Undergraduate Excellence Scholarship – International

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£3,000 fee reduction for high-achieving international undergraduate students who make Lancaster their firm choice.

At a glance

Study level Undergraduate students
Fee status International students (about fee status)
Year of entry 2026
Based on Entry grades
Amount £3,000, as a tuition fee reduction, per year of study
How to apply

You will be automatically considered for this funding when you apply

The Undergraduate Excellence Scholarship- Overseas is awarded to high achieving undergraduate students who make Lancaster their firm choice. It recognises both the fantastic results you have achieved to progress to undergraduate study and your commitment to joining our community by placing us as your firm choice.

Who is eligible?

You will be offered one of these scholarships if you:

  • achieve A*AA and above at A level (or the equivalent in an alternative qualification)
  • make Lancaster University your firm UCAS choice
  • are a full-time international fee paying applicant

Home fee-paying applicants may be eligible for our Undergraduate Excellence Scholarship – Home

Application process

  • There is no separate application process for the Undergraduate Excellence Scholarship. Eligible students will be identified automatically through their university application.
  • Around mid-October, after registration, eligible students will receive an email to confirm the details of the award, and how your fee reduction will be applied.

Combining scholarship awards

  • If you meet the eligibility criteria for the Undergraduate Regional Scholarship you can combine it with this Undergraduate Excellence Scholarship – International.
  • The Undergraduate Excellence Scholarship – International can also be combined with named departmental scholarships, wherever awarded.

Payment of the scholarship

The award will be worth £3,000 and will be awarded as a tuition fee reduction, each year of study, for undergraduate programmes.

  • The scholarship is available across all our full-time undergraduate degree programmes offered fully on campus at Lancaster University Bailrigg campus.
  • All grade conditions must be met or exceeded. Tariff point equivalences are not considered.
  • The Undergraduate Excellence Scholarship - International is only available to students joining year 1 of an undergraduate programme
  • Awardees must be classed as Overseas or International fee-paying students for tuition fee purposes, for the duration of their studies. If you are awarded the scholarship and are subsequently reassessed as a ‘Home’ fee-payer, you will no longer be eligible for the scholarship.
  • Pathway students progressing from the Lancaster University International Study Centre are not eligible for the Undergraduate Excellence Award – International. As an alternative, please review your eligibility for our Lancaster University International Study Centre Progression Scholarship
  • You are not eligible to receive the Undergraduate Excellence Scholarship - International for any repeated years of study

We also offer an Undergraduate Excellence Scholarship – Home for Home fee-paying students.

Lancaster University reserves the right to withdraw this scholarship or bursary if award holders are subsequently found to be ineligible or if the terms and conditions of the scholarship are not adhered to.

Our admissions team can help with questions about scholarships and bursaries as well as other general enquiries about applying to Lancaster University.

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