This article contains information about the Alumni Scholarship.
What is the alumni scholarship?
The alumni scholarship is a 20% discount that certain students (where both the student and their course are eligible) are entitled to. This will be deducted from their course tuition fees.
How do I know if I am eligible?
To be eligible you must:
- If you are studying, or are due to start, a Postgraduate TAUGHT course you must meet the following criteria:
- Follow an eligible full time or part time postgraduate taught course, AND
- Have previously gained a Bachelors degree, Integrated masters (e.g. MParm, MEng) or LLB at the University of Portsmouth or a collaborative institution (this excludes Foundation degrees and HNDs) or a full stand-alone Master's qualification or PGCE from the University of Portsmouth or a collaborative institution (this excludes staged Masters e.g. PgCert, PgDip to Masters Top-Up), AND
- Pay your own tuition fees
- NOT be receiving a University Bursary or Scholarship
If you are studying, or are due to start, a Postgraduate RESEARCH course you must meet the following criteria:
- Follow an eligible full time or part time postgraduate research course, AND
- Have previously gained a Bachelors degree, Integrated masters (e.g. MParm, MEng) or LLB and/or a stand-alone postgraduate taught qualification at the University of Portsmouth or a collaborative institution and have NOT previously gained a Postgraduate research course at the University of Portsmouth or a collaborative institution, AND
- Pay your own tuition fees
- NOT be receiving a University Bursary or Scholarship
The alumni discount does not apply to students undertaking courses that are equivalent to or lower than qualifications already achieved. This is because students are not progressing to a higher level qualification. An exception to this criteria applies to students who hold a University of Portsmouth undergraduate and PGCE qualification, or a full stand-alone master's, who will be eligible to receive an alumni discount if they are undertaking a full Master's qualification.
The course you are taking must also be eligible. Please see below for details.
How do I know if my course is eligible?
To find out if your course is eligible, you can use our alumni course checker.The alumni scholarship excludes courses leading to PGCE or Master of Architecture qualifications and does not apply to courses of four year full-time study leading to MEng, MPharm or similar qualifications.
You must also be eligible yourself. Please see above for details.
I took my original degree when the University was a Polytechnic, can I still have the scholarship?
Yes, if you meet the above criteria and your current course is eligible, your qualification will be counted, no matter how many years have passed since you gained the qualification. This includes any qualifications gained whilst we were Portsmouth Polytechnic.
How do I get my scholarship?
If you are eligible for the alumni scholarship you will automatically be given the 20% scholarship off of your tuition fees. This reduction should be seen in the My Financesection in your student portal. If you believe you are eligible but the scholarship is not showing in your student portal, please contact Student Administration Services about this by emailing tuition.fees@port.ac.uk or phoning +44 (0)23 9284 5259 and we can investigate.