International scholarships
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Discover our range of scholarships and funding opportunities for international students.

You must apply for a course before you can apply for a scholarship. Only applicants who have accepted their offer of study will be considered for scholarships.
You should only apply for scholarships if you meet the eligibility criteria. Applications that don't meet the criteria will be rejected.
Please note that PGCE students are not eligible for these sources of funding, except for the fee discount schemes.
Goldsmiths Excellence Fee Waiver
Award value
30% fee discount to home/EU students, and the equivalent amount in pounds sterling to international students.
Eligibility
Home, EU and international students (full-time and part-time) with a first class honours degree from a British higher education institution, applying for taught Masters programmes.
How to apply
The fee discount will be applied automatically.
Please note: this cannot be combined with the Goldsmiths Alumni Fee Waiver
Goldsmiths Alumni Fee Waiver
Award value
30% fee discount to home/EU alumni, and the equivalent amount in pounds sterling to international alumni.
Eligibility
Home, EU and international students (full-time and part-time), including Study Abroad and LaSalle students, who are Goldsmiths graduates. Graduates of the University of London International Programmes who have been awarded a BA in English, a BSc in Computing and Information Systems or a BSc in Creative Computing.
Those applying for taught Masters programmes are eligible.
How to apply
The fee discount will be applied automatically.
Please note: this cannot be combined with the Goldsmiths Excellence Fee Waiver.
Goldsmiths Humanitarian Scholarship
Award value
Full tuition fees, travel and maintenance for 2 prospective Masters students from Palestine
Eligibility
You must be a prospective Masters student from Palestine. There are two scholarships available. You must be holding an offer of study with us in order to apply for this scholarship.
How to apply
Visit the Humanitarian Scholarship page for application information
Applications open: Monday, 22 January 2018
Deadline for applications: Friday, 20 April 2018
Goldsmiths International Postgraduate Scholarship
Award value
£5,000 towards tuition fees
Eligibility
You must be a prospective international Masters student holding an offer to study with us.
How to apply
Find out about the application process on the International Postgraduate Scholarship page.
When to apply
Applications open: Monday, 22 January 2018
Deadline for applications: Friday, 20 April 2018
Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme
Award value
Full tuition fees, travel and maintenance.
Eligibility
This award is for Prospective Masters students from developing Commonwealth countries. You must be holding an offer of study with us. There is 1 scholarship available.
How to apply
Find out more about applying on our Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme page
Goldsmiths International Response Scholarship
Award Value
3 x awards for postgraduate students who meet the eligibility criteria. The awards include:
- Accommodation fee waiver*
- £11,400 for each year of study
- Tuition fee waiver
*You will need to make a separate accommodation application. This is for a Goldsmiths owned accommodation for a standard, single occupancy study bedroom only. Applications should be made as soon as applications open in April/May 2018. Find out more about applying for accommodation.
Eligibility
You must have received an offer of a place on a full-time undergraduate or full-time postgraduate taught programme starting September 2018. You will also need to demonstrate academic excellence and/or significant achievement in your chosen field of study.
Eligibility Criteria
Students applying for this award must:
- Be holding an offer of full-time study in either a Postgraduate or Undergraduate programme commencing September 2018
- Be declared as refugee or asylum seeker on your application, or have been granted limited leave as the result of an asylum application or human rights application.
- Be an International student
- Be undertaking your first undergraduate/postgraduate degree
- Demonstrate strong academic potential
- Applicants must have a letter from the UK Government confirming refugee/asylum status in the UK. This document must be uploaded to your My Goldsmiths account when you submit your application. Applications will not be considered if you do not provide evidence of your status in the UK
Please note, applicants will have to meet all of the eligibility criteria to be considered for the awards.
How to apply as a Postgraduate
Applications should be completed online through your MyGoldsmiths account. This is the online account that you created in order to apply for a course at Goldsmiths.
How to apply as an Undergraduate
To apply for our scholarships and bursaries you'll first need to set up a MyGoldsmiths account. Please see our advice and guidance on how to create your MyGoldsmiths account.
When to apply
Applications open: Monday, 22 January 2018
Deadline for applications: Monday, 18 June 2018 12noon GMT
Further information
- Applicants must have a letter from the UK Government confirming refugee/asylum status in the UK. This document must be uploaded to your My Goldsmiths account when you submit your application. Applications will not be considered if you do not provide evidence of your status in the UK
- You may use up to 1500 characters for each question on the application form
- Only completed applications will be accepted, supporting documentation will not be accepted after the deadline
- No applications will be accepted after the application closing date
- Applicants for undergraduate programmes will not be considered if they already hold an undergraduate degree
- Applicants for postgraduate programmes will not be considered if they already hold postgraduate degree
Goldsmiths Global Scholarship
Award value
The scholarship provides a £2,500 fee waiver for your first year of study.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply you must be regarded as International for fee purposes and have received and accepted a conditional or unconditional offer of a place on a full-time taught programme starting in September 2018.
How to apply
Visit the Goldsmiths Global Scholarship page for details of how to apply.
Deadline: Midnight Monday, 18 June 2018 (GMT)
Santander Universities UK Scholarship
Award value
This scholarship offers a £5,000 fee waiver.
Eligibility
Applicants must have received an offer of a place on a full-time taught programme starting in September 2018. You will also need to demonstrate academic excellence and/or significant achievement in your chosen field of study.
How to apply
Find out more about applying on our Santander Universities UK Scholarship page
Goldsmiths departmental funding schemes
It is worth checking with your academic department to see whether any course or subject-specific funding is available. Visit our departmental awards page for further information.
PhD studentships
We offer multi-million-pound funding for PhDs in the arts and humanities, computing, creative industries and the social sciences, including AHRC funding and ESRC Doctoral Training studentships.
External sources of funding
There are a number of international organisations that offer funding to students. Read our External Funding Guide for further information.