Global Community Scholarships

We are looking for an honest appraisal of your financial situation beyond what you may receive through this bursary application. The Global Community Bursary will not cover all your living costs. It is therefore important that accurate information is provided as to how you will be intending to cover the remainder of the costs while studying at Leeds University Business School, even if you are awarded one of our bursaries. 

All values should be the overall total for the academic year (September 2025 to September 2026) and will be considered to be in Pounds Sterling (£). Please use numerical values only (e.g. 1500, no commas or symbols). If a particular funding option is not applicable or available to you, please simply enter 0.  

To help you to provide the information in Pounds Sterling (£) you can find a useful currency converter at xe.com.  

The information required in this part of the application is as follows: 

• Government Loans – any funding you intend to apply for from a government postgraduate loans scheme. 

• Other Loans (family, private, etc.) – any other loans that you may be intending to take for your year of study whether from banks, family or other sources. 

• Scholarships/Awards/Bursaries – any scholarships, awards, bursaries, or similar that you intend to apply for, have applied for, or have been awarded for your studies. If you include a number other than 0 in this field, please provide details of the provider of the funding, and whether or not it has been awarded. 

• Family/household contribution – this should include any monetary support provided by your family or household for the duration of your studies. Other ‘in kind’ support such as rent-free accommodation should be noted. 

• Personal savings – any personal savings you have access to for use during your studies. 

• State benefits – any state benefits you will be in continued receipt of during your studies. 

• Any other funding – please declare any other funding you may have access to for your studies which you do not feel was appropriate to include in any of the categories listed above. If you include a number other than 0, please provide details of the funding source and amount at your disposal. 

This section allows you to provide detail on your household circumstances. Values should again be expressed in Pounds Sterling (£) and show the situation for the year prior to the beginning of your course – that is, the year August 2024 to August 2025 or the most recently completed tax year. 

1. Please provide a figure for your household's gross annual income (this is the annual income for your household before tax). You must convert this into UK £ sterling - numerical values only. 

By this we mean the gross annual income (income before tax) of your household for the year prior to the beginning of your course. This should include all earning members of the household whose wages go towards supporting your general costs such as rent, bills, food etc.  

For example, if you live with your parent(s) and/or partner and have a job yourself, we would expect you to include all two/three incomes. If you live alone or in a shared house but are financially supported by your parent(s) and/or partner, we would still expect you to include all two/three incomes. If you live in a shared house and are completely financially independent, we would only expect you to include your own income. 

2. Please specify the number of people in the household who live on the combined income stated above (include earners and/or yourself). 

This should include all members of the household who are dependent on the amount indicated in question 2a. This should include the money earners themselves, and anyone else who lives in the house and is dependent on those earnings in some way. This should also include yourself. 

3. If you would like to provide any additional information on your household income, please do so here (optional) (500 characters max.) 

Include here any additional details about your household income that you would like to make us aware of, or would like us to take into consideration when assessing your financial need, and which are not immediately obvious from the numerical value above. 

4. If you would like to provide any additional information on exceptional household expenditure (e.g. medical bills, significant debts), please do so here (optional) (500 characters max.) 

Include here any significant and exceptional costs that impact on your household situation, e.g. large medical bills, repayments on sizeable debts etc. 

5. If you would like to provide any additional information on your household employment or any other situation, please do so here (optional) (500 characters max.) 

If there are any additional details about your household employment situation that you would like us to consider (e.g. seasonal work, job likely to end) please include them here. 

6. Who is the first member of your family to attend university? 

‘Family’ here means your immediate family, including parent(s), husband or wife and any brothers and sisters. ​​​​​​

We also want to learn more about your aims, ambitions and motivations.  

The application form will ask you to answer the following questions in no more than 250 words for each question. Please prepare your responses before completing the application form. 

1. Explain how your personal background and life experiences have encouraged you to want to make an impact. Please include any existing achievements and contributions to your community, noting any personal or community barriers that you have had to overcome. [maximum 250 words] 
2. Explain what your objectives are in the short term (2 to 3 years after your Masters study) and the longer term (5 years or more in the future) and how the opportunity to study at Leeds University Business School will help you achieve them. [maximum 250 words]