Scholarship Awarding University:
University of Manchester
Type of degree:
Type of degree:
Master’s
Scholarship Deadline:
Scholarship Deadline:
Applications for this scholarship will end on the 1st of June 2025.
Scholarship Summary:
Scholarship Summary:
The University of Manchester is committed to widening participation in master’s study, and is allocating bursary to eligible UK students. The bursaries are aimed at widening access to master’s courses by removing barriers to postgraduate education for students from underrepresented groups, so applicants need to meet a number of criteria to be eligible.
Scholarship Applicant Criteria:
Value of Scholarship:
Scholarship Website:
Scholarship Applicant Criteria:
To be considered for a master's bursary, you must meet all of the criteria below;
i. Be studying your first master’s qualification, and studying for an LLM, MA, MEd, MBA, MEnt, MPH, MPhil, MRes, MSc, MSc by Research, MusM
ii. Be studying a full-time one-year or part-time two-year course, for a maximum of two years, starting in September 2025;.
iii. You must be a home student paying home level tuition fees, and have been resident in the UK for at least five years prior to starting your undergraduate course
iv. You must have started your undergraduate course after September 2012.
i. Be studying your first master’s qualification, and studying for an LLM, MA, MEd, MBA, MEnt, MPH, MPhil, MRes, MSc, MSc by Research, MusM
ii. Be studying a full-time one-year or part-time two-year course, for a maximum of two years, starting in September 2025;.
iii. You must be a home student paying home level tuition fees, and have been resident in the UK for at least five years prior to starting your undergraduate course
iv. You must have started your undergraduate course after September 2012.
In addition to the essential criteria, you'll also need at least one of the following to apply:
i. Identify as belonging to one of the following ethnic groups:
i. Identify as belonging to one of the following ethnic groups:
- Black or Black British – Caribbean;
- Black or Black British – African;
- Mixed – White and Black Caribbean;
- Mixed – White and Black African;
- Other Black background.
ii. Or you're:
- a care leaver or care-experienced student;
- an estranged student;
- a young carer;
- a refugee or asylum seeker;
- disabled;
- from a military family.
iii. Socio-economic criteria
- if you were eligible for free school meals during secondary education;
- if you lived in an area of relative deprivation when applying to your undergraduate university course;
- if you received a full/partial maintenance loan for the first three years of your undergraduate course;
- if you lived in a postcode of low progression to higher education when applying to your undergraduate university course.
Value of Scholarship:
The Manchester Master’s Bursary is valued as £4,000 {100 available}.
Awards will be provided in cash and paid in three instalments (October, January and April). Students undertaking a part-time course over two years will receive 50% of the award in the first year and 50% in their second year.
Scholarship Application Guide:
Scholarship Application Guide:
To apply,
i. Complete the bursary application form before the stated deadline.
- The supporting statement is your chance to provide as much detail as you feel you can about challenging personal circumstances that may have interrupted your undergraduate study.
- You will also have the opportunity to express your motivations for undertaking a master’s course, your plans for after you graduate and how the Bursary would help you achieve your goals.
- A small selection panel will review your application, and the University will get in touch with you in July to confirm the outcome.
Scholarship Website:
Find further information on this scholarship opportunity at the University of Manchester Master’s Bursary Page.