International scholarships criteria
How scholarships and awards are assessed
Find out which level of scholarship you could receive
For programmes starting from September 2017
Teesside University offers scholarships to international (non-EU) students who apply with higher than average grades or English language ability. These Teesside University International Scholarships apply to full-time students on undergraduate, postgraduate taught and postgraduate research programmes. The Scholarships are not available to students during a work placement year.
The value of the Scholarship is either £1,000 or £1,500, based on your GPA or UKVI IELTS score. Your eligibility is assessed upon application and details will be included in your offer letter. The Scholarships are available to both sponsored and self-funded students and are awarded in the first year of study only, as a fee-reduction.
You are eligible for one Scholarship only - either the academic merit-based Scholarship rate, based on your GPA, or the English level scholarship, based on your UKVI IELTS score.
Details of our scholarship levels for specific qualifications can be found on the relevant country tab below. If you do not see your country listed, please contact us directly and we will provide you with full details.
All countries except China - internationalenquiries@tees.ac.uk
China: china@tees.ac.uk
Academic merit-based Scholarship rate, based on your GPA
Algeria
| £1000 Fee Waiver | £1500 Fee Waiver |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended Brevet de Technicien Supérieur with 60% |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended Brevet de Technicien Supérieur with 65% |
Postgraduate License/ diplome, with 2.5 GPA/ 65% or higher |
Postgraduate License/ diplome, with 2.7 GPA/ 68% or higher |
Angola
| £1000 Fee Waiver | £1500 Fee Waiver |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended Foundation programme with a pass grade |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended Foundation programme with a pass grade |
Postgraduate Grau de mestre with 2.5 GPA/ 65% or higher |
Postgraduate Grau de mestre with 2.7 GPA/ 68% or higher |
Bahrain
| £1000 Fee Waiver | £1500 Fee Waiver |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended Foundation and extended programmes: Over 80% Tawjihiya Year 1 entry 55% in a recognised foundation programme Associate degree minimum GPA of 2.8 HND with GPA 2.8 Year 2 entry: Two years of a relevant degree with a GPA of 2.5 |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended Foundation and extended programmes: Over 83% Tawjihiya Year 1 entry 60% in a recognised foundation programme Associate degree minimum GPA of 3.0 HND with GPA 2.8 Year 2 entry: Two years of a relevant degree with a GPA of 2.7 |
Postgraduate GPA of 3.0 |
Postgraduate GPA of 3.2 |
Brunei
| £1000 Fee Waiver | £1500 Fee Waiver |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended Minimum two Bs at A level Foundation/Advanced standing with GPA 2.8 Dip/Advanced dip 65%/ Merit |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended BBB in A levels Foundation/Advanced standing with GPA 3.0 Dip/ Advanced dip 70%/ Distinction |
Postgraduate Bachelor Degree 2.2 /GPA 2.8 |
Postgraduate Bachelor Degree 2.1 /GPA 3.0 |
Cambodia
| £1000 Fee Waiver | £1500 Fee Waiver |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended A recognised Higher Diploma with min 2.8 and above Advanced year entry with a recognised Bachelor Degree with min 2.8 and above |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended A recognised Higher Diploma with min 3.0 and above Advanced year entry with a recognised Bachelor Degree with min 3.0 and above |
Postgraduate A recognised Master's Degree with min 2.8 and above |
Postgraduate A recognised Master's Degree with min 3.0 and above |
Ghana
| £1000 Fee Waiver | £1500 Fee Waiver |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended Recognised foundation programme with 62% National diploma with 3.3/4.0 or 4.1/5.0 Two B grades at A level WAEC/WASSCE/NECO five Bs grades and 1 A grade Advanced entry 2nd year entry an HND with 2.6/4.0 or 3.1/5.0 3rd year entry an HND with 3.1/4.0 or 4.1/5.0 |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended Recognised foundation programme with 65% National diploma with 3.5/4.0 or 4.5/5.0 Three B grades at A level WAEC/WASSCE/NECO four B grades and 2 A grades Advanced entry 2nd year entry if you have an HND with 3.2/4.0 or 4.2/5.0 3rd year entry if you have an HND with 3.2/4.0 or 4.2/5.0 |
Postgraduate CGPA 2.8 |
Postgraduate
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India
| £1000 Fee Waiver | £1500 Fee Waiver |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended CBSE 75% to 79% ICSE 75% to 79% All State Boards except West Bengal and Maharastra 75% to 79% IB 30 Points |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended CBSE 80% ICSE 80% All State Boards except West Bengal and Maharastra 80% IB 32 Points |
