Scholarships at University of Portsmouth

The Advanced Diploma Scholarship from the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) is worth £4,000. You can apply for this scholarship if you meet the following conditions:

• You're a Chinese mainland student

• Graduate from SQA

• You've firmly accepted an unconditional or conditional offer with us

• You've achieved, or are predicted to achieve, a general Graded Unit of A (i.e. AAA or AA) with no subject grade below 60 from your academic studies or you have significant, relevant social practices experience, or managerial or professional work experience

• You've achieved English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 with no component score below 6.0

• You haven't yet started your postgraduate course with us

You must apply for this scholarship before you start your course. Applications are open from 15 May 2025 – 15 June 2025 for September entry.

If your application is successful, we’ll assess your application and grades against other applications to decide the scholarship amount you’ll be granted. Your scholarship amount will be automatically discounted from your tuition fee at the start of your course.