There are two levels of scholarships awards available for 2026 entry - The Henley Business School Excellence Scholarship and the Henley Business School Excellence Scholarship – Dean’s List. The difference in the scholarships is reflected in the amount awarded as a tuition fee discount and the wording on the certificate that you receive. 

Home students: High potential scholars will be awarded up to a maximum of £5,000, as a reduction on tuition fees, based on potential and academic performance.

International students: High potential scholars will be awarded between £2,000 and a maximum of £7,000 as a tuition fee waiver based on potential and academic performance.

Scholarships are automatically awarded and consider several factors prioritising quality, based on an Admissions dept assessment of the application. The panel will also consider the World Bank PPP Conversion Factor to offer potentially higher amounts of funding to low- and middle- income countries to widen access to UK HE from countries with lower income levels. All scholarships are awarded as a reduction in tuition fees.

Awarding commences in November and concludes in July. If you are successful, you will receive an email from the Henley Scholarships Team shortly after your offer. This typically takes up to two weeks but may take up to four weeks during busy periods.

£970,000 awarded in four stages to reflect the application cycle and timings from different regions, with the goal of supporting a fair and equal distribution of awards. Any unclaimed allocation will be rolled forward to the next period. 

Full details will be provided in your scholarship award notification. You need to accept within four weeks of the award offer, and you will need pay a deposit to secure your place on your programme.

All applications will be treated separately, so if you hold offers for multiple programmes, each will be judged on its own merits. It is possible to receive a scholarship for more than one course.

No. Outstanding candidates can be recognised and rewarded with the Dean’s List awards. 

Henley Business School and/or University of Reading Alumni receive a 20% discount off tuition fees for 2026 entry, which is applied to the first year of tuition fees in the case of full-time students or split over two years for part-time students. The alumni discount can be combined with a scholarship. Eligible students will qualify automatically, so no additional application is needed.

No, you will automatically be contacted by email if you are awarded a scholarship. Your application remains eligible for a scholarship throughout the application process, so even if you are not awarded immediately your application will continue to be reviewed and considered and you will be automatically contacted if successful. We aim to get back to you as quickly as possible and ideally within four weeks. The time may be shorter (or longer) depending on the volume of applications received.

Please note that scholarship application is via the University of Reading applicant hub once an offer has been made. You can only apply when you have received an offer (conditional or unconditional). When you view your offer in the hub you will see the link to apply for scholarship(s) relevant to your offer. Find out more information on the AfRES Scholarship, including the application deadline and scholarship value.