Partially funded

Leeds Masters Scholarships

University of Leeds, United Kingdom

Scholarship overview

£7,000 scholarships for UK-fee-rate students from underrepresented groups to support Masters study at Leeds, paid as a fee waiver or cash instalments. Applicants are also considered for the Plus Programme of advice, workshops and mentoring.

Award Information

  • Start a full-time, part-time or distance-learning Masters (MA, MBA, MEd, MMus, MPH, MRes, MSc, LLM or Masters by Research) in September or October.
  • Pay postgraduate tuition fees at the UK rate.
  • Not already hold a Masters or doctorate.
  • Meet one financial criterion, such as a Maintenance Loan at or above set values (for example 2025/26: £6,214 at parental home, £11,025 London, £7,852 elsewhere), SAAS/NI/Welsh grant evidence, or gross taxable income in 2024/25 no more than £49,530 (Greater London) or £33,577 (elsewhere in the UK).
  • Excluded: integrated undergraduate and Masters degrees and 100% online courses.
  • £7,000 as a fee waiver or eight cash instalments of £875, paid from the end of October to the end of May.
  • Multi-year courses split the £7,000 evenly across years.

2026 entry deadline passed; 2027 entry applications open in spring 2027. Outcomes by the end of July.

  1. Apply when the round opens (can be before applying for the course).
  2. Give detailed answers; scoring covers financial and non-financial circumstances.
  3. Provide evidence only if provisionally selected or a reserve.

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How selection works

Applications are scored on financial and non-financial criteria; meeting the criteria does not guarantee an award.

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