The University of Glasgow extends an invitation to students to apply for the Global Leadership Scholarship for the academic year 2025-2026, to study in the United Kingdom. This scholarship will be awarded to international students and also EU students with an exception of the UK students. If you are highly motivated and charged to take up your educational challenge, then the Glasgow Global Leadership Scholarship is for you. Prepare yourself and grab the opportunity. 

This scholarship opportunity will be awarded to 300 positions, and also for the selected master’s degree programs that the University of Glasgow offer. More details about this opportunity will be provided below. 

Details of the University of Glasgow Global Leadership Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded to master’s degree programs and is partially funded for international students with a value of £10,000 given to successful applicants for their tuition fees. Applicants who have applied for the master’s degree programs will be considered within 6 weeks after their applications have been approved.

Note also that the University of Glasgow is a great university located in Scotland. It is a public-based research university with thousands of  international students occupying different programs, exchange programs and scholarships. In the QS Global World Ranking for universities, the University of Glasgow ranked #78. That makes it an excellent institution for international students to study. Different programs are being hosted by the University of Glasgow such as the Erasmus Mundus International master’s program. It is part of the mobility schools for the program. Thus, it is an excellent decision to consider the institution and apply for opportunities they offer.

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Eligible Countries for the University of Glasgow Global Leadership Scholarship

Read carefully to see if your country is mentioned here. The following are the eligible countries to apply for the University of Glasgow Global Leadership Scholarship: 

Afghanistan, Algeria, Albania, Andorra, Anguilla, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Australia, Bahamas, Benin, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Congo Democratic Republic of, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Grenada, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea North, Korea South, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Laos, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Samoa, San Marino, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, South Sudan, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

The Programs Eligible for the University of Glasgow Global Leadership Scholarship 2025-2026

Read carefully and apply for any program listed here.

