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Inspiring Excellence Scholarships
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Achieve the outstanding at Durham University

The Inspiring Excellence Scholarships at Durham University offer £5,000 or £10,000 towards tuition for international students starting a postgraduate taught programme in September 2025, empowering top talent worldwide to achieve the outstanding at Durham.
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  • Explore our £5k scholarship

    Find out more about our £5,000 scholarship for international students towards tuition for a postgraduate taught programme at Durham starting in September 2025.

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  • Explore our £10k scholarship

    Find out more about our £10,000 scholarship towards tuition for international students enrolling in an eligible postgraduate taught programme at Durham starting in September 2025.

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Explore our £5k scholarship

Find out more about our £5,000 scholarship for international students towards tuition for a postgraduate taught programme at Durham starting in September 2025.

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Explore our £10k scholarship

Find out more about our £10,000 scholarship towards tuition for international students enrolling in an eligible postgraduate taught programme at Durham starting in September 2025.

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Take a look at our International Scholarship

Did you know that if you're from Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan or Vietnam you could also take advantage of our International Scholarship.

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Joining us from overseas?

Discover the specific entry requirements tailored to your home country and learn how you can take the next step towards an exceptional education at Durham.

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Studying at Durham helped me to find new solutions to global problems, preparing me for industry.
Gnaneswari Lagisetti
MSc Renewable and Sustainable Energy, India
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Being an international student at Durham University

Hear from our students about what being an international student at Durham University is really like.

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  • Chat with a Durham student

    Our student ambassadors are here to answer your questions about student life at Durham. They represent a range of different course and colleges.

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  • Why Durham?

    Durham is one of the world’s leading universities, as shown by our world top 100 position in the QS World University Rankings 2025. Nationally, we’re consistently a top ten UK university and ranked 6th in the Guardian University Guide 2025.

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Chat with a Durham student

Our student ambassadors are here to answer your questions about student life at Durham. They represent a range of different course and colleges.

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Why Durham?

Durham is one of the world’s leading universities, as shown by our world top 100 position in the QS World University Rankings 2025. Nationally, we’re consistently a top ten UK university and ranked 6th in the Guardian University Guide 2025.

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