University of Liverpool Scholarships for International Students 2026

Yes. The University of Liverpool’s Online Programmes list tuition-fee discounts and scholarships specifically for online students, and notes that “a separate application form is not required” because it’s applied after you receive an offer.

Scholarships span many subjects across the University (use the scholarship finder to filter by course/level), and the recipient stories show that funding can apply to very different fields: Juhliad pursued health/medicine-related study (MSc Palliative Care), saying he was “fortunate to be accepted into an MSc program at the University of Liverpool,” while Afua pursued an engineering/architecture/sustainability pathway (MSc Climate Resilience and Environmental Sustainability in Architecture) and framed her goal as wanting to study “something that can change the future.”

For business, Liverpool also lists Management School awards alongside broader STEM and humanities options. For medicine: international students can apply to Medicine and Surgery (MBChB), but some Liverpool scholarships explicitly exclude clinical programmes (for example, certain undergraduate awards exclude Medicine/Dental Surgery), so medicine applicants should expect fewer “automatic” tuition-discount scholarships and should check each scholarship’s exclusions carefully.

Many Liverpool scholarships are open to international students broadly, and some are country- or residency-targeted (for example, “country” advancement awards and online regional scholarships/discounts). In the recipient stories on GlobalScholarships, you can see examples from different nationalities: Afua is Ghanaian (“English is the official language in my country, Ghana”), and Juhliad is Ethiopian and described applying multiple times before success (“I was selected on my third attempt.”).

Sometimes yes, sometimes no. It depends on your course and whether you qualify for a waiver. In the recipient stories, Juhliad met the requirement via testing (“I took the IELTS (7.5 overall score)”), while Afua described getting a waiver (“I obtained an English language test waiver… I did not take any language proficiency tests because English is the official language in my country, Ghana.”).

Yes, but it varies a lot by programme and level. In the stories, Afua said she had “a strong second-class upper” and also noted that “one must attain the grades to pass the eligibility criteria of the chosen University.” For some postgraduate taught programmes Liverpool has published more flexible entry approaches (often around UK honours classifications), while highly competitive courses (like Medicine and Surgery MBChB) publish specific academic thresholds.

It depends on the scholarship type, but most awards start with (1) being an eligible applicant/offer-holder for an eligible programme, and (2) meeting an academic threshold (some awards are automatic if you meet the criteria; others are competitive). The recipient stories show how Liverpool-bound scholarship applications often combine academics plus evidence of impact: Afua emphasized “Chevening is not all about grades but leadership and impact,” and linked her smooth admissions experience to her academic profile (“Having a strong second-class upper… the application and admission process was smooth and stress-free.”). Juhliad highlighted persistence and fit, saying he chose Liverpool because of “my passion for palliative care and the academic excellence of the University of Liverpool.”

Exact documents vary by programme, but commonly include your academic transcripts/degree certificates, references, and a personal statement (plus passport/visa-related documents later for international students). In Afua’s Liverpool application, she described essays and core supporting docs as “mandatory… coupled with submission of my transcripts, certificates, and references,” and said that “upon fulfilling all the requirements, I received an unconditional offer letter.” Juhliad also referenced the importance of essays and presenting yourself well, noting an earlier attempt failed because “I could not effectively present myself beyond what I communicated in my essays.”

For undergraduate applications submitted via UCAS, UCAS charges an application fee. For master’s applications submitted through Liverpool’s own postgraduate taught application portal, Liverpool doesn’t charge a separate application fee.