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Heriot Watt University Scholarships for International Students 2025

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Heriot Watt University
Scholarship Overview

10No. of scholarships available

₹ 26.2 LTotal scholarship amount

Heriot Watt University offers scholarships and bursaries to international students along with opportunities funded by the university's alumni community based all over the world. The university has offered scholarships with a value of more than EUR 6 Million to over 400 students around the world. International students can apply for scholarships and will be considered based on the eligibility criteria mentioned on the official website.

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Heriot Watt University Scholarships for International Students
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Heriot Watt University Scholarships for International Students

Heriot Watt University offers funding options such as merit based scholarships, bursaries, scholarships for specific courses and externally funded scholarships like British Council and the GREAT scholarships. The scholarships offered to students can go up to a maximum value of INR 67.55 Lakhs per year. Additionally the Edinburgh Business School offers an Emerging Economies Scholarship for international students on campus scholarships as well as study offers for alumni staff members.

Heriot Watt University Scholarships for UG International Students

Heriot Watt University offers a range of scholarships and awards to international ug students based on their academic record, minimum GPA requirements and the criteria mentioned on the official website. Some of the international scholarships offered to ug students are mentioned below:

Scholarship Name	Amount Disbursed & Application Deadline	Eligibility	Granted As
India Diwali Scholarship Award	Amount: INR 6.7 Lakhs Deadline: Passed	Students should meet the course specific requirements This scholarship is applicable for students from India Student profile will be evaluated on a case by case basis.	Tuition Fees will be covered
Generous Merit Scholarship	Amount: INR 4.47 Lakhs Deadline: Passed	Applicants must have 65% and above (depend on the entry requirements of the course) For Computer Science programs the university requires 65% overall in year 12 state board high school examinations with 65% for Maths References Academic transcript English Language proficiency scores A copy of passport Personal Statement	Tuition Fees will be covered
Alumni Discount Scheme	Amount: Not given Deadline: No specific deadline mentioned	Applicants must have been registered for one year or more on a Heriot-Watt degree programme Applicants must be enrolling in postgraduate program at the university Students will be auto-considered for this scholarship when they apply for the courses on which this scholarship is applicable. No separate application is needed.	Tuition Fees will be covered
Quest Undergraduate Scholarship	Amount: INR 2.70 Lakhs Deadline: Passed	For most subjects we require 70% overall in year 12 state board high school examinations and at least 70% in the relevant subjects. For example if you want to study Chemical Engineering, you would need to have 70% in both Maths and Chemistry. For Computer Science programs we require 65% overall in year 12 state board high school examinations with 65% for Maths. English language requirements i.e IELTS 6.0 and PTE overall score 50-57 with 51 in each component Domiciled in an international country at the time of application and classified as an overseas student for fee purposes starting a full-time on-campus programme of study Self-funding your course Holding an offer to study a full-time undergraduate degree course Must be enrolling in civil engineering program at the university	Tuition Fees will be covered

Heriot Watt University Scholarships for PG International Students

Some of the pg scholarships offered to international students at Heriot Watt University are given as follows:

Scholarship Name	Amount Disbursed & Application Deadline	Eligibility	Granted As
Postgraduate Merit Award	Amount: INR 3.24 Lakhs Deadline: Passed	A good first degree in a relevant subject. From most Indian Universities, this means an overall score of 55% or above Students with grades are slightly lower than this (52% or above) Universities of Delhi/ Mumbai/ Calcutta/ Madras/ Pune/ Bangalore/ Rajasthan will also be considered and this will depend on other factors, such as any relevant work experience, the quality of the references they can provide etc. English language requirements i.e IELTS 6.5 and PTE overall score 58-64 Domiciled in an international country at the time of application and classified as an overseas student for fee purposes starting a full-time on-campus programme of student Self-funding your course Holding an offer to study a full-time postgraduate taught degree course starting in September 2023 or in January 2023.	Tuition Fees will be covered
India Diwali Scholarship Award	Amount: INR 6.7 Lakhs Deadline: Passed	Students should meet the course specific requirements This scholarship is applicable for students from India Student profile will be evaluated on a case by case basis.	Tuition Fees will be covered
MSc Actuarial Science Scholarships	Amount: Not given Deadline: No specific deadline mentioned	The discount applies to the MSc in Actuarial Science programme and the first year of the MSc in Actuarial Science and Management programme Students should meet course specific requirements	Tuition Fees will be covered

