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Scholarships at this university
Africa Development Scholarship
Open for 2026Two full tuition-fee scholarships for talented international postgraduate taught students permanently domiciled in Sub-Saharan Africa who aim to contribute positively to societal development. [Eligibility note: Permanent residents and passport holders of countries within Sub-Saharan Africa]
Eligibility
- International fee status
- permanent resident and passport holder of a Sub-Saharan African country
- offer for a full-time campus-based postgraduate taught Masters starting September 2026
- qualification equivalent to UK 2:1 or First Class
- PGCE, postgraduate certificate and postgraduate diploma excluded
- successful students must fund living/accommodation/visa costs and provide required proof of funds
- cannot normally combine with another Leicester scholarship/discount.
How to Apply
- 1Submit the scholarship application including the required 500-word essay on community challenges, previous contribution and future development impact.
Application opens on University of Leicester's official portal. Masters Scholarship does not process applications directly.
Alumni Discount
University ScholarshipA 20% tuition-fee discount for qualifying Leicester alumni progressing to a higher-level postgraduate degree, across eligible taught and research, campus and distance-learning study.
Eligibility
- Self-financing
- completed a Leicester undergraduate degree or PGCE, Leicester Study Abroad/Erasmus placement, or Leicester Masters degree
- progressing to a higher-level degree
- available for MA, MSc, MRes, LLM, PhD and MPhil, campus or distance learning, full-time or part-time
- excludes PGCE and four-year undergraduate Masters
- cannot combine with another payment scheme except the Distance Learning Full Fee Instalment Incentive and cannot combine with Family Loyalty Discount.
How to Apply
- 1Automatically calculated when applying for the postgraduate course
- 2no separate application form.
Application opens on University of Leicester's official portal. Masters Scholarship does not process applications directly.
Chancellor’s International Postgraduate Taught Scholarship
Open for 2026An automatic £3,000 tuition-fee scholarship for international postgraduate taught students who meet the entry requirements for an eligible Leicester course. [Eligibility note: International fee-paying students excluding applicants domiciled in India or Thailand]
Eligibility
- International fee status
- meet entry requirements for the applied course
- full-time campus-based Masters or PGCE commencing September 2026, January 2027 or April 2027
- applicants domiciled in India or Thailand excluded
- award for maximum one year
- one Leicester scholarship only, with the higher-value award applied.
How to Apply
- 1No separate application
- 2eligible students are automatically considered through the course application.
Application opens on University of Leicester's official portal. Masters Scholarship does not process applications directly.
Chancellor’s International Scholarship
Open for 2026An automatic tuition-fee scholarship for international undergraduate students who meet or exceed the standard academic entry criteria for an eligible Leicester course. [Eligibility note: International fee-paying students excluding applicants domiciled in Thailand]
Eligibility
- International fee status
- meet or exceed standard course entry requirements
- full-time campus-based eligible undergraduate course including specified Foundation and International Year 1 routes and eligible top-up degrees
- September 2026, January 2027 or April 2027 start
- Thailand domiciled applicants excluded
- Medicine and LLB Maitrise excluded
- one Leicester scholarship only, with the higher-value award applied.
How to Apply
- 1No separate application
- 2eligible students are automatically considered when final results are submitted.
Application opens on University of Leicester's official portal. Masters Scholarship does not process applications directly.
Distance Learning (DL) Sanctuary Awards
Open for 2025A full tuition-fee waiver enabling people affected by forced displacement, persecution, violence or conflict anywhere in the world to study an eligible Leicester Masters part-time by distance learning. [Eligibility note: Refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced people or people at risk of political persecution, violence or conflict; applicants may be based anywhere in the world]
Eligibility
- Hold or await an academic offer for an eligible part-time distance-learning Masters
- have experienced forced displacement or be at risk of political persecution, violence or conflict
- regular internet access
- applications considered case by case with priority to applicants facing the greatest barriers
- only the listed distance-learning Masters programmes are eligible.
