University of Aberdeen

Scholarships/Bursaries

The university offers a range of postgraduate scholarships and discounts – as part of their ethos of being open to all. Scholarships include:

Alumni Discount: Students who studied their undergraduate course at Aberdeen may be eligible for an Alumni Discount of 20% off the price of their postgraduate course.

Community Discount: A 20% discount is offered to prospective students who are a resident of north-east Scotland. The discount is designed to support local people in upskilling and retraining, therefore boosting the local economy.

Robert Nicol Trust Fellowship and Scholarship: The charitable trust awards small financial awards to students enrolled on postgraduate courses. To be eligible, students must have been born in Aberdeen or based there for at least five years.

CB Davidson fund: Scholarships worth a maximum of £2,500 will be awarded to eligible postgraduate students (taught and research) studying within the Law School.

Aberdeen Global Scholarship: This £2,000 scholarship is open to self-funded Master’s students who are classed as international students and meet certain other criteria.

Students can search the funding database on the university’s website for details of all funding options available.

Fees

Fees for 2020/21 for UK/EU students studying for a Research based degree (including PhD /MPhil /EdD /EngD) are £4,407 per year.

Fees for 2020/21 for Overseas students studying for a Research based degree (including PhD /MPhil /EdD /EngD) are £16,500 per year.

Fees for 2020/21 for UK/EU students studying a taught postgraduate programme (including: MSc/MBA/ LLM/MRes/ PgDip/PgCert/ PGDE/ISS) range from £8,000 - £23,000.

Fees for 2020/21 for Overseas students studying a taught postgraduate programme (including MSc/MBA/ LLM/MRes/ PgDip/PgCert/ PGDE/ISS) range from £17,000 - £23,000.

The part-time fee rate for research postgraduate programmes is 50% of the relevant full-time fee rate. Specific fee information can be found on the individual course pages on the university’s website.

The university offers a number of fee payment options and payment plans for those who wish to pay via instalments.