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Global Futures Scholarship

Undergraduate awards

We're offering 8 merit-based undergraduate scholarships of £5,000 to international students domiciled in Hong Kong

Students must be taking one of the following qualifications: A-Level, IB, Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education.

Please note the scholarship application form will only be made available to students who have applied and received an offer for a full-time undergraduate programme starting in 2023.

Award details

The Global Futures scholarships will be awarded based on academic excellence and your responses to questions in the online application form which will be emailed to all eligible offer-holders. 

The partial awards will be open to applicants domiciled in Hong Kong.

Each of the awards comprise of £5,000 for the first year of study with a further £5,000 awarded in the second and third year of study, conditional on attainment of 60% average in each year. 

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

Please note the application form will only be sent to you once you have applied and been made an offer.

Summary of eligibility criteria

Applications will be considered from international fee-paying students domiciled in Hong Kong.

• Applicants must be applying for direct first year entry in 2023 and have, or be working towards, one of the following qualifications:
  • A-levels (including international A-levels);
  • IB Diploma;
  • Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education
• Applicants for the 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.
• Awards will be made following the confirmation of exam results between June and August 2023 depending on the qualification taken.
• The application form will be emailed to all relevant 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 Medicine (MBChB) Dentistry (BDS) or Architecture degrees are not eligible for the award.
• Applicants must have selected The University of Manchester as their FIRM UCAS choice by 19 May 2023. 
• Applicants who have previously studied in the UK are not eligible for the award.
• Applicants for blended and distance learning programmes are not eligible for the award. 

The above is a summary for you to initially check your eligibility. Make sure you download and read our full Terms and Conditions (PDF, 46KB).

How to apply

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. 

The University also provides general guidance on scholarships and funding.

 

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 prospective master’s students.

Master’s awards

We're offering five merit-based master’s scholarships of £8,000 to international students domiciled in Hong Kong. Please note the scholarship application form will only be made available to students who have applied and received an offer for a full-time master’s starting in 2023.

Five awards of £8,000 will be awarded based on academic excellence and the quality of your responses in an online application form.

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

Applications will be considered from international fee-paying students domiciled in Hong Kong.  

• Applicants for the Hong Kong 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 in the UK are not eligible for the award.
• Applicants for blended and distance learning programmes are not eligible for the award. 

The above is a summary for you to initially check your eligibility, make sure you download and read our full Global Futures Scholarship terms and conditions document (PDF, 46KB).

Applicants for the Hong Kong 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. 

For PhDs the University offers a number of competitive bursaries via individual Schools and research groups for well-qualified candidates. Please check with your prospective academic School for details and check the University’s postgraduate research funding database.