Scholarships and bursaries
We offer a range of financial support packages to help you succeed at university, no matter your income or background.
Find funding based on your situation
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 accommodation.
What does this mean? — eligible students 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
- Undergraduate
- Fee status
- Home (UK)
- Student type
- Prospective
- Application deadline
- 6 July 2026
Accounting and Finance Masters programme Scholarships
The Accounting and Finance Masters programme scholarships support high achieving students to study a masters course at the University of Manchester.
- Number of awards available
- 5
- Study level
- Postgraduate Taught
- Fee status
- Home (UK)
- Student type
- Prospective
- Application deadline
- No application required
Article 26 Scholarship
The Article 26 Scholarship supports students with sanctuary and other asylum related statuses access financial support for living cost and tuition fees.
What does this mean? — eligible students 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
- Undergraduate
- Fee status
- International, I'm not sure
- 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.
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Fee status
- Home (UK), International, I'm not sure
- Student type
- Prospective
- Application deadline
- No application required
Bason Family Bursary
The Bason Family bursary supports Black African and Caribbean heritage students from socio-economically under-represented backgrounds, to access and succeed within higher education.
What do these mean? — eligible students for Bason Family Bursary
- 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
- 3
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Fee status
- Home (UK)
- Student type
- Prospective
- Application deadline
- 26 April 2026
Beatrice Shilling Scholarship
The Beatrice Shilling Scholarship is a scholarship for UK fee-paying students, who are women and hold an offer to study an undergraduate engineering course at the University of Manchester.
- Number of awards available
- 20 (2 per discipline)
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Fee status
- Home (UK)
- Student type
- Prospective
- Application deadline
- No application required
BSc (Hons) Business Accounting Bursary
The Business Accounting Bursary, ran by PwC, supports students studying Accounting with the day-to-day living costs of university life.
What does this mean? — eligible students for BSc (Hons) Business Accounting Bursary
- Low income households
- Students from low-income households, usually assessed via Student Finance England household income data.
- Number of awards available
- 10
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Fee status
- Home (UK)
- Student type
- Prospective
- Application deadline
- No application required
BSc (Hons) Business Accounting Scholarship
The Business Accounting Scholarship supports students in Year 2 to 4 of the BSc (Hons) Business Accounting course.
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Fee status
- Home (UK), International, I'm not sure
- 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? — eligible students 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
- Undergraduate
- Fee status
- Home (UK)
- Student type
- Prospective
- Application deadline
- 26 April 2026
Education Matters Scholarship
The Education Matters scholarship supports a student for a low-income background, with high academic achievement to access and succeed at The University of Manchester.
What does this mean? — eligible students for Education Matters Scholarship
- Low income households
- Students from low-income households, usually assessed via Student Finance England household income data.
- Number of awards available
- 1
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Fee status
- Home (UK)
- Student type
- Prospective