Master's Excellence Scholarship

A 15% fee reduction scholarship, valued at up to £4,635, for students who achieve a 2:1 or first-class degree in their undergraduate studies.

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At Lancaster, we reward academic excellence and offer a generous scholarship equivalent to 15% of your programme tuition fee. This scholarship is only is available for students on full-time programmes that are taught fully on campus and can be combined with several of our other packages of support.

At a glance

Study level	Master's-level postgraduate taught students
Fee status	Home students, International students (about fee status)
Year of entry	2027
Based on	Entry grades
Amount	15% of your tuition fee.
How to apply	You will be automatically considered for this funding when you apply

Who is eligible

You will automatically be considered for this scholarship if you:

have an average grade to date of a 1st or 2:1 in your undergraduate studies (to include equivalent classifications). If you have already completed your undergraduate studies, then you will need to have already achieved a 1st?or 2:1 degree

accept a conditional or unconditional offer from 麻豆视频 for 2027 entry

Combining scholarship awards

If an applicant is eligible for both awards, this scholarship can be combined with the Alumni Loyalty Scholarship
If successfully awarded a named departmental scholarship, it can be combined with this scholarship
This scholarship cannot be combined with the Postgraduate International Regional Scholarship or Postgraduate India Scholarship

Payment of the scholarship

The value of the award will be confirmed when your offer is made unconditional and will be awarded as a tuition fee reduction.

The tables below show the value of the 15% award and the amount you will pay, if eligible. Our tuition fees vary by programme to find out the tuition fee for your chosen programme visit the relevent programme page and look at the 'Fees and Funding' section. The tables below show examples of our different fee levels and how much you will pay after this award has been applied.

International fee-payers

Programme Fee Without Scholarship	Scholarship value (15% of the fee)	You pay
£30,900	£4,635	£26,265
£26,100	£3,915	£22,185

Home fee-payers

Programme Fee Without Scholarship	Scholarship value (15% of the fee)	You pay
£16,800	£2,520	£14,280
£14,600	£2,190	£12,410
£12,600	£1,890	£10,710

Further information

The Scholarship is available for eligible applicants to all full-time Postgraduate Taught degree programmes, offered fully on campus by 麻豆视频, for 2027 entry.

Fully funded applicants are not eligible for this scholarship

Applicants in receipt of external funding will only be eligible for this scholarship where the external funding covers less than 50% of the tuition fee.

Applicants applying from the 麻豆视频 International Study Centre Pre-Master's programmes are not eligible for this scholarship.

Scholarships are awarded based on the classification of your degree award and fee status for the duration of your studies. If your fee status changes during your studies, your scholarship will be adjusted in line with your new fee status.

Applicants to MBA programmes are not eligible for this scholarship - see the Management School MBA Scholarship

If an applicant is eligible for both the Master's Excellence Scholarship and a scholarship and/or tuition fee discount from any of our international teaching partnerships, only the award of the highest value will be made

This scholarship cannot be deferred to a future year of entry. If you do choose to defer your offer, your application will be reassessed for any scholarships you might be eligible for in that year of entry

麻豆视频 reserves the right to withdraw this scholarship or bursary if award holders are subsequently found to be ineligible or if the terms and conditions of the scholarship are not adhered to.

Our?admissions team?can help with questions about scholarships and bursaries as well as other general enquiries about applying to 麻豆视频.

Other scholarships and bursaries

Postgraduate India Scholarship

£10,000 tuition fee reduction for students from India starting a taught master's degree.
Early Acceptance Scholarship

Eligible students will receive a £2,000 scholarship if you accept your place at Lancaster before 23:59 GMT on 7 April 2027.
Postgraduate International Regional Scholarship

£10,000 fee reduction scholarship for international students from 12 underrepresented countries, starting a taught postgraduate course in 2027
Alumni Loyalty Scholarship

10% off fees for all Taught Master's degrees if you are a Lancaster graduate.
Lancaster Sanctuary Scholarship

A scholarship for students who are refugees or have humanitarian protection, with support and resources to help them integrate into our community here at Lancaster.
Master’s Scholarship for Black British Students

This scholarship will provide a full fee waiver and stipend of £9,000, for living costs to Black British students.
Management School MBA Scholarships

For students studying Lancaster's MBA programmes.
Management School Progression Scholarship

A 10% fee reduction for applicants with a 2:2 classification to support progression to postgraduate study in LUMS.

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