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Funding a Masters

There are a number of sources of funding available for Masters students for 2022-23 entry. These include a significant package of competitive Queen Mary scholarships in a range of subject areas, as well as external sources of funding. Our database enables you to search for scholarships via School/Country or both.

The UK Government Loans for Postgraduate study are in our Postgraduate Funding Guide.

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  • Mental Health Economics Scholarship Competition

    We're looking for the most talented and diverse minds to join us on our MSc Mental Health Economics programme.

    That is why we've designed a scholarship competition to award up to two full tuition fee scholarships to support the development of diverse talent in the sector.

  • MSc Economics Scholarship

    The School of Economics and Finance are offering up to 20 scholarships of varying amounts (up to full tuition fees), to outstanding applicants from the MSc Economics programme.

     

  • Stationers’ Data Publishing Bursary

    The Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers, usually known as the Stationers' Company, is one of the livery companies of the City of London. The majority of company members work in, or supply, the paper, print, publishing, packaging, office products, newspaper, broadcasting and online media industries.

    The Stationers’ Data Publishing Bursary offered by the Stationers’ Company is available for students with an offer to study for the MSc Big Data Science programme at Queen Mary University of London. 

  • Ocean Estate Bursary Scheme

    Residents of the Ocean Estate in Stepney starting their HE course in 2022/23 can apply for an Ocean Estate Bursary of up to £3000.

    Visit website Ocean Estate Bursary Scheme

  • UK Black and Global Majority Studentships in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences 2022-23

    The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences are pleased to offer multiple funded PGT studentships to talented UK applicants from a Black and Global Majority background who may be interested in a research career and/or further postgraduate study.

  • Fellowship Foundation Waltham Forest

    The Waltham Forest Fellowship Foundation is a new bursary scheme which supports young people who reside in the Waltham Forest Local Authority into higher education within the medical, biological and pharmaceutical field. 

  • Sanctuary Scholarship 2022/23

    Queen Mary University of London is offering tuition fee and maintenance support for up to two undergraduate students who are asylum seekers or have a temporary immigration status awarded as a result of a claim for asylum but outside of the immigration rules, studying on degree programmes in the Faculty of Science & Engineering or the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

  • Roy Goode Scholarship (Postgraduate Law)

    This prestigious award is bestowed in honour of the founder of the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Professor Sir Roy Goode. The successful scholarship candidate will receive a half tuition fee waiver.

     

  • ANID (Becas Chile)

    Queen Mary part-funds a number of awards in conjunction with ANID (National Agency for Research and Development). This scholarship is available to Masters and PhD applicants from Chile, in any subject.                                                                                                                                  

  • Islamic Development Bank Scholarships

    Queen Mary has partnered with the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to fund PhDs in Sciences, Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences. 

     

  • Sally Sainsbury History Scholarship

    This is a means tested bursary for permanent residents (at least three years) in the City of London, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, the London Borough of Newham or the London Borough of Hackney.

  • Derek Shuttleworth Educational Trust Scholarship

    This is a means tested scholarship for permanent residents in the London Borough of Hackney who have lived there for at least three years.

  • William Spilsbury Scholarship 2022/23

    This is a means tested bursary for permanent residents (at least three years) in the City of London, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, the London Borough of Newham or the London Borough of Hackney.

  • QMUL Annual Fund Scholarship

    This is a means tested bursary for permanent residents (at least 3 years) in the City of London, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, the London Borough of Newham or the London Borough of Hackney or students who have attended the Drapers' Academy Sixth Form in the London Borough of Havering.

  • Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation Scholarship

    This is a means tested scholarship for permanent residents in the inner district of City of London or London Borough of Tower Hamlets who have lived there for at least three years.

  • Queen Mary and Westfield Alumni Scholarship

    This is a means tested bursary for permanent residents (at least 3 years) in the City of London, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, the London Borough of Newham or the London Borough of Hackney.

  • Pakistan HEC-QMUL PhD Scholarships

    Queen Mary University of London, in partnership with the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan will offers up to 15 scholarships per year to Pakistani students wishing to enrol in PhD research programmes at Queen Mary.

  • Norman Palmer Partial Scholarship

    This scholarship will cover a third of the tuition fees for the LLM Art, Business and Law for 2022 entry. 

  • Phillip Vasyli Award, Royal College of Podiatry for Podiatric Sports Medicine

    Phillip Vasyli was a successful Podiatrist and founder and chairman of VIONIC Group. He sadly lost his life in 2015. In his memory and in keeping with his wishes, Vasyli Foundation is proud to announce this annual award. It is available to UK resident Podiatrists to gain a Post Graduate Diploma or an MSc in Podiatric Sports Medicine at the Centre for Sports & Exercise Medicine, Queen Mary University of London.

