Scholarship in the UK for international students

Most of the international students look for scholarship in the UK to fund their studies because the tuition fees in the UK are somewhat high as compared to other European countries.

In the field of scholarship, the UK has a lot to offer. There are various organisations offering scholarship to the international students studying in the UK. But all this depend upon the selection criteria of the scholarship awarding institution. There are some scholarships reserved for the students of certain nationalities and on the other hand there are funds available to all nationals. I mean to say that there may be a good option available to you but all you have to do is to look for the scholarship suitable to you.

There are some scholarships schemes awarding funds that cover all the costs related to the study of a student while on the other hand there are scholarships covering only the tuition fee or the half of it. All this depends upon the awarding body and its policies.

The universities and colleges in the UK also offer scholarships to the students enrolled. So you can search the website of a certain university or college for available funds. Such types of scholarships are easily available to the students of the institute and thus the competition is low for such awards.

The selection criteria vary for each type of award so a student must be familiar with the requirements for a certain scheme. A student must know about the dates and deadlines for the award he/she is interested in. Remember, that some schemes require you to submit your application one year before you start your study. So you should give full consideration to the dates or you may waste your time.

So if you want to study in the UK and need scholarship for your study then you should go through the following link, as this link contains a list of the most high awarding scholarships schemes in the UK.

Click here to go to the list of scholarships available in the UK

If you want to look for scholarship in a certain university then you should go to the list of all universities in the UK and search the website of your favourite university.

How can I get scholarship in the UK?

You can get scholarship in the UK if you have the ability and if you have the passion towards your study. A student can easily get scholarship in the UK if his/her academic career is good enough to impress the selection team. There are some scholarships schemes in the UK that are highly competitive but this is not the case with all scholarships schemes. A student can get scholarship reserved for a certain subject or for a certain nationality and these types of scholarships are easy to win as compared to those available to the students from the rest of the globe. However, it is recommended that a student should apply for all suitable funds and then wait for the response, as the selection committee knows better, about the selection criteria.

We have tried our best to search for the most honourable scholarships schemes in the UK available to the international students and here we give you a list of the schemes. Go and search the official websites yourself to find out more about these schemes.

Click on the title of the scheme to know more

British Chevening Scholarship

Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowships

Commonwealth shared scholarship scheme

Overseas Research Students Award Scheme

USA/Canada Research Fellowship

Asia Research Fellowship

Marshall Scholarship

Fulbright Scholarsip

Scholarship in Arts & Humanities

Hotcourses Scholarship Search

Further scholarship links

Is Sweden a student friendly country?

Most of our students want to know whether Sweden is a student friendly country or not. This is not an easy question to be answered in a simple sentence because there are arguments on both sides and no one could answer with simple “Yes” or “No”.
However it is a fact that Sweden is a growing destination for students from all over the world because the state of Sweden is striving hard to facilitate the international students and to give them some pleasant memories when they go back to there homelands.
While solving this puzzle we have to accept the fact that Sweden is about to overtake UK and Australia because we have seen students complaining about the visa problems and the big monster “the mounting tuition fees” in the UK and Australia.
Keep in mind; we have not mentioned the education in USA because after 9/11, it is almost impossible for the students of some countries to get a US study visa.
We have reports from students saying that the states of UK and Australia are selling education rather than providing education. This clearly means that education in these countries is a business rather then a service to humanity.
In past, most of the international students were directed towards the UK and Australia because only in those countries all study programmes were available in English language which was the language readily accepted to the international students. Here we do not mean that other countries did not provide study programmes taught in English but we want to make it clear that there was a limit to such programmes.
Now thanks to the Swedish education policy makers that there are a lot of (more than 500) programmes available in English language for international students and all for free. Yes, there is no tuition fee. Once again thanks to them for taking these bold steps. This is what we call “serving humanity”. This is the greatest ever contribution in the field of education and it shows the greatness of the state of Sweden. There is no discrimination in their system and all students are given equal opportunities to quench their thirst.
While discussing student visa problems we have seen that the UK and the USA are the top most countries mocking the wishes of international students. Before getting visa a student has to go through a tiresome procedure and the response is often in the reverse. For most nationals it is just killing time and nothing more. On the other hand the Swedish visa procedure is the soft most procedure of the glob and a student can easily get study visa if he/she meets all the requirements. However in the year 2008 and 09 we have reports that some students visas were rejected by the Swedish migration board even after the students met all the visa requirements. This may lead towards defame on the part of Sweden but we hope that the state of Sweden may take a notice of all this and may try to satisfy the students.
The standard of education in Sweden is high and high as compared to that in the UK and Australia because there are colleges and universities in the UK and Australia selling degrees to international students and this is shameful news in the field of education.
In the UK you can expect thousands of ghost colleges selling degrees.
While in Sweden each and every student has to satisfy the institution otherwise he/she will not be granted an extension in the visa.
I may go no further but give you a chance to express your experience whether you think Sweden a student friendly country or not. If you have anything in your mind/memories, just write it in the comments below and I would appreciate your efforts.
It would be of high value if you write about the problems a student faces while in Sweden.

Is TOEFL certificate accepted for Australian student visa?

I was amazed to see that TOEFL is not accepted for Australian student visa. The Australian High commission says that the only accepted English Language test certificate is that of IELTS.
Every student know that IELTS and TOEFL are the best known tests for English language but there are some countries that only accept IELTS from the British council as a proof of English language ability of a student. On the other hand there are some countries where both of these tests are acceptable and it doesn’t matter whether a student provide IELTS or TOEFL certificate. But in the case of Australian visa, it does matter and it is clear that a student can’t have a student visa without showing IELTS certificate and TOEFL means nothing in the Australian High Commission.
However, this is the choice of the Australian Commission abroad to Accept or reject certain tests but a student has to do what he/she has to do.
Not only for student visa but for admission in a University or College in Australia, a student is required to produce IELTS certificate. However the score requirements are different for some universities and colleges but for the High Commission a student has to have the required band/score. I mean that the acceptance or admission letter means nothing for the High Commission if the test score is lower than what is required by the Commission.
 Following is the IELTS test score required for different level of study.


Diploma/Advance
Diploma ( 5.5)

Bachelor, Graduate Diploma,
Masters degree, Doctorate (6.0)


So take the IELTS test first if you are interested in studying abroad in Australia because applying for Australian student visa without IELTS is just a waste of time and nothing more.
The criteria could be different or could be changed for a country. So it is good to visit the Australian High Commission in your country for more and updated information.
The information that I provided are general and not specific to a country.