Scholarships at University of Leeds

Value: 50% fee reduction

Who is eligible: Particularly deserving international applicants (including EU) to Business Masters programmes for 2023 entry. See following details for full eligibility criteria.

Deadline: Ongoing

Full eligibility criteria 

Scholarships will be awarded to particularly deserving applicants to Business Masters programmes in 2023/24: These awards are open to all international applicants. 

To be considered for the scholarship you must: 

• Be classified as an International student for fee purposes 

• Have applied for an eligible Business Masters programme for 2023/2024

• Be a self-funding student 

• Demonstrate an excellent academic track record, and be predicted to achieve or have achieved a Bachelor degree with a 2:1 (hons) or equivalent 

• Show excellent professional and personal skills evidenced through work experience and/or extracurricular activities 

• Demonstrate the potential to contribute to the social and cultural diversity of our Masters programmes and student community. 

Value: 50% reduction in tuition fees for each of the three years of study.

Who is eligible: There are up to 50 scholarships available for self-funding applicants classed as International for fee purposes and who apply for Level 1 entry to an undergraduate course at Leeds University Business School.

Deadline: Ongoing

Full eligibility criteria

The tuition fee reduction of 50% is for three years only and only against full fees. The year in industry or year abroad are not eligible. The scholarship will only be offered in subsequent years if the associated academic performance conditions have been met. Repeat years are not covered under this scheme.

Applicants progressing from the Leeds International Study Centre Foundation Year and the Leeds International Foundation Year programme are not eligible for this award.

UK/International: International only

Summary: Our School of Media and Communication International Excellence Scholarships support international students to fulfil their academic potential and contribute to the social and cultural diversity of our student community. These competitive scholarships are awarded to particularly deserving candidates in the form of 50% fee deductions.

Value - what money is on offer: 50% fee deduction

Eligible courses:

• MA Communication and Media

• MA Digital Media

• MA Film, Photography and Media

• MA International Communication

• MA International Journalism

• MA Media Industries

• MA Political Communication

• MA Promotional Media

Eligibility criteria:

To be considered for the scholarship you must:

• be classified as an International student for fee purposes

• have applied for 2023/2024 entry for a Masters programme included in the eligible courses section

• be a self-funding student, who is not in receipt of any other form of sponsorship or funding

• demonstrate an excellent academic track record, and be predicted to achieve or have achieved a Bachelor degree with a 2:1 (hons) or equivalent

• show excellent professional and personal skills evidenced through work experience and/or extracurricular activities

• demonstrate the potential to contribute to the social and cultural diversity of our Masters programmes and student community.

Application deadlines:

We operate a staged selection process for these scholarships:

Each year we award a number of Sports Scholarships to selected high performing athletes who demonstrate aspirations to compete at the highest levels within their chosen sport. In order to be eligible for a scholarship, applicants must be competing in a BUCS, Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth sports. We welcome applications from students from all backgrounds including international students.

Our scholarship programme recognises the individuality of each athlete, and that needs differ from sport to sport so we provide a unique approach that tailors our scholarships to the needs of each individual athlete.

For this coming year there are two levels of support available with ‘Sport Scholars’ having maximum access to support services, and ‘Supported Athletes’ who will benefit from a wide range of services we offer to enable athletes to train to the highest level.

This years ‘Sport Scholars’ will have unique access to our brand new ‘Performance Gap Analysis’ service, in which a dedicated  member of our sport science team will work with athletes to identify specific performance limiters and help develop effective solutions.

The services and benefits available to those given a place on the programme include:

• Premium membership at The Edge, our state-of-the-art on-campus sports facility

• Physiotherapy and sports massage support

• Performance Gap Analysis service (Sport Scholars only)

• Strength and Conditioning support from our dedicated team

• Nutritional support

• Sport Psychology support

• Performance Lifestyle mentor

• Academic liaison support

UK/International: International only

Summary: Our School of History International Excellence Scholarships support international students to fulfil their academic potential and contribute to the social and cultural diversity of our student community. These competitive scholarships are awarded to particularly deserving candidates in the form of 50% fee deductions

Value - what money is on offer: 50% fee deductions

Eligible courses:

• MA Social and Cultural History

• MA Modern History

• MA Race and Resistance

• MA War and Strategy

• MA Medieval Studies

Eligibility criteria:

To be considered for the scholarship you must:

• be classified as an International student for fee purposes

• have applied for 2023/2024 entry for a Masters programme included in the eligible courses section

• be a self-funding student, who is not in receipt of any other form of sponsorship or funding

• demonstrate an excellent academic track record, and be predicted to achieve or have achieved a Bachelor degree with a 2:1 (hons) or equivalent 

• show excellent professional and personal skills evidenced through work experience and/or extracurricular activities

• demonstrate the potential to contribute to the social and cultural diversity of our Masters programmes and student community.

Application deadlines:

We operate a staged selection process for these scholarships:

UK/International: International only

Summary: Our School of Languages, Cultures and Societies International Excellence Scholarships support international students to fulfil their academic potential and contribute to the social and cultural diversity of our student community. These competitive scholarships are awarded to particularly deserving candidates in the form of 10% fee deductions.

