The University of Leeds are happy to invite UK students to apply for Masters Scholarships, aim to encourage UK fee-paying students from under-represented groups to study a postgraduate qualification.
These scholarships are funded by a combination of generous alumni donations and University funding.
Aim and Benefits
Leeds Masters Scholarships aims to encourage eligible UK fee-paying students from under-represented groups to study a Masters qualification.
Scholarships value is £7,000
Requirements
You can apply for a Leeds Masters Scholarship if you meet all of the main criteria and one of the financial criteria. This does not mean you will automatically get a scholarship, but we will consider your application carefully.
Main criteria
You must meet all of the three main criteria:
- Start a full-time, part-time or distance learning Masters programme (which is not 100% online with the Digital Education Service) at the University of Leeds in September or October 2024. This must lead directly to an MA, MBA, MEd, MMus, MPH, MRes, MSc, LLM or Masters by Research qualification. Please note, students undertaking an integrated Undergraduate and Masters degree are not eligible to apply for a Leeds Masters Scholarship.
- Be paying postgraduate tuition fees at the UK rate.
- Not already hold a Masters degree.
Financial criteria
To apply for a Leeds Masters Scholarship you must meet all of the main criteria and one of the following financial criteria:
If you graduated from full-time undergraduate education from 2021 onwards
You must be able to evidence that:
- For Student Finance England funded students, you were in receipt of a Maintenance Loan greater or equal to the value(s) indicated in the following table for at least one year of study.
| Academic Year | If You Were Studying While Living In The Parental Home | If You Were Studying In London | If You Were Studying Outside London And Not Living In The Parental Home |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | £4,959 | £8,801 | £6,266 |
| 2018/19 | £5,118 | £9,083 | £6,469 |
| 2019/20 | £5,261 | £9,339 | £6,650 |
| 2020/21 | £5,414 | £9,614 | £6,845 |
| 2021/22 | £5,582 | £9,914 |
£7,060 |
| 2022/23 | £5,713 | £10,143 | £7,224 |
| 2023/24 | £5,876 | £10,428 | £7,429 |
- For students funded by either Student Finance Wales, Student Finance Northern Ireland or the Student Awards Agency for Scotland, you were in receipt of any value of Special Support Grant/Welsh Assembly Learning Grant/SAAS Bursary, or in receipt of a Welsh Government Learning Grant of £4,000 or more, for at least one year of study.
All other applicants
You must be able to provide evidence of individual, gross taxable income during the 2022/23 tax year of no more than:
- £42,327 if you lived in the Greater London region
- £29,764 if you lived anywhere else in the rest of the UK
Application Deadline
June 10, 2024
How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to University Of Leeds on forms.office.com to apply
Apply for the Leeds Masters Scholarship (Online form)
Applications close at midday on Monday 10 June 2024.
Please note: information relating to scholarships changes from time to time. While the University aims to keep this information as up to date as possible, we cannot be held liable for any inaccuracies.
For more details visit: University of Leeds website.
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