Leeds Masters Scholarships

For Student Finance England funded students, you must be able to evidence that you were in receipt of a Maintenance Loan greater or equal to the value(s) indicated in the following list, for at least one year of study:

2017/18

• Living in the parental home: £4,959
• Studying in London: £8,801
• Studying outside London and not living in the parental home: £6,266

2018/19

• Living in the parental home: £5,118
• Studying in London: £9,083
• Studying outside London and not living in the parental home: £6,469

2019/20

• Living in the parental home: £5,261
• Studying in London: £9,339
• Studying outside London and not living in the parental home: £6,650

2020/21

• Living in the parental home: £5,414
• Studying in London: £9,614
• Studying outside London and not living in the parental home: £6,845

2021/22

• Living in the parental home: £5,582
• Studying in London: £9,914
• Studying outside London and not living in the parental home: £7,060

2022/23

• Living in the parental home: £5,713
• Studying in London: £10,143
• Studying outside London and not living in the parental home: £7,224

2023/24

• Living in the parental home: £5,876
• Studying in London: £10,428
• Studying outside London and not living in the parental home: £7,429

2024/25

• Living in the parental home: £6,024
• Studying in London: £10,692
• Studying outside London and not living in the parental home: £7,614 

For students funded by either Student Finance Wales, Student Finance Northern Ireland or the Student Awards Agency for Scotland, you must be able to evidence that you were in receipt of any value of NI Special Support Grant or SAAS Bursary, or in receipt of a Student Finance Wales Maintenance Grant of £3,000 or more, for at least one year of study.

You must be able to provide evidence of individual, gross taxable income during the 2023/24 tax year of no more than:  

• £46,496 if you lived in the Greater London region 
• £31,881 if you lived anywhere else in the rest of the UK.

If you are successful, we will give you the option to receive your scholarship as a fee waiver or in monthly instalments directly to your bank account. There is no difference in the value of the scholarship whichever format you choose. 

Remember though, as a Masters student you are responsible for making the arrangements to pay your fees yourself. 

If you choose to receive the payments directly, the Leeds Masters Scholarship, worth £7,000, is paid in eight cash instalments of £875 when we have verified you as registered on your course. We pay the money directly to you from the end of October to the end of May. If you are studying over multiple years, we will split the £7,000 evenly amongst all your years of study.  

If you choose to receive it as a fee waiver, we will take the money off your fee balance and you will be responsible for paying the remainder as per the normal terms and conditions of your tuition fee payments. 

No, you can apply for a Leeds Masters Scholarship before you have applied for your Masters course at Leeds. Note: this may not be the case for other scholarships in the University. 

Some Masters programmes will close applications before the scholarship results are announced. We would encourage you to apply for your programme as soon as possible to avoid missing any deadlines. 

Unfortunately only students paying fees at the UK rate (including those with settled status) are eligible for a Leeds Masters Scholarship. If you are unsure what residency status you have, please check this with your school’s admissions team. 

Yes, part-time students are eligible to apply. If you are studying part time, your scholarship can be split across the number of years you will study. 

Meeting the criteria does not mean you will automatically receive a scholarship. The Leeds Masters Scholarship scheme is very popular, and we receive many more applications than scholarships available.

We aim to respond to applicants by the end of July. We assess applications as quickly as possible following the closing date, however this is a lengthy and time-consuming process. 

Give as much detail as you can in your answers to make sure we can assess your application as fairly as possible. 

The scoring process considers both financial and non-financial criteria, so if there are circumstances which have – now or previously – affected you whilst studying, we encourage you to mention these in your application. 

We can only consider the information you provide in the application. 

We will only ask you to submit evidence to support your application if you have been provisionally selected for a scholarship or if you are a reserve candidate. 

If we ask you to supply evidence, you will need to prove that you meet the financial criteria listed previously on this page. 

We may also ask for other evidence, depending on what else you say in your application. We will explain this clearly at the time. 

 Changes in government funding over the years mean we may ask you for different information, depending on when you graduated. This may include whether you had a maintenance loan, a grant or bursary, or what your annual income is. 

Read the ‘Financial criteria’ section of this page to find out which financial information you will need to provide.