How to Apply
- 1Apply for an eligible part-time course, obtain an academic offer, then submit the DL Sanctuary Award application and immigration-status evidence where available.
Application opens on University of Leicester's official portal. Masters Scholarship does not process applications directly.
Family Loyalty Discount
University ScholarshipA 10% tuition-fee discount for international postgraduate students with a qualifying sibling, spouse or parent who is studying at or has graduated from a full-time Leicester course. [Eligibility note: International fee-paying students]
Eligibility
- Applicant and qualifying relative are/were full-time international fee-paying students
- relative is currently studying on or graduated from a full-time Leicester course
- qualifying relationship is sibling, spouse or parent/child
- documentary evidence required
- cannot receive the discount if another Leicester scholarship/discount has already been received
- marriage to a current student does not create eligibility
- simultaneous family registrations split the discount between them.
How to Apply
- 1Complete the Family Loyalty Discount application form and submit it with relationship evidence after registration
- 2applications are accepted up to four months after course start.
Application opens on University of Leicester's official portal. Masters Scholarship does not process applications directly.
Global Excellence Scholarship
Open for 2026A competitive £7,000 tuition-fee scholarship for ten high-achieving international postgraduate taught applicants starting in September 2026, January 2027 or April 2027. [Eligibility note: International fee-paying students excluding applicants domiciled in India]
Eligibility
- International fee-paying postgraduate applicant
- hold an offer for a full-time campus-based postgraduate taught Masters starting September 2026, January 2027 or April 2027
- India domiciled applicants excluded
- qualification equivalent to UK First Class
- PGCE, postgraduate certificate and postgraduate diploma excluded
- April 2027 limited to College of Business PGT programmes
- deposit and proof-of-funds requirements apply
- cannot normally combine with another Leicester scholarship/discount.
How to Apply
- 1Submit the scholarship application with a video of no more than two minutes addressing academic/personal excellence and future impact.
Application opens on University of Leicester's official portal. Masters Scholarship does not process applications directly.
International Citizens of Change Scholarship
Open for 2026A competitive undergraduate scholarship recognising international students who can demonstrate academic and personal ambition, community contribution and potential positive impact. Ten awards are available for September 2026. [Eligibility note: International fee-paying students]
Eligibility
- International fee status
- start a full-time campus-based undergraduate programme at Leicester in September 2026 in year 1, 2 or 3
- make Leicester firm choice by 30 June 2026
- meet all offer conditions by 20 August 2026
- excludes Medicine, LLB Maitrise, STEM International Foundation, Biological Sciences International Foundation and International Year 1
- award does not cover placement/exchange/resit/suspension periods
- cannot normally be combined with another Leicester scholarship or discount.
How to Apply
- 1Submit the scholarship application with a video of no more than two minutes answering the published questions
- 2personal statement and extracurricular activities are also considered.
Application opens on University of Leicester's official portal. Masters Scholarship does not process applications directly.
International Postgraduate Taught Merit Scholarship
Open for 2026An automatic £5,000 merit scholarship for high-achieving international students joining an eligible campus-based postgraduate taught course in 2026/27. [Eligibility note: International fee-paying students excluding applicants domiciled in India or Thailand]
Eligibility
- International fee status
- qualification equivalent to a UK First Class degree
- full-time campus-based Masters or PGCE starting September 2026, January 2027 or April 2027
- applicants domiciled in India or Thailand excluded
- award is for a maximum of one year and excludes industrial placement/resit/suspension periods
- one Leicester scholarship only, with the higher-value award applied.
How to Apply
- 1No separate application
- 2eligible students are automatically considered through the course application and final results.
Application opens on University of Leicester's official portal. Masters Scholarship does not process applications directly.
