Scholarships at University of Leicester

If you are a self-financing student and have either:

• completed an undergraduate degree (or PGCE course) at the University of Leicester, or

• completed a Study Abroad or Erasmus study placement at the University of Leicester, or

• completed a postgraduate (Masters) degree at the University of Leicester

...and you are progressing onto a higher level degree, you are entitled to a discount of 20% of the new course fee.

This scholarship is available for:

• taught degrees such as MA, MSc, MRes or LLM and research degrees such as PhD or MPhil

• campus-based degrees and distance learning degrees

• full-time courses and part-time courses

It is not available for PGCE courses or four-year undergraduate Masters degrees such as MSci, MPhys or MMath.

Your scholarship will be automatically calculated when you apply for your postgraduate course. No separate application form is required.

Please note that this scholarship is only available for self-funding students.

If you have a sibling, spouse or parent who is either currently studying on – or has graduated from – a full-time course here at the University of Leicester, you may qualify for a 10% discount on the tuition fee for each year of your course. 

Eligibility

• You and your relative must both be (or have been) classified as a full-time international fee-paying student

• Your relative must either currently studying on – or has graduated from – a full-time course at the University of Leicester

• Siblings can have one or both parents in common

• Children/parents can be related by blood or by marriage

• You must provide documentary evidence (in English) of the family relationship, such as photocopy birth or marriage certificate(s)

• You cannot receive the Family Loyalty Discount if you have already received another discount/scholarship from the University

• You cannot become eligible for this discount by marrying someone who is currently studying at the University 

When two or more family members register at the same time the family discount is split between them, ie. two family members would each receive a 5% discount. 

In recognition of the high standard of applications which we receive for our Master's degrees we are delighted to offer an international merit scholarship.

Starting in January 2025 and April 2025

This merit-based scholarship, worth at least £3,000 per year, is offered to international-fee-paying students applying for a postgraduate taught degree at the University of Leicester. A higher-level award of £5,000 will be made to applicants demonstrating exceptional academic performance.

This scholarship is for students starting their course in January 2025 and April 2025.

Eligibility

This scholarship rewards academic achievement:

• Successful achievement of our entry requirements – £3,000

• Achievement of an Undergraduate degree equivalent to a UK first class degree – £5,000

Terms and conditions

• You must be classified as an international student for fee purposes.

• You must be starting a full-time, campus-based Master's course or PGCE commencing in January 2025 or April 2025.

• The fee discount will be calculated on the basis of the standard tuition fee for each year of your course.

• The scholarship will not apply for periods of industrial placement or overseas exchange, resit years or if you suspend your studies for any reason.

• In accordance with scholarship guidelines, students are allowed to hold only one University of Leicester scholarship. If you are awarded more than one scholarship, you will only receive the higher value award.

Starting in September 2025, January 2026 and April 2026

In recognition of the high standard of applications we receive for our Masters degrees, we are delighted to offer our International Postgraduate Taught Merit Scholarship to international students demonstrating exceptional academic achievement.

This merit-based scholarship, worth £5,000 per year, is offered to international-fee-paying students applying for a postgraduate taught degree at the University of Leicester with an Undergraduate degree equivalent to a UK first class degree.

This scholarship is for students starting their course in September 2025, January 2026 and April 2026.

Eligibility

This scholarship rewards academic achievement; if you achieve a qualification equivalent to a UK first class degree, you will be awarded £5,000 discount from the standard tuition fee.

There is no need to apply for this scholarship. Eligible students will be automatically considered. If successful, you will be notified when you submit your final results.

Terms and conditions

• You must be classified as an international student for fee purposes.

• You must be starting a full-time, campus-based Master's course or PGCE commencing in September 2025, January 2026, or April 2026.

• The fee discount will be calculated on the basis of the standard tuition fee.

• The scholarship will be awarded for a maximum of one year and will not apply for periods of industrial placement, resit years or if you suspend your studies for any reason.

• In accordance with scholarship guidelines, students are allowed to hold only one University of Leicester scholarship. If you are awarded more than one scholarship, you will only receive the higher value award.

In recognition of the high standard of applications we receive for our degree programmes we are delighted to offer our International Undergraduate Merit Scholarship to international students demonstrating exceptional academic achievement.

This merit-based scholarship, worth £5,000 per year, is offered to international-fee-paying students applying for an undergraduate degree at the University of Leicester who achieve or exceed the academic grades outlined below. 

Eligibility

This scholarship rewards academic achievement, for all international qualifications equivalent to British A-levels.

If you achieve the equivalent to two grades above the standard A-level entry requirement** for your applied course, you will be awarded £5,000 discount from the standard tuition fee per year.

For example, if the standard A-Level entry requirement is advertised as ABB, this scholarship will be awarded to applicants who achieve the equivalent to A-Level AAA or higher in an international qualification

Terms and conditions

• You must be classified as an international student for fee purposes.

• You must be starting a full-time, campus-based undergraduate course, commencing in September 2025.

• The fee discount will be calculated on the basis of the standard tuition fee for each year of your course.

• The scholarship will be awarded for a maximum of three years and will not apply for periods of industrial placement or overseas exchange, resit years or if you suspend your studies for any reason.

• In accordance with scholarship guidelines, students are allowed to hold only one University of Leicester scholarship. If you are awarded more than one scholarship, you will only receive the higher value award.

• If you currently have a conditional offer of a place at the University, you will still need to fulfil any conditions stated on your offer letter.