International Office

Bursaries for International Students

• MBA Scholarships
• External Scholarships and bursaries
• Alumni Discount
• PassPort Bursary

Global Outreach: Access to Learning (GOAL) Awards are for students who are nationals of middle and low income countries, as defined principally by the United Nations Human Development Index. These countries are:

Some countries eligible for the GOAL Award do not appear on the above list. To check if your nationality is eligible, please contact the International Office for clarification.   

The GOAL Award is available to self-funding, undergraduate students studying on a full-time course with annual fees of £10,500 or above and all full-time postgraduate taught and research students. The award is ONLY for international (non-EU) students commencing courses from September 2013 for the first year of study at Portsmouth (and is not available to students who have previously undertaken other courses here).

The GOAL Award takes the form of a 10% fee reduction, effective at the time of registration and will only apply to your first year of study.  It cannot be combined with any other scholarship, discount or fee offer, except the 2% 'prompt payment discount' for students paying their fees in full at the start of the academic session.

You do not need to apply for the Award - eligible applicants will be awarded automatically.  The discounted fee will be stated on your Confirmation of Acceptance for Study (CAS). The CAS is the final document you receive when you have an unconditional offer to study at the University of Portsmouth and have paid your deposit.

All tuition fees are subject to approval.

Please note the following:

 - only applicants who have been assessed as overseas students for tuition fee purposes can access this award.  Eligibility is determined by nationality - not country of domicile
 - Students who receive the MBA Scholarship will not be eligible for the GOAL Award
- the GOAL Award will not be available to students pursuing, withdrawing or transferring from courses at International College Portsmouth (ICP)

The PassPort Bursary is a new bursary which also gives self-funded students a 10% fee reduction for the first year of study only.  It applies to all degree courses with fees of £10,500 and above.  The following countries are eligible for the PassPort Bursary for 2013 entry:

• Brazil
• Colombia
• Malaysia
• Mexico
• Russia
• Turkey
• Ukraine
• Venezuela

It cannot be combined with any other University discount or scholarship scheme, except the 2% 'prompt payment discount'.

You do not need to apply for the PassPort Bursary - eligible applicants will be awarded automatically.  The discounted fee will be stated on your Confirmation of Acceptance for Study (CAS). The CAS is the final document you receive when you have an unconditional offer to study at the University of Portsmouth and have paid your deposit.

Please note the following:

 - only applicants who have been assessed as overseas students for tuition fee purposes can access this bursary.  Eligibility is determined by nationality - not country of domicile
- Students who receive the MBA Scholarship will not be eligible for the PassPort Bursary 
- the PassPort Bursary will not be available to students pursuing, withdrawing or transferring from courses at International College Portsmouth (ICP)