Money Matters

Winchester School of Art offers the following postgraduate taught scholarships to UK, EU and International students who will be joining our programmes in 2017 entry.

Progression Scholarship

We are pleased to offer Winchester School of Art Graduates progressing directly from a Bachelors degree to a Masters degree at the School in 2017 either a £2,500 or £1,500 Scholarship towards the cost of their tuition fees.

Students who achieve a 2:1 in their Bachelors degree will receive a £2,500 Progression Scholarship and students who achieve a 2:2 will receive a £1,500 Scholarship.

If you are successful in gaining a place on a Masters programme, this Scholarship will mean an automatic reduction in your tuition fees. When we send your offer letter to you, we will also write to you to let you know you are eligible for one of these Scholarships. Providing you accept our offer of a place and meet all the conditions of your offer, we will confirm your Scholarship and the amount you are to be awarded before the start of the academic year in September 2017.

 

UK/EU Postgraduate Taught Scholarship

Application Required - Deadline 31st July 2017

These competitive Scholarships are available to all UK/EU students who have been offered a place on one of the School’s Masters programmes.

Students who achieve a 2:1 classification or above in their Bachelor’s degree (Or equivalent) are eligible to apply for one of the 10 Scholarships to the value of *£5,000 each.

* The Scholarship consists of a £2,000 tuition fee reduction at enrolment and £3,000 living expense allowance paid across 4 quarters on 1st October, 1st February, 1st April and 1st July (Or the next working day if the date falls on a weekend, University closure day or Bank Holiday).

These Scholarships will be awarded on a competitive basis and will be awarded by the Director of Postgraduate Studies, based on the following criteria:

• You must be a UK/EU national
• You must have applied and been offered a place on one of the School’s Masters programmes
• You must hold a Bachelors degree with a 2:1 classification or above (Or equivalent)
• You must have submitted an application form to us by 31st July 2017 and attached in the application a 500 word personal statement containing:
  • Evidence of academic or career progression and any professional achievement
  • How your chosen programme will enhance your career prospects.

Students awarded a UK/EU Postgraduate Taught Scholarship will be notified within 3 weeks of the deadline date.

 

Postgraduate International Taught Scholarship

The Postgraduate International Taught Scholarship is available to students from outside the European Union (With the exception of mainland China).

We are offering Scholarships of £2,000 and £1,000 to students who have been offered a place on one of the School’s Masters programmes starting in September 2017. This Scholarship will be in the form of a tuition fee reduction.

To qualify for one of our £2,000 scholarships, students must have achieved a 1st class or 2:1 in their Bachelor’s degree (Or equivalent)

To qualify for one of our £1,000 Scholarships, students must have achieved a 2:2 in their Bachelor’s degree (Or equivalent)

If you are successful in gaining a place with us, this Scholarship will mean an automatic reduction in your tuition fees. When we send your offer letter to you, we will also write to you to let you know you are eligible for one of these Scholarships. Providing you accept our offer of a place and meet all the conditions of your offer, we will confirm your Scholarship and the amount you are to be awarded before the start of the academic year in September 2017.

Please note: MA Design: Luxury Brand Management, MA Contemporary Curation, and MA Cultural Politics students are only eligible for the £2,000 scholarship, due to the higher entry requirement of a 2:1 in their Bachelors degree.

Postgraduate Taught Talent Scholarship

Application Required - Deadline 31st March 2017

The Postgraduate Taught Talent Scholarship of £6,000 is available for up to 3 students from Africa, Middle East, South America and India who excel in their field.

Please send in a completed application form once an offer of a place has been secured on your chosen programme.

These Scholarships will be awarded by the Faculty Associate Director of Internationalisation.

 

International Ambassador Scholarship

Application Required - Deadline 31st March 2017

The International Ambassador Scholarship of £5,000 is available for up to 4 students from Japan, South Korea, Thailand and Norway. This Scholarship recognises outstanding students who wish to act as an ambassador for the School.

Please send in a completed application form once an offer of a place has been secured on your chosen programme.

These Scholarships will be awarded by the Faculty Associate Director of Internationalisation.

PLEASE NOTE:

• These scholarships listed above are only for 2017 entry. If you are unable to take up your place in 2017 entry and subsequently re-apply for 2018 entry, scholarships will not automatically carry over.
• These scholarships only apply to Winchester School of Art and will not apply if you change your programme to another School/Faculty.
• Although you may apply for more than one scholarship, you can only receive one scholarship from the University.
• Students must be paying their own tuition fees. Students in receipt of full external funding, e.g. Chevening Scholarships, are not entitled to a University scholarship also.
• Only successful students will be notified if they have been awarded a scholarship. These students will receive an official reward letter to the email address provided on their scholarship application form.
• All scholarships are subject to availability of funds and details given here are subject to change at any time.

Fees

For the latest University of Southampton tuition fees and details of how and when to pay, please see the University of Southampton Fees and Funding page

Raising Funds from trusts and foundations

This is an extremely time consuming exercise so you should start your research immediately and be ready to submit applications as soon as you have been offered a firm place. The best research material available is in the following publications:

- The Directory of Grant Making Trusts published annually by the Charities Aid Foundation.

- A Guide to Major Trusts & The Educational Grants Directory both published by the Directory of Social Change

There are also regional variations of these directories. Copies of these publications should be available in your local library - make sure that you refer to the most up to date version of these directories.