ASBS Global Impact Scholarship

Brief description: 

The Adam Smith Business School (ASBS) Global Impact Scholarship seeks to attract exceptional students from diverse backgrounds who aspire to make a meaningful difference in the world. This award supports individuals who have demonstrated resilience, curiosity and a commitment to driving positive change through their academic and/or personal endeavours.

Host Institution(s):

Adam Smith Business School in Glasgow University in UK

Field(s) of study:

• • Business Analytics
• • Corporate Finance & Banking
• • Data Analytics for Economics & Finance
• • Economic Development
• • Economics
• • Economics, International Banking & Finance
• • Environment & Sustainable Development
• • Finance & Management
• • Financial Economics
• • Financial Engineering
• • Financial Risk Management
• • Financial Technology
• • International Accounting & Financial Management
• • International Business
• • International Finance
• • International Financial Analysis
• • International Human Resource Management & Development
• • International Management & Design Innovation
• • International Strategic Marketing
• • Investment Banking & Finance
• • Management
• • Management & Sustainable Tourism (Dumfries campus)
• • Management with Enterprise & Business Growth
• • Management with Human Resources
• • Management with Marketing
• • Sustainability & Corporate Governance
• • Wealth Management & Private Equity

Number of Scholarships:

4

Target group:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Congo Democratic Republic of, Costa Rica, Cote d’Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Scholarship value/inclusions:

The scholarship is a full fee waiver + £15,000 stipend

Eligibility Criteria:

To be eligible, applicants must:

• • be a national from an eligible country
• • hold a conditional or unconditional offer of a place for an eligible postgraduate taught programme for September 2026 entry (see list above)
• • demonstrate academic excellence and achieve grades equivalent to a UK 1st Class Hons degree

Application instructions:

At the official website, you must click the Apply Now button to register and submit your scholarship applications. This scholarship will be assessed in 2 rounds. The round deadlines are 23rd February 2026 and 18th May 2026 at 11:59AM. 

Each round will contain 2 stages. In the 1st assessment stage, your online application will be assessed and if successful, you will be invited to 2nd stage. In the 2nd assessment stage, you will be asked to submit a 2-minute video relating to Adam Smith Business School mission and values. Video submission deadlines are 2nd March or 26th May, depending on awarding round.

It is important to visit the official website (link found below) to access the application form and for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship. 

Website:

Official Scholarship Website: https://www.gla.ac.uk/scholarships/asbsglobalimpactscholarship/