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 information

Scholarships team

Key fact

We disburse over £6 million a year in fee and stipend scholarships - more than 400 students benefit from scholarship awards.