Pakistan / Scholarships

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 40 partial awards will be open to applicants domiciled in South Asia: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. 

Each of 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.

• 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 and Sri Lankan A-levels);
  • IB Diploma;
  • Indian Standard XII (CBSE, CISCE, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Gujarat boards only).
• Applicants for the South Asian 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 completed a degree 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.

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

91 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 the following countries: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.  

• Applicants for the South Asian 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 completed a degree 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 South Asian 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.