Postgraduate Merit Scholarship

Our Postgraduate Merit Scholarship is available to postgraduate students from the UK or Republic of Ireland who have received a first-class Honours degree (or equivalent) and are studying on an eligible course.

The scholarship has a value of £2,000. This scholarship will be applied as a fee reduction in the first instance then, if any balance remains this will be awarded in cash within the first semester of your course.

Eligibility and availability

• Available to any UK or Republic of Ireland student with a first-class Honours degree (or equivalent).
• Only available to self-funded students paying tuition fees to the University of Stirling.
• Only available for courses fully taught on campus.
• You must be a new student starting at the University in September 2026 or January 2027.
• For MSc Physiotherapy and MSc Podiatry, the £2000 scholarship will be applied to the first year of study only.
• Not available to students studying postgraduate certificates, diplomas or modules.
• Not available to students studying MSc Housing (Dissertation only) and MSc Social Work Studies.