Exeter Excellence Scholarships - Postgraduate Taught (Masters) Round 1

A personal statement (of no more than 300 words) is required as part of the form, responding to the following questions:

• What are your ambitions for the future and how will your studies at Exeter help you to achieve them?
• What will you contribute to the study experience/environment on campus at Exeter?
• As a scholar, how might you act as an ambassador for the University?

All campus-based Postgraduate taught degrees (Masters) in the above areas are eligible, except the following:

Ineligible PGT programmes – The Exeter MBA MRes Global Political Economy MRes Management MRes Economics (Pathway to PhD) MSc Human Resources Management 24 or 30 months MSc Minerals Processing (Professional) MSc Mining Engineering (Professional) MA International Film Business MSc Island Biodiversity and Conservation Clinical Psychology programmes delivered by Clinical Education, Development and Research (CEDAR) Master of Public Administration (MPA) with Applied Study Legal Practice Course (LPC) Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) MA Law (SQE1) MA Law (Conversion) LLM Legal Practice (SQE 1&2) SQE Preparation CoursesPostgraduate Certificates Postgraduate Diplomas Degree Apprenticeships. Fully online or distance learning programmes are not eligible.

You can apply for one of these scholarships if you:

have International fee status (including any EU applicants required to pay International fees in 2025/26)
already hold an offer to study an eligible Postgraduate taught degree at the University of Exeter, beginning in September 2025.

Scholarship recipients are selected on:

• Academic merit, based on the information you have supplied in your Masters programme application. Applicants will be expected to demonstrate that they have achieved or are able to achieve the equivalent of UK upper second class degree (2:1). See our Entry Requirements pages for further guidance.
• The ability to demonstrate the following as part of the application process: academic and career ambitions a clear plan for making the most of the study opportunity a sense of social responsibility and willingness to engage with the Exeter community.