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Find your place with a Postgraduate Student Support Scholarship

Broaden your horizons with postgraduate study

We are delighted to be offering 100 Postgraduate Student Support Scholarships to support UK students from low and middle income households who apply for postgraduate study starting in September 2025. These scholarships will consist of £3,000 per year for taught programmes or £2,000 per year for MRes programmes. You may also be eligible for our Alumni Fee Scholarship.
Find out more about eligibility and how to apply
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Your postgraduate journey starts here

Take your career further with postgraduate study. We deliver our courses through a combination of lectures, seminars and tutorials and with many of our courses available on a part-time basis, you’re sure to find something that works for you.

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I am deeply grateful to have been awarded a Postgraduate Student Support Scholarship from Durham University. Without this, my dreams of studying an LLM would have never materialised.

Bria-Rose Scott
Durham Law School

Why return to study?

Are you thinking of returning to university as a mature student? We have a range of full time and part time courses that will help you achieve your goals, whether it’s furthering your career, changing career, or pursuing a special academic interest.

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Financial support for postgraduate study

We're committed to supporting students irrespective of financial circumstances and we offer a range of support to help the brightest and best students access a world-class education.

Postgraduate Student Support Scholarships

Find out more about our Postgraduate Student Support Scholarships and how to apply.
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Alumni Fee Scholarships

If you apply for a Postgraduate Student Support Scholarship, you may also be eligible for our alumni discount.
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Postgraduate scholarships

Learn more about our range of scholarships and bursaries for postgraduate study.
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I would highly recommend applying for the Postgraduate Student Support Scholarship at Durham as it could enable you to benefit from all of the University's wonderful activities and societies.

Theo Whyte
Postgraduate student