Think Big postgraduate award

Scholarship awards for postgraduate international students are valued at £6,500, £13,000 and £26,000 per year and can only be used towards the cost of tuition fees.

You can apply if you:

• have applied to any eligible one-year, full-time taught master's programme, or one of our eligible two-year programmes: MSc Social Work and MA Law
• are starting your master's programme in September 2025
• are classed as an overseas student for fee-paying purposes.

You do not need to have an offer to study before submitting an international scholarship application.

Apply using the postgraduate international scholarships online application form.

You can find out more details about completing this form in our guidance on how to apply for international scholarships.

Applications will close on 10 April 2026 at 10 am UK time.

We aim to inform you of your award according to the application timeline.

By completing the application form, you will be considered for all the Think Big postgraduate scholarships for which you are eligible. 

The application process is the same for all University of Bristol international scholarships. The terms and conditions are also the same.

You can find more details about this in our guidance on how to apply for international scholarships.