Postgraduates - University scholarships

Information for schools about centrally-funded Masters and research scholarships administered by the Postgraduate Scholarships Office.

This page provides guidance for schools on advertising scholarships, information on individual Scholarship schemes, useful links to the scholarship briefing slides, sample NARIC gradings and acceptable reference formats to accompany school recommendations.

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Advertising a new scholarship

Schools wishing to advertise school scholarships on the scholarships website should complete the website advertising template.

Individual scholarship schemes

The timetable for centrally-funded scholarships (administered by the Postgraduate Scholarships Office) can be found below, or on the postgraduate scholarship applications timetable.

International scholarships

Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust-University of Leeds Scholarships

  • Support: Full international fees + maintenance + flights + allowances
  • Study option: Taught masters
  • Study mode: Full-time
  • Closing date for applicants (2016): Mon 1 February
  • School recommendations (2016): Tue 22 February
  • Selection meeting date (2016): Wed 23 March
  • Result date (2016): Beg April
  • Application
  • Information circular
  • School supporting statement

China Scholarship Council-University of Leeds Scholarship

  • Support: Full international fees
  • Study option: PhD
  • Study mode: Full-time
  • Closing date for applicants (2016): Fri 8 January
  • School recommendations: Fri 29 January
  • Selection meeting date (2016): Tue 23 February
  • Result date (2016): May/June
  • Application
  • Information circular
  • School supporting statement

Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme

  • Support: Full international fees + maintenance + flights + allowances
  • Study option: Taught masters
  • Study mode: Full-time
  • Closing date for applicants (2016): Mon 1 February
  • School recommendations: Tue 22 February
  • Selection meeting date (2016): Wed 23 March
  • Result date (2016): End June
  • Application
  • Information circular
  • School supporting statement

Tetley and Lupton Postgraduate Awards

  • Support: Contribution to international fees
  • Study option: Taught Masters/MRes/Masters by Research
  • Study mode: Full-time
  • Closing date for applicants (2016): Mon 1 February
  • School recommendations (2016): Mon 22 February
  • Selection meeting date (2016): Wed 23 March
  • Result date (2016): Beginning April
  • Application
  • Information circular
  • School supporting statement

UK and EU Scholarships

Postgraduate Research and Operations will only pay the University's advertised standard rate of fees for session 2016/17 for UK and EU students. Note that fees may be higher than the standard University rate for some programmes of study and Research Council fees may vary from those set by the University.

AHRC WRoCAH Research Preparation Studentships  

  • Support: Fees + maintenance
  • Study option: Taught masters/MRes/Masters by research
  • Study mode: Full-time/Part-time 
  • Closing date for applicants (2016): Fri 6 May
  • School recommendations (2016): Fri 3 June
  • Selection meeting date (2016): Thu 30 June
  • Result date (2016): Beginning July
  • Application
  • Information circular
  • School supporting statement

Endowed research

2016 – Amanda Burton Scholarship; Frank Parkinson Scholarship; Frank Stell Scholarship; Henry Ellison Scholarship; Lowson Scholarship; Stanley Burton Scholarship; William Wright Smith Scholarship

  • Support: Fees + maintenance
  • Study option: PhD
  • Study mode: Full-time
  • Closing date for applicants in 2016: Wed 1 June
  • School recommendations: Mon 20 June
  • Selection meeting date in 2016: Tue 12 July
  • Result date in 2016: End July
  • Application
  • School supporting statement

    • Endowed Taught

    2016 – Collection of Small Endowed Awards

    • Support: Fees + maintenance
    • Study option: Taught masters/MRes
    • Study mode: Full-time
    • Closing date for applicants (2016): Fri 6 May
    • School recommendations (2016): Fri 3 June
    • Selection meeting date (2016): Thu 30 June
    • Result date (2016): Beginning July
    • Application
    • Information circular
    • School supporting statement

    ESRC White Rose DTC Studentships

    • Support: Fees + maintenance
    • Study option: Integrated taught masters + PhD or PhD
    • Study mode: Full-time/Part-time
    • Closing date for applicants in 2016: Tue 2 February
    • School recommendations: Tue 1 March
    • Selection meeting date in 2016: Not applicable
    • Result date in 2016: Beginning April
    • Application
    • Information circular
    • School supporting statement

    Fee Scholarships

    • Support: Fees
    • Study option: Taught masters/MRes
    • Study mode: Full-time/Part-time - only provides fees for first year of study for part-time students
    • Closing date for applicants (2016): Fri 6 May
    • School recommendations (2016): Fri 3 June
    • Selection meeting date (2016): Thu 30 June
    • Result date (2016): Beginning July
    • Application
    • Information circular
    • School supporting statement

    Santander Scholarships

    • Support: Fees
    • Study option: Taught masters/MRes
    • Study mode: Full-time
    • Closing date for applicants (2016): Fri 6 May
    • School recommendations (2016): Fri 3 June
    • Selection meeting date (2016): Thu 30 June
    • Result date (2016): Beginning July
    • Application
    • Information circular

    University of Leeds Anniversary Research Scholarships (LARS) 1

    2016 – (Faculties of Arts; Business; Engineering; MAPS; Medicine and Health)

    University of Leeds Anniversary Research Scholarships (LARS) 2

    2016 – (Faculties of Environment and ESSL)

    University of Leeds Anniversary Research Scholarships (LARS) 3

    2016 – (Faculty of PVAC)

    University Research Scholarships (URS) 1

    2016 – (Faculty of Engineering)

    University Research Scholarships (URS) 2

    2016 – (Faculties: Arts; Biological Sciences; Environment; MAPS; Medicine and Health)

    University Research Scholarships (URS) 3

    2016 – (Faculties of Business; ESSL and PVAC)

    White Rose Studentships

    • Support: Fees + maintenance
    • Study option: PhD
    • Study mode: Full-time
    • Closing date for applicants in 2016: Contact School
    • School recommendations: To be confirmed
    • Selection meeting date in 2016: Not applicable
    • Result date in 2016: To be confirmed
    • Application
    • Information circular:  Contact Postgraduate Scholarships Office 
    • School supporting statement

    WRoCAH AHRC Competition Studentships


    School recommendation resources and guidance

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