 31 October 2026 and pay the £1,000 deposit by 13 November 2026. For September 2027 and January 2028 starts the next round closes 15 December 2026 (deposit by 1 February 2027). |
| Official website | University of Stirling – Vice Chancellor’s Postgraduate International Scholarship (official website) |
How much is the Stirling Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship worth?
- The award is a £7,000 tuition fee waiver for new students in the first year of a Masters degree – it is not a cash payment and it is not repeated for the second year.
- 100 awards are published for the September 2026 and January 2027 intakes combined.
- The scholarship is applied to your tuition fees only, so you still need to fund your living costs and the remainder of the fee yourself or through other means.
- It cannot be combined with any other University of Stirling scholarship or award. If you are offered more than one Stirling award, only the highest-value award is applied.
Who is eligible for this Stirling scholarship?
The published eligibility rules are specific. You must:
- hold a conditional or unconditional offer for an eligible postgraduate taught course at the University of Stirling – an application without a valid offer will not be assessed;
- be a new student starting in September 2026, January 2027, September 2027 or January 2028;
- be classed as an International student for tuition fee purposes;
- be a self-funded student – applicants receiving external sponsorship or another scholarship are not eligible;
- enter directly into a full-time postgraduate degree delivered at the university’s Stirling campus – online degrees are not eligible;
- pay the £1,000 scholarship deposit to secure the award by the deadline on your scholarship offer letter.
There is a category of students who are not eligible even though they are international: students progressing from an INTO Pre-Masters course cannot apply for this scholarship, though they may qualify for INTO Progression scholarships instead.
Stirling Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship: dates and deposit deadlines
Applications are submitted through the Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship Application 2026-27. The university assesses applications and adds them to a wait list as funding becomes available, and aims to inform all applicants of the outcome either way by 15 July. The deposit deadlines published for each round are:
- January 2027 start: apply 1 September – 31 October 2026, scholarship offer by 2 November 2026, deposit by 13 November 2026.
- September 2027 and January 2028: apply 1 September – 15 December 2026, offer by 21 December 2026, deposit by 1 February 2027.
- September 2027 and January 2028: apply 15 December 2026 – 28 February 2027, offer by 2 March 2027, deposit by 1 April 2027.
- September 2027 and January 2028: apply 1 March – 30 April 2027, offer by 3 May 2027, deposit by 1 June 2027.
- September 2027 and January 2028: apply 1 May – 15 June 2027, offer by 18 June 2027, deposit by 15 July 2027.
- January 2028 start: apply 16 June – 30 October 2027, offer by 2 November 2027, deposit by 12 November 2027.
The university also warns on the award page that remaining funding for the January 2027 intake is nearing full allocation. Applications stay open but eligible applicants may be placed on a reserve list while additional funding becomes available, so applying early in a round is the safer route.
How to apply for the Stirling Vice Chancellor’s scholarship
- Apply for an eligible full-time postgraduate taught Masters course at the University of Stirling and get a conditional or unconditional offer.
- Complete the Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship Application 2026-27 and submit it inside the round window that matches your intake.
- If you are made a scholarship offer, pay the £1,000 deposit by the deadline on your offer letter – this is what secures the award.
- Register at the Stirling campus as a full-time, self-funded international student in your intake. Online and part-time study do not qualify.
Frequently asked questions
It is a GBP 7,000 tuition fee waiver of the University of Stirling in Scotland for new international students in the first year of a taught Masters degree. It is open to all full-time, self-funded students classed as international for fee purposes. There are 100 awards for the September 2026 and January 2027 intakes.
For a January 2027 Masters start, the scholarship application window runs from 1 September to 31 October 2026 and the GBP 1,000 deposit must be paid by 13 November 2026. For September 2027 and January 2028 starts the next round closes on 15 December 2026 with the deposit due by 1 February 2027.
GBP 7,000 as a tuition fee waiver in the first year of a Masters degree only. It is not paid as cash and it is not renewed for the second year.
Yes. The award is open to all students classed as international for tuition fee purposes, with no country restriction, so Indian students are eligible as long as they are full-time, self-funded and studying on campus.
Yes. You must hold an offer for an eligible Masters course and then submit the Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship Application 2026-27. The award is not automatic.
No. It cannot be combined with any other Stirling scholarship or award. If you are offered more than one, only the highest-value award is applied. External sponsors and other scholarship holders are not eligible for this award at all.
The deposit secures your scholarship placement. Once you are made a scholarship offer you must pay GBP 1,000 by the deadline stated on your offer letter; if you miss that deposit deadline you lose the award.
Official links
- University of Stirling – Vice Chancellor’s Postgraduate International Scholarship
- University of Stirling – all postgraduate scholarships
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