International Excellence Scholarships

These prestigious awards are offered to eligible applicants holding an undergraduate offer of a place with the University to the value of £3,000 and apply to all years of study* (excluding a placement year/study abroad if taken).

*The award will not apply to students re-sitting a year or retaking assessments.

These scholarships reflect our commitment to encouraging and supporting well qualified international students to study in the UK.

Eligible programmes

All of our undergraduate degree courses offer the International Excellence Scholarship, with the exception of our Foundation programmes.

To find out more about our undergraduate courses, please browse our course pages.

Application process and eligibility criteria

International tuition fee-paying applicants for September 2027 entry are automatically considered for an International Excellence Scholarship on the basis of their application made through UCAS or the OnCampus Loughborough Centre. No separate application is required.

Successful applicants will be advised if they are being awarded a scholarship soon after they receive their offer communication from the University’s Admissions Office.

All of our courses will require AAA from three A levels (or equivalent qualification*) with the exception of the following courses, which require A*AA:

• MEng Aeronautical Engineering
• MEng Automotive Engineering
• MEng Mechanical Engineering
• MSci Natural Sciences
• BSc Sport and Exercise Science

Only international tuition fee-paying offer holders selecting Loughborough as their firm (first) choice through UCAS will be eligible for these scholarships. They are also subject to academic conditions being met in full and taken in one sitting (no resits). Students must also be self-funded, and not in receipt of any other University award or sponsorship by an external body.

If an applicant wishes to defer their entry to the next academic year, then the scholarship award will not be automatically deferred. In this situation, the applicant should contact our Undergraduate Admissions Office who will confirm whether the scholarship will be available the following year.

*All school or college based equivalent qualifications to A level are considered. International Foundation Programmes are considered on a case-by-case basis. For further information, please contact our Undergraduate Admissions Office.