Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Politics and International Relations Keele University, UK

Scholarships

Undergraduate Global Scholarship (UG) 2025

The award

The Undergraduate Global Scholarship is awarded to students who exceed the published entry requirements on entry.

• Year 1
  • Awards of £5,000 will be awarded towards the Year 1 (Level 4) tuition fee for students who exceed published entry requirements on entry.
• Year 2
  • If a weighted average module mark of 60-69% is achieved from the modules studied in Year 1 (Level 4), then a payment of £1,000 will be awarded towards the Year 2 (Level 5) tuition fee. If a weighted average module mark of 70% or more is achieved from the modules studied in Year 1 (Level 4), then a payment of £2,000 will be awarded towards the Year 2 (Level 5) tuition fee.
• Year 3
  • If a weighted average module mark of 60-69% is achieved from the modules studied in Year 2 (Level 5), then a payment of £1,000 will be awarded towards the Year 3 (Level 6) tuition fee. If a weighted average module mark of 70% or more is achieved from the modules studied in Year 2 (Level 5), then a payment of £2,000 will be awarded towards the Year 3 (Level 6) tuition fee.
• Year 4 (if applicable)
  • If a weighted average module mark of 60-69% is achieved from the modules studied in Year 3 (Level 6), then a payment of £1,000 will be awarded towards the Year 4 (Level 7) tuition fee. If a weighted average module mark of 70% or more is achieved from the modules studied in Year 3 (Level 6), then a payment of £2,000 will be awarded towards the Year 4 (Level 7) tuition fee.

Eligibility

• Enrolled undergraduate international students who exceed the published entry requirements (as per the prospectus for the year of entry) will automatically be awarded the scholarship as a tuition fee discount.
• Only self-funding international students are eligible and you must be confirmed as an overseas student for fee paying purposes. The scholarship is not open to students who are in receipt of funding from external bodies such as local Government, charities or private organisations.
• The scholarship is for full-time undergraduate students who will be based at Keele University and start their studies in September 2025. The award cannot be used for any other year of entry.
• One-year top-up degree courses are also eligible for the Scholarship, as long as all course and applicant-related terms and conditions are met.

Exceptions

The scholarship is not available for students on the following programmes:

• entering Foundation Year study
• Medicine programmes
• Programmes delivered through the Harper and Keele Veterinary School

International Excellence Scholarship- PG

Tuition fee discount for full-time, self-funded international students

Postgraduate:
Based on class of UG award:

• 1st (75%+/CGPA 7.5+) = £5,000
• 2:1 (60-74% / CGPA 6.5-7.4) = £4,000
• 2:2 (55-59%/CGPA 6.0-6.4)= £3,000

Please Note -

• Automatically awarded.
• Cannot be combined with external scholarships.The scholarship is not available for students studying fully online courses delivered by Keele.