International students

Santander Scholarships

In partnership with Banco Santander, Keele University will be offering 9 postgraduate scholarships to outstanding candidates currently studying at a Santander partner university in South America. Each scholarship is worth £5000 and will be open to students applying to study a taught masters degree in any discipline commencing October 2013 (excludes MRes and Masters by Research).

There is no application form, all eligible students will automatically be considered and scholarships will be awarded to students demonstrating academic excellence.

In order to be considered you must:

Hold a conditional or unconditional offer for study on a postgraduate taught masters degree at Keele University before 30 April 2013

Intend to start your degree course in October 2013

Be resident in one of the following countries and liable to pay fees at the overseas student rate
Eligible countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Venezuela

Keele International Student Scholarship

The Keele International Student Scholarship for postgraduate students from all non-EU countries is worth GBP3000 towards the cost of your Master's tuition fees. 

The Scholarships are awarded to students who can demonstrate excellence in at least two of the following areas:

* Academic qualifications,
* English Language ability,
* Understanding of the course and motivation to study at Keele,
* Extra-curricular or work experience

To apply for the KISS Scholarship you must have applied to Keele and been offered a place to study here.  You must then complete a separate application form (download KISS Application Form). Applications must have been received and processed before the start of academic year for which the application is made.  KIS Scholarships cannot be awarded to students who have already started their degree at Keele.

Please note that late applications for the KISS award for September 2013/4 entry will be considered on a case by case basis.

A third of our applicants were successful in the first round of applications - congratulations to all those who have been awarded a Scholarship.  Our successful applicants came from a variety of countries including China, Nigeria, South Africa and Vietnam and have applied for a diverse range of courses including Biomedical Blood Sciences, Finance and Management, Globalisation and Justice, Human Rights and Politics and IR.

Please note that if you have been unsuccessful we cannot consider any further applications for this award in this academic year.

The decisions on Scholarships are made by the International Recruitment Team and their decision is final.

North American Tuition Fee Bursaries

All American and Canadian postgraduate taught students will be eligible for a 10% bursary towards the overseas rate of tuition for the course for which they are applying.

In addition, students graduating from one of our North American partner unviersities will be eligible for a further 15% bursary to a maximum of 25%.

Finally, if a previous exchange or study abroad student from one of Keekle's partner universities decides to come back to Keele for graduate study, they will be eligible for a maximum 50% bursary.

NAFKU Scholarships

Aims of the North America Foundation

• To promote the continuing support of alumni in North America
• To seek support, through gifts and contributions, for projects and activities at Keele University
• To promote the education, teaching, research and scholarship of Keele University
• To encourage the ongoing relationship between Keele University and former students in North America

Eligibility for the Scholarship

Successful candidates must be accepted onto an eligible full-time taught Master’s degree programme at Keele University. To meet the criteria for outstanding academic excellence/achievement, applicants should demonstrate any one or a combination of:

• An expectation at the time of the application to obtain a GPA of 3.5 or above (or equivalent) for their first degree
• Motivation for the subject

To meet the criteria for outstanding achievement/contribution as an individual, candidates should demonstrate any combination of the following:

• An achievement or contribution in citizenship in the form of making a difference to the life of the University community (this could include work on or off campus such as volunteer activity)
• An achievement or contribution specifically connected to a sport or sporting activity
• Overcoming hardship, disability or other personal adversity

Candidates must be of American or Canadian nationality and will also indicate good reasons why they wish to study in the UK.

Applying for a Scholarship

Applicants must show evidence of scholarly, academic or professional excellence and give good reasons for wishing to pursue study at Keele University.
Since 2011 the NAFKU Scholarship has run in parallel with programmes offering further opportunities, including the Fulbright Commission and the Marshall Commission. NAFKU Scholarships are currently the equivalent of $4,000 US (US Students) or $4,000 CDN(Canadian Students) at the prevailing rate of exchange in Pounds Sterling GBP after completing registration and commencing the relevant course.

Note: After 2013 NAFKU Scholarships will be renamed as Keele in the USA Scholarships and Keele in Canada Scholarships

Closing Date

The closing date for the receipt of applications for the annual NAFKU Scholarship is 30th June in the relevant year.  Late applications will not be accepted.

Profiles of previous NAFKU Scholars

Canada 2012 Cristina Polsinelli (Windsor University, Ontario)
Canada 2011 Annabelle Flores (Ottawa University, Ontario)

USA 2011 Natasha Flick (San Diego State University, California)
USA 2010 Morgan Davison (San Francisco State University, California)

Keele University also offers two full scholarship opportunities for American students:

1. Fulbright Scholarship, whereby Keele pays the tuition fees and the US-UK Fulbright Commission pays the student’s stipend and other associated costs. Applications are via Fulbright – see http://www.fulbright.co.uk/fulbright-awards/for-us-citizens for information about how to apply and application deadlines. The online application is facilitated by IIE and is used by Fulbright Commissions worldwide.
   