• Accounting & Financial Management, International [MAcc]
• Adult Learning, Community Development & Youth Work Practice [MEd/PgDip]
• Advanced Functional Materials [MSc]
• Advanced Imaging & Sensing [MSc]
• Advanced Nursing Science [MSc]
• Advanced Practice in Health Care [MSc(MedSci)]
• Advanced Statistics [MSc]
• Aerospace Engineering [MSc]
• Aerospace Engineering & Management [MSc]
• Ancient Cultures [MSc]
• Animal Welfare Science, Ethics & Law [MSc]
• Applied Conservation Science [MSc]
• Applied Linguistics [MSc]
• Applied Neuropsychology [MSc(MedSci)/PgDip]
• Archaeology [MSc]
• Art History [MLitt]
• Art History: Dress & Textile Histories [MLitt]
• Art History: Technical Art History, Making & Meaning [MLitt]
• Astrophysics [MSc]
• Behavioural Science [MSc]
• Bioinformatics [MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
• Biomedical Engineering [MSc]
• Biomedical Sciences [MSc]
• Biomedical Sciences [MRes]
• Biotechnology [MSc]
• Biotechnology & Management [MSc/PgDip]
• Book & Paper Conservation [MPhil]
• Brain Sciences [MSc]
• Business Analytics [MSc]
• Cancer Pathology and Advanced Technologies [MSc]
• Cancer Research & Precision Oncology [MSc]
• Cardiovascular Sciences [MSc(MedSci)]
• Celtic Studies [MSc]
• Chemical Biology [MSc]
• Chemistry [MSc]
• Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry [MSc]
• Childhood Practice [MEd/PgDip]
• Children’s Literature & Literacies [MEd]
• Church History & Theology [MTh]
• City Planning [MSc]
• City Planning & Real Estate Development [MSc]
• Civil Engineering [MSc]
• Civil Engineering & Management [MSc]
• Classics & Ancient History [MSc]
• Climate & Environmental Science [MSc]
• Clinical Neuropsychology [MSc(MedSci)/PgDip]
• Clinical Neuropsychology Knowledge & Practice [MSc(MedSci)]
• Clinical Pharmacology [MSc(MedSci)]
• Clinical Trials [MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
• Comparative Literature [MLitt]
• Computational Geoscience [MSc]
• Computational Geoscience (Universitas Gadjah Mada dual degree) [MSc]
• Computer Systems Engineering [MSc]
• Computer Systems Engineering (Universitas Gadjah Mada dual degree) [MSc]
• Computing Science [MSc]
• Conflict Archaeology & Heritage [MSc/PgDip]
• Conservation Management of African Ecosystems [MSc]
• Corporate & Financial Law [LLM]
• Creative Industries & Cultural Policy [MSc]
• Creative Sound Design and Audiovisual Media [MSc]
• Creative Writing [MLitt]
• Criminology [MRes]
• Criminology & Criminal Justice [MSc]
• Critical Care [MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
• Cybersecurity [MSc]
• Data Analytics [MSc]
• Data Analytics for Economics & Finance [MSc]
• Data Science [MSc]
• Digital Society [MSc]
• Early Modern History [MSc/PgDip]
• Earth Futures: Environments, Communities, Relationships [MSc]
• Ecology & Environmental Biology [MRes]
• Ecology & Environmental Monitoring (Dumfries Campus) [MSc]
• Economic Development (with Finance & Policy Pathways) [MSc]
• Economics [MRes]
• Economics, International Banking & Finance [MSc]
• Education, Public Policy & Equity [MSc]
• Educational Studies [MEd]
• Educational Studies [MSc]
• Electronics & Electrical Engineering [MSc]
• Electronics & Electrical Engineering & Management [MSc]
• Electronics & Electrical Engineering & Management (Universitas Gadjah Mada dual degree) [MSc]
• Electronics & Photonics Manufacturing [MSc]
• Endodontics [MSc(DentSci)]
• Endodontology [MSc]
• English Language & Linguistics [MSc]
• English Literature [MLitt]
• English Literature: American Modern Literature [MLitt]
• English Literature: Fantasy [MLitt]
• English Literature: Modernities – Literature, Culture, Theory [MLitt]
• Enhanced Practice in Education (Dumfries campus) [MSc]
• Environment & Sustainable Development [MSc]
• Environment, Culture & Communication (Dumfries campus) [MLitt]
• Environmental Risk Management (Dumfries campus) [MSc]
• Environmental Science (Glasgow-Nankai Joint Graduate School) [MSc]
• Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases & Antimicrobial Resistance [MSc]
• Film & Television Studies [MLitt]
• Film Curation [MSc]
• Filmmaking & Media Arts [MSc]
• Finance & Management [MSc]
• Financial Economics [MSc]
• Financial Engineering [MSc]
• Financial Risk Management [MSc]
• Financial Technology [MSc]
• Food Security [MSc]
• Gender History [MSc/PgDip]
• Geoinformation Technology & Cartography [MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
• Geomatics & Management [MSc]
• Geospatial & Mapping Sciences [MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
• Geospatial Data Science & Modelling [MSc]
• Global Economy [MSc]
• Global Health [MSc/MRes]
• Global History [MSc]
• Global Mental Health [MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
• Global Migrations & Social Justice [MSc]
• Global Security [MSc]
• History [MSc/PgDip]
• Housing Studies [MSc/PgDip]
• Human Geography: Spaces, Politics, Ecologies [MRes]
• Human Nutrition [MSc(MedSci)]
• Human Rights [LLM]
• Human Rights & International Politics [MSc]
• Immunology & Inflammatory Disease [MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
• Inclusive Education: Research, Policy & Practice [MEd]
• Industrial Biotechnology [MSc]
• Industrial Biotechnology (with Industry Training) [MSc]
• Industrial Heterogeneous Catalysis [MSc]
• Infection Biology (with specialisms) [MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
• Information Management & Preservation [MSc/PgDip]
• Information Technology [MSc]
• Intellectual Property & the Digital Economy [LLM]
• International & Comparative Education [MSc]
• International Business [MSc]
• International Commercial Law [LLM]
• International Competition Law & Policy [LLM]
• International Corporate Finance & Banking [MSc]
• International Economic Law [LLM]
• International Finance [MFin]
• International Financial Analysis [MSc]
• International Human Resource Management & Development [MSc]
• International Law [LLM]
• International Law & Security [LLM]
• International Management & Design Innovation [MSc]
• International Relations [MSc]
• International Relations [MRes]
• International Relations (Glasgow-Nankai Joint Graduate School) [MSc]
• International Strategic Marketing [MSc]
• Investment Banking & Finance [MSc]
• Land & Hydrographic Surveying [MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
• Land & Hydrographic Surveying (Universitas Gadjah Mada dual degree) [MSc]
• Land & Hydrographic Surveying with Work Placement [MSc]
• Law [LLM]
• Library & Information Studies [MSc/PgDip]
• Management [MRes]
• Management [MSc]
• Management & Sustainable Tourism (Dumfries campus) [MSc]
• Management with Enterprise & Business Growth [MSc]
• Management with Human Resources [MSc]
• Material Culture & Artefact Studies [MSc/PgDip]
• Mathematics / Applied Mathematics [MSc]
• MBA (Master of Business Administration) [MBA]
• Mechanical Engineering [MSc]
• Mechanical Engineering & Management [MSc]
• Mechatronics [MSc]
• Media Management [MSc]
• Media, Communications & International Journalism [MSc]
• Media, Culture & Society [MSc]
• Medical Devices Engineering [MSc]
• Medical Genetics & Genomics [MSc(MedSci)]
• Medical Physics [MSc]
• Medieval History [MSc/PgDip]
• Ministry, Theology & Practice [MTh/PgDip/PgCert]
• Modern History [MSc/PgDip]
• Museum Education [MSc]
• Museum Studies [MSc/PgDip]
• Music Industries [MSc]
• Musicology [MMus]
• Nanoscience & Nanotechnology [MSc]
• Nuclear & Environmental Physics [MSc]
• Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery [MSc(DentSci)]
• Oral Sciences [MSc]
• Philosophy [MSc]
• Philosophy (Conversion) [MSc]
• Philosophy of Mind & Psychology [MSc]
• Philosophy of Mind and Psychology (Conversion) [MSc]
• Philosophy: Knowledge & Society [IntM]
• Playwriting & Dramaturgy [MLitt]
• Political Communication [MSc]
• Precision Medicine [MSc]
• Psychological Science (conversion) [MSc]
• Psychological Science, Research Methods of [MSc]
• Psychological Studies (conversion) [MSc]
• Public Health [MPH/PgDip/PgCert]
• Public Policy & Management [MSc]
• Public Policy Research [MRes]
• Quantitative Methods in Biodiversity, Conservation & Epidemiology [MSc]
• Quantum Technology [MSc]
• Real Estate [MSc]
• Religion & Global Challenges [MSc]
• Reparatory Justice [MSc/MA]
• Robotics & AI [MSc]
• Robotics & AI (Universitas Gadjah Mada dual degree) [MSc]
• Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies [MRes]
• Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies [MSc]
• Science Communications [MSc]
• Scottish History [MSc/PgDip]
• Sensor & Imaging Systems [MSc]
• Sociology [MSc]
• Sociology & Research Methods [MRes]
• Software Development [MSc]
• Space Science [MSc]
• Speech, Language & Sociolinguistics [MSc]
• Sport & Exercise Science & Medicine [MSc]
• Statistics [MSc]
• Stem Cell Engineering for Regenerative Medicine [MSc]
• Structural Engineering [MSc]
• Structural Engineering (Universitas Gadjah Mada dual degree) [MSc]
• Sustainability & Corporate Governance [MSc]
• Sustainable Energy [MSc]
• Sustainable Energy (Universitas Gadjah Mada dual degree) [MSc]
• Sustainable Tourism & Global Challenges (Dumfries campus) [MSc]
• Sustainable Water Environments [MSc]
• Sustainable Water Environments (Universitas Gadjah Mada dual degree) [MSc]
• TESOL: Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages [MEd]
• TESOL: Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages [MSc]
• Technology Law & Regulation [LLM]
• Textile Conservation [MPhil]
• Theatre & Performance Practices [MLitt]
• Theatre Studies [MLitt]
• Theoretical Physics [MSc]
• Tourism & Heritage (Dumfries campus) [MSc]
• Translation Studies [MSc/PgDip/PgCert]
• Urban & Regional Planning (Glasgow-Nankai Joint Graduate School) [MSc]
• Urban Analytics [MSc]
• Urban Research [MRes]
• Urban Transport [MSc]
• War Studies [MSc]
• Wealth Management & Private Equity [MSc]

