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The University of Leeds aims to promote excellence and to achieve and sustain international standing in higher education teaching, learning and research, and to serve a wide range of student constituencies, social and professional communities and industrial, commercial and government agencies, locally, nationally and internationally.

Amanda Burton Research Scholarship

Subjects: Fine art.

Purpose: To provide postgraduate scholarships for UK and EU research students of high calibre.

Eligibility: Applicants must be from UK or EU and be commencing PhD study for the first time. Candidates must hold at least a UK upper second class honours degree or equivalent.

Level of Study: Doctorate

Type: Scholarship

Value: Fees at the University of Leeds UK/EU rate plus a maintenance allowance

Length of Study: Up to 3 years, subject to satisfactory academic progress

Frequency: Dependent on funds available

Study Establishment: University of Leeds

Country of Study: United Kingdom

No. of awards offered: 1

Application Procedure: Details provided on website www.scholarships.leeds.ac.uk

Closing Date: See website for closing date www.scholarships.leeds.ac.uk

Additional Information: This scholarship is subject to funding and will only be advertised on www.scholarships.leeds.ac.uk if there are available funds.

Beit Trust-University of Leeds Scholarships

Subjects: A subject of the individual’s choice appropriate to the needs of the beneficial area.

Purpose: To provide postgraduate scholarships to international students of high calibre, who demonstrate both academic excellence and the potential to become leaders, decision makers and opinion formers in their own country.

Eligibility: Open to candidates from Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe who have obtained at least a UK Upper Second Class Honours Degree or equivalent.

Level of Study: Postgraduate

Type: Scholarship

Value: Academic fees at the University of Leeds standard international rate, maintenance allowance, return airfare and other allowances

Length of Study: 12 months

Frequency: Annual

Study Establishment: University of Leeds

Country of Study: United Kingdom

Application Procedure: Candidates should visit the Beit Trust website for details of how to apply at www.beittrust.org.uk/Scholarships.htm.

Closing Date: Please see the website for closing date. www.beittrust.org.uk/scholarships.htm

Funding: Trusts

Contributor: University of Leeds and The Beit Trust

China Scholarship Council - University of Leeds Scholarships

Subjects: All subjects.

Purpose: To provide postgraduate scholarships for international research students of high calibre.

Eligibility: Open to citizens and permanent residents of China at the time of application. Applicants must normally either be studying or working at a Chinese University, although there a limited number of scholarship places open to Chinese students currently in their last year of postgraduate study overseas (applicants should submit the required documents via the Education Office of the Chinese Embassy in the UK – further details are provided on www.csc.edu.cn). Applicants must satisfy the selection criteria set out by the China Scholarship Council (CSC) by completing the CSC Application Form and CSC Employer Reference Form which can be found at www.csc.edu.cn (the application period for the CSC maintenance award is in late March/early April), ensuring that the correct Scholarship has been selected, as there are several different schemes; Applicants must normally hold a First Degree at undergraduate level equivalent to at least a UK First Class Honours degree and should be considered to be the ‘best of the best’ (e.g., successful applicants are likely to be in the top 5 per cent of their MSc/MA and BSC/BA cohorts and already in receipt of prizes at national or international level).

Level of Study: Doctorate

Type: Scholarships

Value: Fees at The University of Leeds standard international rate plus a maintenance allowance. Academic fees are covered by the University of Leeds. The China Scholarship Council provides a maintenance allowance

Length of Study: Up to 3 years

Frequency: Annual

Study Establishment: University of Leeds

Country of Study: United Kingdom

Application Procedure: Applicants must satisfy the selection criteria set out by the China Scholarship Council, by completing the CSC application form and CSC employer reference form which can be found at www.csc.edu.cn. Details of how to apply for the award at the University of Leeds can be found on the website www.scholarships.leeds.ac.uk

Closing Date: See website for closing date www.scholarships.leeds.ac.uk

Contributor: University of Leeds and the China Scholarships Council

Collection of Small Endowed Awards

Subjects: Arts, business, education, social sciences, law, performance, visual arts, and communication.

