University of Glasgow 2025 Undergraduate Talent Scholarships

The University of Glasgow is awarding c.50 undergraduate Talent Scholarships to support students who could face financial difficulties in taking up their place to study at the University for 2025 entry. The value of each scholarship is typically £1,500 p.a. for each year of the degree programme, subject to satisfactory progress. Talent Scholarships are available to students entering any of the University's Colleges.

• Table of Content
• About University of Glasgow
• Undergraduate Talent Scholarships
• Aim and Benefits of Undergraduate Talent Scholarships
• Requirements for Undergraduate Talent Scholarships Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Undergraduate Talent Scholarships
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About University of Glasgow

Undergraduate Talent Scholarships

Application Deadline	01 Jun 2025
Value	£1,500
Country to study	United Kingdom
School to study	University of Glasgow
Type	Undergraduate
Sponsor	University of Glasgow
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of Undergraduate Talent Scholarships

£1,500 per year, for each year of degree programme.

Requirements for Undergraduate Talent Scholarships Qualification

To be eligible, applicants must:

• Be ordinarily resident in Scotland for 3 years prior to the start of their programme, for a purpose other than studying, and be classified as a 'Home' student for fee purposes.
• Hold the offer of a place to study, full-time, at the University of Glasgow in the 2025/26 session.
• Be undertaking their first undergraduate degree.
• Provide evidence that their, or their family's, circumstances are such that they may find it difficult to take up a place at the University for financial or other reasons.
• Provide evidence of excellent academic achievement before starting University (see below).

Interview date, Process and Venue for Undergraduate Talent Scholarships

Academic Criteria

The Talent Scholarships Panel will give significant weight to academic attainment.  As the scholarships are competitive, the level of academic attainment necessary to obtain a scholarship will depend on the field of applicants in any given year.  The Panel would, however, normally expect a Talent Scholarship holder to have minimum qualifications that were broadly comparable to their UCAS offer: BBBB-AABB at Higher.

SWAP

SWAP applicants are required to have a minimum of ABB.

University of Glasgow Access

BB

(Applications from students participating in other access programmes will be considered on individual merit)

HN Qualifications

Applicants must normally achieve A grades in each of their Graded Units to be considered for a Talent Scholarship.

Application Deadline

June 1, 2025

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to University of Glasgow on app.geckoform.com to apply

Please submit your application by selecting the "Apply Now" button at the top of this page. If you have not yet received an offer for a programme from the University of Glasgow, please wait until your offer is confirmed before applying. Submitting a scholarship application without a programme offer will render your application invalid.

The application deadline is 11:00 pm on 1st June 2025. No applications will be accepted after this date.

Please note:

As part of this application form you will be asked to include 2 personal statements:

1. A statement detailing your motivation and commitment to education

and

2. A statement detailing financial and family circumstances which would make it difficult to take up your place at university without a talent scholarship

We recommend that you compose and save your statements separately before commencing your application form. You can then copy and paste your statements into the relevant section of the form. There is a 4000 word character limit on each.

You will be asked to provide financial information, such as household income information.

You will also need to provide details of a referee (teacher, college tutor etc.) who can provide a supporting statement. It is your responsibility to contact your referee and request that they send the reference to [email protected] before the application deadline.

PLEASE NOTE: As the applicant, it is your responsibility to upload relevant supporting evidence, as requested through the application form. 

For more details, visit University of Glasgow scholarship webpage