Partially funded

Manchester Master's Bursary

University of Manchester, United Kingdom

Scholarship overview

The Manchester Master's Bursary supports home students from under-represented backgrounds to take a master's at Manchester. For 2026 entry 100 bursaries of £4,000 were available, funded by the Aline Egan Legacy (40), the University (23), the Faculty of Humanities (25) and the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health Doctoral Academy (12).

Award Information

  • Studying your first master's (LLM, MA, MEd, MBA, MEnt, MPH, MPhil, MRes, MSc, MSc by Research, MusM).
  • Home fee status for both undergraduate and master's courses.
  • Started your undergraduate course after September 2012 and graduated in the last five years (no earlier than June 2021).
  • Eligible master's starting September 2026, full-time or part-time for up to two years.
  • Excluded: PGCert, PGDip, PGCE, integrated master's, MArch, MA Architecture and Urbanism, MSc Physician Associate Studies, PhD.
  • Not eligible with employer or public course funding or other University funding (fee discounts such as the Alumni discount excepted).
  • Meet at least one priority criterion: Black or mixed Black heritage, care-experienced, estranged, young carer, refugee or asylum seeker, disabled, military family, free school meals, area of deprivation, low higher-education progression postcode, or a low-attaining school or college.
  • £4,000 maintenance bursary.
  • Paid in three instalments over one year (full-time) or six over two years (part-time).
  1. Check you meet the essential and at least one priority criterion.
  2. Complete the online bursary application with a supporting statement.
  3. Provide evidence for the criteria you meet if requested.

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Documents you will need

  • Care leaver letter, Student Finance award letter, SLC postcode letter, DSA letter, immigration status document, carer evidence or estrangement evidence, as relevant.
  • Supporting statement explaining barriers, costs and how the bursary helps.

How selection works

Not all eligible applicants succeed; students are prioritised by the number and nature of the priority criteria they meet.

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