Scholarships at アストン大学

The sooner you confirm your decision to choose Aston University by accepting your place, the more we can support you, and ensure that your arrival on campus is as smooth as possible.

International students who receive an offer to study with us in January 2025 are eligible for an automatic discount of up to £3,000. No additional application is necessary; the discount will be applied when you enrol. 

Key Information:

• £3,000 fee discount: Accept your place and pay your deposit by 20th September 2024 

• £1,500 fee discount: Accept your place and pay your deposit by 20th October 2024

• £500 fee discount: Accept your place and pay your deposit by 20th November 2024 

This offer is time-sensitive. For the maximum £3,000 discount, we encourage you to apply early for January 2025 courses. Don't miss out on this opportunity to save on your tuition and secure your place at Aston University.

Please note: the maximum £3,000 Early Acceptance Discount is available for a limited time only and cannot be granted if the student has requested and been granted an extension to accept the offer. Once the date passes, the amount available reduces until the 20th November when the scheme expires.  

We aim to attract the brightest and best students to our practical, industry relevant degrees. If you achieve the equivalent of a UK upper second class (2:1) degree, you will automatically receive a £3,000 scholarship. There is no need to submit a separate application, your eligibility will be assessed by our admissions team when your application is reviewed.

If you also accept your place and pay your deposit before the deadline, you can also claim your automatic up to £3,000 Early Acceptance Discount bringing the total possible fee reduction to £6,000.

This scholarship is available to all international students. Eligibility criteria for certain countries is listed in the table below. 

We aim to attract the brightest and best students to our practical, industry relevant degrees. If you achieve the equivalent of a UK first class degree, you will automatically receive a £2,000 scholarship. If you achieve the equivalent of a UK upper second class (2:1)  degree, you will automatically receive a £1,000 scholarship. There is no need to submit a separate application, your eligibility will be assessed by our admissions team when your application is reviewed.

This scholarship is available to all international students. If you have questions, please contact us at international@aston.ac.uk or find contact details for your regional team to request the eligibility criteria for your country.

Exclusions: OSPAP, MBA and Physician Associate

We aim to attract the brightest and best students to our practical, industry relevant degrees. If you achieve the equivalent to a A*AA, you will automatically receive a £2,000 scholarship. If you achieve the equivalent to AAB, you will automatically receive a £1,000 scholarship. There is no need to submit a separate application, your eligibility will be assessed by our admissions team when your application is reviewed.

This scholarship is available to all international students. If you have questions, please contact us at international@aston.ac.uk or find contact details for your regional team to request the eligibility criteria for your country.

Exclusions: MBChB, Adult Nursing, Mental Health Nursing.

We are excited to announce  THREE Ferguson scholarships for September 2025. Each candidate can look to receive full tuition cover (value of £22,500) exclusively available to students from Africa and India for the 2025/26 academic year. With £6,000 additional contribution towards living costs.

These scholarships are supported by the Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust who are dedicated to improving educational opportunities for students who would not otherwise be able to consider studying in the UK.

Who can apply?

The Ferguson Scholarships are available to students applying for one of the following postgraduate taught programmes:

• MSc Pharmaceutical Sciences

• MSc Drug Delivery

• MSc Pharmacokinetics

• MSc Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine

• MSc Biotechnology

• MSc Psychology (Conversion programme)

• MSc Health Psychology

• MSc Neuroscience for Drug Discovery

What is the eligibility criteria?

• You must hold a conditional or unconditional offer for one of the above courses

• Be a national from India or an African country

• Hold a 2:1 degree or equivalent in a relevant subject for the course you are applying for

• Be a self-funded student. No agency referred candidates would be eligible

What happens next?

The announcement of the awards will be in July 2025 via email.

The announcements for the applications for this scholarship are to be made by 31 July 2025 (midnight UK time). Please note that this is the final extended deadline for applications.

In partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, Aston University is offering £10,000 towards tuition fees for one-year postgraduate-level taught courses to one student from each of the following countries who enrol at Aston University in September 2025:

• Bangladesh – September 2025 courses

• Egypt – September 2025 courses

• India – September 2025 courses

• Pakistan – September 2025 courses

The GREAT Scholarships 2025 programme, launched by the British Council together with 71 UK universities, supports postgraduate students from Bangladesh, China, Egypt, France, Ghana, Greece, Kenya, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam in accessing world-class UK higher education opportunities.
The scholarship programme offers financial support of a minimum of £10,000 to students pursuing one-year postgraduate study in the UK. Students can apply for courses in a range of subjects, at 71 institutions across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Eligibility criteria

• Course: One-year postgraduate-level on-campus taught course (excluding the MBA and OSPAP).

• Nationality: Bangladesh, Egypt, India and Pakistan (you must also be a current resident of your country)

• Minimum academic qualification: equivalent of a UK 2:1 degree qualification (except Egypt)

Deadline

• Bangladesh

  • Application Deadline: 30th April 2025, 11:30 PM Bangladesh Time

  • Award Deadline: 15th May 2025

• Egypt

  • Application opens: 1st January 2025

  • Application closes: 31st May 2025

• India

  • Application Deadline: 30th April 2025, 11:00 PM Indian Standard Time

  • Award Deadline: 15th May 2025

• Pakistan

  • Application opens: 1st January 2025

  • Application closes: 4th May 2025

We offer a range of MBA scholarships which recognise students' academic, professional and personal experience.

As part of our application process you will be invited to an MBA interview. The interview is an opportunity for us to get to know you, and for you to ask us anything about our MBA programme. During the interview we will also assess your suitability for a scholarship.

MBA Scholarships 2025/2026

We offer MBA scholarships to candidates who demonstrate the potential to make a transformational impact on the MBA cohort and a global impact through their subsequent career.

All scholarships are awarded on the basis of a recommendation to an award panel after interview.  The criteria to be considered for a scholarship are:

(Candidates must demonstrate at least two of these three criteria):

1.    Evidence of very strong academic performance (at least Upper Second Class Degree or equivalent).

2.    Evidence of considerable management experience of at least seven years.

3.    Strong evidence of a mindset, attitude and skill set which will contribute to the MBA cohort.

The MBA Scholarship offers will be as follows:

Gold scholarships

Gold Scholarships of £12,000 will to a small number of outstanding candidates. We are looking for:

• Evidence of leadership demonstrated throughout your career to date.

• Evidence of entrepreneurial behaviours and impact.

• Evidence of a commitment to equality, social responsibility and sustainability.

• The ability to show the role that the Aston MBA will play in your career development.

Silver scholarships

Silver Scholarships for students of £6,000 will be awarded to candidates who are assessed as excellent. We are looking for:

• Evidence of commercial success achieved during your career to date.

• Evidence of applying entrepreneurial thinking.

• Understanding of the importance of equality, social responsibility and sustainability.

• A passion for self-development, a clear rationale for wishing to study the Aston MBA and a vision of where the MBA will take you.

In addition, we will be offering a few Aston 2030 scholarships. These are equivalent to Gold Scholarships (£12,000).

Aston Inclusive

Aston Entrepreneurial

Aston Transformational

MBA applicants would also be eligible to apply for the Vice-Chancellors Enterprise Award.

Terms and conditions

INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME TERMS & CONDITIONS: 2025/26 ACADEMIC YEAR INTAKE
1. Purpose and Scope

1.1. This document outlines the eligibility and assessment criteria for full-time International fee paying students to receive scholarships from Aston University. This policy is correct at the time of publishing (October 2024) but may be subject to change.

1.2. Applicants who are classed as Home for tuition fee purposes should consult http://www.aston.ac.uk/scholarships/ and navigate to the UK student scholarship pages of the Aston website for details of available scholarships and terms and conditions.

1.3. This policy applies to applicants who are classed as Overseas for tuition fee purposes. The relevant scholarship awards and their application criteria can be found at https://www2.aston.ac.uk/scholarships/international.