Postgraduate Degrees from Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta and Pune University 55% Degrees from all other State Universities 60% Degrees from Private Universities 60% |
Postgraduate Degrees from Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta and Pune University 60% Degrees from all other State Universities 65% Degrees from Private Universities 65% |
Indonesia
| £1000 Fee Waiver | £1500 Fee Waiver |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended SMA & Ujian Nasional (Exam): 7/10 Diploma (D2/D3): CGPA 2.8/4.0 |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended SMA & Ujian Nasional (Exam): 8/10 Diploma (D2/D3): CGPA 3.0/4.0 |
Postgraduate Bachelor Degree (S1) / Diploma (D4): CGPA 2.8/4.0 |
Postgraduate Bachelor Degree (S1) / Diploma (D4): CGPA 3.0/4.0
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Iraq
| £1000 Fee Waiver | £1500 Fee Waiver |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended Over 80% in secondary education certificate Diploma of Technician with a minimum score of 80% or higher Advanced Entry GPA over 60% |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended Over 85% in secondary education certificate Diploma of Technician with a minimum score of 85% or higher Advanced Entry GPA over 65% |
Postgraduate 70% from bachelor degree |
Postgraduate 75% or higher from bachelor degree
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Jordan
| £1000 Fee Waiver | £1500 Fee Waiver |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended Foundation and extended programmes: Over 80% in General Certificate of Education Undergraduate Community college diploma with 65% minimum |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended Foundation and extended programmes: Over 83% in General Certificate of Education Undergraduate Community college diploma with 70% minimum |
Postgraduate 70% or 2.6 GPA
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Postgraduate 75% or 2.8 GPA
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Laos
| £1000 Fee Waiver | £1500 Fee Waiver |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended A recognised Higher Diploma with min 2.8 and above Advanced year entry with a recognised Bachelor Degree with min 2.8 and above |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended A recognised Higher Diploma with min 3.0 and above Advanced year entry with a recognised Bachelor Degree with min 3.0 and above |
Postgraduate A recognised Master's Degree with min 2.8 and above
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Postgraduate A recognised Master's Degree with min 3.0 and above
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Libya
| £1000 Fee Waiver | £1500 Fee Waiver |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended Over 80% in secondary education certificate Foundation programme with a pass grade Advanced Entry to UG
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Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended Over 85% in secondary education certificate Foundation programme with a pass grade Advanced Entry to UG |
Postgraduate UG degree with 2.5 GPA/ 65% or higher
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Postgraduate UG degree with 2.7 GPA/ 68% or higher
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Malaysia
| £1000 Fee Waiver | £1500 Fee Waiver |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended Minimum two Bs at A level SAM/AUSMAT/Canadian Matriculation/Foundation with Min CGPA 2.8 Advanced entry with min CGPA 2.8 and above
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Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended UEC Senior Middle 3 Level with 5B3 STPM/A-Level with 3Bs SAM/AUSMAT/Canadian Matriculation/Foundation with MinCGPA3.0 and above Advanced entry with min CGPA 3.0 and above |
Postgraduate A recognised Bachelor Degree with a minimum 2:2 and above / min CGPA 2.5 and above
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Postgraduate A recognised Bachelor Degree with a minimum 2:1 and above / min CGPA 3.0 and above
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Myanmar
| £1000 Fee Waiver | £1500 Fee Waiver |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended Edexcel HND with average good |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended Basic Education Standard 10 Examination with a min overall score of 75% and above Edexcel HND with average Merit |
Postgraduate A local Master's Degree with a minimum overall score of 70% and above |
Postgraduate A local Master's Degree with a minimum overall score of 80% and above |
Nigeria