Scholarship Name

Amount Disbursed & Application Deadline

Eligibility

Granted As

Postgraduate Merit Award

Amount: INR 3.24 Lakhs

Deadline: Passed

A good first degree in a relevant subject. From most Indian Universities, this means an overall score of 55% or above
Students with grades are slightly lower than this (52% or above) Universities of Delhi/ Mumbai/ Calcutta/ Madras/ Pune/ Bangalore/ Rajasthan will also be considered and this will depend on other factors, such as any relevant work experience, the quality of the references they can provide etc.
English language requirements i.e IELTS 6.5 and PTE overall score 58-64
Domiciled in an international country at the time of application and classified as an overseas student for fee purposes starting a full-time on-campus programme of student
Self-funding your course
Holding an offer to study a full-time postgraduate taught degree course starting in September 2023 or in January 2023.

Tuition Fees will be covered

India Diwali Scholarship Award

Amount: INR 6.7 Lakhs

Deadline: Passed

Students should meet the course specific requirements
This scholarship is applicable for students from India
Student profile will be evaluated on a case by case basis.

Tuition Fees will be covered

MSc Actuarial Science Scholarships

Amount: Not given

Deadline: No specific deadline mentioned

The discount applies to the MSc in Actuarial Science programme and the first year of the MSc in Actuarial Science and Management programme
Students should meet course specific requirements

Tuition Fees will be covered

Heriot Watt University Scholarships Application Process

The steps to apply for international student scholarships at Heriot Watt University are given as follows:

Students are required to submit their admission application to the university
They will be considered for international scholarships after applying to the specific scholarships given on the official website
Some of the scholarships will require a separate application and other scholarships are offered based on the admission application
The eligibility requirements for each scholarship can vary and students can check the same on the university website
Students are also required to apply for available scholarships by the given deadlines

Heriot Watt University External Scholarships for International Students

Heriot Watt University offers a range of external funded scholarships and bursaries as well as financial support for international students and some are given as follows:

Norway Early Bird Scholarship
Undergraduate European Union Scholarship
Staff Scholarships
Small Project Grants
Mary Burton Fund
Historical Alumni Funds
Sutherland Page Trust

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Postgraduate International ScholarshipAwarded by: Northumbria University

Type of ScholarshipMerit based

Maximum amount₹ 2.2 L

No of AwardeesVaries

Application Deadline-/-

College of Life and Environmental Sciences Global Excellence ScholarshipsAwarded by: University of Birmingham

Type of ScholarshipMerit based

Maximum amount₹ 4.3 L

No of AwardeesVaries

Application Deadline-/-

Commonwealth Shared ScholarshipsAwarded by: Queen's University Belfast

Type of ScholarshipNeed based

Maximum amount₹ 34.4 L

No of Awardees2

Application Deadline-/-

International Alumni Referral Award (IARA)Awarded by: University of Portsmouth

Type of ScholarshipMerit based

Maximum amount₹ 43.2 K

No of AwardeesVaries

Application Deadline-/-

COMMONWEALTH MASTERS SCHOLARSHIPS - CITY, University of LondonAwarded by: CITY, University of London

Type of ScholarshipNeed & Merit based

Maximum amount-/-

No of AwardeesVaries

Application Deadline-/-

University of Leeds Herbert Thompson ScholarshipAwarded by: University of Leeds

Type of ScholarshipMerit based

Maximum amount₹ 14.7 L

No of Awardees1

Application Deadline-/-

University of Glasgow- Alumni DiscountAwarded by: University of Glasgow

Type of ScholarshipMerit based

Maximum amount-/-

No of AwardeesVaries

Application Deadline-/-

South Asia Postgraduate Excellence AwardAwarded by: University of Nottingham

Type of ScholarshipMerit based

Maximum amount₹ 9.1 L

No of AwardeesVaries

Application Deadline-/-

Chevening Scholarships- LSE (MSc- Eco/ Fin & Eco/MIS & Digital Innovation/ Risk & Fin/ Econometrics & Math Eco/ Mngt & Strategy/ City Design &So.Sc/ Eco & Mngt/ Quant Method for Risk Mngt/ Stats/ Fin Stats)Awarded by: London School of Economics and Political Science

Type of ScholarshipMerit based

Maximum amount₹ 34.8 L

No of AwardeesVaries

Application Deadline-/-

Reach Oxford Scholarship- BA in GeographyAwarded by: University of Oxford

Type of ScholarshipNeed based

Maximum amount₹ 47.8 L

No of Awardees3

Application Deadline-/-

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