StudyDesk Scholarships
About the scholarships
Abertay University in Dundee, Scotland, keeps its international funding simple: the Abertay International Scholarship pays up to £3,000 a year off your tuition fees, for up to four years, for new international undergraduate and postgraduate taught students. There is no separate application form and no separate deadline — the university assesses you for the scholarship automatically, based on your application for study. And it stacks: combined with the Principal’s Excellence Scholarship – Global it reaches £7,000 a year (£3,000 + £4,000), and combined with the Partner Excellence Scholarship it reaches £5,000 a year (£3,000 + £2,000).
Be clear about what this is: a partial tuition discount, not full funding. The “fully funded” label on aggregator pages is false, and the “up to £12,000” figure is only the four-year cumulative total of £3,000 a year, not a lump sum. A Dean’s Scholarship at £5,000 a year appears on aggregators (collegedunia, shiksha), but no official Abertay page for it was found, so it is not presented as confirmed here. If you are applying, the only thing that matters is your application for study — meet all the academic conditions of your offer, and the scholarship follows.
Eligibility
- Be classified as international (Overseas) fee status.
- Have met all academic conditions of your admission offer.
- Be a new full-time on-campus undergraduate or postgraduate taught student.
- For postgraduate taught study: a UK 2:1 bachelor’s equivalent or better (about 60%+).
- Advanced Entry into Year 2 or above is also eligible.
- Contact: international@abertay.ac.uk.
Benefits
- Abertay International Scholarship: up to £3,000 a year off tuition, for up to four years.
- Combined with the Principal’s Excellence Scholarship – Global: £7,000 a year combined (£3,000 + £4,000).
- Combined with the Partner Excellence Scholarship: £5,000 a year combined (£3,000 + £2,000).
- Not officially confirmed: a Dean’s Scholarship at £5,000 a year (aggregator-only).
- Not full funding: this is a partial tuition discount — living costs, travel and the rest of the tuition are yours.
Documents to prepare
- None separate — the scholarship is assessed from your application for study (official).
- Do not list Bright’s generic document list as official — it is not on the official scholarship page.
- Prepare the normal admission application documents for your course (transcripts, qualifications, English proof where required).
How to apply
- Apply for admission to Abertay University for a full-time on-campus undergraduate or postgraduate taught course.
- Meet all academic conditions of your offer.
- There is no separate scholarship form — you are assessed automatically on your application for study.
- For questions: international@abertay.ac.uk.
FAQs
No. It is a partial tuition discount of up to £3,000 a year, for up to four years. The “fully funded” label on aggregator pages is false.
There is no separate scholarship deadline. You are assessed automatically when you apply for study, so the only dates that matter are the course application deadlines. Bright’s intake deadlines (15 December / 30 April / 31 August) do not appear on the official scholarship pages and could not be confirmed.
Up to £3,000 a year off tuition, for up to four years — £12,000 in total across four years. Combined with the Principal’s Excellence Scholarship it reaches £7,000 a year.
No. The official page states: "No separate application form is required, and you will be assessed for the scholarship based on your application for study."
New international (Overseas fee status) students on a full-time on-campus undergraduate or postgraduate taught course who have met all the academic conditions of their offer. Postgraduate taught students need a UK 2:1 equivalent or better.
In Dundee, Scotland, in the United Kingdom. One aggregator wrongly says "Austria" — it is not.
Verified 27 Oct 2026: abertay.ac.uk official pages — Abertay International Scholarship page (admin.abertay.ac.uk/study-apply/money-fees-and-funding/scholarships/abertay-international-scholarship/) — up to £3,000 per year, maximum four years, deducted from tuition fees, for new international undergraduate and postgraduate taught students; "No separate application form is required, and you will be assessed for the scholarship based on your application for study"; combinable with Dean's and Principal's Excellence; Principal's Excellence Scholarship – Global page (abertay.ac.uk/study-apply/money-fees-and-funding/scholarships/principals-excellence-scholarship-global/) — combined values £7,000/year with International (£3,000 + £4,000) and £5,000/year with Partner Excellence (£3,000 + £2,000); eligibility (international/Overseas fee status, met all academic conditions of the offer, new full-time on-campus UG or PG taught, PG taught UK 2:1 equivalent or better, Advanced Entry Year 2+ eligible); contact international@abertay.ac.uk; afterschoolafrica.com — corroboration (£3,000/year, max four years, no separate deadline, automatic assessment); collegedunia.com / shiksha.com — corroboration of the £3,000/year figure and tiered awards. CORRECTIONS: Bright's "Fully Funded" is false — partial tuition discount only. Bright's "up to £12,000" is the four-year cumulative total, not a lump sum. Bright's intake deadlines (15 Dec / 30 Apr / 31 Aug) are unconfirmed by the official source. Bright's "leadership/extracurricular" criteria are not on the official page. NOT CONFIRMED: the Dean's Scholarship at £5,000/year (aggregator-only; no official Abertay page found). One aggregator (zaupdates.co.za) wrongly says the university is in "Austria" — it is in Dundee, Scotland, UK.
