International scholarships

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We have up to £4.7 million worth of scholarships available for international students commencing their studies in September 2026.

By supporting talented individuals, we aim to empower you to reach your academic and professional goals while fostering a diverse and dynamic learning community.

Find out about the undergraduate scholarships available for 2026 at Leeds.

We also offer Masters and International Foundation Year scholarships for international students.

International Excellence Scholarships

We have up to 500 scholarships, worth either £3,000, £6,000 or £16,000 available to support eligible international students.

The awards recognise and reward high academic achievement for students applying to study an undergraduate course starting in September 2026.

At Leeds, we welcome international students from over 140 countries or regions to our multicultural campus. Our International Excellence Scholarship supports students to fulfil their potential and join our diverse community.

These competitive awards will be awarded to selected students as a tuition fee discount on the first year’s tuition fee.

Eligibility criteria

To apply for an International Excellence Scholarship, you must:

• be classified as an international student for fee purposes;
• have a conditional or unconditional offer for an eligible undergraduate course starting in September 2026;
• be self-funded or partially funded;
• be entering into Year 1 of your undergraduate course;
• demonstrate an excellent academic track record evidenced through your high school qualifications;
• show excellent personal skills evidenced through extracurricular activities;
• in your application, explain why you’re applying to study at the University of Leeds and how it fits your future ambitions and goals.

Leeds International Study Centre students

Students who study on the International Year One at the Leeds International Study Centre are not eligible to apply for this scholarship.

Excluded courses

The following undergraduate courses are not eligible for the International Excellence Scholarship:

• Medicine and Surgery MBChB
• Dental Surgery BChD

How to apply

You will only be able to apply for this scholarship once you have a conditional or unconditional offer for an undergraduate course. If you have an offer for multiple courses at the University of Leeds, you will need to submit a separate scholarship application for each course.

Apply now

To apply, you will need to complete the application form, which will take around 15 minutes to complete. You will not be able to save your progress, so make sure you have all the information ready before you begin.

To be considered for this scholarship you must have applied to the University via UCAS.

Make sure you have your:

• UCAS personal ID – this can be found on the UCAS application hub
• UCAS course code and course title – this is also available on the UCAS application hub
• 100-word (600 characters, including spaces) personal statement explaining why you have chosen to study at Leeds and why you believe you should be considered for the scholarship.
• This could include previous internship or volunteering experience, and awards.

Apply for the scholarship

Application deadline

The deadline to apply is Tuesday 31 March at 5pm BST. We continuously review scholarship applications and will notify you of the outcome of your application when a decision is made, so there’s no need to wait until the deadline to apply. You will hear the outcome of your application no later than Friday 15 May.

Terms and conditions

• This scholarship can be combined with our International Regional Scholarship or external funding as long as this does not exceed 100% of your tuition fees. You may also be able to combine this scholarship with a School or Faculty scholarship.
• Please check the terms and conditions of any other scholarships that you have received to ensure that they can also be combined.
• If you are applying through an International Partner Agreement and are offered more than one University of Leeds scholarship, you can only accept one scholarship. This will be whichever award represents the highest value.
• The scholarship award cannot be deferred to the following year and is non-transferable to other courses at the University of Leeds
• This scholarship is paid as a fee reduction for your first year of study only and can only be used as a fee reduction. It cannot be used towards other costs, including but not exclusive to maintenance or accommodation costs.

International Regional Scholarships

An automatic £5,000 fee reduction scholarship is available for international students from an eligible country/region.

International Undergraduate Regional Scholarships are designed to help ease the cost of living, allowing you to focus on your education and achieve your potential. They are automatically awarded to eligible students as a fee reduction on your first year’s tuition fee.

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible for an International Undergraduate Regional Scholarship, you must:

• be a passport holder from one of the following countries/regions: Canada, Egypt, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Nigeria, Norway, Singapore, Switzerland, Turkey, USA;
• If you hold an eligible passport, but currently live in another country/region, you will be eligible for this scholarship.
• If you are only domiciled in one of these countries/regions, you will not be eligible for this scholarship.
• be classified as an international fee-paying student;
• be self-funded or partially funded;
• hold a conditional or unconditional offer for an undergraduate course starting in September 2026;
• be entering into year 1 of your undergraduate course.

If you currently study on the Leeds International Foundation Year, and will progress onto an Undergraduate degree at the University in September 2026 you will not be eligible for this scholarship.

Leeds International Study Centre students

• If you currently study on the International Foundation Year, you are eligible for this award.
• If you study on the International Year One, you are not eligible for the award.

Excluded courses

The following undergraduate courses are not eligible for the International Undergraduate Regional Scholarship:

• Medicine and Surgery MBChB
• Dental Surgery BChD
• Law (2-year Graduate Programme) LLB

How to apply

You do not need to submit a scholarship application. If you meet the eligibility and award criteria, you will automatically receive the scholarship.

Receiving the scholarship

When you are offered a place on one of our courses, you will be notified of your scholarship award shortly after you receive a course offer.

This scholarship cannot be deferred to a future year.

The scholarship is a tuition fee discount which will be deducted from your full tuition fee when you register as a student at Leeds.

Guidance on paying your fees is available on our How to pay page.

Terms and conditions

• This scholarship can be combined with our International Excellence Scholarship or external funding as long as this does not exceed 100% of your tuition fees. You may also be able to combine this scholarship with a School or Faculty scholarship.
• Please check the terms and conditions of any other scholarships that you have received to ensure that they can also be combined.
• If you are applying through an International Partner Agreement and are offered more than one University of Leeds scholarship, you can only accept one scholarship. This will be whichever award represents the highest value.
• The scholarship award cannot be deferred to the following year and is only transferable to other eligible courses at the University of Leeds
• This scholarship is paid as afee reduction for your first year of study only and can only be used as a fee reduction. It cannot be used towards other costs, including but not exclusive to maintenance or accommodation costs.

Questions about scholarships

If you have questions about either of these scholarships,  please email the Admissions Enquiries team at study@leeds.ac.uk.