Durham University International Scholarship

The Durham International Scholarship offers up to £5,000 for qualifying international students applying to eligible one-year full-time Master's programs. This is a partial scholarship - it reduces tuition costs but does not cover them in full. Eligible programs include MSc, MA, LLM, and MDS degrees across a wide range of faculties. MBA and MSW programs are explicitly excluded. The scholarship is applied directly to tuition fees rather than paid as a cash award.

An important point that every prospective applicant must understand clearly: Durham University does not offer a fully funded scholarship of its own. If you have seen references to a 'fully funded' Durham scholarship, this refers to external funding bodies - Chevening, Commonwealth, or Erasmus Mundus - that can be used to fund study at Durham. The university's own Durham International Scholarship is partial (up to £5,000). For full UK funding, Chevening is the most relevant option for most international students.

As of the time this page was written, the Durham International Scholarship is not open for 2026 intake - it is expected to reopen for the 2027 entry cycle. Prospective applicants should monitor the official Durham scholarship webpage for announcements. In the meantime, applying to Durham with Chevening or other external scholarships is the recommended route for those seeking fully funded support at this institution.