Partially funded

University of Leicester Bursary Scheme

University of Leicester, United Kingdom

Scholarship overview

A cash bursary for home-fee undergraduate students from low-income backgrounds or who completed an eligible progression programme. It covers courses starting in 2025/26 and 2026/27, including Medicine.

Award Information

  • Meet either Section 1 or Section 2 below, plus the general criteria.
  • Section 1: completed the University of Leicester Access Leicester: Medicine or Access Leicester: STEM progression programme (online pathway programmes do not qualify); an in-person Sutton Trust Pathway programme; a UKWPMED partner programme; or the Realising Opportunities programme.
  • Section 2: live in an IMD Quintile 1 postcode (2019 IMD data) and have a verified household income of £30,000 or less, means-tested by Student Finance (a £0 Maintenance Loan request can be used to be assessed).
  • Classified as a home student for fee purposes.
  • Not previously completed a degree.
  • Full-time, campus-based undergraduate student registered at Leicester.
  • Not eligible: placement years, NHS-fee-funded years, students registered 'without residence', Medicine Foundation Year students.
  • £1,000 cash for each year of the course (excluding industrial placement).
  • Paid at the start of semester 2: mid-February for September starters, mid-July for April starters, usually through the Student Loan Company account.
  • Medical students receive it for the first four years only.

No application deadline. Eligibility is assessed at the end of semester 1 (January for September starters, June/July for April starters).

  1. No application is needed; eligibility is assessed automatically.
  2. Keep your details up to date with the University and the Student Loans Company.
  3. You are emailed at your university address at the end of semester 1 if awarded.
  4. If you believe you qualify but are not notified, contact [email protected] with evidence.

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How selection works

Awarded automatically to all students meeting the criteria.

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