Remember, the host country is Scotland and the scholarship is not fully funded but partial. If you are interested in this scholarship and want to study in Scotland, below details are the criteria for this opportunity.

Criteria for Selection in the University of Glasgow Global Leadership Scholarship 2025-2026

• Applicants must be citizens of eligible countries (the countries are listed above)
• Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree before applying for the University of Glasgow Global Leadership Scholarship.
• They must have an excellent academic record and achieve grades equivalent to UK 1st Class Honours. So, the opportunity is only for first class students in the above listed programs.
• Applicants must receive an offer letter for a postgraduate programme for September 2025. You must be admitted already and have an offer letter. Remember that universities in the UK offer admissions within a short period of time. It is always better and easier that you are always prepared. You can try this now. Time left is reduced.
• Applicants must have international fee status. 

Benefits for the University of Glasgow Global Leadership Scholarships

1. The selected international students are entitled to £10,000 for  tuition fee.
2. International students will have the opportunity of exploring life abroad and studying there.
3. It is an opportunity for international students to network with others from diverse countries and have multicultural experiences.

Important Documents Required for Global Leadership Scholarship 2025-2026

• Transcript
• Degree certificate
• One reference (with letterheard)
• Other documents required (specific entry requirement)
• Copy of passport

Application Process

The application process for this Global scholarship is online and you will apply by clicking HERE. It will lead you to the University of Glasgow official website. Note also that:

1. There is no separate application or form. That is, you cannot apply for admission separately and apply for scholarship separately. 

• On a merit basis, applicants with offer letters will be assessed for the global leadership scholarship. 
• There is no definite deadline for this scholarship. However, check the program you are applying to and verify the deadline before applying to the University of Glasgow Global Leadership Scholarship 2025-2026. Most programs are open till they are filled all year round.  Hurry up now if your are eligible! There is no time.