Key facts for the Alumni scholarship

Alumni Scholarship 2025/6 (the “Scholarship”)

This Key Facts Document sets out the main details of the Scholarship, as at date of publication. This document should be reviewed alongside the University of Dundee Scholarship and Bursary Terms and Conditions, as those terms and conditions will provide you with additional information that apply to you in respect of the Scholarship. If there is any inconsistency between this Key Facts Document and the University of Dundee Scholarship and Bursary Terms and Conditions, the provisions of the Scholarship and Bursary Terms and Conditions will prevail.

Date of publication

September 2024, applicable to 2025/6 academic year (September 2025 or January 2026 entry).

Application Process

There is no separate application form for this Bursary. Your eligibility will be based on the information you provide to the University during the application process.

1. This Scholarship will be automatically awarded to new Postgraduate taught applicants who are direct graduates of the University of Dundee.
2. If the Admissions Team have not automatically awarded the Scholarship, then you should complete our online Enquiry form explaining your eligibility.
3. You must ensure the information in your application and any supporting documentation is correct, complete, accurate and up to date as any award is based on this information. The University of Dundee reserves the right to withdraw this award if you have submitted information which is false, fraudulent, incorrect, or misleading.
4. Please note that a change of name, misspelling, or other changes in information can affect Admissions records and may mean that the award is not automatically allocated. In these cases, we will require verification of previous Student ID numbers and/or a copy of the degree certificate.

Apply and Award:

1. If you are not a current or previous University of Dundee student, then you may be eligible to apply if you have an immediate family member who has previously studied at the University of Dundee as detailed below.

An immediate family member (IFM) includes the following: 

• Mother
• Father
• Spouse
• Brother or Sister

2. We require evidence of the relationship alongside a copy of the Alumni degree certificate and/or Student ID number to confirm your eligibility.

• Evidence of a relationship can be a birth certificate, residential evidence, marital evidence or any other official documentation which confirms the relationship.

3. This information can be sent to us on our online Enquiry form this will then be verified by the Admissions Team. If eligible, the award will be applied to your record and an official award letter will be sent to confirm.

Who is eligible?

1. You must have either a conditional or unconditional offer to study one of the eligible TPG/ MRes programmes.
2. Be starting your programme of study in September 2025 or January 2026.
3. All Fee Status applicants are eligible for this Scholarship: Scottish, EU, RUK, and Overseas.
4. You are only eligible if you are studying at Postgraduate Taught level and are eligible to receive this Scholarship in Year 1 only.
5. The programme must be a full 180 credit programme. Programmes which are less than 180 credits, are not eligible for this Scholarship.
6. If you have not completed your full undergraduate or postgraduate taught degree at the University of Dundee but an IFM has, then you are eligible to apply for this Scholarship.

• The family member must have completed a full undergraduate or postgraduate taught degree at the University of Dundee.
• We cannot apply Alumni discount to an applicant’s record who does not meet the IFM criteria.

7. If you have studied at the University of Dundee as a Study Abroad or Exchange student, you will be eligible to receive the Scholarship if you are returning to Dundee to study a Postgraduate taught programme (out with any partnership agreement).

Award Information

1. The value of this Scholarship varies depending on the fee status:

• For Overseas applicants the value of the Scholarship is £3,000 GBP for 1 year only.
• For Home and RUK applicants the value of the Scholarship is £1,500 GBP for 1 year only.

2. The Scholarship is applied to your tuition fee balance, reducing the balance owed to the University. This Scholarship is not made as a direct payment and the amount cannot be increased in any circumstances.
3. If this Scholarship is applied after you have paid your tuition fees in full (pre matriculation), or after you have matriculated and have paid your full tuition fee, then the Scholarship value can be:

• Refunded after matriculation at the University of Dundee. This will be completed within 3 weeks of matriculation;
• Transferred to your University Accommodation account balance.

Key Information

1. The University of Dundee provides up to £3,000 for Alumni Students.
2. If you are not a direct graduate of the University of Dundee, but someone in your immediate family is, then you are also eligible for this Scholarship.
3. This Scholarship does not apply to any applicant entering at Undergraduate level, whether continuing or new.
4. This Scholarship is applicable in the entry year to the University of Dundee only (September 2025 or January 2026 intake) and cannot be backdated to previous years.
5. If you have studied a Pre-Sessional English programme at the University of Dundee and are continuing to study a master’s programme, this does not make you eligible for the Alumni Scholarship.
6. PG Certificate programmes are not eligible for this Scholarship. PhD Programmes are also not covered.
7. The programme must be a 12-month, full-time programme. If the programme is less than 12 months, then you are not eligible for the Scholarship.
8. The programme must be a 180-credit programme. If the programme is less than 180 credits, then you are not eligible for the Scholarship.
9. If you have applied for a Part Time, Distance Learning or CPD programme, then you are not eligible for this Scholarship.
10. Alumni Scholarship can be combined with:

• Global Excellence Scholarship, Global Citizenship Scholarship, or any Vice-Chancellor’s regional scholarships.
• If you have an externally funded scholarship that covers part of the full tuition fee, this can be awarded alongside one or more University of Dundee scholarships, (provided that the total of combined does not exceed the total UoD tuition fee).
• If you have a fully funded external scholarship which covers the full amount of University of Dundee fees, the Alumni Scholarship will be removed as all tuition fees will be covered by the external scholarship.

11. If you are from a University of Dundee partnership University and have a scholarship as part of this agreement, then you are not eligible to receive the Alumni Scholarship.
12. Should you wish to defer your entry to the University of Dundee, the following rules apply:

• Deferral within the same academic year: Scholarship can also be deferred.
• Deferral to a new academic year: Scholarship eligibility cannot be deferred and will be reassessed.

13. The Bursary will be suspended for periods of leave / absence. The Bursary will be reinstated on your return to full time study from the point on which your period of study was suspended. For the avoidance of any doubt, the maximum amount that can be paid under this bursary is £3,000.
14. Changes to the programme of study:

• If you change programme before/ during matriculation or after latest start date (30.09.2025), the University of Dundee reserves the right to reassess eligibility for scholarships and may withdraw the Scholarship Offer should your eligibility have changed.
• If you change Fee status or any other personal information before, during or after matriculation, the University of Dundee reserves the right to reassess eligibility for scholarships and may withdraw the Scholarship Offer should your eligibility have changed.

15. If you have paid your tuition fees in full, prior to being awarded the Alumni Scholarship, the Scholarship's value will be refunded to you after you enrolled at the University of Dundee. Alternatively, this can be transferred to the University of Dundee accommodation account balance (if applicable).
16. The Scholarship is awarded in the first year of study only.
17. All communication with you will be via email, to your @dundee.ac.uk email address. We may also communicate with other email addresses provided to us by you or alternatively via the online applicant portal. Types of communication may be:

• Confirming the Scholarship.
• Informing you that you have not met the criteria to be awarded the Scholarship.
• Requesting further information.

18. The University of Dundee is unable to disclose details of the Scholarship to anyone other than you unless you provide your consent to do so.
19. Should you withdraw from your programme of study, the University of Dundee Fees department may be in contact regarding payment of fees and Scholarship balance.
20. All Scholarship decisions are final and cannot be appealed.