Studying in top universities and colleges in UK is a dream of number of students all over the world. There are number of universities in UK which are one of top universities in the world are always remained very popular amongst students since the time of there existence. A few of the top universities include University of Cambridge, Oxford University, University College London, London School of Economics and university of Edinburgh. Beside these popular colleges in UK, High standards of education, global exposure, number of international students and ample job opportunities around the world are a few of the other reasons that attract large number of international students towards UK.

Besides these reasons UK is one of the developed economies in the world and living standards in UK is quite higher than many other countries. There fore many students face problems in financing there study and stay in UK. There are many options in front of students that help students in evading the problem. A few of the options are bank loans, trust loans, financial wavers, scholarships and etc. Scholarships are one of the best options that enables students in supporting there stay and studies in UK.

There are number of Scholarships offered by universities, colleges, government bodies, organizations, trusts and other agencies. There are a few scholarships that students must consider seriously if they are looking forward to study in UK and these scholarships are listed below which includes scholarships offered by British Council and other agencies.

•British Chevening scholarship: This Scholarship is awarded by British government for those students and professionals who are looking forward for studying post graduate and research education in UK. As per the records more than 1800 Indian students are benefited by this scholarship program. The Scholar ship program is divided in two parts long term scholarship and short term scholarship. Long term scholarship is awarded to those students who are enrolled in one year post graduation program in any of the institution in UK. On the other hand short term scholarship is given to those students or professionals who are undergoing short term training or research work.

•Commonwealth Scholarship: Commonwealth scholarship is awarded by Common wealth scholarship commission to those students who are from common wealth countries. Scholarship Program for Indian students is managed by association of common wealth Universities, British Council and ministry of HRD government of India. The scholarship program is offered for more than 50 different subjects that includes subjects like medical science, engineering, agriculture, humanities and cultural courses and courses in pure and applied science.

•Charles Wallace India Trust Award: Charles Wallace India trust award are given for Indian students going for post graduation and research programs in UK. The awards deem primarily on the arts and humanities and the organization provides up to 50 grants annually for Indians. There are 6 various fields in which these awards are provided which includes humanities, journalism, English studies, museum studies and curatorship, visual and performing art and architectural and material conservation.

•Scottish International Scholarship: Scottish International Scholarship is awarded to those international students who are going to pursue there one year post graduation from Institutions in Scotland. Scholarship is awarded on the basis of priority of fields which include science and technology and humanities and cultural studies.

Along with these major scholarships there are few other scholarships which you must look up to which include Ford Foundation Visiting Scholarship, Rhodes scholarship, The Skoll scholarship program, Oxford and Cambridge Society of India, The Dorothy Hodgkin postgraduate Award and Felix scholarship. This scholarship surely plays key role in supporting the studies international students who wants to study in UK.