Nottingham University Business School - [NUBS UK], Nottingham, England - Scholarship

Q: Do Indian applicants need a separate form for the 3,000 International Postgraduate Scholarship at NUBS?

No separate form is required. The 3,000 (INR 3.86 Lakhs) award is applied automatically to the Year 1 tuition bill. Every self-funded Indian offer-holder on a full-time NUBS masters or MBA at the UK campus qualifies. Externally sponsored applicants and Kaplan pathway students are excluded.

Q: What academic threshold do Indian undergraduates need for the International Undergraduate Excellence Scholarship?

Indian A-level candidates need AAA to trigger the 5,000 (INR 6.43 Lakhs) award. IB students need 38 points with 6-6-6 at Higher Level. CBSE and ISC students need a 95%+ best-of-four board score. The scholarship pays out only after enrolment confirms grades meet the stated threshold.

Q: Can the NUBS Alumni Loyalty Discount stack with the International Postgraduate Scholarship?

The 5,000 (INR 6.43 Lakhs) Alumni Loyalty Discount goes to Indian University of Nottingham UG alumni progressing to a NUBS masters. It usually replaces the 3,000 International Postgraduate Scholarship rather than stacking on top. Recipients receive the higher award: 5,000 in this case. Chevening and Commonwealth awards override both.

Q: Do Nottingham University Business School scholarships cover living costs in Nottingham for Indian students?

Only Chevening, Commonwealth Masters and the NUBS PhD studentships cover living costs. Institutional awards such as the 3,000 IPS, 5,000 alumni discount and 8,500 MBA Merit reduce tuition only. Nottingham student rent runs 750 to 950 (INR 96,428 to INR 1.22 Lakhs) per month. Indian applicants typically fund this via family remittance or the 20-hour student-visa work allowance.

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Nottingham University Business School lists 50+ scholarships across UG, PG and PhD study, of which 12+ are directly accessible to Indian applicants. Awards range from a £3,000 automatic postgraduate deduction to full Chevening funding covering tuition, stipend and airfare.

Standard 2026/27 MBA tuition: £33,800 (INR 43.46 Lakhs)
Tuition after £3,000 automatic International Postgraduate Scholarship: £30,800 (INR 39.60 Lakhs)
Tuition after £8,500 NUBS MBA Merit award plus £3,000 auto (best-case stack): as low as £22,300 (INR 28.67 Lakhs)
Next India-relevant deadline: Chevening Scholarship application closes 6 October 2026 at 16:30 IST

Currency Note: All INR conversions use the live rate of 1 GBP = INR 128.57 as of September 2026. Where two award tiers exist, the higher tier applies to first-class equivalents (top 10% of applicants) and the lower tier to strong upper-second-class equivalents.

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Nottingham University Business School Scholarships for UG Students
Nottingham University Business School Scholarships for PG / Master’s Students
India-Specific Scholarships at Nottingham University Business School
Nottingham University Business School PhD Scholarships
External Government Scholarships for Nottingham University Business School Applicants
Nottingham University Business School: Frequently Asked Questions on Scholarships

Nottingham University Business School Scholarships for UG Students

Scholarship	Amount (GBP / INR)	Eligibility	Deadline (IST)
International Undergraduate Excellence Scholarship	£5,000 (INR 6.43 Lakhs), single year	Indian applicant securing AAA at A-level or equivalent (95%+ CBSE / ISC best-of-four); self-funded; enrolling in a NUBS BA / BSc Management, Finance, Accounting or Economics programme	Automatic on enrolment for September 2026 intake; no application
UK International Undergraduate Excellence Award	£2,000 (INR 2.57 Lakhs), single year	Indian passport holders already resident in the UK on a dependant or family visa; first year of the degree	Notified by end of April 2026 for September 2026 intake
International Sports Scholarship	Up to £3,000 (INR 3.86 Lakhs) per year plus training support	Regional or national representation in a recognised sport; combinable with a NUBS BSc or BA offer	Tentative 31 May 2027 (annual cycle) for September 2027 entry
Music Scholarship (Instrumental)	Free tuition on primary instrument; approximate value £900 (INR 1.16 Lakhs) per year	Grade 8 distinction or equivalent, audition-based; open to any NUBS UG applicant	Tentative 15 May 2027 (annual audition round) for September 2027 entry

Indian A-level or IB students who firm a NUBS undergraduate offer trigger the £5,000 award automatically once grades hit the AAA equivalent. The award covers roughly one-fifth of the first-year international tuition of about £25,500 (INR 32.79 Lakhs). CBSE and ISC applicants qualify when their best-of-four board score sits at 95% or above.

