United Kingdom & European Union Postgraduate Scholarships
United Kingdom Postgraduate Scholarships
Our range of scholarships can be combined with Student Finance England Loans and other sources of personal funding.
| Scholarship | Qualifications | Amount (% reduction in fees) |
| Alumni Award | Previously studied bachelor level programme at Richmond, including Study Abroad and other visitors | 20% |
| Masters Recognition of Excellence Award | UK First 3.7 GPA (or International equivalant) |
15% |
| Masters Recognition of Achievement Award | UK 2.1 3.3 GPA (or international equivalent) |
10% |
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Terms & Conditions: 1.The Alumni Award, Masters Recognition of Excellence Award and Masters Recognition of Achievement Award may be subject to change in future intakes. 2.Postgraduate scholarships may not be held in conjunction with any other form of financial or scholarship support from the University. 3.Richmond has sole discretion to assign, vary or withdraw our awards. 4.We reserve the right to adjust the value, volume and eligibility criteria of our scholarships.
European Union Postgraduate Scholarships
The table below includes the details of all the Postgraduate Scholarships available to students from the European Union.
| Scholarship | Qualifications | Amount (% reduction in fees) |
| Alumni Award | Previously studied bachelor level programme at Richmond, including Study Abroad and other visitors | 20% |
| Masters Recognition of Excellence Award | UK First 3.7 GPA (or International equivalant) |
15% |
| Masters Recognition of Achievement Award | UK 2.1 3.3 GPA (or international equivalent) |
10% |
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Terms & Conditions: 1.The Alumni Award, Masters Recognition of Excellence Award and Masters Recognition of Achievement Award may be subject to change in future intakes. 2.Postgraduate scholarships may not be held in conjunction with any other form of financial or scholarship support from the University. 3.Richmond has sole discretion to assign, vary or withdraw our awards. 4.We reserve the right to adjust the value, volume and eligibility criteria of our scholarships.
Examples of qualifications required by Country
Please see the table below to find out the qualification you need for our EU Unity and Diversity Masters Award.
Country |
Qualification |
Criteria |
| France | Grade de licence / Grade de licence professionnelle | 11 |
| Germany | Bachelor’s Degree, Fachhochschuldiplom / Diplom (FH) | 2.6 – 3.5 |
| Greece | ΠΤΥΧΙΟ / ΔΙΠΛΩΜΑ ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟΥ (University Degree / Diploma) | 6.0 |
| Italy | Laurea – Degree | 100 |
| Poland | Licencjat / Inżynier (Bachelor degree) | 4.0 |
| Portugal | Diploma de Estudos Superiores Especializados | 14 |
| Romania | Diplomă de Licenţă, Diplomă de Inginer | 8 |
| Spain | Título Universitario Oficial de Licenciado en [subject area] (Licenciatura o Graduado) | 6.0 |
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Student Finance England (SFE) Postgraduate Loans
SFE Postgraduate Masters Loans are available for postgraduate degree award programmes at Richmond. Loans funds contribute towards tuition fees, study expenses or living costs (paid directly to the student).
How to apply
Applications for SFE postgraduate loans are available online at the Student Finance England website or you can download and print the application forms to send your completed loan application by post.
External Finance Providers
The Sean Steadman Art Scholarship
| Scholarship | Amount |
| The Sean Steadman Art Scholarship | USD $1,000 |
This is one scholarship available to applicants commencing study at Richmond from January 2021 as well as current students at Richmond from any of the three programmes below, with a minimum 3.0 CGPA.
All applicants for this scholarship should send a submission of 500-1000 words on ‘How the degree programme you are applying for will help you reach your career objectives’, before Friday 27 November 2020, ideally together with some images taken from your portfolio (if relevant). The total sum amount of USD $1,000 will be deducted from tuition fees (one payment only, not for each year of study) and can be used in conjunction with SFE funding.
- BA Art History & Visual Culture
- BA Film & Photography
- MA Art History & Visual Culture
Sean Steadman was a student at Richmond, graduating in 2014 with a BA in Art & Design and then went into the MA programme in Art History & Visual Culture.
Please send us your submission with your application and entitle the document “The Sean Steadman Scholarship” via email to: admissions@richmond.ac.uk.
