International Scholarships at Ulster University 2025-26 Study in UK

The International Scholarships at Ulster University provide exceptional financial aid to assist international students in reaching their academic and professional objectives. Ulster University, the civic university of Northern Ireland, is rooted in the local community and works to leave a lasting impact on society at large. Ulster, which is renowned for its top-notch instruction, seeks to change lives, challenge students’ thinking, and cultivate the abilities needed in a developing economy.

Our research’s findings have both local and global significance and advance our region’s social, economic, and cultural well-being. The University has roots in the Victorian era, but our sights are fixed firmly on the future. Everything we do revolves around our students, and each of our four campuses offers a variety of undergraduate and graduate programs that will interest them and equip them with the abilities they need to launch their careers.

Ulster University is entering a new era as we set out on a bold five-year plan with a strategic vision that will see us reach our fiftieth anniversary in 2034. Ulster University aims to build on our achievements and leave a solid, vibrant legacy.

Host Country	Ireland
Host Institute	Ulster University
Level	Bachelors, Masters, and Ph.d
Eligible Nationality	Based on the type of Scholarship
Closing Date	Different according to Scholarships

Summary of the International Scholarships at Ulster University.

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Types of Scholarships

GREAT Scholarship 2025:

Students from China, Egypt, Vietnam, and Bangladesh are welcome.
Do you intend to pursue a postgraduate degree in the United Kingdom? You might be eligible for an AMAZING scholarship!
Ulster University, the British Council, and the UK government’s GREATBritain initiative collaborate to sponsor the GREAT Scholarships as part of the International Scholarships at Ulster University.
We are providing students from a variety of nations who will enroll at Ulster University in the 2025–2026 academic year with £10,000 towards tuition expenses for one-year Masters degrees (not including eLearning).
Applications must be submitted by March 31, 2025.

Eligibility Criteria:

To apply for this scholarship, you need to:

Hold a valid passport from a relevant nation.
Accept an offer for a full-time postgraduate taught program starting in September 2025 at one of our Northern Ireland campuses (Belfast, Coleraine, or Derry-Londonderry), and fulfill any academic and/or English language requirements specified in your offer letter.
Note: This grant is not available to students applying to part-time or online courses, or courses offered at our branch campuses in Birmingham or London.
Please note that recipients of this prize will be international ambassadors and will be asked to do numerous marketing initiatives during their education.

Further Information:

Please check the websites of the British Council in your nation for additional details on the GREAT Scholarships 2025.

John J. Sweeney Scholarship 2025

The AFL-CIO President Emeritus John J. Sweeney, the son of Irish immigrants, is honored with this special scholarship as part of the International Scholarships at Ulster University. He devoted his life to improving working people’s lives and made significant contributions to working people in the US and abroad that will be remembered for years to come.

Value:

The $20,000 award from the John J. Sweeney Scholarship is applied to the scholar’s tuition costs for Ulster University’s MSc or LLM programs.
Funds raised by the American Labor community, business and civic organizations, individuals, and the AFL-CIO generously support this scholarship.
Any residual funds may be utilized to support course-related activities, buy study aids and equipment, or pay for the scholar’s living and travel expenses.

Eligibility Criteria:

The following full-time MSc or LLM programs at Ulster University are supported by the John J. Sweeney Scholarship for US students:

Master of Science in Peace and Conflict Studies
LLM in MSc Social Policy Transitional Justice and Human Rights Law LLM Human Rights,
Gender, and Conflict LLM Obtaining Justice
Master of Science in Construction Management
Master of Science in Corporate Governance and Management
Master of Science in Manufacturing Management
Master of Science in Innovation and Business Development
All US citizens are eligible for the scholarship if they:
have committed firmly to Ulster University during the admissions process and have been offered a full-time spot in one of the aforementioned MSc or LLM programs;
have a family relationship with a US union member (mother, father, brother, aunt, uncle, or grandparent); are a US union member; or can furnish a reference letter from a union sponsor.

How to apply:

Applicants must submit their applications online.

Candidates must make sure that all application requirements are included and that all sections of the form are filled out.
These consist of:
A scan of the original degree certificate attesting to a GPA of 2.8 or higher
When appropriate, a 500–750 word personal statement and a letter of recommendation from a US Union sponsor
Two letters of academic recommendation
A digital version of their U.S. passport

Submission:

Applications for September 2025 are now available. Submissions must be made by April 30, 2025.

Fulbright Scholarship Award

Ulster University is providing postgraduate scholarships as part of the International Scholarships at Ulster University in the Humanities and Social Sciences and the Creative Industries through the Faculty of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences in collaboration with the Fulbright Commission.
This exceptional opportunity provides two graduate students with a substantial financial and support package to enroll in Ulster University’s one-year Masters program, taught by internationally renowned experts who have received grants from UK and EU funding agencies.

What’s on offer?:

As explained below, each Award includes living and travel stipends in addition to a full tuition waiver.