The UK-resident variant matters for a smaller cohort: Indian passport holders already at UK sixth-forms or on family visas. It pays £2,000 flat in Year 1. Combining it with the £5,000 Excellence award is not permitted; recipients keep the higher of the two.

Nottingham University Business School Scholarships for PG / Master’s Students

Scholarship	Amount (GBP / INR)	Eligibility	Deadline (IST)
International Postgraduate Scholarship (automatic)	£3,000 (INR 3.86 Lakhs), single year	Indian applicants enrolling in any NUBS taught masters (MSc / MBA / LLM / MPA); self-funded; no other university award	No application; auto-applied to Year 1 fees on enrolment for September 2026 intake
NUBS MBA Merit Scholarship	Up to £8,500 (INR 10.93 Lakhs)	Full-time MBA applicants with 5+ years work experience, strong GMAT or verified academic performance, and a scholarship essay	Rolling; tentative final review round 30 June 2026 for September 2026 MBA cohort
NUBS Alumni Loyalty Discount	£5,000 (INR 6.43 Lakhs) tuition reduction	Indian applicants who completed a University of Nottingham UG or PG degree and are progressing to NUBS masters or MBA	Automatic on offer acceptance for September 2026 intake
MSc Marketing / MSc Business Analytics Departmental Award	£2,000 to £4,000 (INR 2.57 to 5.14 Lakhs)	Top-ranked applicants to the named MSc streams; awarded at course director discretion	Rolling; earlier applications weighted higher, tentative rounds close 30 April 2026 and 30 June 2026

The International Postgraduate Scholarship is the workhorse for Indian masters applicants at NUBS. It replaced the older South Asia Postgraduate Excellence Award, which paid £4,000 to £8,000. The new format is a flat £3,000 with no separate application form.

Every Indian offer-holder for a full-time MSc or MBA on the UK campus qualifies. The applicant must be self-funded and not sponsored by an external body. Kaplan pathway progressions and two-year masters second years are excluded.

The NUBS MBA Merit Scholarship is the largest institutional PG award for Indian candidates. Reviews run on a rolling basis. Submitting a strong file in October or November 2026 usually yields a decision within 4 to 6 weeks.

Reddit Insight: Indian MBA aspirants report the £8,500 NUBS MBA award skews toward applicants with 5+ years of managerial responsibility. A 700+ GMAT or a 65%+ Indian first degree materially helps. Applying inside the first two review rounds raises the offer size and the odds of a decision letter.

For a full picture of course fees before scholarship stacking, see the NUBS fees breakdown and the NUBS admission requirements.

India-Specific Scholarships at Nottingham University Business School

Scholarship	Amount (GBP / INR)	Eligibility	Deadline (IST)
International Postgraduate Scholarship (India-accessible slot)	£3,000 (INR 3.86 Lakhs)	Indian nationals holding a full-time NUBS masters offer; self-funded; no other university award or external sponsorship	Automatic; applies to September 2026 intake
NUBS Alumni Loyalty Discount	£5,000 (INR 6.43 Lakhs)	Indian University of Nottingham alumni progressing to NUBS masters or MBA	Automatic on offer acceptance
Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation Scholarship	Up to USD 100,000 (approx INR 83.68 Lakhs) covering tuition, living and one-way airfare	Indian nationals under 30 with a first-class Indian degree; NUBS MSc / MBA offer-holders qualify; competitive nomination	Applications tentative December 2026 to March 2027 for September 2027 intake
JN Tata Endowment	Grant up to INR 10 Lakhs plus loan up to INR 10 Lakhs at 2% interest	Indian graduates with 60%+ first degree; conditional on unconditional offer from NUBS or any UK university	Applications tentative November 2026 to January 2027 for September 2027 intake

The university retired its India-only South Asia Postgraduate Excellence Award in 2025. Its budget was rolled into the flat £3,000 International Postgraduate Scholarship. Every Indian offer-holder for a full-time MSc or MBA now qualifies without a separate scholarship form.