   
2. Marshall Scholarship, whereby Keele pays the tuition fees and the Marshall Commission the maintenance costs. Applications are via Marshall – see http://www.marshallscholarship.org/about/ Deadline for applications is usually October for entry the following September. Applications must be endorsed by the President, Provost, or Academic Dean of the applicant's educational institution (or employer). The online application must be submitted and authorised by a designated member of staff at the applicant's educational institution (or employer). NB: The US institution may have earlier deadlines for submission of applications. Whether this is the case or not applications must be submitted in a timely manner in order for the US institution to be able to authorise it for submission by the deadline.

Natural Science Scholarships

The £1,000 FNS Scholarship will be granted automatically to all overseas students starting a course for the first time within the Faculty of Natural Sciences at Undergraduate Level One or a postgraduate taught course, who are paying overseas fees.  This is a one off reduction in tuition fees for the first year of study only.  It is guaranteed and will be deducted from your tuition fees.

Keele Graduate Bursary

If you studied at Keele as an undergraduate you are automatically entitled to the Keele Graduate Bursary, which is worth GBP1000 towards the cost of your Master's tuition fees.  Please note that if you are awarded the Keele International Student Scholarship then you cannot also claim the Keele Graduate Bursary.

Science Without Borders

Science without Borders is a Brazilian Government scholarship programme to send 100,000 Brazilian students on undergraduate sandwich courses, PhD sandwich courses and full PhDs to study in science, technology, engineering and mathematics at universities across the world.

From September 2012, the UK will welcome up to 10,000 Brazilian students over the next four years.

Applications for September 2013 places in the UK will open in February 2012.

Tullow Group Scholarship Scheme

Keele is a participating university on the Tullow Group Scholarship.  For further information, and details on how to apply, please click here.  The Tullow Group Scholarship is open to students from the following countries: Ghana, Uganda, Gabon, Cote D'Ivoire, Congo Brazzaville, Kenya, Ethiopia, Mauritania, Surinam and Uruguay.

The scholarship will cover among others;

• full tuition fees;
• a monthly stipend;
• travel costs;
• warm clothing; and
• baggage allowance

Recipients of the scholarship must:

• Be a citizen and legally resident in participating country;
• Ideally have a minimum of a bachelor degree or Licence (second class lower or better) or an HND (second classupper or better;
• Be resident  in participating countries at the time of application;
• Be currently employed with a track record of success in their field of endeavour
• Must not have previously studied abroad or received an international scholarship
• Must have a strong personality as well as ambition, entrepreneurial and creative spirit and leadership skills;
• Must demonstrate commitment to return to country and make a contribution to the future development of the country; and
• Must demonstrate a high level of competence in management, strategy and ability to train and develop others

Indonesia-UK DIKTI Scholarship Programme

The Indonesia-UK DIKTI Scholarship Programme is open for lecturers at Indonesian universities and administrative staff at DIKTI and Indonesian state universities, to undertake postgraduate study at many leading universities in the United Kingdom. The programme will fund up to 750 academics to come and study in the UK over the next five years. All academic subjects are eligible for full funding under the DIKTI programme. For more information about the programme please visit the DIKTI scholarship homepage at: http://www.international.ac.uk/dikti.

To make an application to Keele University under the DIKTI Scholarship Programme please email: research.dikti@keele.ac.uk 

Please download the Continuation Fees in PDF format.

Early Payment Incentive

For the academic year starting September 2013 Keele University is pleased to announce an Early Payment Incentive for all new self-funded international fee paying students who pay their full tuition fees (first year fees for undergraduate students and total tuition fees for taught postgraduates on a one year course) before the 1^st of September.  The incentive will take the form of £500 on a KeeleCard for use in all campus facilities.  

What is a KeeleCard? The KeeleCard is your official photo ID and campus smart card. It can be loaded with money at loading machines on campus or online and it can be used to pay for groceries, café and restaurant meals, printing and other services across all of the shops and food outlets at Keele. The KeeleCard gives you access to exclusive discounts on campus and you’ll soon discover that lots of companies in the UK offer student discount on presentation of a student card so your KeeleCard is something you should never leave home without!

To get your hands on a KeeleCard pre-loaded with £500 all you have to do is pay for a year of your tuition fees before September 1^st 2013. You can do this by bank transfer or over the phone with a credit card. You will find our bank details in your offer letter. Please remember to include your application number with your payment.

Please note: This offer is not valid for the International Foundation Year Programme or students transferring from StudyGroup.  Students enrolled under full sponsorship or scholarship cannot avail of this incentive. Research students are not eligible. If a student subsequently withdraws from the University, the incentive will be deducted from any refund to which they are entitled.

You’ll find £500 goes a long way at Keele so whether you use it for a caffeine kick every morning or your weekly shop in the campus supermarket, this is sure to give your budget a boost! If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call the International Admissions Office on 0044 (0)1782 734896 or email International@keele.ac.uk.

We look forward to welcoming you to Keele in September.