Summary
NEO NEXT+ Energy Limited are offering two postgraduate scholarships in a variety of Masters programmes related to the energy transition. Each scholarship is valued at £20,000.
Description
Please note, this scholarship is only available for Aberdeen campus students.
NEO NEXT+ Energy Limited is the largest producer on the UK Continental Shelf. Each scholarship is valued at £20,000. This will contribute towards Home or Rest of UK tuition fees and maintenance costs. NEO NEXT+ may provide mentoring or other internal opportunities.
Eligibility
Please note, this scholarship is only available for Aberdeen-campus students.
Applicants must be classified by the University as Home or Rest of UK for tuition fee purposes. Applicants classified as Overseas fee-payers will not be considered.
The scholarships are open to applicants holding an offer of admission for one of the following campus-based, one-year, full-time degree programmes starting in September 2026:
Business, Law and Policy
- LLM Energy Transition Law with Professional Skills *
- LLM Energy Transition Law with Dissertation*
- LLM Natural Resources Law *
- MSc Global Energy Transition Enterprise Management
- LLM Oil and Gas Law with Professional Skills *
- LLM Oil and Gas Law with Dissertation *
- MScEcon Energy Economics and Finance
- MSc Sustainability Transitions *
- MSc Climate Politics and Policy *
Computing Science
- MSc Data Science *
Engineering
- MSc Advanced Chemical Engineering *
- MSc Advanced Mechanical Engineering *
- MSc Advanced Structural Engineering *
- MSc Energy Transition Systems and Technologies *
- MSc Offshore Engineering *
- MSc Oil and Gas Engineering *
- MSc Petroleum Engineering *
- MSc Process Safety Engineering *
- MSc Renewable Energy Engineering *
- MSc Safety and Reliability Engineering *
- MSc Subsea Engineering *
Geosciences
- MSc Geophysics (with Pathways)
- MSc Integrated Petroleum Geoscience
- MSc Global Energy Transition Enterprise Management
- MSc Sustainability Transitions *
- MSc Sustainable Energy Geoscience
Science
- MSc Chemistry for Sustainable Energy *
Biological Sciences
- MSc Environmental Management
Please note: It is anticipated that both scholarships will commence in September 2026 (the 2026/27 academic year) but, for applicable degree programmes (marked * above), applicants commencing study in January 2027 may also be considered. In such cases, applicants must hold an offer of admission for the applicable degree programme commencing in January 2027.
The scholarships are not open to applicants wishing to study the programmes on a part-time basis or online only.
Criteria
The scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit (please see Guidelines document for full details).
The NEO NEXT+ Postgraduate Scholarship can be held alongside the Alumni Postgraduate Scholarship. However, students may not hold more than one corporate funded scholarship at any one time.
Application Procedure
Please read the guidelines fully before completing the application form. To apply, please click the 'Apply Now' button below. Please complete the application form and select the 'NEO NEXT+ Postgraduate Scholarship Programme' as the scholarship that you are applying for. Once you have fully completed the application form, please click ‘Submit Form’. You will then receive an automated email confirming that your application has been received. (If you do not receive this, please email the informal enquiries email address).
Deadline
29th of May 2026
Further Info
If you have any queries not answered by the guidelines above please email pgtadmteam@abdn.ac.uk
The outcome of scholarship applications will be communication by email in June 2026.
Application Docs
NEO_NEXT_Postgraduate_Scholarship_Guidelines_2026-27.doc
Countries and Territories
United Kingdom