Tuition fee waiver
Living allowance: £18,563
Stipend for travel: $1,500
Visit the Fulbright Commission website for more information, including qualifying requirements.

Qualifying Masters:

US students enrolling full-time in any of the following postgraduate programs at UU are eligible to receive funding under the Fulbright Scholarship Award as part of the International Scholarships at Ulster University.

Fulbright-Ulster University Creative Industries Award

MA Animation
MSc Fashion and Textile Retail Management
MA Film and Television Production
MFA Fine Arts
MFA Fine Arts Photography
MFA Fine Arts Photography (eLearning)
MA User Experience and Service Design

Fulbright-Ulster University Humanities and Social Sciences Award

LLM Access to Justice
MSc Communication and Public Relations
LLM/MSc Corporate Law, Computing and Innovation
MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice
MA Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies
MSc Digital Marketing Communication and Leadership
LLM Gender, Conflict and Human Rights
LLM Human Rights Law and Transitional Justice
MA History
LLM International Commercial Law and ADR
MA Irish Language Translation, Interpreting and Professional Language Skills
MA Journalism
MSc Library and Information Management
MSc Linguistics
MA TESOL
MSc Peace and Conflict Studies
MPA Public Administration
MSc Social Policy

How to apply:

The Fulbright Scholarship Award for September 2025 is now accepting applications.
Ulster accepts applications from students using the standard university procedure. More information about how to apply may be found here.
Direct applications to the Fulbright Commission are required for a Fulbright-Ulster University Award as part of the International Scholarships at Ulster University.

Apply to the Fulbright Commission:

DUFE PhD Scholarships

Students who have finished the UU/DUFE program and are starting postgraduate research at Ulster University in September 2025 are eligible to apply for the DUFE PhD Scholarship as part of the International Scholarships at Ulster University.

Value:

£7,770 for each of the three years of the PhD program.
The annual tuition charge will be reduced as a result of the scholarship.

TESOL Scholarship

Open to new international students starting in September 2025 who are enrolled in the first year of a relevant study (but not in the UK or the UK).
Beginning in September 2025, the TESOL Scholarship as part of the International Scholarships at Ulster University is available to all new international students (except those from the UK and the Republic of Ireland) enrolled in the first year of one of the courses listed below that are taught on our Coleraine campus.
MA English Teaching to Foreign Language Learners (TESOL)

Value:

A scholarship of £2,200 was applied to your tuition cost. Besides the international postgraduate scholarship for £2,000.

Eligibility Criteria:

To be eligible for this award, you must be a self-funding foreign student paying the international tuition fee rate (except the UK and the UK).
Additionally, you need to have an offer for one of the programs mentioned above.
Starting in September 2025, the full-time postgraduate program must be taught on our Coleraine site.
As specified in your offer letter, you must fulfill any academic and/or English language requirements.
This scholarship is not available to students applying to part-time or online courses, or to courses offered at our branch campuses in Birmingham or London.

How to Apply:

This scholarship is given automatically to all qualifying students, so you don’t need to apply.

International Undergraduate Scholarship

Beginning in September 2025, all new international students (except those from the UK and the Republic of Ireland) enrolled in the first year of a full-time undergraduate program offered on one of our campuses in Northern Ireland.

Value:

£2,000 scholarship applied as a discount to your annual tuition fee.

Eligibility Criteria:

To be eligible for this prize, you must be considered an international student who is self-funding and paying the international tuition fee rate.
Along with meeting any academic and/or English language requirements specified in your offer letter, you must also have an offer for a full-time undergraduate program offered on one of our campuses in Northern Ireland (Belfast, Coleraine, or Derry-Londonderry) starting in September 2025.
This prize is not available to students applying to our MBBS, part-time, or online programs, or programs offered at our branch campuses in London, Birmingham, or Manchester.
Please be aware that you cannot apply for this grant during a placement year.
Please be aware that you can only receive one scholarship or discount.

How To Apply:

This scholarship is given automatically to all qualifying students, so you don’t need to apply.

International Postgraduate Scholarship

Open to all new international students starting in January or September 2025 who are enrolled in the first year of a full-time postgraduate program offered on one of our Northern Ireland campuses (except those from the UK and the Republic of Ireland).

Value:

The £2,000 scholarship is applied to your tuition cost as a reduction.

Eligibility Criteria:

To be eligible for this prize, you must be considered an international student who is self-funding and paying the international tuition fee rate.
Additionally, you must have an offer for a full-time postgraduate program that will start in January or September 2025 on one of our campuses in Belfast, Coleraine, or Derry-Londonderry, and you must fulfill any academic and/or English language requirements specified in your offer letter.
This grant is not available to students applying to part-time or online courses, or to courses offered at our branch campuses in Manchester or Birmingham, England.
Please be aware that you can only receive one scholarship or discount.

How to apply: