Applications are currently being accepted for the University of Glasgow’s prestigious Global Leadership Scholarships for the 2026/2027 academic year, aimed at international students pursuing postgraduate taught Master’s degrees across various fields of study.
About the Global Leadership Scholarships
The University of Glasgow offers a wide range of Global Leadership Scholarships specifically designed for international fee-paying students who intend to enroll in a full-time taught postgraduate Master’s programme for the academic session commencing in September 2026. These scholarships provide a valuable tuition fee reduction for a one-year period, supporting students as they advance their academic and professional development.
Eligibility Criteria
- Candidates must exhibit outstanding academic achievements, equivalent to a UK First Class Honours degree.
- Applicants should have already secured an offer to study a full-time, one-year Master’s course starting in September 2026.
- Only students classified with International or EU fee status are eligible to apply.
- Please note that diplomas and certificates do not qualify for this scholarship.
- Eligibility is limited to one-year, full-time, in-person Master’s degree programmes, except for the Book and Paper Conservation MPhil and Textile Conservation MPhil, which are also included.
Number of Awards
A total of 281 scholarships will be granted for the 2026/2027 academic session.
Available Programmes
The scholarships are applicable to an extensive variety of Master’s courses offered at the University of Glasgow. Below is a selection of eligible programmes, each linked to their respective application pages:
- AI in Education
- Adult Learning, Community Development & Youth Work Practice
- Advanced Functional Materials
- Advanced Imaging & Sensing
- Advanced Nursing Science
- Advanced Practice in Health Care
- Advanced Statistics
- Aerospace Engineering
- Aerospace Engineering & Management
- Ancient Cultures
- Animal Welfare Science, Ethics & Law
- Applied Conservation Science
- Applied Linguistics
- Applied Neuropsychology
- Archaeology
- Archives, Records, & Information Management
- Art History
- Art History: Dress & Textile Histories
- Art History: Technical Art History, Making & Meaning
- Astrophysics
- Behavioural Science
- Bioinformatics
- Biomedical Engineering
- Biomedical Sciences
- Biomedical Sciences
- Biotechnology
- Biotechnology & Management
- Book & Paper Conservation
- Business Analytics
- Cancer Research & Precision Oncology
- Cancer Research (with specialism)
- Cardiovascular & Metabolic Disease
- Chemistry
- Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry
- Children’s Literature & Literacies
- City Planning
- City Planning & Real Estate Development
- Civil Engineering
- Civil Engineering & Management
- Classics & Ancient History
- Climate & Environmental Science
- Climate Law & Justice
- Clinical Neuropsychology
- Clinical Neuropsychology Knowledge & Practice
- Clinical Pharmacology
- Clinical Trials
- Comparative Literature
- Computational Geoscience
- Computational Geoscience (Universitas Gadjah Mada dual degree)
- Computer Systems Engineering
- Computer Systems Engineering (Universitas Gadjah Mada dual degree)
- Computing Science
- Conservation Management of African Ecosystems
- Corporate & Financial Law
- Corporate Finance & Banking
- Creative Industries & Cultural Policy
- Creative Sound Design & Audiovisual Media
- Creative Writing
- Criminology & Criminal Justice
- Cybersecurity
- Data Analytics
- Data Analytics for Economics & Finance
- Data Science
- Data Science for Ecology & Epidemiology
- Digital Humanities
- Digital Society
- Early Modern History
- Earth Futures: Environments, Communities, Relationships
- Ecology & Environmental Biology
- Ecology & Environmental Monitoring (Dumfries Campus)
- Economic Development
- Economics
- Economics
- Economics, International Banking & Finance
- Education, Public Policy & Equity
- Educational Studies
- Educational Studies
- Electronics & Electrical Engineering
- Electronics & Electrical Engineering & Management
- Electronics & Electrical Engineering & Management (Universitas Gadjah Mada dual degree)
- Electronics & Photonics Manufacturing
- Endodontology
- English Language & Linguistics
- English Literature
- English Literature: American Modern Literature
- English Literature: Fantasy
- English Literature: Modernities – Literature, Culture, Theory
- Enhanced Practice in Education (Dumfries campus)
- Environment & Sustainable Development
- Environment, Culture & Communication (Dumfries campus)
- Environmental Risk Management (Dumfries campus)
- Environmental Science (Glasgow-Nankai Joint Graduate School)
- Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases & Antimicrobial Resistance
- Film & Television Studies
- Film Curation
- Filmmaking & Media Arts
- Finance & Management
- Financial Economics
- Financial Engineering
- Financial Risk Management
- Financial Technology
- Food Security
- Gender History
- Geoinformation Technology & Cartography
- Geomatics & Management
- Geospatial & Mapping Sciences
