Scholarships and Awards

A £3,000 discount is available for students who progress from the following ICRGU Foundation courses:

• Pharmacy
• Life Sciences
• Health Sciences
• Nursing

Eligibility

Students must:

• Be full-time, on-campus international students
• Be self-funded
• Be joining ICRGU for the September 2024 intake. (This is not transferrable/cannot be used in conjunction with any other financial award.)

Fee reduction will only apply from the Year 1 studies at Robert Gordon University, not the ICRGU pathway.

How to apply

Applicants are not required to submit a scholarship application. Those who satisfy the above criteria will automatically receive this award from RGU after their progression from ICRGU. (The award is applied to the student’s account on entry to RGU Year 1 only.)

For September 2024, ICRGU offers a variety of course-specific financial awards which are applied to ICRGU Year 1 courses and deducted from the second semester of study.

These are available for the following courses:

• Engineering
• Architecture
• Art and Design
• Computing

Eligibility

Students must:

• Hold an Unconditional Offer
• Have paid 50% of their course fee deposit
• Be joining ICRGU for the September 2024 intake. (This is not transferrable/cannot be used in conjunction with any other financial award.)

How to apply

For more information, please email admissions@ic.rgu.ac.uk or get in touch via Studylink.

RGU International Student Discount for Master’s Students of £2,000 is available for students enrolling onto RGU courses up to and including September 2024.

Eligibility

Students must:

• Be full-time, on-campus international students
• Be self-funded
• Be joining a Pre-Master’s course leading to an RGU MSc degree

Fee reduction will only apply from the Year 1 studies at Robert Gordon University, not the ICRGU pathway.

How to apply

Applicants are not required to submit a scholarship application. Those who satisfy the above criteria will automatically receive this award from RGU after their progression from ICRGU.

The International College at Robert Gordon University (ICRGU) is delighted to announce the launch of the Dr. Nyamondo Award for Pharmacy and Life Sciences, offering an ambitious student the opportunity to receive a £3,000 financial award towards tuition at ICRGU. This award is specifically for individuals from East and South Africa who aspire to pursue studies, and subsequently a career, in Pharmacy and/or Life Sciences. 

This scholarship is inspired by the remarkable achievements of one of our distinguished alumni, Dr. Kudzai Nyamondo. Kudzai began her academic journey with ICRGU in 2013, enrolling on the BSc (Hons) Bioscience with Biomedical Science course. Her passion and dedication culminated in the attainment of a first-class degree from Robert Gordon University. 

Originally from Zimbabwe, Kudzai’s personal connection to cancer science was ignited by her brother’s battle with the disease at a young age. This poignant experience fuelled her determination to make a positive impact, leading her to pursue advanced studies in Clinical Pharmacology in Scotland and ultimately earn a PhD in Cancer Science. 

We take immense pride in announcing that Dr. Nyamondo is now a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in Cambridge, focusing on blood cancer and its trajectory through DNA analysis. Her journey serves as inspiration for aspiring individuals to make meaningful contributions in their chosen fields. 

The establishment of this scholarship reflects our commitment to nurturing future leaders in Pharmacy and Life Sciences. It aims to provide talented individuals from East and South Africa with an opportunity to follow in Dr. Nyamondo’s footsteps and use their skills to create positive change. 

Students must:

• Be classified as an overseas student for fee purposes. 
• Be fully self–funding their studies.  
• Be a national of one of the following countries: 
  • Botswana  
  • Kenya 
  • South Africa 
  • Tanzania 
  • Uganda 
  • Zambia 
  • Zimbabwe 
• Be enrolling at the International College at Robert Gordon University (ICRGU) on Foundation leading to the School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences at RGU, for courses starting in September 2024 and January 2025.  

• This offer excludes existing students of the College already enrolled prior to February 2024. 
• This must be your first course of study at ICRGU.  
• The Dr. Nyamondo Financial Award of £3,000 will be applied as a discount off tuition fees for the foundation course at ICRGU only.  
• The bursary will be deducted from the second semester fees.  
• Applicants in receipt of this award cannot combine with any other discounts or offers provided by ICRGU.  
• If applicants are receiving full, non-repayable sponsorship from their home country, or another external provider, they are not eligible to receive any ICRGU financial awards. 
• Bursary holders are reasonably expected to co-operate in ICRGU’s marketing activities, such as providing testimonials.  
• If it is deemed necessary for a Bursary holder to suspend their studies prior to starting their course of study, the bursary will be held on account and carried forward to the year of resumption of studies, and the candidate will be expected to pay their personal contribution on a pro-rata basis. 
• ICRGU reserves the right to make, amend, withdraw, suspend or cancel without notice these and such other regulations as may be in force from time to time, and such decisions shall be final. 

To find out more, please connect with info@ic.rgu.ac.uk and a member of the team will provide you with further details on the application process. 

Navitas offers financial support in the form of family bursaries. A bursary applies where two or more students from the same family study with a Navitas member institution.

The first family member can be studying with a Navitas member institution at the same time as other family members, or they may have previously studied with any Navitas member institution. The bursary is granted to the second and subsequent family members who studies with a Navitas member institution. For the purpose of this bursary, a family member is defined as a husband, wife, brother, sister, mother, father, son, daughter or stepchild.

The bursary is equivalent to 10% of tuition fee for the first attempt at units or courses in the programme of study (ie a certificate, diploma, University Transfer Programme (UTP), University Pathway Programme, bachelor’s degree, Pre-Master’s programme, postgraduate qualifying programme or Master’s degree)* with a Navitas member institution (excluding the Mixed English option).† This amount is credited to the eligible student’s tuition fee account each academic term, with the amount being relevant to the number of units undertaken in that term. The bursary applies to the first programme of study only undertaken at a Navitas member institution and does not apply to additional units or repeat units that may also be undertaken.

A completed application must be submitted to the Navitas institution where the second family member is studying, together with supporting documents such as a birth certificate or family card.‡ Application forms can be obtained from the Navitas institution where the student has enrolled.

* Certificate programmes may also be known or registered a Foundation Studies or University Transfer Programme Stage I. Diploma programmes may also be known or registered as Undergraduate Pathway, University Transfer Programme Stage II or University Pathway Programme.

† The Navitas bursary is not applicable to any English language programme or any component of an English language programme offered by a Navitas member institution.

‡ The supporting documentation that is required will depend on the country where the student is enrolled.

The bursary is equivalent to 10% of the tuition fee for up to 8 units of study within one programme only with a Navitas member institution. The bursary does not apply to additional units or repeat units that may also be undertaken and excludes mixed English options.

• Family Bursary applies where two or more students from the same family study at a Navitas institution.
• The first family member can be studying at a Navitas institution at the same time as the other family members or may have studied at any Navitas institution previously.
• The family bursary is granted to the second and subsequent family members who study at a Navitas institution.
• Not have previously received a Navitas scholarship or bursary, or had a scholarship or bursary from Navitas withdrawn.

For the purpose of this bursary, a family member is defined as a husband, wife, brother, sister, mother, father, son, daughter or stepchild.

• Successful recipients will not receive any money from the Navitas member institution. The value of the bursary will be recorded on the student’s account each semester of study.
• The bursary does not apply to additional units or repeat units that may also be undertaken.
• Navitas bursary is not applicable to English language programme or any component of any English language programme offered by Navitas member institutions.

The Navitas bursary applies to students studying at ARU College, BCUIC, Brunel University London Pathway College, Charles Sturt University Sydney, Curtin College, Deakin College, Edith Cowan College, Eynesbury College, FIC, Griffith College, Hertfordshire International College, ICM, ICN International College, ICP, ICRGU, Keele University International College, La Trobe College Australia, Queens College, SAIBT, SIBT, SRH, Taylors College, The College Swansea University, The Hague Pathway College, UNIC, TMUIC, Twente Pathway College, ULethbridge International College Calgary, UMB GSSP, UA92, UC College, UCIC, UPIC, University of Waikato College, WSUIC, WSUSCC, WLIC

A completed application must be submitted to the Navitas institution together with supporting documents, such as birth certificate, or family card. The application form can be obtained from the Navitas institution where the student has enrolled.

Navitas is committed to helping students achieve their career goals by offering awards to outstanding students.

Navitas academic merit awards are awarded each term by each Navitas UK pathway college. Two students with the highest GPA in four or more subjects or courses will each receive an award.

A panel from each Navitas member institution will announce the recipients of the Navitas academic merit award upon the completion of each term and the release of the results. The recipients will be notified by mail and the successful students posted on the college website by consent.

The merit award is in the form of vouchers to a value of £500.

Students are not required to apply for the award, as it is awarded based on academic performance and all students are eligible.