Please note: per annum means fees are payable each year of the degree. Total means this is the entire cost of the degree. The amount is not payable each year unless specified.

* £1,400 per annum payable for the provision of placement.
**If a pre-sessional course is required, the fee is payable in full for the pre-sessional plus 65% of published tuition fees. E.g. £1,000 (100% of pre-sessional fee) + £10,335 (65% of MBA fee) = £11,335

Chevening is the UK Government’s global scholarship programme, offering future leaders from around the world a unique opportunity to study a postgraduate qualification in the UK. The University of Bedfordshire also work in partnership with Chevening to offer three additional awards, offering further opportunities to those student who choose the University on their application. More information can be found on our Chevening page

On all Master’s postgraduate degree courses, including MBA, international students will receive the Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship, which is a reduction of £1,000 off their first year’s fees. Students progressing from one of our undergraduate degrees to Master’s programmes will also be eligible for this award (see Alumni Discount below).

The EU qualifications bursary offer students entering an Undergraduate programme solely on the basis of an eligible EU qualification a tuition fee reduction in the form of a bursary of £4,500 per academic year for each year of study.

Following the UK’s departure from the EU, new EU students beginning their course were no longer be eligible to pay ‘home’ rate fees for undergraduate and postgraduate courses or receive financial support through Student Finance England (SFE). This meant that many students who would previously have been charged Home fees would now be classed as Overseas fee-paying students. We recognise that this transition may be difficult for many, and we wanted to mitigate against this in a way that was fair and equitable. With this in mind, we have now introduced our new Undergraduate EU qualifications bursary.

Eligibility for this bursary is not based on nationality – all students who meet the criteria will receive the award, regardless of nationality – for example, students undertaking an EU qualification in a school outside of Europe may be eligible. The scheme exists to support as many eligible undergraduate students as possible and there are no limits to the number of awards available.

To receive the bursary, the below criteria must be met. Applicants must be:

• Classed as International/Overseas fee-payer status. Home fee paying students are not eligible.
• Applying for the first year of an undergraduate course at level 3 (foundation) or level 4 (first year) commencing from September 2023 onwards (Applicants looking to enter at level 5 or 6 are not eligible as they would not be entering on the basis of an eligible EU qualification)
• Applying based solely on an eligible EU qualification. See our full list of accepted qualifications. Admissions based on a mix of non-EU and EU qualifications are not eligible.
• Students who are successful in being awarded the bursary will not be eligible for any other scholarships or bursaries, such as the VC Scholarship, but may be eligible for the prompt payment discounts on tuition fees.

Application process

Eligible students will have the bursary automatically applied to their account at confirmation when they send us their final results, and do not need to make a formal application. The bursary will not be reflected in an offer letter, but will be outlined in a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS).

For more information, or to check if you may be eligible, please contact our International team via international@beds.ac.uk

The University of Bedfordshire continually works to attract high calibre students, and in keeping with this we have introduced an A level and IB scholarship, worth £3000 off international tuition fees for each year of study. To receive the award, the below criteria must be met. Applicants must be:

• Classed as International/Overseas fee-payer status. Home fee paying students are not eligible.
• Applying for the first year of an undergraduate course at level 4 (first year) commencing from September 2024 onwards (Applicants applying for level 5 or 6 are not eligible as they would not be entering on the basis of their A level or IB results)
• Achieve an IB Diploma score of 33 points or more, or A level grades of ABB or higher.
• Only international A levels administered by Cambridge International Examinations (CIE), Oxford AQA, Edexcel (Pearson), and Learning Resource Network (LRN) are eligible for this award, including the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level. All A levels taken in the UK are eligible. No other equivalents are accepted. If you have any questions as to whether your qualifications are eligible for the award, please contact our International team via international@beds.ac.uk
• Students who are successful in being awarded this scholarship will not be eligible for any other scholarships or bursaries, such as the VC Scholarship, but may be eligible for the prompt payment discounts on tuition fees.

The University of Bedfordshire continually works to attract high calibre students, and in keeping with this we have introduced a new scholarship for high-performing students who are not covered by other University of Bedfordshire schemes. The International Undergraduate Merit Award is worth £1000 off international tuition fees for each year of study.

Application deadline: 7 June 2024

To receive the award, the below criteria must be met. Applicants must be:

• Classed as International/Overseas fee-payer status. Home fee paying students are not eligible.
• Be in receipt of an offer to study in first year of an undergraduate course at the University of Bedfordshire at level 4 (first year) commencing in September/October 2024.
• Applicants applying for level 3 (International Foundation Year), level 5 or 6 are not eligible.
• Complete the Scholarship application form
• Scholarship applications will be assessed by a panel who will consider academic grades (including predicted grades) and the responses to the application questions. The panel’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
• In order to receive the Scholarship, successful applicants must pay their deposit for their course within one month of being notified of their award. Full instructions on this will be given to successful applicants.
• Students who are successful in being awarded this scholarship will not be eligible for any other scholarships or bursaries, such as the VC Scholarship, but may be eligible for the prompt payment discounts on tuition fees.

A discount of £500 is available for prompt payment of each year’s fees in full, before or at the point of registration, for both undergraduate and taught postgraduate programmes. Postgraduate research students who pay their full tuition fee before or at registration, will receive a £1,000 discount on that year’s fees.

International students progressing from a University of Bedfordshire undergraduate programme to a Master’s or MBA programme at the University will receive, in the first year only, both a £1,000 Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship and a £500 alumni discount. An additional discount of £500 is available for prompt payment of the first year fees in full, before or at registration.