University of Bristol 2025 Alumni Discount for Postgraduate Students

Applications are now open for the University of Bristol 2025 Alumni Discount for Postgraduate Students. Alumni of the University of Bristol can get a 25% reduction in the tuition fees that they pay for postgraduate programmes of study. The information on this page applies to students who start their programme in the 2025/26 academic year.

• Table of Content
• About University of Bristol
• Alumni Discount
• Aim and Benefits of Alumni Discount
• Requirements for Alumni Discount Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About University of Bristol

Before the University of Bristol, there was University College, Bristol University College, Bristol existed from 1876 to 1909 and was the precursor to the University of Bristol. Its history can be traced back to the efforts of John Percival, headmaster of Clifton College, to press for the establishment of such an institution. In 1872, Percival wrote to the Oxford colleges observing that the provinces lacked a university culture. The following year he produced a pamphlet called 'The Connection of the Universities and the Great Towns', which was well received by Benjamin Jowett, Master of ... continue reading

Alumni Discount

Aim and Benefits of Alumni Discount

Alumni of the University of Bristol can get a 25% reduction in the tuition fees that they pay for postgraduate programmes of study.

Requirements for Alumni Discount Qualification

To be eligible for the alumni discount, you must:

• Be starting one of the following eligible postgraduate programmes at the University of Bristol:
  • Postgraduate taught: LLM, MA, MRes, MSc
  • Postgraduate research: DDS, D Ed Psy, MD, MLitt, MMus, MPhil, MSc by Research, PhD
• Have previously graduated from the University of Bristol with an eligible qualifying degree at a lower level of study. For the purposes of this discount, we consider:
  • An undergraduate degree or integrated master’s degree (BA, BSc, BEng, BDS, BVSc, MBChB, LLB, MArts, MSci, MEng, MLibArts) as an eligible qualifying degree at a lower level than any postgraduate taught or research degree
  • A postgraduate taught degree (LLM, MA, MRes, MSc) as an eligible qualifying degree at a lower level than a postgraduate research degree
• Have not previously graduated from the University of Bristol with a degree at the same or higher level of study to the programme you are starting
• Pay fees directly to the University and be at least partly self-funded
• Be applying for a programme where fees are not charged on a modular basis.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

The discount applies automatically to all students who meet the criteria. You do not need to apply for this discount and there is no deadline. The discount will not be mentioned on your offer letter but will appear on your financial statement a few days after it has been issued.

For more details, visit University of Bristol Scholarship webpage