Partially funded

Vice-Chancellor's Postgraduate International Excellence Award

Brunel University of London, United Kingdom

Scholarship overview

The Vice-Chancellor's Postgraduate International Excellence Award is a £6,000 tuition fee reduction for self-funded international students joining a full-time postgraduate taught (PGT) or MRes course at Brunel University of London in September 2026 or January 2027.

It rewards applicants holding at least a UK 2:1 or equivalent internationally recognised undergraduate degree. There is no application form: eligible offer holders are considered automatically once they meet the academic criteria and their £5,000 course deposit reaches Brunel.

Award holders may be asked to act as Brunel ambassadors, for example hosting campus tours, helping at Open Days or taking part in social media and marketing activity.

Award Information

  • Hold an offer for a full-time postgraduate taught or MRes programme starting in September 2026 or January 2027 (2026/27 academic year).
  • Have a minimum UK 2:1 or equivalent internationally recognised undergraduate qualification.
  • Be classed as an Overseas fee payer under UK government regulations (including EU applicants paying overseas fees) and be self-funded, not sponsored.
  • Meet all offer conditions by the time you register.
  • Pay the £5,000 tuition fee deposit by the advisory deadline.
  • Deferring from September 2026 to January 2027 keeps the award; deferring to 2027/28 does not.
  • Not eligible: Home or unresolved fee status; students sponsored by a government or external body; PhD/MPhil, PG Cert and PG Dip applicants; Brunel Medical School courses (MSc Physician Associate); Brunel Pathway College entrants or progressors; distance learning, part-time and online learning offers.
  • £6,000 tuition fee reduction per year.
  • Applies for one year on a one-year full-time course, or for both years of a full-time course running over two years (for example a two-year PGT or MRes).
  • Paid once per eligible level of study, subject to normal progression; no additional payment in a repeated year.
  • Cannot be combined with other Brunel scholarships, bursaries, discounts or awards except the 2% prompt payment discount and the Graduate Discount. Where a student qualifies for several awards, the most financially beneficial one is kept.
  • September 2026 entry: meet all conditions, including deposit payment, by the advisory deadline of 31 August 2026.
  • January 2027 entry: meet all conditions by the advisory deadline of 30 November 2026.
  • The fee reduction is confirmed in September 2026 or January 2027.
  1. Apply for and receive an offer for an eligible full-time PGT or MRes course starting September 2026 or January 2027.
  2. Meet the conditions of your offer.
  3. Pay the £5,000 tuition fee deposit so the funds reach Brunel by 31 August 2026 (September entry) or 30 November 2026 (January entry).
  4. No scholarship form is needed; you are assessed automatically using the information in your course application.

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How selection works

Assessment is automatic, based only on the information in the course application. Applicants must hold the 2:1 or equivalent, have paid the deposit on time and meet the course entry criteria and offer conditions. Fee reductions cannot be backdated and the University's decision is final with no appeals.

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