Scholarships and bursaries
Each year, hundreds of students enhance their educational experience through a variety of Heriot-Watt and externally funded scholarships, including opportunities funded by the University's generous alumni community, based all over the globe.
For financial help with your studies, take a look at our scholarships and bursaries using the links below and use the search parameters to narrow your search for opportunities relevant to you.
We offer a range of scholarships to our offer holders and current students. You’ll need to complete an application for some of our scholarships and for others you’ll be automatically considered.
If you have any questions, please contact the scholarships team at scholarships@hw.ac.uk.
Browse our scholarships and bursaries
Key fact
We disburse over £6 million a year in fee and stipend scholarships - more than 400 students benefit from scholarship awards.
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Dubai Campus Scholarships
You may be eligible for a scholarship, bursary or discount that is available specifically to students studying at our Dubai campus
Malaysia Campus Scholarships
A range of scholarships and other financial assistance is available to help support the cost of studying at Heriot-Watt University Malaysia.
Offer holders
Information for undergraduate offer holders at Heriot-Watt University.
Our rankings
We are proud to consistently achieve across a number of key university league tables. Here is a summary of some of our most recent rankings and awards.