Global Community Bursary
- Value: £10,000 to support maintenance, paid in instalments
- Who is eligible: Particularly deserving international applicants (including EU) from low income countries or low income households in under-represented countries applying for a Business School Masters programme* for 2025 entry. See following details for full eligibility criteria.
- Deadline: 20th June 2025
How to apply
You will be automatically considered for a Business School Global Community Bursary when we review your application for your Masters course. Those selected will progress to the final stage and will be invited to complete an application. Through this application, you will be asked to provide us with more details of how you are financing your studies, your household circumstances and your aims and ambitions relating to your course choice. The application is the basis for deciding on the final awards.
Full eligibility criteria
Scholarships will be awarded to talented and ambitious students who want to make a positive impact on the economy and society, but who face financial barriers.
To be considered for the bursary you must:
- be classified as an international student for fee purposes
- have applied for an eligible Business Masters programme* for 2025/26 before 20th June 2025 and be holding an offer
- come from a low-income country or from a lower-income household in a country underrepresented at the Business School
- demonstrate an excellent academic track record, and be predicted to achieve or have achieved a Bachelors degree with a 2:1 (hons) or equivalent
- show how your background and life experiences have encouraged you to make an impact on your community
- demonstrate how Masters study at the Business School will help you achieve your short and long-term career objectives
- not hold any other scholarship or bursary contributing to the cost of living.
The award may be held in conjunction with any scholarships supporting fees only.
The bursary is conditional on meeting all offer conditions, being granted a visa and registering for the course initially applied for academic year 2025/26.
Awards will not be deferred if holders cannot commence their studies in 2025/26.
Awards will not be extended should a student need to extend their studies beyond the standard 12-month study period.
*Excludes MSc Sustainable Business Leadership (online) and Executive Leadership Level 7 Apprenticeship / MSc and The Leeds MBA. Applicants to these courses are not eligible for the Global Community Scholarship.
How are the scholarships awarded?
Applicants selected to proceed to the final application stage will be notified throughout the year. Applicants invited to the final stage will be given four weeks to submit their application and final decisions will be made and applicants notified within four weeks of that deadline.
Number of scholarships available
30