Scholarships

Each year, The Glasgow School of Art has a number of Scholarships available for applicants and students to apply for. You can find details of awards for 2026/27 entry listed below.

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GSA International Clearing Scholarships

The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) is offering £4,000 scholarships to undergraduate applicants classified as international fee-paying who receive an offer through Clearing, as a contribution towards the cost of their studies for the 2026/27 academic year.

The Clearing Scholarship is automatically awarded to eligible undergraduate international fee-paying students who apply through Clearing and receive an offer to study at the GSA.

Scholarship Value:
£4,000 (a one-off award applied towards the first year's tuition fees only)

Academic Year:
2026/27

Open to:
International fee-paying students

Qualification Level
Undergraduate

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must:

• Be classified as an international fee-paying student.
• Apply through Clearing and receive an offer to study a full-time undergraduate programme starting in September 2026.
• Receive a form Clearing offer from the GSA.
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The scholarship is not available to:

• Applicants who already hold an offer from the GSA through the main UCAS application cycle.

The full terms and conditions for the GSA's International Clearing Scholarships are available here. For enquiries about the scholarship, please contact the GSA's Clearing team on clearing@gsa.ac.uk

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Cowrie Scholarship Foundation Scholarships 2026/27

The GSA has scholarships available through the Cowrie Scholarships Foundation, open for new undergraduate students joining the GSA in September 2026/27.

‍The eadline for applications is Friday  August at 4 pm GMT time.

Cowrie Scholarship Foundation

The Cowrie Scholarship Foundation (CSF) will offer a scholarship to support Black African and Caribbean heritage applicants from socio-economically underrepresented backgrounds.

The scholarship will provide a maintenance stipend of up to £8,000 and a tuition fee waiver for Rest of UK students for each year of your programme. Scottish students will receive a maintenance stipend of up to £8,000 for each year of their programme and should apply to SAAS for tuition fee support.

You can find full information about the Cowrie Scholarship Foundation Scholarships, including full eligibility criteria here.

To apply please complete the application form no later than by 4pm, Friday 21 August 2026.

If you have any issues, problems, or questions,please get in touch with Scholarships at scholarships@gsa.ac.uk 

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‍GSA International Merit Scholarships 2026/27

The Glasgow School of Art offers a range of tuition fee reduction scholarships for students classified as International fee-paying for September 2026 entry. These awards recognise the overall strength of an application, including portfolio, academic profile and personal statement.

Eligible applicants who hold a conditional or unconditional offer will be automatically considered.

Full details, eligibility criteria and consideration dates are available in the International Merit Scholarships 2026/27 guide.

For International Merit Scholarship enquiries, please contact the Admissions team at GSAMeritScholarships@gsa.ac.uk

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GSA Financial Support Scholarships 2026/27

The GSA Financial Support Scholarships deadline has passed for the 26/27 academic year, and the Scholarship Committee have made their awards.

Information on the 27/28 GSA Financial Need Scholarships will be published on this page in January 2027.

To see the type of awards are commonly available please see the list below:

Undergraduate Scholarships available (by Academic School)
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Mackintosh School of Architecture Scholarships 2026-27
School of Design Scholarships 2026-27
School of Fine Art Scholarships 2026-27
School of Innovation & Technology 2026-27

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Postgraduate Scholarships available (by Academic School)

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Mackintosh School of Architecture Scholarships 2026-27
School of Design Scholarships 2026-27
School of Fine Art 2026-27
School of Innovation & Technology 2026-27

‍Cross-School Programmes

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International Foundation Scholarships 2026-27‍

If you would like to talk to a Student Welfare Advisor regarding funding, please email welfare@gsa.ac.uk.

External Scholarships and Funding

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‍We expect that students will look at all possible avenues to procure funding to support their studies such as part-time employment, external scholarships and statutory funds. We have some examples and advice about looking for external sources of funding available here.

Scholarships Questions

All scholarships have been awarded, and we are unable to find alternative funding options for you. If you have any other scholarship questions, please email scholarships@gsa.ac.uk.