Archive · 15 Aug 2026
University of Sheffield offers £7,000 tuition discount for international students
The University of Sheffield is a university in the United Kingdom.
It welcomes students from many countries around the world.
The university is offering a big discount to some international students.
The discount takes £7,000 off the money students pay for their course.
It is for students starting postgraduate taught programmes in September 2027.
Postgraduate programmes are for people who have already finished their first degree.
Students from countries like India, Japan, Kenya and Nigeria can get the discount.
The discount is given automatically, so they do not need to fill in a special form.
However, they must accept their place by July 6, 2027 at 4pm UK time.
The University of Sheffield announced the International Postgraduate Scholarship 2027, offering a £7,000 tuition fee reduction.
The scholarship is awarded automatically to eligible offer holders, with no separate scholarship application required.
Eligible students come from India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Nigeria, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkiye and Vietnam.
Applicants must be self-funded, classified as overseas students, and permanent residents of an eligible country or region for the last three years.
Offers must be accepted by 4pm UK time on July 6, 2027 to qualify for programmes beginning in September 2027.
- Who
- The University of Sheffield and eligible international postgraduate offer holders from India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Nigeria, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkiye and Vietnam.
- What
- Announced the International Postgraduate Scholarship 2027, a £7,000 tuition fee reduction for postgraduate taught programmes.
- When
- For programmes beginning September 2027; offers must be accepted by 4pm UK time on July 6, 2027.
- Where
- United Kingdom, at the University of Sheffield.
- Why
- To make postgraduate study in the UK more affordable for self-funded international students.
- Scholarship name
- International Postgraduate Scholarship 2027
- Discount amount
- £7,000 tuition fee reduction (over Rs 8 lakh for Indian students)
- Programme type
- Full-time postgraduate taught degree
- Programme start
- September 2027
- Offer acceptance deadline
- July 6, 2027, 4pm UK time
- Eligible countries/regions
- India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Nigeria, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkiye, Vietnam
- Application process
- Automatic for eligible offer holders; no separate scholarship application required
- Not eligible
- Postgraduate Diploma, Postgraduate Certificate, online, distance-learning, Crossways and Erasmus Mundus courses
