Postgraduate Scholarships and Awards

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Financial support

We can tell you the price of a postgraduate degree - but that's not the same as its value. You really can't put a price on turning your dream into reality.

We offer a range of scholarships and bursaries to help you on your way - and you don't have to pay them back.

Subject scholarships Research funding

Academic Excellence Award

You may be able to benefit from a 20% discount towards your course fees for postgraduate degrees (on campus and online) if you have graduated within the previous 10 academic years.

Academic Excellence Award

Alumni Loyalty Discount

You may be able to benefit from a 20% discount towards your course fees for postgraduate degrees if you have successfully completed a course at Teesside University. The discount is applicable to the full course.

Alumni Loyalty Discount

Santander Brighter Futures

You may be eligible for £1,000 if you study an undergraduate or postgraduate course as part of the Santander Brighter Futures grants.

Santander Brighter Futures

Santander Scholarship

You may be eligible for £5,000 if you study an undergraduate or postgraduate course in the Teesside University International Business School, School of Health & Life Sciences, School of Social Sciences, Humanities & Law or the School of Arts & Creative Industries.

Santander Scholarship

Subject scholarships

We offer a generous funding package for many of our courses. They're awarded for a number of reasons including academic achievement or to support those from underrepresented groups in higher education.

Sir Keith Skeoch Postgraduate Scholarship

You may be eligible for £2,500 if you studied your first degree at Teesside University and progress to study a postgraduate programme at the University’s Social Sciences, Humanities & Law or Teesside University International Business School.

More about our Sir Keith Skeoch Postgraduate Scholarship

• Accounting
• Business
• HRM
• Marketing
• Tourism
• Value: £2,500
• Number available: 4

Computing

No scholarships available currently. Please check back again.

Kellas Midstream Postgraduate MSc Clean Energy Scholarship

You may be eligible for £12,000 if you have accepted an offer of a place on an eligible MSc course relating to sustainability and clean energy.

More about our Kellas Midstream Postgraduate MSc Clean Energy Scholarship

• Engineering
• Value: £12,000
• Number available: 1

Sir Keith Skeoch Postgraduate Scholarship

You may be eligible for £2,500 if you studied your first degree at Teesside University and progress to study a postgraduate programme at the University’s Social Sciences, Humanities & Law or Teesside University International Business School.

More about our Sir Keith Skeoch Postgraduate Scholarship

• Social sciences
• Humanities
• Law
• Value: £2,500
• Number available: 4

Funded research opportunities

We offer a range of fully-funded postgraduate research projects, awards and studentships.

Funded research opportunities

Research Council Doctoral Training Partnership Studentships

Any prospective doctoral student wishing to study at a UK research organisation, including prospective international students, can apply for a UKRI studentship. These awards comprise full tuition fees and a stipend to cover living expenses at UKRI rates.

Research Council Doctoral Training Partnership Studentships

University Research Studentships

These are fully funded research opportunities which are offered on a competitive basis, and which cover all fees associated with PhD study, together with a three year stipend at UKRI rates.

University Research Studentships

Teesside Sport scholarships

If you're a high-performing athlete at international level or have exceptional international potential, or you're a keen footballer, you may be eligible for one of our sports scholarships.

Beth Mead Scholarship

You may be eligible for £1,200 if you are a footballer and identify as a woman.

Beth Mead Scholarship

Performance Sport Scholarship

You may be eligible for an individually-tailored sport support package if you are a talented athlete competing at a high level, while studying for a degree with us.

Performance Sport Scholarship

The impact of our scholarships

Discover the impact of Teesside University's scholarships through the voices of our scholars, and see how financial support is helping students succeed and transform their futures.

Offers of scholarships and awards offered by Teesside University are subject to the following conditions

The University reserves the right to cancel, withdraw or limit an award or scholarship if you don't meet the above conditions or if you withdraw from or change your course part way (such as transfer to a degree apprenticeship) through your studies.

Payment(s) are made in the January after you have been allocated your award. If your award provides support over the duration of your course, subsequent payments are made at the start of each academic year.

Please note that these offers are for full-time UK students only. Scholarships for non-UK students

• You firmly accepting your offer of a place, enrolling and attending a Teesside University course starting in September 2026 or January 2027. Where the scholarship or award involves multiple payments or payment over more than one academic year, you must show:
• your continued engagement on your course
• that you are successfully progressing on your course
• that you are successfully re-enrolling on your course each year for the duration of your course.
• Where the scholarship or award involves a single payment, that you meet the minimum attendance requirement of three months on your course.

Fees and funding enquiries

If you have any questions about fees or funding, please contact Student Life.

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