Scholarship Overview

GCU New Postgraduate Student Scholarship- Business Other Masters provides financial support, to academically excellent Indian students, for pursuing any Masters Degree course at the Glasgow Caledonian University, This scholarship is specifically meant for Indian students who are pursuing full-time Masters Degree course at the Glasgow Caledonian University, involves a one_time scholarship award of 2000 that can be used to pay for the tuition. Students must note that accommodation, health cover, application fees, etc. do not fall within the purview of this scholarship. Moreover, this scholarship will be awarded to a maximum of Varies depending upon the university students, one of whom might belong to a country other than India. To be considered for this award, applicants must have a Bachelor degree. International students seeing to avail this scholarship need to appear for English proficiency tests like IELTS and PTE. The following documentation is required from students in order to apply for the scholarship: SOP, LOR and Official Transcripts. Students are not required to submit a separate application for applying to the GCU New Postgraduate Student Scholarship- Business Other Masters, as their application will be automatically considered at the time of course application. Students are expected to return to India after the completion of their academic course.

Applicable course, university and country

This scholarship is applicable for Masters Degree

This scholarship is applicable for the following courses in Glasgow Caledonian University in UK

• MSc International Fashion Marketing
  MSc International Marketing
• MSc Luxury Marketing
  MSc Risk Management
• MSc International Human Resource Management
  MSc Human Resource Management
• MBA Luxury Brand Management
  MSc Environmental Management (Waste, Energy, Water, Oil and Gas)
• MSc International Management and Business Development
  MSc International Business Management

• Applicable for all Masters Programs

Scholarship amount details

Max scholarship per student: Pound 2,000 => Rs 2,16,160

Conversion rate used: 1 Pound = Rs. 106.18 (last updated 25th November 2024)

Scholarship amount will be given: One Time

Scholarship amount can be used for

Type of Expense	Indicates if scholarship can be used for this type of expense
Tuition & Fees	✔Scholarship amount can be used for this
Living Expense	×Not covered in scholarship
Accommodation	×Not covered in scholarship
Air Fare/Travel Expenses	×Not covered in scholarship
Spouse/Child Care	×Not covered in scholarship
Health Cover	×Not covered in scholarship
Application	×Not covered in scholarship
Others	×Not covered in scholarship

• Taught Postgraduate International and EU students will receive the following discount from their tuition fees:

  • £2,000 year 1
  • £1,000 year 2

Student Awards

Number of students to be awarded: Varies

Scholarship Eligibility

Special Restrictions

• No Special Restriction applicable

Exams Details

Exam name	Indicates if exam is required and cutoff (if any)
IELTS	Required (minimum score 6)
PTE	Required (minimum score 54)
UG	Required (minimum score 50.0%)

Eligibility

• Applicant must be self-funded
• Applicants must have any one of the following in the relevant subject:
• Four years Bachelor's degree (50% minimum; second class average over course duration)
• Three years Bachelor's degree (60% minimum; first-class average over course duration) OR
• UK honors degree 2:2 (or equivalent), with two years’ appropriate management experience if the applicant has a non-business degree (For MBA Luxury Management course)

• IELTS:
• 6.0 (with no band less than 5.5) 
• PTE: 54 with no element less than 51
• MSc Environmental Management (Waste, Energy, Water, Oil, and Gas) Prerequisites: science or engineering-related degree including environmental studies, engineering, planning, geology, geography, zoology
• Other management-related and relevant experiences will also be considered

Application Process for this scholarship

Application Documents

Type of documents	Indicates if this type of document is required to be submitted
SOP	Required
LOR	Required
Official transcripts	Required

• SOP:
• Statement of Purpose is required and should contain the following:
• Motivation for wanting to study this particular course, at GCU in particular, and how you have learned more about this course
• What interests you about your chosen course's content, and what makes it the most suitable one for you to undertake
• Was there a particular factor in your choice of institution, such as the local area, the reputation of the team involved in the course, placement opportunities, or similar?
• Your background, in relation to previous studies, employment or work experience, and why this course represents an appropriate progression from what you have done before
• Your plan upon graduation and how this course will help you realistically achieve your goals and objectives
• Should also outline why you wish to study in the UK, rather than study a course in your home country
• The statement of purpose should be your own work, conveying your own views, and should not contain text copied from the GCU website or elsewhere
• LOR:
• Letters of reference should be provided on company/institution headed paper and signed by the referee. Photocopies of these are fine
• Academic references should be provided by a current or previous tutor from your most recent studies
• These should outline your suitability for the course you are applying for, with some evidence possibly in relation to your academic abilities, personal qualities, or career aspirations
• Employment references should be provided by a current or previous supervisor or line manager from your most recent employment or work experience
• Letters of reference should not be provided by a friend or family member
• Academic Transcripts
• Academic transcripts must be official copies suitable for external purposes.
• Transcripts marked with wording such as "unofficial” or “student’s copy” are not suitable.
• Transcripts should not be screenshots or printed pages from a website

• Academic and professional certificates:
• Secondary school certificates should be from the examination awarding body (such as Cambridge, SQA, WAEC, Indian State Board Higher Secondary Education)
• English Language proficiency scores
• Provide a photocopy of passport identification pages

Scholarship Application

Students will be auto-considered for this scholarship when they apply for the courses on which this scholarship is applicable. No separate application is needed.

Important Dates

	Date	Additional Details
Application final end date	Not Available	No specific deadline is available

Please note that these dates could be in local country times and may not be IST (Indian standard time).

Contact email	scholarships@gcu.ac.uk
Phone number	+44 141 331 8770