Faculty of Science Scholarship for Online Masters Students

• Applicants must meet all of the eligibility criteria to be considered for a Faculty of Science Online Masters Scholarship.
• Applicants who have been awarded a scholarship will be notified within four weeks of submitting a scholarship application form.
• To receive their scholarship, awardees must enrol in year one of an online masters degree in September 2025 of the 2025/2026 academic year and continue to meet all of the above eligibility criteria throughout their studies.
• Online masters degrees in the Faculty of Science are studied part-time over two/three years. The scholarship will be awarded towards the payment of a student's tuition fee as a £600 award in each of the three years of study, or a £900 award in each of the two years of study, subject to academic progression.
• Successful candidates will be selected on their academic performance (current and/or previously gained), any relevant extra-curricular or professional experience alongside their scholarship application form.
• Scholarship recipients will be expected to engage with online student ambassador activities during their course of study, such as supporting online student recruitment activities.
• The awards are available for an online masters only, on campus masters degrees are not eligible.
• Students who defer their offer of admission will not be eligible.
• Scholarships will be awarded on a rolling basis. Awards may be allocated early in the application cycle.
• The deadline for consideration is 31 August 2025.
• Students are only eligible to hold one scholarship per academic year from the University of Strathclyde.
• The Faculty of Science's decision on the awarding of scholarships is final. Appeals will not be considered.

Scholarships of £1,800 are available to new students joining for September entry of one of our online programmes in the 2025/2026 academic year.

• MSc Applied Statistics (online)
• MSc Applied Statistics in Health Sciences (online)
• MSc Applied Statistics in Finance (online)
• MSc Applied Statistics with Data Science (online)

Scholarships will be awarded on a competitive basis to candidates who demonstrate excellent academic performance (current and/ or previously gained) and any relevant extra-curricular or professional experience.

Scholarships will be awarded on a rolling basis. Awards may be allocated early in the application cycle and so making an early application for admission is advised.

In order to be considered for a Faculty of Science Online Masters Scholarship, candidates must:

• be a new student holding an offer of admission for an online MSc in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics for September entry of the 2025/2026 academic year.
• be self-funded. Students who receive full scholarships, for example from a government office or embassy, will not be eligible.