| £1000 Fee Waiver | £1500 Fee Waiver |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended Recognised foundation programme with 62% National diploma with 3.3/4.0 or 4.1/5.0 Two B grades at A level WAEC five Bs grades and 1 A grade Advanced entry 2nd year entry an HND with 2.6/4.0 or 3.1/5.0 3rd year entry an HND with 3.1/4.0 or 4.1/5.0 |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended Recognised foundation programme with 65% National diploma with 3.5/4.0 or 4.5/5.0 Three B grades at A level WAEC four B grades and 2 A grades Advanced entry 2nd year entry if you have an HND with 3.2/4.0 or 4.2/5.0 3rd year entry if you have an HND with 3.2/4.0 or 4.2/5.0 |
Postgraduate CGPA 2.8
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Postgraduate CGPA 3.0
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Philippines
| £1000 Fee Waiver | £1500 Fee Waiver |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended A recognised Bachelor Degree in a professional subject with min grade point 2.8 and above |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended Advanced year entry with a recognised Bachelor Degree with min grade point 3.0 and above A recognised Bachelor Degree in a professional subject with min grade point 3.0 and above |
Postgraduate A recognised Bachelor Degree from a prestigious university with min grade point 2.8 and above or equivalent A recognised Master's Degree with min grade point 2.8 and above |
Postgraduate A recognised Bachelor Degree from a prestigious university with min grade point 3.0 and above or equivalent A recognised Master's Degree with min grade point 3.0 and above |
Qatar
| £1000 Fee Waiver | £1500 Fee Waiver |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended Foundation/Extended: Over 80% from Qatar Senior School Certificate Year 1 entry 55% in a recognised institution |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended Foundation/Extended: Over 85% from Qatar Senior School Certificate Year 1 entry 60% in a recognised institution |
Postgraduate GPA 3.0
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Postgraduate GPA 3.2
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Russia
| £1000 Fee Waiver | £1500 Fee Waiver |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended Foundation/ Extended UG Advanced Entry
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Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended Foundation/ Extended UG Advanced Entry |
Postgraduate Bachelor degree/ specialist diploma with 3/5
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Postgraduate Bachelor degree/ specialist diploma with 4/5
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Saudi Arabia
| £1000 Fee Waiver | £1500 Fee Waiver |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended Foundation and extended programmes: Over 80% Tawjihiya Year 1 entry 55% in a recognised foundation programme Higher Technical Institute Diploma or a Junior Health College Diploma - GPA 2.5 Associate degree minimum GPA of 2.7/4.0 or 3.5/5.0
|
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended Foundation and extended programmes: Over 83% Tawjihiya Year 1 entry 60% in a recognised foundation programme Higher Technical Institute Diploma or a Junior Health College Diploma - GPA 2.7 Associate degree minimum GPA of 3.0/4.0 or 4.0/5.0 |
Postgraduate GPA 2.8/4.0 or 3.6/5.0
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Postgraduate GPA 3.0/4.0 or 3.8/5.0
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Singapore
| £1000 Fee Waiver | £1500 Fee Waiver |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended A-level with minimum 260 tariff points/BCC Diploma/HND Diploma with min CGPA 2.8 Recognised polytechnic Diploma with min CGPA 2.8 and above
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Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended Diploma/HND Diploma with min CGPA 3.0 and above Recognised polytechnic Diploma with min CGPA 3.0 and above
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Postgraduate A recognised Bachelor Degree with min CGPA 2.8 |
Postgraduate A recognised Bachelor Degree with min CGPA 3.0 and above |
South Africa
| £1000 Fee Waiver | £1500 Fee Waiver |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended National Senior Certificate with 60% |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended |
Postgraduate Bachelor Degree with 60%
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Postgraduate Bachelor Degree with 70%
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Sudan
| £1000 Fee Waiver | £1500 Fee Waiver |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended Foundation programme with a pass grade |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended |
Postgraduate Bachelor degree with 60% in an appropriate field
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Postgraduate Bachelor degree with 70% in an appropriate field
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Thailand
| £1000 Fee Waiver | £1500 Fee Waiver |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended M6 with min GPA 2.8 and above Advanced Entry with a recognised Bachelor degree with min GPA 2.5 |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended |
