Key facts for the Vice Chancellor's Regional scholarship

Vice-Chancellor's Regional Scholarships 2025/6 (the “Scholarships”)

This Key Facts Document sets out the main details of the Scholarships, 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 Scholarships. 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 2025/26 academic year (September 2025 or January 2026 entry)

Application Process

1. There is no separate application form for this Scholarship. Your eligibility will be based on the information you provide to the University during the application process.
2. The Scholarships are applicable to the following regions:

Undergraduate and Postgraduate

• Africa
• China (mainland only)
• South-East Asia
• South Asia

Undergraduate only

• the Middle East
• the Americas

3. The University of Dundee Admissions Team will use information from your application to study to determine if you meet the eligibility criteria.
4. The verification process takes place at the initial Offer stage where you provide evidence that your current domicile (also known as area of permanent residence on your course application) is within one of the above regions or countries.
5. 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 reserves the right to withdraw this award if you have submitted information which is false, fraudulent, incorrect or misleading.

Who is eligible?

You must:

1. Hold an offer to study an eligible Undergraduate or Postgraduate Taught course at the University of Dundee:

• Undergraduate – Must hold an offer for a full time, on campus course – this excludes any programme in the School of Medicine or School of Dentistry.

Please note: The programme must be 120 credits per year.

• Postgraduate taught – Must hold an offer for a full time, on campus programme in any academic school. Note the programme must be 180 credits, apart from PGDip in Professional Legal Practice which is covered by the Scholarship.
• Postgraduate applicants from the Americas and Middle East are not eligible.
• Master of Research (MRes) and Masters by Research Courses are covered by this Scholarship.

2. Be starting your programme in September 2025 or January 2026.
3. Be classified as an International Fee-paying student by the University of Dundee.
4. Not be studying a PhD Course.
5. Have a programme tuition fee of £21,600
6. Any programme which does not have a fee of this value, or above, will not be considered for this award.
7. International College Dundee applicants are also eligible for this Scholarship. The Scholarships will be applied upon the applicant’s entrant year to the University of Dundee.
8. If you have been made an offer related to a Partnership with the UoD, you may be offered Partnership Scholarship. 
   Partnership Agreements students are entitled to either a partnership discount or a UoD Open Scholarship.
    

Scholarship Information

1. The value of this Scholarship is £4,000 per year of study.
2. Applicants from the above territories who receive the Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarships are not eligible to submit an application for the Global Citizenship Scholarship. However, if the academic criteria are met for the Global Excellence Scholarship before enrolment, it will replace the Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship.

• It is not possible to be awarded a Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship alongside either the Global Citizenship Scholarship or the Global Excellence Scholarship.
• You can receive only one of these Scholarships at any one time.

3. All scholarships are paid as a tuition fee waiver. No direct payment is made to you.
4. This Scholarship is paid in each year of applicable study:

• Undergraduate applicants can receive the Scholarships for up to 5 years of progressing study.
• Where the programme is a 3.5-year Undergraduate Degree (School of Business), then the Scholarships will only be applied in Year 2 onwards.
• Postgraduate Taught applicants (including Master of Research and Masters by Research) - where the course spans more than 12 months full time, and a full year tuition fee is due in each academic year, the Scholarships will be applied in both years of study.
• Where the tuition fee is reduced in Year 2, then the Scholarships will only be applied in Year 1.

5. Scholarships are awarded on an Unconditional basis. However, this is not linked to your application to study status.
6. Scholarships cannot be awarded on a pro-rata basis.

Key Information

1. This Scholarship is applicable in the entry year to the University of Dundee only and cannot be backdated to previous years. The University will not offer a Scholarship to students who have matriculated at the University in their chosen programme of study.
2. You are unable to combine the Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarships with any other University of Dundee scholarship, except for the following:

• Alumni Scholarship
• Community Scholarship
• If you are eligible for multiple scholarships, they can be combined to a maximum total of £7,000.
• 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 awards combined does not exceed the total University of Dundee tuition fee).
• If the external scholarship is less than the Vice-Chancellor’s scholarships, then you must select an applicable scholarship.
• If you have a fully funded external scholarship, the Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarships will be removed as all tuition fees will be covered.
• The University will not provide the Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarships as an additional award.

3. Should you wish to defer your entry to the University of Dundee, the following rules apply:

• Deferral within the same academic year: Scholarship can be deferred.
• Deferral to a new academic year: Scholarship cannot be deferred.

4. Clearing applicants are eligible to receive this Scholarship, and eligibility will be assessed as above.
5. The Scholarship will be suspended for periods of leave / absence. The Scholarship 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 £20,000. 
6. International College Dundee applicants are eligible to receive this Scholarship in the entry year to the main Degree at the University of Dundee.
7. 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 re-assess eligibility for scholarships and may withdraw the Scholarship Offer should your eligibility have changed.

8. If you have paid your tuition fees in full prior to being awarded the Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship, the value of the Scholarship will be refunded to you after you have enrolled at the University of Dundee. Alternatively, this can be transferred to your University accommodation account balance (if applicable).
9. This Scholarship is only awarded to you in the years in which full tuition fees are paid. This applies to applicants who may study abroad during their Undergraduate studies. The University of Dundee will confirm the status of the Scholarship where required.
10. All communication with you will be via email, and to the @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 this Scholarship.
• Requesting further information.

11. 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.
12. Should you withdraw from your programme of study, the University may be in contact regarding payment of fees and Scholarship balance.
13. All Scholarship decisions are final and cannot be appealed.