1.4. The International Scholarships Scheme is subject to the terms and conditions set out in this document. The University reserves the right to terminate a scholarship where a student is in breach of any of these terms and conditions, or, if any information provided to the University as part of a scholarship application is found to be false or misleading. In such circumstances, the student will be liable for any tuition fees incurred.

1.5. Joint or externally funded scholarships may be subject to different terms and conditions.

Amount: £2,500

Eligibility: To be eligible, applicants must be a resident of India and hold an offer to study at undergraduate.

The Vice-Chancellors Enterprise Scholarship awards one full (100%) and two partial (40%) scholarships for students looking to start their own business when they graduate.

Exclusions: OSPAP

The Aston Enterprise Scholarship awards one full and two partial scholarships for students looking to start their own business when they graduate.

Aston University is here to help future entrepreneurs and is offering a full scholarship and two partial scholarships to students who demonstrate that they have the potential to be successful entrepreneurs in the future. These scholarships are for students who plan to study a one-year master's course beginning in September 2025.

in the top 10% of universities globally (QS World University Rankings 2025).

8th in the UK and 66th in the world for business and management studies (QS World University Rankings By Subject 2024).

located in Birmingham, the UK's second-largest city, where there are more international companies and business start-ups than in any other city outside of London.

Here for entrepreneurs

We are a university committed to training business leaders, collaborating with businesses, and advancing research on entrepreneurial innovation. At Aston, we want all our students to be creative and have ideas that can change the businesses or professions of their future career.  Aligned with Aston’s 2030 Strategy for inclusion, entrepreneurship, and positive change, the Vice Chancellor's Enterprise Scholarship supports our future business leaders, helping them bring impactful ideas to life in their communities and beyond.

Find out more about why entrepreneurs study at Aston.

This award demonstrates our dedication to supporting our entrepreneurial students and new business start-ups and SMEs across the wider West Midlands region.

The winner will receive:

Full scholarship (100% reduction in tuition fees) for a Master's course beginning in September 2025.

Support from Aston Enterprise, including mentorship, office space and a grant to start a business in Birmingham after they graduate.

The two runners-up will both receive a partial scholarship (40% reduction in tuition fees) for a Master's course beginning in September 2025.

Competition Terms and Conditions

Vice Chancellor's Enterprise Scholarship: Final round public social media vote.

One winner and two runners-up of the Vice Chancellor's Enterprise Scholarship will be decided via a public social media vote in June 2025. 1-minute videos submitted by each finalist will be shared on Aston University’s website and official social media channels.

One winner will be awarded a full scholarship (100% reduction in tuition fees for a Master's course beginning in September 2025) and start-up support from Aston Enterprise, to help start their business in Birmingham after graduation. The two runners-up will both receive a partial scholarship (40% reduction in tuition fees for a Masters course beginning in September 2025).

Votes will be submitted via secure web-form on an Aston University webpage, whereby members of the public can vote for their preferred business idea. This process is secure and ensures that people can only vote once, by verifying the name and email address of the voter.

Only one vote will be accepted per person, which will be verified by the name and email address provided. Multiple votes from the same person will be disqualified.

No further votes will be permitted after the closing date. No responsibility can be accepted for votes not received for whatever reason.

The promoter reserves the right to cancel or amend the competition and these terms and conditions without notice in the event of a catastrophe, war, civil or military disturbance, act of God or any actual or anticipated breach of any applicable law or regulation or any other event outside of the promoter’s control. Any changes to the competition will be notified to entrants as soon as possible by the promoter.

The prize is as stated and no cash or other alternatives will be offered. The prizes are not transferable.

Winners will be chosen as a result of a popular vote conducted via social media sites as measured, recorded and verified by Aston University.

The winner will be notified by email within 7 days of the closing date. If the winner cannot be contacted or does not claim the prize within 14 days of notification, we reserve the right to withdraw the prize from the winner and pick a replacement winner. 

The winner agrees to the use of his/her name and image in any publicity material, as well as their entry. Any personal data relating to the winner or any other entrants will be used solely in accordance with current UK data protection legislation and will not be disclosed to a third party without the entrant’s prior consent.

Entry into the competition will be deemed as acceptance of these terms and conditions.

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