What the official text does not say
The page does not state the value of the Global Impact Scholarship. Other awards listed on the same page carry figures such as a £25,000 tuition fee discount, a £12,500 tuition fee discount or a £10,000 stipend, but none of those figures is attached to the Global Impact Scholarship in the text. Do not assume the Global Impact Scholarship matches any of them. If the amount matters to your decision, ask the Adam Smith Business School directly before you rely on it.
The page also does not give a closing date for this particular award. It says only that to be eligible to apply for a scholarship you must have received an offer to study on an eligible programme and accepted your offer by the closing date. The closing date itself is not printed here.
The text does not list eligible nationalities for the Global Impact Scholarship. It does not say Nigerians are eligible, and it does not say they are not. Other awards on the same page are tied to specific countries — Vietnam, Scotland, China, India, Indonesia, the United States and Bangladesh — but the Global Impact Scholarship is not described in that way. Because the official text does not name the countries it covers, you should check with the provider whether your nationality qualifies before you build your plans around it.
Eligibility conditions that are stated
- You must have received an offer to study on an eligible programme.
- You must have accepted that offer by the closing date.
- The award is made by the Adam Smith Business School, so the eligible programmes are the school's own postgraduate taught programmes.
The page repeats the same two-step condition for every scholarship in its funding section: secure an offer, accept it, then apply for the scholarship. Nothing in the text suggests you can apply for the scholarship before you hold an offer.
How the school assesses applications
The description points to three qualities: resilience, curiosity and a commitment to driving positive change. Those are broad words, and the page does not set out a scoring rubric, word limit or required format. What it does make clear is that the award is aimed at people who can show a record of acting on that commitment, whether through academic work or personal endeavours. If you are applying from Nigeria, that is where your statement needs to do its work: point to specific things you have done, not to intentions.
The page also notes that the Adam Smith Business School is triple accredited, which is a statement about the school rather than about the scholarship.
Timing and how the school awards
For several of the awards on the page, the school says it awards on a rolling basis, that scholarships are limited, that awards are made from January onwards, and that funding may be allocated before the scholarship deadline. It advises applicants not to wait until the deadline and to apply as soon as they are eligible. That guidance sits in the shared funding section, so treat it as the school's general approach to its scholarships rather than as a promise about this one award.
The practical consequence for a Nigerian applicant is that an early offer and an early scholarship application give you the best chance of being considered while funds remain. Leaving everything to a final deadline is risky.
What the award does not cover
On the evidence of this page, the Global Impact Scholarship is a scholarship towards study at the Adam Smith Business School. The page does not say it covers living costs, flights, visa fees, health surcharges or any other expense. Unless the school tells you otherwise, plan and budget as though you are meeting those costs yourself.
Note also the tuition fee figures printed for the Business Analytics MSc for 2027-28: £13,092 for Home and RUK students, and £34,815 for International and EU students. International and EU applicants are required to pay a £2,000 deposit to secure a place. The deposit rules state that a deposit will not be refunded where an applicant decides not to attend for reasons not listed, including personal financial constraints or an unsuccessful scholarship application. In other words, a failed scholarship bid is not by itself grounds for a deposit refund. Read the deposit terms carefully before you pay.
What to prepare
- Apply for the programme first and accept your offer, since the scholarship requires it.
- Prepare a statement that shows resilience, curiosity and a record of driving positive change, with concrete examples.
- Have your academic documents ready, including your transcript and degree certificate, so that any qualification checks do not hold you up.
- Check the English language requirement and, if you need a visa, leave time for that process.
- Contact the Adam Smith Business School to confirm the award value, the deadline and whether your nationality is eligible, because the official text does not state these.
Treat the missing details as questions to ask, not gaps to fill in yourself.
