Partially funded

Vice-Chancellor's International Student Scholarship

Buckinghamshire New University, United Kingdom

Scholarship overview

The Vice-Chancellor's International Student Scholarship is Buckinghamshire New University's (BNU) main automatic award for self-funded international students paying overseas tuition fees. It takes the form of a tuition fee reduction.

New undergraduate students can receive £1,500 and new postgraduate taught students £3,000 off their first year of study. For students on courses starting in the 2026/27 academic year no application form is needed: eligible offer holders are considered automatically.

A continuing-student version rewards progression on undergraduate courses, with further payments when a student moves into Level 5 (Year 2) and Level 6 (Year 3). It also covers Foundation Year students progressing to Level 4.

Award Information

  • Self-funded international student paying overseas tuition fees.
  • Hold an offer from Buckinghamshire New University for a full-time taught degree programme starting in the 2026/27 academic year.
  • Programme of study must last at least one year.
  • The tuition fee charged must be at least £15,000.
  • Cannot be combined with any other BNU scholarship or bursary (the International Early Payment Discount is the only exception).
  • MSc Nursing courses are excluded.
  • Continuing-student instalments depend on satisfactory attendance and successful progression from the previous level of study.
  • New undergraduate students: one-off fee reduction of £1,500 in the first year of study.
  • New postgraduate students: one-off fee reduction of £3,000 in the first year of study.
  • Continuing undergraduate students (courses started from September 2023): £1,500 at enrolment (Level 4, Year 1), £1,500 on progression to Level 5 (Year 2) and £2,000 on progression to Level 6 (Year 3).
  • Also available to Year 1 Foundation Year students progressing to Level 4.

No separate deadline: the scholarship applies to eligible offer holders on full-time taught programmes starting in the 2026/27 academic year.

  1. Apply for and receive an offer for a full-time taught degree programme at BNU starting in 2026/27.
  2. Confirm that you are self-funded and paying overseas fees of at least £15,000.
  3. No scholarship application form is required; eligible students are considered automatically and the reduction is applied to tuition fees.

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How selection works

Awarded automatically to all eligible self-funded international applicants who meet the fee, course length and course type conditions. Continuing payments are released on satisfactory attendance and successful progression.

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