The University of Manchester has announced scholarships to bright students from India. The University aims to give over 230 merit-based master’s scholarships available for 2025 and provide financial assistance to deserving candidates.

For various scholarships on offer, a student’s academic merit will serve as the foundation for assessment. Students will get a scholarship in the form of a decrease in tuition fees. These are the scholarships available:

The Global Futures Scholarship is available to students worldwide, including those from India for both UG and PG courses. The University will provide more than 100 merit-based undergraduate scholarships of up to £24,000 (£8,000 per year over three years) to international students from a selection of countries across the globe.

Eligibility Criteria: Undergraduate 

–Applicants must be fee-paying and domiciled in India and must hold a conditional or unconditional offer to study at the university.

–Scholarships are available for various schools, including the School of Social Sciences, School of Environment, Education and Development, School of Arts, Languages and Cultures, and Alliance Manchester Business School.

–Prospective students must submit their scholarship applications online by April 10. Successful applicants will be notified by April 30.

To know more about the scholarship: manchester.ac.uk/study/international/country-specific- information/india/scholarships/#country-profile

Eligibility Criteria: Postgraduate 

–The University of Manchester offers international students 230 merit-based scholarships. The value of  this scholarships for South Asian students is £8,000. Scholarships will be awarded in the form of a discount on published overseas tuition fees.

— Applicants will be considered for the award based on academic merit and the quality of their scholarship application.

–The application form will only be made available to students once they have applied and been made an offer (either conditional or unconditional).

The University of Manchester is offering qualified students a GREAT scholarship of £10,000 towards tuition fees for the majority of one-year master’s programmes in collaboration with the British Council and the GREAT Britain Campaign.

–Students from India who will enrol in the 2025–2026 academic year are eligible to receive a GREAT scholarship specifically for teaching master’s programmes in the School of Arts, Languages, and Cultures.

–Indian students must apply by April 24, with results announced by May 30, 2025.

Humanities Postgraduate Scholarships:

These scholarships provide £10,000 in funding and are granted based on academic merit without the need for a separate application.

–1 year of funding only

–Applicants domiciled in India

–Applicants must be paying international tuition fees

Manchester Humanities International Excellence Scholarship

Available to self-funded Indian applicants, this scholarship offers up to £5,000 based on the programme’s tuition fees.

–Be domiciled in India

–Hold an offer to study with us on an eligible programme

–Meet or exceed specified academic entry criteria for the programme applied to

–Be self-funded (not sponsored)

–The scholarship is for programmes with tuition fees below or equal £28,000: £2,500

–For programmes with tuition fees above £28,000 and all listed programmes within the Manchester Institute of Education: £5,000

Offering £14,000 for select programs, this scholarship supports students commencing their studies in September 2025. There will be one scholarship available for each of the following programmes:

–MA Humanitarianism and Conflict Response

–MSc International Disaster Management

–Applicants may be of any nationality

–Students who have already accepted full scholarships or bursaries for  September 2025 entry are ineligible to apply.