The simpler process reduced the ceiling for top-tier candidates from £8,000 to £3,000. Indian applicants targeting a bigger stack pair the £3,000 auto award with an external India grant. Inlaks and the JN Tata Endowment are the two most-used routes.

Inlaks caps annual awards at roughly 20 nominees globally and prioritises first-class Indian graduates under 30. JN Tata Endowment funds around 90 to 120 UK-bound Indian scholars per year, structured as a mixed grant and 2% loan. Both accept conditional NUBS offer letters, so file early in the offer cycle.

Nottingham University Business School PhD Scholarships

Scholarship	Amount (GBP / INR)	Eligibility	Deadline (IST)
NUBS PhD International Fully-Funded Studentship	Tuition £23,500 (INR 30.21 Lakhs) plus stipend £19,237 (INR 24.73 Lakhs) per year, 3 years	One international slot per intake; Indian applicants with a distinction masters and a supervisor-endorsed proposal	Rolling; strongest cases decided by tentative 31 March 2027 for October 2027 start
Midlands Graduate School ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership	UK maintenance stipend £21,805 (INR 28.03 Lakhs) per year plus tuition at home rate; International Fee Scholarship covers the shortfall	Indian applicants competing for the international quota (up to 30% of the cohort); social-science research question on a NUBS Business or Finance pathway	Tentative 13 January 2027 at 17:30 IST for October 2027 start (annual cycle)
NUBS Departmental PhD Bursary	Partial tuition remission, typically £5,000 to £10,000 (INR 6.43 to 12.86 Lakhs) per year	Applicants whose research aligns with named faculty grant funding; Indian nationals eligible	Rolling; contact prospective supervisor before formal application

PhD funding at NUBS is competitive. The school runs one fully-funded international slot per intake alongside its Midlands Graduate School allocation. Indian applicants routinely secure MGS studentships when their proposal fits a defined social-science method. The proposal must connect to a NUBS research cluster: Behavioural Science, Sustainable Enterprise or Financial Economics.

The MGS route is worth flagging. Home-rate tuition plus £21,805 stipend runs to roughly INR 84 Lakhs across three years. The International Fee Scholarship closes the international-fee gap for successful applicants. Draft proposals submitted to the NUBS PhD office before 24 November 2026 receive faculty feedback ahead of the January 2027 deadline.

External Government Scholarships for Nottingham University Business School Applicants

Scholarship	Amount (GBP / INR)	Eligibility	Deadline (IST)
Chevening Scholarship (India)	Full tuition, monthly stipend around £1,712 (INR 2.20 Lakhs), return airfare, thesis allowance	Indian nationals with 2+ years work experience (2,800 hours), 2:1 equivalent bachelors, and intent to return to India for 2 years; NUBS one-year taught masters and MBA both eligible	6 October 2026 at 16:30 IST for September 2027 entry
Commonwealth Master’s Scholarship	Full tuition, monthly stipend £1,712 (INR 2.20 Lakhs) outside London, return airfare	Indian nationals with 2:1 equivalent bachelors; must show financial need; NUBS MSc courses qualify (MBA does not)	Tentative September to October 2026 (annual cycle) for September 2027 entry
Commonwealth Split-site PhD Scholarship	Up to 12 months UK research funding plus stipend and airfare	Indian PhD scholars registered at an Indian university; NUBS host supervisor required	Tentative December 2026 for 2027 placement (annual cycle)
Felix Scholarship (partner UK universities)	Full tuition plus £17,220 (INR 22.14 Lakhs) annual stipend	Indian nationals under 30 with a first-class first degree; NUBS is not a Felix partner, but Indian applicants use a Felix outcome as leverage in NUBS scholarship files	Tentative 3 January 2027 for September 2027 entry (annual cycle)

Chevening is the flagship India-eligible route into a NUBS masters or MBA. Around 65 to 75 Indian awards are made per cycle across all UK universities. NUBS has hosted Chevening scholars every year since 2015. The 2027-28 cycle is open now and closes on 6 October 2026 at 16:30 IST.

Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships fund three to five NUBS MSc applicants per year but do not fund MBA study, which limits use for management consulting aspirants. Indian PhD candidates should treat the Commonwealth Split-site route as a research-visit top-up rather than a full doctorate fund.

Documents Indian applicants should ready before the Chevening portal opens:

2:1 or first-class Indian bachelor degree transcript with verified board conversion
Employer letter proving 2+ years (2,800 hours) of paid work by 6 October 2026
Three UK master offer letters or application receipts (final upload deadline tentative 12 July 2027)
Two academic or professional references submitted through the Chevening system

Reddit Insight: Indian applicants on public UK-study threads flag two practical points. Chevening’s 6 October cutoff is a hard system deadline, not a document-upload buffer. Reviewers routinely reject files that miss the two-years-and-2,800-hours work-experience proof. A verified employer letter attached at first submission avoids the second-round rejection loop.

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Nottingham University Business School: Frequently Asked Questions on Scholarships

Ques. What is the maximum scholarship stack an Indian MBA applicant can secure at Nottingham University Business School?

Ans. An Indian MBA applicant can stack two institutional awards. The £3,000 (INR 3.86 Lakhs) automatic International Postgraduate Scholarship pairs with the £8,500 (INR 10.93 Lakhs) NUBS MBA Merit award. Tuition then drops from £33,800 to about £22,300 (INR 28.67 Lakhs), inside the 50% university cap. A Chevening award covers full tuition plus stipend and flights, but overrides both institutional awards.

Ques. When should Indian applicants file Nottingham University Business School scholarships for September 2027 entry?

Ans. File Chevening between 4 August and 6 October 2026 for the 2027-28 cohort. Submit NUBS MBA scholarship essays in the first two rolling rounds, tentative October 2026 and December 2026. Midlands Graduate School PhD applications close on tentative 13 January 2027 at 17:30 IST. The £3,000 auto International Postgraduate Scholarship needs no application at all.

Ques. Do Indian applicants need a separate form for the £3,000 International Postgraduate Scholarship at NUBS?

Ans. No separate form is required. The £3,000 (INR 3.86 Lakhs) award is applied automatically to the Year 1 tuition bill. Every self-funded Indian offer-holder on a full-time NUBS masters or MBA at the UK campus qualifies. Externally sponsored applicants and Kaplan pathway students are excluded.

Ques. What academic threshold do Indian undergraduates need for the International Undergraduate Excellence Scholarship?

Ans. Indian A-level candidates need AAA to trigger the £5,000 (INR 6.43 Lakhs) award. IB students need 38 points with 6-6-6 at Higher Level. CBSE and ISC students need a 95%+ best-of-four board score. The scholarship pays out only after enrolment confirms grades meet the stated threshold.

Ques. Can the NUBS Alumni Loyalty Discount stack with the International Postgraduate Scholarship?

Ans. The £5,000 (INR 6.43 Lakhs) Alumni Loyalty Discount goes to Indian University of Nottingham UG alumni progressing to a NUBS masters. It usually replaces the £3,000 International Postgraduate Scholarship rather than stacking on top. Recipients receive the higher award: £5,000 in this case. Chevening and Commonwealth awards override both.

Ques. Do Nottingham University Business School scholarships cover living costs in Nottingham for Indian students?

Ans. Only Chevening, Commonwealth Master’s and the NUBS PhD studentships cover living costs. Institutional awards such as the £3,000 IPS, £5,000 alumni discount and £8,500 MBA Merit reduce tuition only. Nottingham student rent runs £750 to £950 (INR 96,428 to INR 1.22 Lakhs) per month. Indian applicants typically fund this via family remittance or the 20-hour student-visa work allowance.