5 best scholarships to apply for higher education in UK

You plan to pursue your Master's in the UK, but your bank account gives you a thumbs down. What do you do? Abandon the prospects for a better career or hustle to raise money from various sources? You could apply for a student loan, but interest rates and paperwork dampen your spirits. What about crowdfunding? Or robbing a bank? Ahem! Have you heard about scholarships abroad? 

Scholarships are monetary aid provided to students based on merit-cum-need means. These scholarships can be provided by governments, academic organisations, NGOs, or corporate organisations.   

Well, let’s give your ambitions a shake and cull out solutions that can work like a dream.  

The United Kingdom is a hub of education with an exceptionally large number of globally-ranked universities and colleges along with best courses. Students from across the world make UK their choice to pursue higher education. But we all know how expensive education abroad can get for us. Overseas education consultants in India can help you with an exhaustive list of available scholarship options. But here we provide you with the 5 best scholarships for Indian students to pursue education in the UK.  

The Chevening organization announces this scholarship annually which can be hosted by all universities in the UK. It is a full scholarship that covers living allowance, return airfare as well apart from tuition fees. This scholarship is awarded for a master’s degree which should not exceed one year’s duration. Chevening is a competitive scholarship, hence the selection criteria is quite rigorous. They basically look for individuals with leadership qualities eager to leave an impact on society.  

This si a group of scholarships announced by The Commonwealth Commission of UK (CSC). The commonwealth is a group of countries associated with UK’s history. Aspiring students from these countries remain eligible for this scholarship which covers return airfare, tuition and examination fees, living cost, thesis grant (if applicable), other allowances. 

The motivation behind this scholarship is to empower meritorious students who come from least developed or developing countries. The candidate must prove her/his intention to gain desired skills through a master’s program and work towards sustainable development.  

The following scholarships are offered under Commonwealth scheme: 

If you wish to pursue your postgraduation in arts, then this is the perfect scholarship, meant for Indians aged between 28 to 38 years, in the early to mid stages of their careers. CWIT awards 7 long-term grants that cover accommodation, living costs, and international travel costs for a one-year Masters program. This is also an extremely competitive scholarship that asks for an essay, to be followed by an in-person interview if shortlisted.  
This year the trust is celebrating its 40th year of empowering about 3000 students since 1981. This is one of the rare scholarships abroad that supports education in arts.  

This scholarship does not cover the entire UK but only higher education institutions in Scotland. The scholarship award is set at £8000 towards tuition fee of one-year postgraduate degree.  

This is a new scholarship established by The British Council in its second year now. This scholarship program has partnered with 26 UK universities. The idea behind its establishment is to empower women pursuing STEM subjects. This is a full scholarship program that covers tuition fees, stipend, travel costs, visa and health coverage fees. Another cool feature is that it provides special support for mothers.  

This scholarship supports courses in Data Science, Environmental Science, Engineering, Public Health systems, Information Technology, Renewable Energy & Energy Management, Project Management for Masters and earlier programs across a list of universities.  

With these 5 amazing scholarships on board, your dream to study in best of UK should not suffer a setback. Visit their websites and plan out a schedule. Most of these will show they are closed for the 2021-22 intake, so don’t be deterred. Note down dates for upcoming announcements for 2022-23 intake. An important tip: Start working for your scholarship abroad, ahead of the deadline. There are documents that may take time to come through.  

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