Scholarships at University of Manchester

The University of Manchester is proud to offer awards totalling more than £2.9 million to international students, commencing their studies in September 2023. The scholarship is open to both prospective bachelor’s and master’s students.

Undergraduate awards

We're offering 40 merit-based undergraduate scholarships of £5,000 to international students domiciled in the following countries in South Asia: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Please note the scholarship application form will only be made available to students who have applied and received an offer for a full-time undergraduate programme starting in 2023.

Students must be taking one of the following qualifications: A-level (including international and Sri Lankan A-levels) IB, Indian Standard XII (CBSE, CISCE, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Gujarat boards only).

Award details

The Global Futures scholarships will be awarded based on academic excellence and your responses to questions in the online application form which will be emailed to all eligible offer-holders. 

The 40 partial awards will be open to applicants domiciled in South Asia: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. 

Each of awards comprise of £5,000 for the first year of study with a further £5,000 awarded in the second and third year of study, conditional on attainment of 60% average in each year. 

Scholarships will be awarded in the form of an appropriate discount against published tuition fees.

Summary of eligibility criteria

Applications will be considered from international fee-paying students domiciled in the following countries in South Asia: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. 

• Applicants must be applying for direct first year entry in 2023 and have, or be working towards, one of the following qualifications:

  • A-levels (including international and Sri Lankan A-levels);

  • IB Diploma;

  • Indian Standard XII (CBSE, CISCE, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Gujarat boards only).

• Applicants for the South Asian awards must have accepted a conditional or unconditional offer to study a full-time programme at Manchester and must submit an online scholarship application form by 19 May 2023.

• Awards will be made following the confirmation of exam results between June and August 2023 depending on the qualification taken.

• The application form will be emailed to all relevant offer-holders.

• Applicants will be considered for the award based on academic merit and the quality of their scholarship application.

• Applicants must be self-funded (not sponsored).

• Applicants for Medicine (MBChB) Dentistry (BDS) or Architecture degrees are not eligible for the award.

• Applicants must have selected The University of Manchester as their FIRM UCAS choice by 19 May 2023. 

• Applicants who have previously completed a degree in the UK are not eligible for the award.

• Applicants for blended and distance learning programmes are not eligible for the award.

Master’s awards

We're offering 91 merit-based master’s scholarships of £8,000 to international students domiciled in the following countries in South Asia: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Please note the scholarship application form will only be made available to students who have applied and received an offer for a full-time master’s starting in 2023.

Award details

91 awards of £8,000 will be awarded based on academic excellence and the quality of your responses in an online application form.

Scholarships will be awarded in the form of an appropriate discount against published tuition fees.

Summary of eligibility criteria

Applications will be considered from international fee-paying students domiciled in the following countries: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.  

• Applicants for the South Asian awards must have accepted a conditional or unconditional offer to study a full-time programme at Manchester and must submit an online scholarship application form by 19 May 2023. The application form will be emailed to all eligible offer-holders.

• Applicants will be considered for the award based on academic merit and the quality of their scholarship application.

• Applicants must be self-funded (not sponsored).

• Applicants for MBA, MPhil, Master of Architecture (MArch), Architecture and Urbanism (MA), Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA), Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), Clinical Medicine and Dentistry degrees are not eligible for the award.

• Applicants who have previously completed a degree in the UK are not eligible for the award.

• Applicants for blended and distance learning programmes are not eligible for the award.

The University of Manchester is proud to offer five fully-funded scholarships for female students from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka completing specific master's courses in STEM.

This scholarship programme – supported by the British Council – aims to increase opportunities in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) for girls and women.

According to data from the UN Scientific Education and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), fewer than 30% of researchers worldwide are women and only 30% of female students select STEM-related fields in higher education.

Globally, female students’ enrolment is particularly low in information and communications technology (3%), natural science, mathematics and statistics (5%), and engineering, manufacturing and construction (8%).

A total of five British Council Scholarships for Women in STEM are available from The University of Manchester.

Scholarship applications will open to relevant offer-holders from January 2023.

A scholarship application form will automatically be emailed to all relevant offer-holders by the International Office from mid-January 2023.

The deadline for application form submission is 30 April 2023.

What is included in the scholarship?

The scholarship covers:

• tuition fees;

• a monthly stipend at the rate of £1,236 per month (for up to 12 months) to cover living costs, including accommodation;

• where applicable, accompanying child allowance for scholars consistent with UK visa requirements;

• IELTS exam fee (for scholars without a valid test of English);

• return economy-class travel from home country to the UK;

• study-related costs, such as essential travel, materials, equipment, thesis printing;

• visa and insurance/NHS surcharge costs;

• other costs (such as heavy baggage allowance).