Postgraduate A 4 years recognised Bachelor Degree with min GPA 2.5
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Postgraduate A 4 years recognised Bachelor Degree with min GPA 2.7 and above
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Uganda
| £1000 Fee Waiver | £1500 Fee Waiver |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended Recognised foundation programme with 62% National diploma with 3.3/4.0 or 4.1/5.0 Two B grades at A level UCE six subjects with a score of 3 or better Advanced entry 2nd year entry an HND with 2.6/4.0 or 3.1/5.0 3rd year entry an HND with 3.1/4.0 or 4.1/5.0 Two B grades in UACE
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Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended Recognised foundation programme with 65% National diploma with 3.5/4.0 or 4.5/5.0 Three B grades at A level UCE three subjects with a score of 2 or better Advanced entry 2nd year entry if you have an HND with 3.2/4.0 or 4.2/5.0 3rd year entry if you have an HND with 3.2/4.0 or 4.2/5.0 Three B grades in UACE
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Postgraduate CGPA 2.8
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Postgraduate CGPA 3.0
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USA
| £1000 Fee Waiver | £1500 Fee Waiver |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended Recognised Associate degree for advanced standing GPA 2.8
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Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended Recognised Associate degree for advanced standing GPA 3.00
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Postgraduate Bachelor degree from an accredited university GPA 2.8
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Postgraduate Bachelor degree from an accredited university GPA 3.00
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UK- based international students
| £1000 Fee Waiver | £1500 Fee Waiver |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended Minimum of 2Bs at A level
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Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended Minimum of 3Bs at A level
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Postgraduate Recognised Bachelor degree with a minimum of 2:2
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Postgraduate Recognised Bachelor degree with a minimum of 2:1
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Vietnam
| £1000 Fee Waiver | £1500 Fee Waiver |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended Complete first year / associate degree min GPA 7/10 |
Undergraduate/Foundation/Extended |
Postgraduate Bachelor degree (bang tot nghiep dai hoc) min GPA 7/10 |
Postgraduate Bachelor degree (bang tot nghiep dai hoc) min GPA 8/10 |
English Level Scholarship
This Scholarship is awarded based on your UKVI IELTS scores.
If you achieve a UKVI IELTS score of 0.5 above the minimum requirement for your course, you can receive £1,000
If you achieve a UKVI IELTS score of 1.0 above the minimum requirement for your course, you can receive £1,500
If you hold an English language test score other than UKVI IELTS, you have the option to submit it and sit an interview with the English Language Centre.
The following table will be used to work out whether you have scored the equivalent of half a band or a full band above the score required for your programme, and are therefore eligible for a scholarship.
UKVI IELTS Ave required |
Lowest UKVI IELTS Band |
TOEFL Total |
TOEFL Minimum Bands |
PTE Ave |
PTE Lowest Band |
Cambridge |
Cambridge lowest band |
Trinity overall |
Trinity lowest band |
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R |
W |
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5.5 |
5.5 |
72 |
17 |
18 |
17 |
20 |
51 |
51 |
162 |
140 |
ISE II Pass |
ISE II Pass |
6.0 |
5.5 |
80 |
17 |
18 |
17 |
20 |
52 |
51 |
169 |
140 |
ISE II Merit |
ISE II Pass |
6.5 |
5.5 |
90 |
17 |
18 |
17 |
20 |
58 |
51 |
176 |
140 |
ISE II Distinction |
ISE II Pass |
7.0 |
5.5 |
100 |
17 |
18 |
17 |
20 |
66 |
51 |
185 |
140 |
ISE III Pass |
ISE II Pass |
7.5 |
5.5 |
110 |
17 |
18 |
17 |
20 |
74 |
51 |
191 |
140 |
ISE III Merit |
ISE II Pass |
If you combine your in-country qualification with an interview with the ELC, the following criteria will apply.
Country |
Name of exam |
Accepted grades/marks |
£1,000 Scholarship |
£1,500 Scholarship |
India |
CBSE XII |
70% + |
75% -79% |
80% + |
India |
CBSE XII - Functional English |
70% + |
75% -79% |
80% + |
India |
CBSE XII English core |
70% + |
75% -79% |
80% + |
Malaysia |
SPM |
Grades A - C |
C |
B+ |
Nigeria |
WAEC |
Grades A1 - C6 |
C5 |
C4+ |
Nigeria |
NECO |
Grades A1 - C6 |
C5 |
C4+ |
Uganda |
Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education |
Grades 1 - 6 |
Grade 3 |
Grade 4+ |
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