Commonwealth Scholarship Plan
Full scholarships for Commonwealth students enable them to study in other Commonwealth countries. Grants are for one to three years and usually cover the cost of travel, tuition fees and living expenses. In some cases, additional allowances may be available for help with books and clothes. For details, visit http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/ or write to: Commonwealth Awards Division, Association of Commonwealth Universities, John Foster House, 36 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PF; tel: 020 7387 8572; awards@acu.ac.uk
British Chevening Scholarships
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office also lists scholarships at http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-us/what-we-do/scholarships/. Among these are the British Chevening Scholarships for students wishing to follow full-time taught or research postgraduate-level courses in any subject at UK universities or colleges in the public sector. Most scholarships are mainly for one year, but awards are also occasionally given for shorter vocational courses/research attachments. Awards are given to cover all or part of the cost of the period of study. Contact the British Embassy, British High Commission or British Council Office in your own country.
British Council Fellowship Programmes
Full scholarships for professionals in fields are considered by the British Council to be of special importance in the candidate's own country. Grants are for postgraduate study or research and range from short attachments to research leading to a PhD. They can vary in size – from small grants to fellowships which will cover fees and living expenses. For details, visit http://www.britishcouncil.org/new/, contact the British Council in your own country, or write to: Fellows and Scholars Department, The British Council, 10 Spring Gardens, London SW1A 2BN (tel: 020 7930 8466) or International Student Services Unit, Regional Services Dept, The British Council, Bridgewater House, 58 Whitworth Street, Manchester M1 6BB (tel: 0161 957 7000)
The British Council provides a useful guide discussing funding options for international students here:
http://www.britishcouncil.org/eduk-sources-of-funding-2007-08.pdf
Overseas Research Scholarships
Open to any international student of outstanding academic merit, this scheme provides a partial scholarship which only covers the difference between home student fees and international fees. Applicants must have accepted a PhD place at a participating university before they can apply. Applications are made through the university and should be complete by the end of January (for a course beginning in October). Visit www.orsas.ac.uk for more details.
Postgraduate studentships
This is a dedicated website in the UK which brings together different types of funding opportunities open to potential postgraduates. Various study and funding providers are listed here:
http://www.postgraduatestudentships.co.uk/organization
http://www.postgraduatestudentships.co.uk/students/funding
The Scottish Computer Science and Informatics Alliance
The Scottish Computer Science and Informatics Alliance (SICSA) provides full PhD studentships for cutting edge computer science research. These scholarships are available for exceptional students from anywhere in the world (not just from UK or EU) and pays for tuition fees and living expenses for 3.5 years. You should have a 1st class undergraduate degree or MSc with distinction in computer science. Recipients of this award will get an opportunity to study in one of Scotland's world-class universities.
For further details please refer to http://www.sicsa.ac.uk/graduate-academy/prize-studentships
Other sources:
Each university has their own scholarships available to students. Most of these are accessible through the university websites. However, they are most often very small grants covering a certain aspect of the course, living fees, etc.
The best way to go about funding would be to check if you are eligible for each of the major scholarships first, and then check the individual university scholarships if a student is not able to get a major grant.
The government also allows students to work upto 20 hours. However, considering the current economy student jobs are not that easily accessible.