Eligible programmes

The following courses are eligible for the British Council Scholarships for Women in STEM:

• MSc Pollution and Environmental Control

• MSc Renewable Energy and Clean Technology

• MSc Geosciences for Sustainable Energy

• MSc Subsurface Energy Engineering

• MSc Management of Projects

• MSc Biomaterials

• MSc Clinical Biochemistry

• MSc Genomic Medicine

• MSc Health Data Science

• MSc Medical Imaging Science

• MSc Medical and Molecular Virology

• MSc Model-based Drug Development

• MSc Molecular Pathology

Eligibility

To be eligible for the British Council Scholarships for Women in STEM offered by The University of Manchester you need to:

• be a woman, or identify as a woman;

• be a passport holder and permanent resident of Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan or Sri Lanka;

• be in receipt of a conditional or unconditional offer for September 2023 entry to study on an eligible postgraduate course at The University of Manchester;

• have not previously studied at degree level or higher in the UK or lived recently in the UK;

• have completed all components of an undergraduate degree that will enable you to gain entry on to a postgraduate programme at a UK university, and be due to start your postgraduate programme in the UK during 2023 by the time of registration;

• meet or be working towards fulfilling the English language requirement stated in your offer by the stated deadline;

• demonstrate a case for financial support;

• return to your country of citizenship for a minimum of two years after your scholarship award has ended;

• demonstrate that you are active in the field of study with work experience or with a proven interest in the course area you are applying for;

• demonstrate plans for future contribution to capacity-building and socio-economic advancement through the benefits achieved after graduating and returning to your home country;

• demonstrate a plan and passion to engage other women and girls in STEM from your home country;

• agree to your personal data being shared with the British Council as a condition of applying for the bursary;

• agree to maintain contact with the British Council and act as an ambassador for the UK and engage with activities as part of a British Council Scholarships for Women in STEM alumnus during and after your study in the UK. Any involvement in these activities during your study in the UK will take up no more than five hours per term.

You are not eligible for a British Council Scholarships for Women in STEM if you:

• hold dual British citizenship;

• are an employee, a former employee, or relative of an employee of Her Majesty’s Government (including British Embassies/High Commissions, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Department for International Trade, the Ministry of Defence, and the Home Office);

• are an employee, a former employee, or relative of an employee of the British Council Scholarships for Women in STEM–eligible countries;

• are currently in receipt of financial support or funding towards your study programme in the UK from any other source;

• have previously studied in the UK with funding from a UK Government-funded scholarship or a UK institutional scholarship/financial bursary.

If you're considering a postgraduate degree in the UK, then a GREAT scholarship can help.

The University of Manchester, in partnership with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign, is offering eight scholarships to students in Bangladesh, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Thailand and Turkey who're applying for one-year master’s programmes and will enrol in the 2023/24 academic year.

The GREAT Scholarships 2023 programme, launched by the British Council and 49 UK universities, supports postgraduate students accessing world-class UK higher education opportunities.

The programme offers a minimum of £10,000 to students pursuing a one-year postgraduate programme in the UK. Students can apply for courses in a range of subjects at the 49 institutions across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

A scholarship application form will be emailed to all relevant offer-holders by the International Office from November 2022.

Applications will close on 1 June 2023. For more information on the GREAT Scholarships 2023

What country must I come from to be eligible for the scholarship?

The University is offering scholarships for eligible students from:

• Bangladesh

• Kenya

• Mexico

• Nigeria

• Pakistan

• Thailand

• Turkey

What are the scholarships on offer?

Explore the table below to find out further scholarship details.

Scholarships will be offered for the study of full-time, on-campus postgraduate taught (MA, MSc) programmes only. This does not include programmes taught in the Manchester School of Architecture or MBA programmes.

What's the eligibility criteria?

You must be holding either a conditional or unconditional offer to study at the University to apply for The University of Manchester GREAT Scholarship.

Applicants should be passport holders of Bangladesh, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Thailand or Turkey.

Faculties and Schools across the University have developed a range of subject-specific schemes to support students for 2023 entry.

The Manchester International Excellence scholarships are open to fee-paying undergraduate students from Bangladesh, Botswana, Egypt, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, Vietnam, Zimbabwe.

Awards will be made to the highest-performing applicants and based on the information provided in the UCAS application. For 2023 entry, there are 50 competitive scholarships available. The award is £4,000 for the first year of study and then £1,500 per year of study, up to Year 4.

To be considered for this scholarship, you need to meet the following criteria:

• be an international fee-paying, self-funded student from one of the countries listed above;

• be holding an offer of a place for a full-time undergraduate course in the Faculty of Science and Engineering;

• have accepted this offer and made The University of Manchester your firm choice on UCAS by the end of June;

• maintain a 60% average performance each year of your undergraduate studies and engage with marketing activities to support future students who apply from these regions;

• ensure you're fully registered with your Department on an undergraduate degree course as a new student.

There'll be no separate application form. All eligible international students who're holding an offer of a place within the Faculty of Science and Engineering will automatically be considered for a scholarship. Awards will be given on academic merit.

More information

If you're looking for scholarships from one of the other Faculties, they may have more information on their websites. If you're not sure which Faculty your subject falls into, you can check our list of Faculties and Schools. 

• Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

• Faculty of Humanities

Number of Awards : Ten

Award amount : £7,500 reduction in tuition fees.

Eligibility criteria

All self-sponsored applicants, who hold an offer of a place to study on one of the Manchester Institute of Education master's full-time courses and are a national of or permanently live in one of the following countries are eligible:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Channel Islands, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faeroe Islands, Finland, France, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, The Bahamas, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, USA, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Deadline date : 30 June 2023

Social responsibility and inclusion lie at the heart of our University and we are committed to playing our part in supporting those fleeing conflict and persecution by offering access to higher education.   

We’ve set up a new Humanitarian Scholarship programme for international students, which is available for any undergraduate and postgraduate-taught programmes, excluding medicine, dentistry, nursing, and architecture.