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Scholarships

Scholarships

Become a Royal Holloway scholar and get help paying for your studies.

Our great range of scholarships provide cash awards or a reduction on tuition fees. You'll need to apply for most of our scholarships, but some are awarded automatically if you meet certain criteria.

Use the search tool below to see which you're eligible for, based on your level of study (undergraduate or postgraduate), your fee status (home or international) and the subject you're planning to study. Check the individual scholarships to find out full details, including when applications open for September 2024 entry. 

Some of the scholarships listed below are currently under review for September 2024 entry, and are shown as an indication of what might be available. Please check each listing carefully for details of current availability and application dates.

If you're planning to join us in January 2024, please note the only scholarship currently available is Computer Science Scholarship for international Masters students applying for MSc Applied Data Science or MSc Applied Data Science and Cyber Security. 

If you have any questions, check out our FAQs.

We also provide bursaries for eligible students while other potential funding includes external scholarships and studentships for research students.

Happy applying!

 

Rising Stars Scholarship

UK
Full tuition fee reduction
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Sanctuary Scholarships and Friendly Hand Bursary

International
Tuition fee reduction and £12,000 bursary
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International Future Leaders Scholarship

International
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Royal Holloway International Study Centre (RHISC) Excellence scholarship

International
Tuition fee reduction of £3,000
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Royal Holloway University of London Teaching Centre Excellence Scholarship

International
Tuition fee reduction of £6,000
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EU Fee Reduction Scholarship

International
Tuition fee reduction
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Donald Davies Computer Science Scholarship

UK & International
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Physics Scholarship

UK & International
Cash award of £1,000
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Music scholarships

UK & International
Cash award and training opportunities
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Sports Scholarships

UK & International
Support fund and other benefits
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Royal Holloway Principal's Masters Scholarship

UK & International
Tuition fee reduction of £4,000
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RHBNC Trust Scholarship

UK & International
Tuition fee reduction of £7,000
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Brian Harris Scholarship

UK
Tuition fee reduction and living costs up to £10,000
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The Hellenic Institute Studentships and Bursaries

UK & International
Research costs
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Herringham Scholarship

Tuition fee reduction of £7,900
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International Partners Scholarship

International
Tuition fee reduction of £6,000
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Manju Mehrotra Scholarship

International
Tuition fee reduction of £10,000
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David Cesarani Scholarship

UK & International
Tuition fee reduction and living costs up to £11,000
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Royal Holloway American Excellence Scholarship

International
Cash award of £3,000
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The Gent-Rust Scholarship

UK
Cash award of £6,000
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Professor Barbara Raw Masters Scholarships for English

UK & International
Cash award of £10,000
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Geoffrey Kneebone Scholarship

UK & International
Tuition fee reduction of £1,000
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University of London Scholarship

UK
£10,000 tuition fee reduction and living costs contribution
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Health Studies Community Impact Scholarship

UK & International
Tuition fee reduction and living costs contribution up to £10,000
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Sarah Parker Remond Psychology Award

UK
Cash award of £3,000
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Computer Science Scholarship

International
Tuition fee reduction up to £4,000
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Corky McGuinness award in Musicology

UK & International
Tuition fee reduction of £4,000
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Elaine Etherton Scholarship

UK
Cash award of £3,500 a year
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Bedford Society Scholarship

UK & International
Tuition fee reduction of £8,100

Barbara Raw for English Access Scholarship

UK
Cash award of £6,000
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Barbara Raw Scholarships for English

UK & International
Cash award of £5,000
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The Robert and Cheryle Poddubiuk Bedford Access scholarship

UK & International
Tuition fee reduction of £8,100
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Dr Pirkko Koppinen Scholarship

UK & International
Tuition fee reduction and living costs up to £12,000
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Katayoon Behboodi Scholarship

International
Tuition fee reduction of 50%

Bradley de Glehn Philosophy Scholarship

UK & International
Tuition fee reduction up to £9,600
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Bradley de Glehn English Scholarship

UK & International
Tuition fee reduction up to £9,600
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The Professor Mike Walker OBE Scholarship

UK & International
Tuition fee reduction up to £12,000

David Cesarani, Kobler Scholarship

UK & International
Tuition fee reduction and living costs up to £10,000
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Dinah and Jessica Nichols Scholarship

UK & International
Cash award of £6,250
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Professor Barbara Raw Scholarship for MA in Medieval Studies

UK & International
Cash award of £10,000
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Headley Trust Scholarship

UK
Tuition fee reduction of £10,000
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The Koppinen Family Scholarship

UK & International
Tuition fee reduction of £10,000
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