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International PG Merit Scholarship B (2026/7)
This scholarship is an automatic award for students paying overseas fees joining an eligible postgraduate programme at UEA.
This award is for nationals of, or students domiciled in: Colombia, Ghana, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Zimbabwe.
This award is worth:
£5,500 - if you achieve the equivalent of UK 2:2 bachelor’s degree classification*
£6,500 - if your final undergraduate grade is equivalent to at least UK 2:1 bachelor’s degree classification*
*Grade equivalences can be found on our country pages.
For students from Bangladesh, India or Pakistan please visit: International PG Merit Scholarship A (2026/7).
For the Rest of the World, please visit: International PG Merit Scholarship C (2026/7).
Amounts will be deducted from your tuition fees, in line with terms and conditions. Where your programme of study is two years in length or more, the scholarship will be offered for the first year only.
Type of Course
- Postgraduate Taught
- PGCE
Funding Type
- Tuition Fees
Total Value Range
£5,500-£6,500
Course Start Date
- September 2026
- January 2027
Criteria
Criteria
- International Fees
School/Faculty
- Biological Sciences
- Chemistry, Pharmacy and Pharmacology
- Computing Sciences
- Economics
- Education
- Engineering, Mathematics and Physics
- Environmental Sciences
- Global Development
- Health Sciences
- History
- Interdisciplinary Institute for the Humanities
- Law
- Literature, Drama and Creative Writing
- Media, Language and Communication Studies
- Medicine
- Norwich Business School
- Politics, Philosophy Language and Communication Studies
- Psychology
- Social Work
- Sociology
Country / Region
- International
- Asia
- South America
- Africa
Applicant's Nationality
- Colombia
- Ghana
- Indonesia
- Iran, Islamic Republic Of
- Kenya
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Nigeria
- Sri Lanka
- Uganda
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Zimbabwe
Further Criteria
The following courses are not eligible:
Any MBBS course
Any Integrated Masters
MSc Occupational Therapy
MSc Physiotherapy
MSc Plant Genetics and Crop Improvement
MSc Global Plant Health
MA The Arts of Africa, Oceania and The Americas
Restrictions with other Scholarships
This scholarship can only be received alongside the International Early Payment Awards. You are not able to receive any other UEA Scholarships in addition to this. If you are eligible for another UEA Scholarship of higher value, this will automatically replace this Scholarship.
Application Process
This scholarship will be confirmed automatically shortly after your offer is made. No separate application is required.