ScottishPower International Master's Scholarship Programme 2025-26

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Key facts

  • Number of scholarships: 13 throughout the UK
  • Value: Full tuition fees and a monthly payment of £1,200
  • Opens: 5 March 2025
  • Deadline: 4 April 2025
  • Helps with: Equipment and study costs, Living costs, Tuition fees
  • Duration: 1 year

Summary

ScottishPower are launching a new call for Master's Scholarships for the 2025-26 academic year. This programme, which is aimed at graduates and final-year students, aims to promote excellence in the training of new generations and foster the employability of young people in sectors of the future. 

ScottishPower will provide scholarships for the 2025-26 academic year for postgraduate studies at universities in the United Kingdom in the following areas of knowledge:

  • Electrical / Mechanical / Civil / Electronic Engineering
  • Environmental Sciences 
  • Climate Change
  • Sustainability / Offshore / Geosciences / Oceanography
  • Meteorology
  • Wind Power Engineering
  • Physics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Data / Cyber / Cyber Security / Telecoms / Business Analytics / Cloud Computing

We are pleased that the University of Strathclyde has once again been listed as a trusted partner institution. However, please note that these scholarships are open to all ScottishPower partner institutions. The scholarships are neither administered nor awarded by University of Strathclyde.

In the International Master's Scholarship Programme ScottishPower are looking to develop a new generation of people with enthusiasm for learning, desire to innovate, and aspiration to transform the energy industry.

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Eligibility

Through its International Master's Scholarship Programme ScottishPower are looking to develop a new generation of people with enthusiasm for learning, desire to innovate, and aspiration to transform the energy industry.

  • Applicants must be in possession of, or expect to receive, a Bachelor with Honours at a minimum 2:1 (or equivalent) or Master’s degree from a recognised university on submission of the application. If the applicant is still in the final year of the academic course 2024-25, the grant will be contingent upon the applicant securing the university degree at the determined level at the end of the academic cycle in June/July 2025.
  • Applicants must follow the usual application procedure for the UK University they wish to attend. Applications submitted by students who have not submitted an application will be rejected during the selection process.  
  • Applicants may not be in receipt of any scholarship, financial aid, or other award of a similar
    nature from institutions and public or private foundations during the period that the
    scholarship is awarded for. 
  • Although the preference would be for scholars not have to take up a part time job while they study, we do understand that due to the current cost of living there may be a requirement for you to do so. We would be happy progress with a role so long that it did not interfere with your studies. 
  • Integrated Masters will not be funded as part of this programme.
  • Candidates who have previously been awarded a scholarship by ScottishPower, the ScottishPower Foundation or any of the other companies within the Iberdrola group are not eligible to apply.

Subject eligibility

Business, Civil & environmental engineering, Civil engineering, Computer science, Data analytics, Economics, Electronic & electrical engineering, Environmental engineering, Management science, Mathematics & statistics, Mechanical & aerospace engineering, Mechanical engineering, Naval architecture, Naval architecture ocean & marine engineering, Ocean engineering, Physics, Renewable energy, Science, Software engineering, Sustainability

Levels eligibility

Postgraduate Taught

Study modes eligibility

Full Time

Fee Status

England or N. Ireland or Rep. Ireland or Wales, Home (Scottish), International

Student type

Applicant

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Further information

The scholarship will cover the following:

  • Enrolment costs at the university in the United Kingdom.
  • £14,400 a year to cover per-diem and material expenses. This amount will be paid out in £1,200 monthly instalments.

The Scholarship will have a maximum duration of one calendar year from the beginning of the studies programme.

ScottishPower will also provide local support to the scholarship recipients where appropriate.

The amounts of the Scholarship will be paid in the currency of the country of origin i.e., UK Students in GBP. All payments will be subject to UK income tax. 

In return for the scholarship, ScottishPower are looking for each scholar to:

  • Promote career opportunities available within the company
  • Act as a STEM ambassador for the industry
  • Introduce future scholarship applicants to the scheme
  • Support any recruitment activities agreed on campus/virtually
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How to apply

Applications can be made online via the ScottishPower website.