International Undergraduate Merit Scholarship
Open for 2026An automatic merit scholarship for international undergraduate students who exceed the academic entry requirements for their course. [Eligibility note: International fee-paying students excluding applicants domiciled in Thailand]
Eligibility
- International fee status
- full-time campus-based undergraduate course commencing September 2026
- achieve the equivalent of two grades above the standard A-level entry requirement, or complete an eligible Leicester pathway with an overall score of 70% or above
- Thailand domiciled applicants excluded
- excludes Medicine, LLB Maitrise and specified foundation/International Year 1 routes except where progressing from the eligible pathway
- one Leicester scholarship only, with the higher-value award applied.
How to Apply
- 1No separate application
- 2eligible students are automatically considered when final results are submitted.
Application opens on University of Leicester's official portal. Masters Scholarship does not process applications directly.
International undergraduate tuition fee waiver
Open for 2026A competitive full tuition-fee waiver for 30 international undergraduate students commencing eligible programmes in September 2026. [Eligibility note: International fee-paying students]
Eligibility
- International fee status
- start a full-time campus-based undergraduate programme in September 2026 in year 1, 2 or 3
- make Leicester firm choice by 30 June 2026
- achieve the equivalent of two grades above the standard A-level entry requirement
- meet all offer conditions by 20 August 2026
- excludes Medicine, LLB Maitrise, STEM International Foundation, Biological Sciences International Foundation, International Year 1 and programmes exceeding three years
- cannot normally combine with another Leicester scholarship/discount.
How to Apply
- 1Submit the scholarship application with a video of no more than two minutes answering the published questions.
Application opens on University of Leicester's official portal. Masters Scholarship does not process applications directly.
Leicester-King Power Thai Scholarship
Open for 2026An automatic tuition-fee scholarship for Thai-domiciled international undergraduate students, created through the University's partnership with King Power.
Eligibility
- International fee status
- currently domiciled in Thailand
- start a full-time campus-based undergraduate course in September 2026
- award applies to tuition fees only and excludes placement year fees, resit costs and other course charges
- cannot normally combine with another Leicester scholarship/discount
- Commonwealth Masters and fully funded Chevening recipients are not eligible.
How to Apply
- 1No separate application
- 2the award is automatically applied to eligible offer holders.
Application opens on University of Leicester's official portal. Masters Scholarship does not process applications directly.
Sanctuary Scholarships
Open for 2026A University of Leicester Sanctuary Scholarship for asylum seekers and other eligible forced migrants unable to access mainstream UK funding. This row captures the undergraduate award. [Eligibility note: Applicants in the UK with a qualifying asylum claim/appeal or discretionary/limited leave following asylum; other forced migrants may be considered if unable to access Student Finance]
Eligibility
- Full-time Leicester offer starting September 2026
- applicant must not be prohibited from study in the UK
- qualifying asylum/forced-migrant status and inability to access mainstream UK funding
- identity and immigration evidence required by deadline
- priority to local applicants and those without a previous degree at the same level
- undergraduate award limited to 3-year programmes
- Year 1 entry only
- NHS-funded, distance-learning, certificate and diploma courses excluded.
How to Apply
- 1Submit the Sanctuary Scholarship application and identity/current immigration evidence by the deadline.
Application opens on University of Leicester's official portal. Masters Scholarship does not process applications directly.
ULSB International Deans Scholarship
Open for 2026A competitive School of Business scholarship recognising outstanding overseas undergraduate students from selected countries for academic excellence, leadership and community impact.
Eligibility
- National of an eligible country
- overseas fee status
- offer for a full-time University of Leicester School of Business undergraduate programme starting September 2026
- minimum 3.3 GPA or equivalent
- selection assesses academic excellence, leadership/influence and community/institutional impact
- five undergraduate awards within up to ten awards per year
- award subject to annual review.
How to Apply
- 1After receiving an eligible School of Business offer, submit the dedicated scholarship application form
- 2applications are assessed on a rolling basis.
Application opens on University of Leicester's official portal. Masters Scholarship does not process applications directly.
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