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Royal Navy Defence STEM Undergraduate Scheme

Study an approved engineering-based degree at a UK university of your choice before joining the Royal Navy. You can apply from your final year before university up to the end of year 2 of a Bachelors course. The scheme pays a £5,000 per year bursary and tuition fees up to £9,535 per year.

At a glance

Run by
Royal Navy[1]
Who it’s for
Students from their final year before university up to the end of year 2 of an approved Bachelors degree, with at least grade 6/B in Maths and English Language at GCSE or Nat 5, three other GCSEs or Nat 5s at grade 4/C, and 96 UCAS points (or on track)[2]
Entry
Students apply themselves
Worth
£5,000 per year bursary, university tuition fees paid up to a maximum of £9,535 per year and paid training through a University Royal Naval Unit (page estimates roughly £2,000).[3][4]
Cost
Not stated
Year groups
Year 13, Post-18
Where
UK-wide (UK-wide)
Format
Online
Funding
Bursaries or funding available

Sources

4 sources
  1. Royal Navy

    Royal Navy | Defence STEM undergraduate scheme

    At least grade 6/B in Maths and English Language at GCSE or Nat 5.

    Checked 24 October 2026

  2. Royal Navy

    Royal Navy | Defence STEM undergraduate scheme

    You can apply from your final year before University, up to the end of year 2 of a Bachelors course.

    Checked 24 October 2026

  3. Royal Navy

    Royal Navy | Defence STEM undergraduate scheme

    £5,000 per year bursary

    Checked 24 October 2026

  4. Royal Navy

    Royal Navy | Defence STEM undergraduate scheme

    University tuition fees paid up to a maximum of £9,535 per year

    Checked 24 October 2026

Details checked by the Born to Engineer editorial team. Always confirm dates on the provider’s site before applying.

Apply any time

No closing date stated on the page; apply from your final year before university

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