Scholarships and bursaries

If you are awarded your degree and graduate with a relevant three or four year undergraduate degree from the University of West London in 2024, you will be eligible for a discount of £2,000 when joining a taught postgraduate course in February or September 2024.

If you graduated earlier than 2024 and wish to join a taught postgraduate course in 2024, you will be eligible for a discount of £500.

The discount will be awarded for both full-time and part-time study and will be applied automatically upon enrolment.

Terms and conditions

• You must have attended and completed all three years of an undergraduate degree at the University of West London.
• The discount is for taught postgraduate study.
• Qualifications must have been obtained within the past 10 years to be eligible and must be from UWL or our predecessor institution.
• The discount may only be applied to one course.
• Each applicant can only receive one discount.
• The discount are payable on a pro-rata basis dependant on the number of postgraduate credits taken.
• The alumni discount does not apply to courses provided by our franchise partners.
• For more information contact our Student Finance team on 020 8280 0283 / financehelp@uwl.ac.uk.

If you are an international fee-paying student with an offer to study a full-time undergraduate or postgraduate degree with us, you are eligible to apply for one of our International Ambassador Scholarships. 

As an International Ambassador you will meet other international students on the scheme and you will be asked to help showcase UWL to prospective international students, including helping out at Open Days, participating in interviews, videos and photo-shoots with the Marketing department or engaging with visiting international students.

The Help to Achieve Scholarships are kindly supported by alumni and friends of the University of West London.

The Scholarships are open to full-time Home and International students pursuing an undergraduate or postgraduate degree course.

The University selection committee will select the most deserving candidates.

The Cathie Wallace Scholarship is kindly supported by Professor Emerita Cathie Wallace.

The Scholarship is open to full-time Home and International students at the University of West London pursuing an undergraduate or postgraduate degree course.

The University selection committee will select the most deserving candidate.

As part of its research expansion strategy, the University is offering a number of opportunities for fully funded PhD Scholarships. These will be available for all eligible students* (both home and international). 

The University welcomes applicants who wish to study for a PhD research degree in one of its schools or colleges. Visit our PhD opportunities page for more information.

PhD scholars will be expected to carry out teaching or research duties for a maximum of six hours per week (full-time) and three hours per week (part-time).

Full-time

• Stipend of £22,000 per year (tax free)  
• Up to £900 per year to attend conferences  
• Duration: Three years

Part-time

• Stipend of £11,000 per year (tax free)
• Up to £450 per year to attend conferences
• Duration: Six years

Deadlines for applications

• International students: 12 May 2024 
• Home students: 30 June 2024

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Applications can be made as part of your PhD application - please state on the application form that you would like to apply for the Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship. 

Find out more about the full range of subject areas, terms and conditions and more on the applying for a PhD page.

^{* Please note that international students cannot apply for part-time scholarships.}