Purpose: To provide postgraduate scholarships for UK and EU Master’s students of high calibre.

Eligibility: Candidates from the UK or other EU countries wishing to undertake study for a Master’s degree. Candidates must hold at least a UK Upper Second Class Honours degree or equivalent.

Level of Study: Postgraduate

Type: Scholarship

Value: Fees at the University of Leeds UK/EU standard rate plus a maintenance allowance

Length of Study: 1 year

Frequency: Dependent on funds available

Study Establishment: University of Leeds

Country of Study: United Kingdom

Application Procedure: Details provided on website www.scholarships.leeds.ac.uk

Closing Date: See website for closing date www.scholarships.leeds.ac.uk

Additional Information: The scholarship is subject to funding and will only be advertised on www.scholarships.leeds.ac.uk if there are available funds.

Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme

Subjects: Subjects related to the economic, social and technological development of the student’s home country.

Purpose: To provide scholarships to students of high academic calibre from developing Commonwealth countries.

Eligibility: Applicants must already have obtained a United Kingdom Upper Second Class (Honours) Degree or equivalent. Candidates must be nationals of, or permanently resident in, a developing Commonwealth country. Candidates whose first language is not English must have already met the University’s English language requirement at the time of application.

Level of Study: Postgraduate

Type: Scholarship

Value: Academic fees, living expenses, other allowances, economy return airfares

Length of Study: 1 year

Frequency: Annual

Study Establishment: The University of Leeds

Country of Study: United Kingdom

Application Procedure: Details provided on website www.scholarships.leeds.ac.uk

Closing Date: See website for closing date www.scholarships.leeds.ac.uk

Funding: Government, private

Emma and Leslie Reid Scholarship

Subjects: Diseases of the heart or brain (or kindred diseases).

Purpose: To provide postgraduate scholarships for UK and EU research students of high calibre.

Eligibility: Candidates must be from the UK or an EU country (or eligible to pay fees at the UK/EU rate) and be commencing PhD study for the first time. Candidates must hold at least a UK Upper Second Class Honours degree or equivalent.

Level of Study: Doctorate

Type: Scholarship

Value: Fees at the University of Leeds standard UK/EU rate plus a maintenance allowance

Length of Study: Up to 3 years, subject to satisfactory progress

Frequency: Dependent on funds available

Study Establishment: University of Leeds

Country of Study: United Kingdom

Application Procedure: Details provided on website www.scholarships.leeds.ac.uk

Closing Date: See website for closing date www.scholarships.leeds.ac.uk

Additional Information: The scholarship is subject to funding and will only be advertised on www.scholarships.leeds.ac.uk if there are available funds.

Etam-Milchior MSc Scholarship

Purpose: To develop capacity in health systems and service research across a range of sub-Saharan African countries by funding highly competent students to complete an MSc in International Health at the Nuffield Centre for International Health and Development, University of Leeds.

Eligibility: Applicants must be originally from or reside in Nigeria, Tanzania or North Sudan and should be intending to pursue a career that focuses on improving health systems and services in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Level of Study: Postgraduate

Value: £4,493

Country of Study: United Kingdom

Closing Date: June 1st

Funding: Trusts

Additional Information: Check website for more details.

Fee Scholarship

Subjects: All subjects.

Purpose: To provide postgraduate scholarships for UK and EU mastership students of high calibre.

Eligibility: Candidates from the UK or other EU countries wishing to undertake study for a master’s degree. Applicants must hold a first degree at undergraduate level equivalent to at least a UK upper second class honours degree.

Level of Study: Postgraduate

Type: Scholarship

Value: Up to £6,500 towards academic fees

Length of Study: 12 months

Frequency: Annual

Study Establishment: University of Leeds

Country of Study: United Kingdom

Application Procedure: Details provided on website www.scholarships.leeds.ac.uk

Closing Date: Visit website for closing dates www.scholarships.leeds.ac.uk

Contributor: University of Leeds

Additional Information: Awards available for full- and part-time.

Frank Stell Scholarship

Subjects: Biology, Agricultural Science, or Social and Political Science.

Purpose: To provide postgraduate scholarships for UK research students of high calibre.

