Funding and financial support
We understand that higher education is a significant financial investment in your future.
The University of Manchester is committed to ensuring equity of access and success for all our students, especially those who face finance-related barriers to participating and succeeding in higher education. We have a range of financial packages available for prospective and current students to support their overall university experience.
Our financial packages include scholarships, bursaries and grants to support tuition fees, course costs, work experience, extra-curricular activity and much more.
Our search tool lets you easily browse the support for which you are eligible. This tool does not yet include all Manchester’s schemes, or support for postgraduate or international students. Other schemes may be available by searching your Faculty or academic School webpages.
Funding opportunities
My shortlistAccommodation Bursary
The Accommodation Bursary provides a partial accommodation fee waiver for students from low income backgrounds, to aid with the cost of living in University halls of residences.
What does this mean? — essential eligibility criteria for Accommodation Bursary
- Low income households
- Students from low-income households, usually assessed via Student Finance England household income data.
- Number of awards available
- 150
- Study level
- Fee status
- Home (UK)
- Student type
- Prospective
- Application opening
- 1 March 2027
Article 26 Scholarship
The Article 26 Scholarship supports students who cannot access Student Finance because of their immigration status as UK based Sanctuary Seekers (E.g. Asylum Seekers).
What does this mean? — essential eligibility criteria for Article 26 Scholarship
- Asylum / Sanctuary seeker students
- Students awaiting a decision on a UK asylum claim, who are usually not eligible for government student finance.
- Number of awards available
- 5
- Study level
- Fee status
- Home (UK), International
- Student type
- Prospective
- Application deadline
- 26 June 2026
BA (Hons) Architecture Foundation Bursary
The Architecture Foundation Bursary supports students on a Foundation year with course costs.
What does this mean? — essential eligibility criteria for BA (Hons) Architecture Foundation Bursary
- Contextually flagged students
- Students who have received a contextual offer from the University of Manchester.
- Number of awards available
- Variable
- Study level
- Fee status
- Home (UK)
- Student type
- Prospective
- Application deadline
- No application required
Beatrice Shilling Scholarship
The Beatrice Shilling Scholarship provides financial support for undergraduate women starting an engineering degree at the University of Manchester.
What do these mean? — essential eligibility criteria for Beatrice Shilling Scholarship
- High achieving students
- Students who have achieved highly in their overall grades (this refers to either Level 3 results, or overall university results).
- Women
- Be a woman (inclusive of trans women), be assigned female at birth (such as AFAB non-binary).
- Number of awards available
- 20 (2 per discipline)
- Study level
- Fee status
- Home (UK)
- Student type
- Prospective
- Application deadline
- No application required
Business Accounting (BSc Hons) Scholarship
The Business Accounting Scholarship supports students in Year 2 to 4 of the BSc (Hons) Business Accounting course.
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What does this mean? — essential eligibility criteria for Business Accounting (BSc Hons) Scholarship
- None
- This scheme has no essential eligibility criteria, but some awards may have specific requirements.
- Number of awards available
- All eligible students will receive the award
- Study level
- Fee status
- Home (UK), International
- Student type
- Current
- Application deadline
- No application required
Cowrie Foundation Scholarship
The Cowrie Foundation Scholarship supports Black African and Caribbean heritage students, from socio-economically under-represented backgrounds, to access and succeed within higher education.
What do these mean? — essential eligibility criteria for Cowrie Foundation Scholarship
- Black students
- Students of Black African, Black Caribbean or other Black heritage, who are underrepresented in UK higher education.
- Low income households
- Students from low-income households, usually assessed via Student Finance England household income data.
- Number of awards available
- 2
- Study level
- Fee status
- Home (UK)
- Student type
- Prospective
- Application opening
- 1 March 2027
Foundation Year Bursary
The Foundation Year Bursary is available to UK students from low-income households and independent students, who are registered on an undergraduate foundation year.
What do these mean? — essential eligibility criteria for Foundation Year Bursary
- Care experienced or Care Leaver
- Students who have spent time in local authority care, or who are studying without the support of their family.
- Independent / Estranged students
- Students who are financially independent of their parents, or who have no contact or support from their family.
- Low income households
- Students from low-income households, usually assessed via Student Finance England household income data.
- Number of awards available
- All eligible students will receive the award
- Study level
- Fee status
- Home (UK)
- Student type
- Current
- Application deadline
- No application required
Laura Nuttall Scholarship
The Laura Nuttall Scholarship supports students with a long term illness, health condition, or disability, to thrive whilst studying at The University of Manchester.
What do these mean? — essential eligibility criteria for Laura Nuttall Scholarship
- Contextually flagged students
- Students who have received a contextual offer from the University of Manchester.
- Disabled students
- Students with a physical or mental impairment, long-term health condition or specific learning difficulty.
- Number of awards available
- 1
- Study level
- Fee status
- Home (UK)
- Student type
- Prospective
- Application deadline
- No application required
Lemn Sissay Law Bursary
The Lemn Sissay Law Bursary is available to Black African, Black Caribbean and Black mixed heritage students starting one of our undergraduate law programmes.
What does this mean? — essential eligibility criteria for Lemn Sissay Law Bursary
- Black students
- Students of Black African, Black Caribbean or other Black heritage, who are underrepresented in UK higher education.
- Number of awards available
- 2
- Study level
- Fee status
- Home (UK)
- Student type
- Current
- Application deadline
- No application required
Manchester Bursary
The Manchester Bursary is available to students from low-income households and independent students. Eligibility is automatically assessed based on your Student Finance England information.
What does this mean? — essential eligibility criteria for Manchester Bursary
- Low income households
- Students from low-income households, usually assessed via Student Finance England household income data.
- Number of awards available
- All eligible students will receive the award
- Study level
- Fee status
- Home (UK)
- Student type
- Current
- Application deadline
- No application required