International Excellence Award (Undergraduate)
This prestigious £5,000 award recognises academic excellence and is awarded to selected students starting a bachelors degree at the University of Surrey.
About
The scholarship is awarded as a £5,000 fee waiver. It is open to self-funded international fee-paying students regardless of nationality or domicile. The scheme is application based and awards are decided by a scholarship awards panel. The panel will assess previous academic performance, predicted grades and the personal statement to make their decision.
The scheme is application based, and awards are decided by a scholarship awards panel. Surrey must be your firm choice on a UCAS application to be considered for the award.
All scholarships must be allocated before a CAS is issued. Please apply early. We are not able consider applications if your CAS has already been allocated.
Eligibility criteria
To be eligible applicants must:
- Be an overseas fee-paying student
- Choose Surrey as your firm choice on your UCAS application
- Hold an offer to study a full-time bachelors degree programme* at FHEQ Level 4 (first-year entry)
- Be self-funded (you must be paying for your studies independently rather than being sponsored or in receipt of another scholarship)
- The grades eligibility for applicants joining Surrey via Clearing is ABB (or equivalent)
- This Scholarship is not open to students from Surrey International Study Centre (SISC)
- Applicants in receipt of the International Excellence scholarship will not be eligible for any other Surrey Scholarship
- Apply for a scholarship before a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) is issued. The award cannot be applied post CAS.
*Excludes part-time and distance-learning courses
The award is available for the first year of an undergraduate degree only.
The award is not deferrable to the following year (if applicants are deferring, they will need to reapply for the award. This will also be subject to the award availability).
How to apply
Applications are now open for September 2026 entry. Applications are reviewed monthly. You must have made your course application through UCAS by 30 June 2026. Surrey must be your firm choice on your UCAS application to be considered for the award.
If you have applied to University of Surrey through UCAS by 30 June, the applications for this scholarship will close on 31 July 2026. You must have an offer from the University to complete the Scholarship application form. Applications without a valid student ID/UCAS ID and offer will not be assessed.
The scholarship is application based. Surrey firm offer holders may apply via the link below.
Please email international@surrey.ac.uk if you have any queries about this scholarship.
Our scholarship awards are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Please apply early.
Deadline
For September 2026, applications will close on 31 July 2026.
If you are applying to Surrey via Clearing, please submit your application as soon as you have been made an offer and selected Surrey as your firm choice. The minimum grades requirement to apply is ABB (or equivalent). The application will remain open until 25 August. We will aim to respond to you with the outcome of your application by the end of August.
International Excellence Award
Contact details
International Recruitment team: international@surrey.ac.uk
There is a range of support available to help finance your studies.
There is a range of support available to help finance your studies.