Therefore we have put together several scholarships which you may be eligible for. Please click on the relevant link below:
Applicants are encouraged to apply early as there are a limited number of scholarships available.
The Business School Bursary
University of Leeds graduates are entitled to a 10% bursary towards fees. University of Leeds graduates with a first classification are entitled to 20% bursary towards fees.
A 10% bursary is also available to exchange students or those who have studied a Junior Year Abroad at the University of Leeds.
Martin Scicluna Scholarship
What is it?
A £10,000 scholarship, which provides a full fee bursary and contributes towards living costs.
Who qualifies?
All academically outstanding students from the UK/EU who are applying for a masters programme.
How do I apply?
Please complete the Martin Scicluna Application UK/EU form.
Maurice Keyworth UK/EU/EEA Scholarships
What is it?
The scholarship award for Masters programmes is up to £4,000 towards the cost of fees.
Who qualifies?
All UK/EU/EEA self funding applicants who have been offered a place for a masters programme (if you are not in receipt of any other scholarship).
As well as meeting the conditions for your offer, you will need to be able to demonstrate the following;
- Outstanding academic credentials i.e. are likely to be in the top 20 percent of your class
- Evidence of achievement explained in your personal statement(for example, prizes or awards received, where you were placed in your class)
- Strong academic reference(s)
- That you bring diversity of background to the class
We will also consider your potential to be a successful ambassador for Leeds University Business School.
If you have been awarded a scholarship, you will usually be told this when you receive your formal offer letter. There are a limited number of scholarships available so candidates who apply early for masters programmes are more likely to receive an award.
How do I apply?
Please complete the Maurice Keyworth Application UK/EU/ EEA form.
ESRC 1+3 Scholarships
Leeds University Business School have been awarded up to 4 Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) scholarships in Management & Business (including Accounting & Finance; Human Resource Management & Employment Relations; International Business; Organisation Theory; Organisational Behaviour & Decision-Making; Marketing) within the White Rose Doctoral Training Centre (DTC), a major collaboration between the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York.
What are 1+3 scholarships?
For students applying for the Management & Business pathway '1+3' scholarships cover funding for a 1 year Masters in Research (either in Accounting & Finance or Management & Business), followed by funding for three years study towards a higher postgraduate degree (PhD) in a Management & Business related topic.
Students who are interested in applying for ESRC scholarships should contact Matthew Armstrong, Research Degrees Admissions Officer for more information. For the full list of regulations and eligibility criteria and to download an application form please see the Research Degrees website.
MSc Actuarial Finance Scholarship
What is it? Scholarships of up to £4,500 are available for exceptional candidates for both Home/ EU and international applicants.
Who qualifies? Particularly deserving applicants wishing to undertake the one-year full time MSc Actuarial Finance.
How do I apply? All applicants with an offer for the course are automatically considered for the Scholarship.
MSc Economics Scholarship
What is it? A full tuition fee scholarship is available for an exceptional candidate who is considered Home/EU for fees purposes.
Who qualifies? Particularly deserving applicants wishing to undertake the one-year full time MSc Economics or MSc Economics and Finance.
What's the deadline? 31st July 2013
How do I apply? Once an offer has made you will be required to complete our Economics scholarship application form.
MSc Enterprise Scholarship
What is it? 2 part scholarships of £4,000 each available for 2013/ 2014 entry.
Who qualifies? Particularly deserving applicants wishing to undertake the one-year full time MSC Enterprise.
What’s the deadline? 19 July 2013. You will be notified of the outcome of your Scholarship application within 3 weeks of the closing date.
How do I apply? Please complete the MSc Enterprise application form.
Dominic Marrocco Enterprise Scholarships
What is it? 2 part scholarships of £4,000 each available for 2013/ 2014 entry.
Who qualifies? Particularly deserving applicants wishing to undertake the one-year full time MSc Enterprise.
What’s the deadline? Each scholarship applicant must complete a 1,000 word essay, by 19th July, as part of the application process. Applicants are asked to:
- indicate how the MSc Enterprise fits with your personal and/or career development objectives
- give reasons for applying for this particular programme of study at the University of Leeds and state how it fits with their personal and professional objectives
Submissions will be reviewed by the Programme Director and the shortlist will be submitted to a panel.