Value - what money is on offer: 10% fee deduction

Eligible courses:

• MA Film Studies

• MA Linguistics

• MA Professional Language and Intercultural Studies

• MA Linguistics and English Language Teaching

• MA Applied Translation Studies

• MA Arabic/English Translation

• MA Audiovisual Translation and Localisation

• MA Business and Public Service Interpreting and Translation Studies

• MA Conference Interpreting and Translation Studies 

Eligibility criteria:

To be considered for the scholarship you must:

• be classified as an International student for fee purposes

• have applied for 2023/2024 entry for a Masters programme included in the eligible courses section

• be a self-funding student, who is not in receipt of any other form of sponsorship or funding

• demonstrate an excellent academic track record, and be predicted to achieve or have achieved a Bachelor degree with a 2:1 (hons) or equivalent

• show excellent professional and personal skills evidenced through work experience and/or extracurricular activities

• demonstrate the potential to contribute to the social and cultural diversity of our Masters programmes and student community.

Application deadlines:

We operate a staged selection process for these scholarships:

UK/International: All regions

Summary: Three full fee scholarships are available for UK and international rated applicants. They will cover Full UK fee or 50% of International fee, actual amount will vary according to programme.

Who is eligible: The scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic merit, also taking into consideration the applicant’s relevant experience and supporting 300 word personal statement.

Deadline: Friday 9 June 2023

UK/International: All regions

Summary: Awards available to UK and International applicants

Value - what money is on offer: 2 x 50% and 2 x 25% and 2 x 10% partial fee waivers

Who is eligible: These scholarships are open to UK, EU, and international students applying to either MA or PGDip Applied and Professional Ethics. The scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic merit, also taking into consideration the applicant’s relevant experience, references and supporting statement.

Deadline: 30 June 2023

UK/International: All regions

Summary: Scholarships available to students on either the MA or PGDip Biomedical and Healthcare Ethics online programmes.

Value - what money is on offer: 10% partial fee waiver

Who is eligible: These scholarships are open to UK and international students applying to either MA or PGDip Biomedical and Healthcare Ethics online programmes.

Deadline: 30 June 2023

Summary: Our Faculty of Biological Sciences International Excellence Scholarships support international students to fulfil their academic potential and contribute to the social and cultural diversity of our student community. These competitive scholarships are awarded to particularly deserving candidates in the form of 50% or 25% fee deductions.

UK/International: International

Value - what money is on offer: 50% or 25% fee deduction

Eligible courses

• MSc Biodiversity and Conservation

• MSc Biodiversity and Conservation with Africa

• MSc Biopharmaceutical Development 

• MSc Bioscience

• MSc Biotechnology with Business Enterprise

• MSc Drug Discovery and Development 

• MSc Global Conservation Science

• MSc Plant Science and Biotechnology

• MSc Precision Medicine: Genomic Data Science

• MSc Sustainable Agriculture and Food Production  

Eligibility criteria

To be considered for the scholarship you must:

• be classified as an International student for fee purposes

• have applied for 2023/2024 entry for a Masters programme included in the eligible courses section

• be a self-funding student

• demonstrate an excellent academic track record, and be predicted to achieve or have achieved a Bachelor degree with a 1st (hons) or equivalent

• show excellent professional and personal skills evidenced through work experience and/or extracurricular activities

• demonstrate the potential to contribute to the social and cultural diversity of our Masters programmes and student community.

Application deadlines

We operate a staged selection process for these scholarships:

Summary: Scholarships are available to international postgraduate professionals with a high level of excellence in their current profession.

UK/International: International

Value - what money is on offer: £5,000

Who is eligible: All international professionals applying to MSc Sport and Exercise Medicine

Conditions

A relevant clinical or biomedical/physiotherapy degree. Students must also be able to demonstrate a high level of professional excellence in their current profession via their application form e.g. they are acting in a professional support capacity (SEM or allied discipline) to national sporting bodies. Students must not be in receipt of any other University of Leeds award.

Value: 10%, 25% or 50%

Who is eligible: Particularly deserving candidates for the full-time MBA. See below for full eligibility criteria.

Deadline: Ongoing

Full eligibility criteria

The scholarships will be awarded to particularly deserving applicants to the full-time MBA starting in September 2023. Candidates will be assessed by their responses on their application form and their performance at interview with the MBA Programme Director.

Value: Fees, maintenance, return economcy travel and other allowances.

Who is eligible: Fully funded scholarships for candidates applying for one of the eligible Chevening full-time taught Masters courses.

Co-funded Chevening scholarships

Leeds University Business School offers co-funded scholarships for students from eligible Chevening countries who are interested in applying for the following Masters programmes at Leeds University Business School:

• MSc International Business: Chevening scholarship open to applicants from all Chevening eligible countries.

• MSc Economics: Chevening scholarship open to applicants from China.