About this opportunity
The Exeter Excellence Scholarships 2027/28 offer 150 international postgraduate taught students a GBP 15,000 reduction in first year tuition fees for entry in 2027/28, celebrating the University of Exeter rise to 136th globally in the QS World University Rankings. The awards cover UK campus based postgraduate taught masters degrees in Environment, Science and Economy, Health and Life Sciences, and Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, starting in September 2027. You must have international fee status, including EU applicants required to pay international fees in 2027/28, already hold a conditional or unconditional offer for an eligible programme, and be self funded. Selection is on academic merit, with applicants expected to show the equivalent of a UK upper second class degree (2:1), plus academic and career ambitions, a clear plan for making the most of the study opportunity, and a sense of social responsibility and willingness to engage with the Exeter community. The scholarship application needs a personal statement of no more than 300 words, in two parts of up to 150 words each.
Who should apply?
This may be a fit if the following points describe you. Always use the official criteria as the final check.
- Have international fee status, including EU applicants required to pay international fees in 2027/28
- Already hold a conditional or unconditional offer for an eligible postgraduate taught degree at the University of Exeter beginning in September 2027
- Be a self funded student
- Show academic merit equivalent to a UK upper second class degree (2:1)
- Apply for a UK campus based postgraduate taught masters in an eligible department, not one of the named ineligible programmes
- Note the exclusions: One Planet MBA, MRes Economics, MRes Finance (Pathway to PhD), MSc Island Biodiversity and Conservation, named Clinical Psychology and education and law programmes, Postgraduate Certificates, Postgraduate Diplomas, Degree Apprenticeships, and fully online or distance learning programmes
What the opportunity may offer
- A GBP 15,000 reduction in first year international tuition fees
- One of 150 Exeter Excellence Postgraduate Taught Scholarships for 2027/28 entry
- Awards across Environment, Science and Economy, Health and Life Sciences, and Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
- Round 1 notification by the end of 25 February 2027 for applicants who apply by 28 January 2027
- A scholarship judged on academic merit and community contribution, not only on grades
Required documents
- Conditional or unconditional offer for an eligible postgraduate taught degree at the University of Exeter beginning in September 2027
- Scholarship application through the official webform after receiving the programme offer
- Personal statement of no more than 300 words: up to 150 words on personal aspirations and how studying at Exeter helps achieve them, and up to 150 words on how you will make the most of the opportunity and contribute to the University community
- Programme application information showing academic merit equivalent to a UK 2:1
Application process
- Apply for an eligible postgraduate taught masters programme at the University of Exeter for September 2027 entry
- Receive a conditional or unconditional offer for that programme
- Prepare the 300 word personal statement in its two parts of up to 150 words each
- Submit the scholarship application through the official webform by the Round 1 deadline of 28 January 2027 at 11:59 GMT
- Await notification by the end of Thursday 25 February 2027
- Note that the award is a first year tuition fee reduction only and cannot be combined with any other University of Exeter scholarship
Before you apply
- □Confirm that you meet every eligibility condition
- □Check the deadline in your own time zone
- □Prepare documents in the required format
- □Ask referees early and share the official instructions
- □Review the official source once more before submitting
Deadline notes
Round 1 for September 2027 entry closes on Thursday 28 January 2027 at 11:59 GMT. Eligible offer holders who apply in Round 1 will be notified by the end of Thursday 25 February 2027. The award is a reduction in first year international tuition fees only, does not recur for later years of study, and cannot be combined with any other University of Exeter scholarship.
Programme details can change. Check the original listing before you prepare or submit an application.
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