The scholarships are funded jointly between the Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust and the University of Leeds. The University of Leeds is awarding one-year fully funded scholarships for applicants from developing countries wishing to pursue full-time Taught Masters study in selected schools,with areas of study related to the economic, social or technological development of the applicant's home country.
Founded in 1904, University of Leeds is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the medium-sized city of Leeds (population range of 500,000-1,000,000 inhabitants), Yorkshire and the Humber. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Privy Council, University of Leeds is a very large (uniRank enrollment range: 30,000-34,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. University of Leeds offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 115 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on students' past academic record and grades. International students are welcome to apply for enrollment.
Eligibility Criteria
This scholarship is available for applicants applying for programmes of study related to economic, social or technological development (with the exception of the Leeds MBA) in the following schools:
Earth and Environment
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Biological Sciences
Geography
History
Law
Languages, Cultures and Societies
Medicine
Media and Communication
Performance and Cultural Industries
Politics and International Studies
Philosophy, Religion and History of Science
Transport Studies
Leeds University Business School
These awards are only available to applicants who are liable to pay academic fees at the International fee rate.
Applicants must hold, or expect to hold by September 2026, a First Degree at undergraduate level equivalent to at least a UK Upper Second Class Honours degree. Applicants should either have graduated with the appropriate First Degree or be in their final year of study.
Applicants whose first language is not English must meet the University’s English Language requirements by 2 February 2026.
If the school or faculty to which you have applied has a higher English language entry requirement you must meet the higher requirement. You should have a valid test result, which is no more than two years old by your official start date at the University of Leeds.
Applicants must also:
be citizens of, and permanently resident in, one of the developing countries according to the International Development Association list of Borrowing Countries
not have undertaken studies lasting one year or more in a developed country.
be unable themselves, or through their families, to pay to study in the UK.
agree that they will return to their home country as soon as their period of study is complete.
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Each School selects a shortlist of applicants who they wish to recommend for the award. The University of Leeds Scholarship Selection Panel then meets to consider the shortlists and select the successful applicants and reserves. Unsuccessful applicants can expect to be notified of the application outcome approximately four weeks after the application closing date. Shortlisted applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application within ten weeks of the application closing date.
The University will use the data provided in the application form for internal selection and statistical purposes and publish the names of the successful applicants within the University.
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Application Process
Required Documents:
Stage 1
To be eligible to apply, you must:
apply for a relevant taught programme of study
be in receipt of a Student Application Number.
Applications without a valid Student Application Number will be rejected.
Stage 2
Once you are in receipt of your Student Application ID please complete the online application form.
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Founded in 1904, University of Leeds is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the medium-sized city of Leeds (population range of 500,000-1,000,000 inhabitants), Yorkshire and the Humber. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Privy Council, University of Leeds is a very large (uniRank enrollment range: 30,000-34,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. University of Leeds offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 115 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on students' past academic record and grades. International students are welcome to apply for enrollment.