How do I apply? Please complete the MSc Enterprise application form.
MSc International Business UK & European Scholarship
What is it? Up to 5 half-fee tuition fee scholarships available for 2013-2014 entry.
Who qualifies? Outstanding European students (from the UK, EU and EEA countries), who can demonstrate excellence at all levels, both in their academic achievements as well as outside their studies.
What’s the deadline? 3 scholarships will be awarded in February based on qualifying students who will have submitted an application for the programme by the end of January. The award of two more scholarships will follow in July, for those who have submitted an application until late June.
How do I apply?
All applicants with an offer for the course are automatically considered for the Scholarship.
MSc Management Scholarships
The Mick Yates Scholarship in Leadership
What is it? A scholarship of £4,000 to be set against fees.
Who qualifies? Particularly deserving applicants wishing to undertake the one-year full time MSc Management.
What’s the deadline? 30 June 2013.
How do I apply? Those wishing to apply must complete a 1000 word essay addressing a contemporary leadership challenge. The successful candidate will be assessed by Mick Yates and will have the opportunity to work with him on their dissertation. Please complete the Mick Yates Scholarship application form.
The Professor Richard Thorpe Scholarship in Management
What is it? A scholarship of £4,000 to be set against fees.
Who qualifies? Particularly deserving applicants from the UK or Europe, wishing to undertake the one-year full time MSc Management.
What’s the deadline? 30 July 2013.
How do I apply? Those wishing to apply must complete a 1000 word essay addressing a contemporary management challenge. The successful candidate will be assessed by Professor Thorpe and will have the opportunity to work with him on their dissertation. Please complete the Professor Richard Thorpe Scholarship appplication form.
Marketing UK & EU Masters Scholarships
What is it? Up to 8 half-fee tuition fee scholarships available for 2013-2014 entry for UK/EU applicants with an offer on MA Corporate Communications and Public Relations, MA Advertising and Marketing or MSc International Marketing Management masters course.
Who qualifies? Outstanding applicants from the UK/ EU who can demonstrate excellence at all levels, both in their academic achievements as well as outside their studies.
What’s the deadline: The closing date is midnight 31st July 2013
How do I apply?
Please complete an application form: Marketing UK & EU Masters Scholarships
The Business School Bursary
University of Leeds graduates are entitled to a 10% bursary towards fees. University of Leeds graduates with a first classification are entitled to 20% bursary towards fees.
A 10% bursary is also available to exchange students or those who have studied a Junior Year Abroad at the University of Leeds.
Maurice Keyworth International Scholarships
What is it?
The scholarship award for Masters programmes is up to £4,000 towards the cost of fees.
Who qualifies?
All international self funding applicants who have been offered a place for a masters programme (if you are not in receipt of any other scholarship).
As well as meeting the conditions for your offer, you will need to be able to demonstrate the following;
- Outstanding academic credentials i.e. are likely to be in the top 20 percent of your class
- Evidence of achievement explained in your personal statement(for example, prizes or awards received, where you were placed in your class)
- Strong academic reference(s)
- That you bring diversity of background to the class
We will also consider your potential to be a successful ambassador for Leeds University Business School.
If you have been awarded a scholarship, you will usually be told this when you receive your formal offer letter. There are a limited number of scholarships available so candidates who apply early for masters programmes are more likely to receive an award.
How do I apply?
Please complete the Maurice Keyworth Application international form.
Business School Masters in Finance Scholarship in Partnership with Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
What is it?
The scholarship award is for the full tuition fee for a Masters in Finance programme.
Who qualifies?
All students from Chulalongkorn University who have applied for, and have recieved an offer to study, on any of the Leeds University Business School Finance Masters Programmes by the 30th March 2013 for study in 2013/14. These include the MSc Accounting and Finance, MSc Actuarial Finance, MSc Banking and International Finance, MSc Finance and Investment, MSc Financial Mathematics and MSc Financial Risk Management.
How do I apply?
All students from Chulalongkorn University with an offer to study with us will automatically be considered for a scholarship against set criteria. There is no additional scholarship application process.
