International Alumni Discount

We have a range of scholarships and discounts available to international students. You can apply for scholarships once you have received an offer from us.

You must be applying for a full-time degree. Applications for postgraduate research, online studies, foundation and pre-sessional language programmes are not eligible for a discount or scholarship. Read our full terms and conditions.

25% alumni discount

The 25% alumni discount is available if you graduated in the academic years 2023/24 or 2024/25 and are fully enrolled on a postgraduate programme by July 2026. 

This offer applies to full-time and part-time campus-based masters programmes and is applicable for students who have graduated from a full-time or part-time undergraduate degree course at the University of Derby. This offer also applies to any graduate wishing to progress onto an online postgraduate programme.*

*Exclusions apply:

• Postgraduate research courses
• PGCE courses
• Corporate learning programmes
• LBR programmes (learning beyond registration)
• CPD courses
• Integrated masters
• MSc Pre-registration courses
  • MSc Nursing (Adult) Pre-registration
  • MSc Nursing (Mental Health) Pre-registration
  • MSc Diagnostic Radiography Pre-registration
  • MSc Occupational Therapy Pre-registration

10% alumni discount

All other alumni will receive a 10% discount. This is applicable if you graduated before 2023/24 and is not in addition to the 25% discount. 

This offer applies to full-time and part-time campus-based masters programmes and is applicable for students who have graduated from a full-time or part-time undergraduate degree course at the University of Derby.* This offer also applies to any graduate wishing to progress onto an online postgraduate taught programme. 

If you enrol on a PhD or DProf, you will also be eligible for a 10% discount. The discount is fixed, regardless of when you graduated. You can find further information on our postgraduate research fees and funding page.

*Exclusions apply:

• PGCE courses
• Corporate learning programmes
• LBR programmes (learning beyond registration)
• CPD courses
• Integrated masters
• MSc Pre-registration courses
  • MSc Nursing (Adult) Pre-registration
  • MSc Nursing (Mental Health) Pre-registration
  • MSc Diagnostic Radiography Pre-registration
  • MSc Occupational Therapy Pre-registration

How it works

Discounts must be requested at the time of enrolment and will not be automatically applied. You will need to provide your degree certificate when enrolling as evidence that you have studied with us before.

To check whether the discount applies to the course you intend to study, call the Student Records and Awards team on +44 (0)1332 593110 or email studentrecordsandawards@derby.ac.uk.