Eligibility: Candidates must be commencing PhD study for the first time and hold at least a UK Upper Second Class Honours degree or equivalent. Candidates should be resident, or have parents resident within the former administrative area of the County Council of the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Level of Study: Doctorate

Type: Scholarship

Value: Fees at the University of Leeds standard UK/EU rate plus a maintenance allowance

Length of Study: Up to 3 years, subject to satisfactory progress

Frequency: Dependent on funds available

Study Establishment: University of Leeds

Country of Study: United Kingdom

Application Procedure: Details provided on website www.scholarships.leeds.ac.uk

Closing Date: See website for closing date www.scholarships.leeds.ac.uk

Additional Information: The scholarship is subject to funding and will only be advertised on www.scholarships.leeds.ac.uk if there are available funds.

Henry Ellison Scholarship

Subjects: Pure and Applied Chemistry and Physics.

Purpose: To provide postgraduate scholarships for UK and EU research students of high calibre.

Eligibility: Candidates must be from the UK or an EU country (or eligible to pay fees at the UK rate) and be commencing PhD study for the first time. Candidates must hold at least a UK Upper Second Class Honours degree or equivalent and be a University of Leeds graduate.

Level of Study: Doctorate

Type: Scholarship

Value: Fees at the University of Leeds standard UK/EU rate plus a maintenance allowance

Length of Study: Up to 3 years, subject to satisfactory progress

Frequency: Dependent on funds available

Study Establishment: University of Leeds

Country of Study: United Kingdom

Application Procedure: Details provided on website www.scholaships.leeds.ac.uk

Closing Date: See website for closing date www.scholarships.leeds.ac.uk

Additional Information: The award is available within the School of Physics and Astronomy. The scholarship is subject to funding and will only be advertised on http://scholarships.leeds.ac.uk if there are available funds.

John Henry Garner Scholarship

Subjects: Research on matters relating to chemical and biological surveys of rivers and streams, pollution prevention and purification of sewage and trade effluents in the area previously known as the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Purpose: To provide postgraduate scholarships for UK and EU research students of high calibre.

Eligibility: Candidates must be from the UK or an EU country (or eligible to pay fees at the UK rate) and be commencing PhD study for the first time. Candidates must hold at least a UK Upper Second Class Honours degree or equivalent.

Level of Study: Doctorate

Type: Scholarship

Value: Fees at the University of Leeds standard UK/EU rate plus a maintenance allowance

Length of Study: Up to 3 years, subject to satisfactory progress

Frequency: Dependent on funds available

Study Establishment: University of Leeds

Country of Study: United Kingdom

Application Procedure: Details provided on website www.scholarships.leed.ac.uk

Closing Date: See website for closing date www.scholarships.leeds.ac.uk

Additional Information: The scholarship is subject to funding and will only be advertised on www.scholarships.leeds.ac.uk if there are available funds.

Lund, Stephenson Clarke Scholarship

Subjects: Colour science.

Purpose: To provide postgraduate scholarships for UK and EU research students of high calibre.

Eligibility: Candidates must be from the UK or an EU country (or eligible to pay fees at the UK/EU rate) and be commencing PhD study for the first time. Candidates must hold at least a UK upper second class honours degree or equivalent.

Level of Study: Doctorate

Type: Scholarship

Value: Fees at the UK rate plus a maintenance allowance

Length of Study: Up to 3 years, subject to satisfactory progress

Frequency: Dependent on funds available

Study Establishment: University of Leeds

Country of Study: United Kingdom

Application Procedure: Details provided on website www.scholarships.leeds.ac.uk

Closing Date: See website for closing date www. scholarships.leeds.ac.uk

Additional Information: This scholarship is subject to funding and will only be advertised on www.scholarships.leeds.ac.uk if there are available funds.

Mary and Alice Smith Memorial Scholarship

Subjects: Research into the prevention or cure of cancer or heart disease.

Purpose: To provide postgraduate scholarships for UK research students of high calibre.

Eligibility: Candidates must be British and be commencing PhD study for the first time. Candidates must hold at least a UK Upper Second Class Honours degree or equivalent.