As well as meeting the conditions for your offer, you will need to demonstrate the following;
- Outstanding academic credentials i.e. are likely to be in the top 20 percent of your class
- Evidence of achievement explained in your personal statement (for example prizes or awards received, where you were placed in your class)
- Strong academic reference (s)
- That you bring diversity of background to the class
We will also consider your potential to be a successful ambassador for Leeds University Business School.
When will I be told if I am successful?
You will be told by the end of April 2013 if you have been successful.
MSc Actuarial Finance Scholarship
What is it? Scholarships of up to £4,500 are available for exceptional candidates for both Home/ EU and international applicants.
Who qualifies? Particularly deserving applicants wishing to undertake the one-year full time MSc Actuarial Finance.
How do I apply? All applicants with an offer for the course are automatically considered for the Scholarship.
MSc Economics Scholarship (Brazil)
What is it? A full tuition fee scholarship is available for an exceptional candidate who is a Brazilian national.
Who qualifies? Particularly deserving applicants wishing to undertake the one-year full time MSc Economics or MSc Economics and Finance.
What's the deadline? 30th June 2013
How do I apply? Once an offer has made you will be required to complete our Economics scholarship application form.
MSc Enterprise
What is it? 2 part scholarships of £4,000 each available for 2013/ 2014 entry.
Who qualifies? Particularly deserving applicants wishing to undertake the one-year full time MSC Enterprise.
What’s the deadline? 19 July 2013. You will be notified of the outcome of your Scholarship application within 3 weeks of the closing date.
How do I apply? Please complete the MSc Enterprise application form.
Dominic Marrocco Enterprise Scholarships
What is it? 2 part scholarships of £4,000 each available for 2013/ 2014 entry.
Who qualifies? Particularly deserving applicants wishing to undertake the one-year full time MSc Enterprise.
What’s the deadline? Each scholarship applicant must complete a 1,000 word essay, by 19th July, as part of the application process. Applicants are asked to:
- indicate how the MSc Enterprise fits with your personal and/or career development objectives
- give reasons for applying for this particular programme of study at the University of Leeds and state how it fits with their personal and professional objectives
Submissions will be reviewed by the Programme Director and the shortlist will be submitted to a panel.
How do I apply? Please complete the MSc Enterprise application form.
Business School Masters in Finance Scholarship in Partnership with Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
What is it? The scholarship award is for the full tuition fee for a Masters in Finance programme.
Who qualifies? All students from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv who have applied for, and have received an offer to study, on any of the Leeds University Business School Finance Masters Programmes by the 30th June 2013 for study in 2013/14. These include the MSc Accounting and Finance, MSc Actuarial Finance, MSc Banking and International Finance, MSc Finance and Investment, MSc Financial Mathematics and MSc Financial Risk Management.
How do I apply? All students from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv with an offer to study with us will automatically be considered for a scholarship against set criteria. There is no additional scholarship application process.
As well as meeting the conditions for your offer, you will need to demonstrate the following;
- Outstanding academic credentials i.e. are likely to be in the top 20 percent of your class
- Evidence of achievement explained in your personal statement (for example prizes or awards received, where you were placed in your class)
- Strong academic reference (s)
- That you bring diversity of background to the class
We will also consider your potential to be a successful ambassador for Leeds University Business School.
When will I be told if I am successful? You will be told by 15th July 2013 if you have been successful.
MSc Management Scholarships
The Mick Yates Scholarship in Leadership
What is it? A scholarship of £4,000 to be set against fees.
Who qualifies? Particularly deserving applicants wishing to undertake the one-year full time MSc Management.
What’s the deadline? 30 June 2013.
How do I apply? Those wishing to apply must complete a 1000 word essay addressing a contemporary leadership challenge. The successful candidate will be assessed by Mick Yates and will have the opportunity to work with him on their dissertation. Please complete the Mick Yates Scholarship application form.
The Professor Richard Thorpe Scholarship in Management
What is it? A scholarship of £4,000 to be set against fees.
Who qualifies? Particularly deserving applicants from the UK or Europe, wishing to undertake the one-year full time MSc Management.
What’s the deadline? 30 July 2013.
How do I apply? Those wishing to apply must complete a 1000 word essay addressing a contemporary management challenge. The successful candidate will be assessed by Professor Thorpe and will have the opportunity to work with him on their dissertation. Please complete the Professor Richard Thorpe Scholarship appplication form.
