Scholarships
We understand that studying abroad is a significant financial commitment. We want our programmes to be fully accessible, which is why we offer a range of fee discounts.
International Scholarship Awards 2025-26
These scholarships are for international students starting a full-time course at Keele University International College (KUIC) in January 2026 or May 2026. The award entitles students to a discount on the cost of their tuition fees for the first year of study. The discount is applied upon enrolment.
Scholarship Name | Intake | Value |
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Engineering Scholarship | January 2026 | £3,000 |
Foundation Scholarship* | January 2026 | £2,000 |
International Year One Scholarship | January 2026 | £2,000 |
Pre-Master's Scholarship | January and May 2026 | £1,000 |
Health and Science Scholarship | January 2026 | £1,000 |
BNO Scholarship | January 2026 | £1,000 |
Black Friday Discount** | January 2026 | Up to 25% of tuition fee |
Early Payment Discount | January and May 2026 | £500 |
*excludes Engineering and Health and Science pathways
**25% for Engineering and 20% for all other pathways
Please note: Limited availability. These scholarships are awarded on a first come, first served basis. View the eligibility criteria below and our full terms and conditions.
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International Scholarship
These are issued on a first come, first served basis and are only applicable to students who have paid their deposit (at least 50%).
Early payment discount
This is an extra £500 that we can offer to any Foundation or International Year One student who pays their full tuition fee before the below deadlines:
- For January 2026 – 31st December 2025
- For May 2026 – TBC
International Scholarship
To be eligible for one of these KUIC Scholarships, you must meet all of the following criteria:
- You must have received and accepted an offer to study KUIC in the current or upcoming academic year.
- You must have overseas international student status and be paying overseas international rate tuition fees.
- You must have paid at least 50% tuition fee deposit to KUIC.
- You must be a self-funded student applying for a full-time course.
- Government sponsored students are not eligible.
Black Friday Discount
- To qualify for the Discount, the required deposit payment (50%) must be received in full between 22nd November and 5th December 2025. Late payments beyond this deadline will result in the withdrawal of the Discount offer.
- This Discount cannot be used in conjunction with any other scholarship, bursary, or discount offered by KUIC or any of its partners.
- If the student becomes eligible for another discount or scholarship, the higher-value award will apply and the other will be withdrawn.
- In cases of dispute, the decision of KUIC shall be final.
Keele University Progression Scholarships
This scholarship is for students who successfully complete their KUIC programme and progress onto their degree at Keele University.
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Foundation and International Year One
Students who successfully complete an undergraduate pathway programme with KUIC will qualify for £3,000 upon progression to Keele University and a further £3,000 for every subsequent year of their undergraduate degree.
Pre-Master’s
Students who have achieved the following average scores in their Pre-Master’s will automatically be awarded the scholarship as a tuition fee discount:
- 70% and above – £5,000
- 60% – 69% – £4,000
- 50% – 59% – £3,000
KUIC students will automatically be considered for a Progression Scholarship when they progress from their KUIC programme to their Keele University degree. You do not need to submit a separate application for an award.
This scholarship will align closely to the conditions outlined in the University’s Undergraduate Global Scholarship and Postgraduate Global Scholarship.
Navitas Family Bursary
This bursary applies where two or more students from the same family study at a Navitas institution.
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The bursary is equivalent to 10% of the tuition fee for up to 8 units of study within one programme only with a Navitas member institution. The bursary does not apply to additional units or repeat units that may also be undertaken and excludes mixed English options.
- The Family Bursary applies where two or more students from the same family study at a Navitas institution.
- The first family member can be studying at a Navitas institution at the same time as the other family members or may have studied at any Navitas institution previously.
- The bursary is granted to the second and subsequent family members who study at a Navitas institution.
- To be eligible, students must not have previously received a Navitas scholarship or bursary, or had a scholarship or bursary from Navitas withdrawn.
For the purpose of this bursary, a family member is defined as a husband, wife, brother, sister, mother, father, son, daughter or stepchild.
- Successful recipients will not receive any money from the Navitas member institution. The value of the bursary will be recorded on the student’s account each semester of study.
- The bursary does not apply to additional units or repeat units that may also be undertaken.
- The bursary is not applicable to English language programmes or any component of any English language programme offered by Navitas member institutions.
The Navitas bursary applies to students studying at BCUIC, ARU College, Brunel University London Pathway College, Curtin College, Curtin Singapore, Deakin College, Edith Cowan College, Eynesbury College, FIC, Griffith College, HIC, ICM, ICP, ICRGU, Keele University International College (KUIC), Manchester Metropolitan University International College, Lancaster University Leipzig, La Trobe College Australia, La Trobe University Sydney Campus, Queens College GSSP, RBC GSSP, SAIBT, SIBT, SRH International College, TMUIC, Twente Pathway College (TPC), The Hague Pathway College (THPC), The College Swansea University, UA92 Global, UC College, UCIC, UMass Boston GSSP, University of Leicester Global Study Centre, UPIC, Western Sydney University International College, Western Sydney University Sydney City Campus and WLIC.
A completed application must be submitted to the Navitas institution together with supporting documents, such as birth certificate or family card. The application form can be obtained from the Navitas institution where the student has enrolled.