International Masters Excellence Scholarships
- Summary: Our International Excellence Scholarships support international students to fulfil their academic potential and contribute to the social and cultural diversity of our student community. These competitive scholarships are awarded to particularly deserving candidates in the form of 50% or 25% fee deductions.
- UK/International: International
- Value - what money is on offer: 25% and 50% fee reduction scholarships are available for international students commencing studies in 2025.
- Deadline: We operate a staged selection process for these scholarship. See details below.
How to apply
The application form will be available in October 2024. Please note you will require your University of Leeds Application ID to proceed.
Eligible courses
- MSc Biodiversity and Conservation
- MSc Biodiversity and Conservation with Africa
- MSc Biopharmaceutical Development
- MSc Bioscience
- MSc Biotechnology with Business Enterprise
- MSc Drug Discovery and Development
- MSc Global Conservation Science
- MSc Plant Science and Biotechnology
- MSc Precision Medicine: Genomic Data Science
- MSc Sustainable Agriculture and Food Production
How are the scholarships awarded?
Scholarships will be awarded to high achieving and particularly deserving applicants. This is a competitive process and not all applications will be successful. We operate a staged selection process for these scholarship:
| Stage | Application deadline | Decision deadline | Acceptance deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 February 2025 | 28 March 2025 | 11 April 2025 |
| 2 | 16 May 2025 | 13 June 2025 | 27 June 2025 |
Once you have submitted your application by the relevant deadline, you will receive an email with the outcome of your application on or before the decision deadline. If you are successfully offered a scholarship, you will need to respond to say whether you wish to accept the scholarship by the relevant acceptance deadline.
Conditions
To be considered for the scholarship you must:
- be self-funding or partially funded
- be classified as an international student for tuition fee purposes
- have applied for 2025/26 entry for a Masters programme included in the eligible courses section
- demonstrate an excellent track record, and be predicted to achieve or have achieved a Bachelor degree with at least a 2:1 or equivalent show excellent professional and personal skills evidenced through work experience and/or extracurricular activities
- demonstrate the potential to contribute to the social and cultural diversity of our Masters programmes and student community.
Number of scholarships available
Up to 25.
Year of entry
2025-26