University of Manchester Masters Global Futures Scholarships 2023

The University of Manchester is proud to offer awards totalling more than £2.9 million to international students, commencing their studies in September 2023. The scholarship is open to both prospective bachelor’s and master’s students.

Undergraduate awards

We're offering 7 merit-based undergraduate scholarships of £5,000 to international students domiciled in the following countries in Africa: Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Egypt, Botswana, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

Students must be taking one of the following qualifications: A-level, IB, South African Matric, NCUK International Foundation Year.

Master’s awards

We're offering 16 merit-based master’s scholarships of £15,000 to international students domiciled in the following countries in Africa: Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Egypt, Botswana, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

• Table of Content
• About University of Manchester
• Masters Global Futures Scholarships
• Aim and Benefits of Masters Global Futures Scholarships
• Requirements for Masters Global Futures Scholarships Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Masters Global Futures Scholarships

Aim and Benefits of Masters Global Futures Scholarships

16 awards of £15,000 will be awarded based on academic excellence and the quality of your responses in the online application form.

Scholarships will be awarded in the form of an appropriate discount against published overseas tuition fees.

Requirements for Masters Global Futures Scholarships Qualification

Applications will be considered from international fee-paying students domiciled in the following countries: Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Egypt, Botswana, Tanzania, , Zimbabwe and South Africa.

• Applicants for the African awards must have accepted a conditional or unconditional offer to study a full-time programme at Manchester and must submit an online scholarship application form by 19 May 2023. The application form will be emailed to all eligible offer-holders.
• Applicants will be considered for the award based on academic merit and the quality of their scholarship application.
• Applicants must be self-funded (not sponsored).
• Applicants for MBA, MPhil, Master of Architecture (MArch), Architecture and Urbanism (MA), Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA), Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), Clinical Medicine and Dentistry degrees are not eligible for the award.

• Applicants who have previously studied a degree in the UK are not eligible for the award.
• Applicants for blended and distance learning programmes are not eligible for the award. 

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Undergraduate awards

You must submit an online scholarship application form by 19 May 2023.

The link to the online application form will be emailed to all relevant offer-holders.

All scholarship applicants will be notified of the University’s decision by August 2023 following release of exam results.

Master’s awards

Applicants for the African awards must have accepted a conditional or unconditional offer to study a full-time master’s programme at Manchester and must submit an online scholarship application form by 19 May 2023.

The application form will be emailed to all eligible offer-holders.

Awardees will be announced by mid-June 2023.

In addition, a number of other faculty, school and programme-specific scholarships are available to students from Africa. 

For more details, visit University Of Manchester website.