Level of Study: Doctorate

Type: Scholarship

Value: Fees at the University of Leeds standard UK/EU rate plus a maintenance allowance

Length of Study: Up to 3 years, subject to satisfactory progress

Frequency: Dependent on funds available

Study Establishment: University of Leeds

Country of Study: United Kingdom

Application Procedure: Details provided on www.scholarships.leeds.ac.uk

Closing Date: See website for closing date www.scholarships.leeds.ac.uk

Additional Information: The scholarship is subject to funding and will only be advertised on www.scholarships.leeds.ac.uk if there are available funds.

Stanley Burton Research Scholarship

Subjects: Music.

Purpose: To provide postgraduate scholarships for UK/EU research students of high calibre.

Eligibility: Candidates must be from UK or an EU country and be commencing PhD study for the first time. Candidates must hold at least a UK upper second class honours degree or equivalent.

Level of Study: Doctorate

Type: Scholarship

Value: Fees at the University of Leeds standard UK/EU rate plus a maintenance allowance

Length of Study: Up to 3 years, subject to satisfactory progress

Frequency: Dependent on funds available

Study Establishment: University of Leeds

Country of Study: United Kingdom

Application Procedure: Details provided on www.scholarships.leeds.ac.uk

Closing Date: See website for closing date www.scholarships.leeds.ac.uk

Additional Information: The award is available within the School of Music. This scholarship is subject to funding and will only be advertised on http://scholarships.leeds.ac.uk if there are available funds.

Tetley and Lupton Scholarship

Subjects: All subjects.

Purpose: To provide postgraduate scholarships for international mastership students of high calibre.

Eligibility: Open to international students commencing taught postgraduate study in any faculty. Applicants will be required to hold a UK first class honours degree or equivalent.

Level of Study: Postgraduate

Type: Scholarship

Value: Up to £20,000 towards academic fees

Length of Study: 12 months

Frequency: Annual

Study Establishment: University of Leeds

Country of Study: United Kingdom

Application Procedure: Details provided on website www.scholarships.leeds.ac.uk

Closing Date: Please see sebsite for closing date www.scholarships.leeds.ac.uk

University Research Scholarships

Subjects: All subjects.

Purpose: To provide postgraduate scholarships for UK and EU research students of high calibre.

Eligibility: Candidates must be from the UK or an EU country (or eligible to pay fees at the UK/EU rate) and be commencing PhD study for the first time. Candidates must hold at least a UK upper second class honours degree or equivalent undergraduate degree.

Level of Study: Doctorate

Type: Scholarship

Value: Fees at the University of Leeds standard UK/EU rate plus a maintenance allowance

Length of Study: Up to 3 years, subject to satisfactory progress

Frequency: Annual

Study Establishment: University of Leeds

Country of Study: United Kingdom

Application Procedure: Details provided on website www.scholarships.leeds.ac.uk

Closing Date: Varies, according to faculty. See website www.scholarships.leeds.ac.uk for details

Contributor: University of Leeds

Additional Information: Please check the website for details.

White Rose Studentships

Subjects: Project based, subjects to be confirmed.

Purpose: To provide postgraduate scholarships for UK and EU research students of high calibre.

Eligibility: Candidates must be from the UK or an EU country (or eligible to pay fees at the UK rate) and be commencing PhD study for the first time. Candidates must hold at least a UK upper second class honours degree or equivalent.

Level of Study: Doctorate

Type: Scholarship

Value: Fees at the University of Leeds standard UK/EU rate plus a maintenance allowance

Length of Study: Up to 3 years, subject to satisfactory progress

Frequency: Annual

Study Establishment: University of Leeds

Country of Study: United Kingdom

Application Procedure: Details provided on website www.scholarships.leeds.ac.uk

Closing Date: See website for closing dates www.scholarships.leeds.ac.uk

Additional Information: The University of Leeds is offering a number of White Rose Research Studentships, in collaboration with the Universities of Sheffield and York, for students from the United Kingdom and from European Union Countries commencing full-time PhD study in October.

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