     

  • China Scholarship Council Scholarships

    Queen Mary is one of the largest supporters of the China Scholarship Council (CSC) in the UK and awards 60 joint QMUL-CSC PhD scholarships every year.

  • Queen Mary Alumni Loyalty Award

    If you are a Queen Mary graduate you may be eligible for £1,000 off your postgraduate degree tuition fees for the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry or a 20% discount for programmes in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and a 10% the Faculty of Science and Engineering.

  • Business and Management Postgraduate Scholarships

    Business and Management Postgraduate Scholarships are £5000 awards for outstanding students enrolling on a full time Master's programme in the School of Business and Management in September 2022.

  • B.A. Krukoff Fellowship in Systematics

    One fully funded Bursary is offered by Bentham-Moxon Trust B.A. Krukoff Fund  to support a student wishing to focus their MSc research project on Tropical African botany. 

  • Unite Foundation Scholarship

    Queen Mary University of London works in partnership with the Unite Foundation to offer accommodation scholarships to young people who are care experienced or who are estranged from their families. The scholarship provides up to three years of free, year-round accommodation at Rahere Court.

  • Queen Mary Global Excellence Scholarships (PG)

    The Queen Mary Global Excellence Scholarships are for students entering with a UK first class degree (or international equivalent) in the Faculty of Science and Engineering. 

     

  • Queen Mary Global Excellence Scholarships (UG)

    Queen Mary Global Excellence Scholarships are for students who have achieved A*AA in three A-level subjects (or the overseas equivalent). All overseas fee paying nationalities are eligible and the scholarships are awarded automatically to any international student that meets the requirements

  • Commonwealth PhD Scholarships (low income countries)

    Commonwealth PhD Scholarships are for candidates from low and middle income Commonwealth countries, for three years of full-time doctoral study at a UK university.

     

  • International Women in Business Scholarships

    International Women in Business Scholarships are £4,000 awards for outstanding international students enrolling on a full-time degree programme in the School of Business and Management in September 2022.

    The School of Business and Management would like to encourage more women to study business and be the future leaders of tomorrow. 

     

  • Chevening Awards

    Queen Mary works closely with the Chevening - the UK government’s international scheme aimed at developing global leaders - to provide a large number of full scholarships for study on any of our one-year Masters courses.

     

  • Snowdon Masters Scholarship

    The scholarship has been designed to identify and accelerate talented disabled individuals through higher education. Snowdon Masters Scholarships are up to a maximum of £30,000.

  • The Qalaa Holdings Scholarship

    The Qalaa Holdings Scholarship Foundation was created in 2007 and grants academic scholarships for talented and promising young Egyptian men and women to pursue master degrees abroad in all fields of study.

  • Science & Engineering Extra Mural Year Scholarships (UG)

    The Science & Engineering Extra Mural Year Scholarships are to support students with a low household income to take the extra mural year in industry. The scholarship will cover the extramural year tuition fee.

  • Science & Engineering Realising Opportunities Scholarships (UG)

    The Science & Engineering Realising Opportunities Scholarships are for students who will have completed the Realising Opportunities programme by August 2021. 

     

  • Science & Engineering Widening Participation Scholarships (UG)

    The Science & Engineering Widening Participation Scholarships is a £3000 bursary for students who are passionate about supporting and enhancing the outreach work of Queen Mary to the local community. 

     

  • School of Law Postgraduate Scholarships

    School of Law Postgraduate Scholarships are £3,000 awards for outstanding students enrolling on a full time LLM or MSc programme in the School of Law in September 2022.  

  • HSS PhD Studentships 2022

    We are offering fully-funded PhD studentships in all areas that fall within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences for September 2022 entry. Part-time applicants and current first-year students are eligible to apply. 

  • Queen Mary University of London Bursary

    You will be automatically assessed for this bursary using the information you provide to Student Finance England (or equivalent)

  • Whitworth Scholarship

    The awards are to encourage young engineers who have entered industry and have completed at least two years of good practical engineering training who then decide to further their academic studies to degree level. 

     

  • Associate Alumni Bursary

    Queen Mary offers students who have studied as an Associate Student (Study Abroad, Erasmus or International Exchange student) a 20% reduction on tuition fees when returning for a postgraduate taught programme in Humanities or Social Sciences.

  • Translational Immunology, Inflammation and Cancer PhD studentships

    We offering Medical Research Council studentships on Digital Technologies, Informatics for Health, Advanced Therapeutics and Precision Medicine related to cancer and inflammation medicine.

  • Blockchain in Business and Society Scholarships

    The School of Business and Management is delighted to offer two £15,000 awards for outstanding students enrolling on MSc Blockchain in Business and Society in September 2022.

  • Economics and Finance Postgraduate Scholarships

    Economics and Finance Postgraduate Scholarships are £5000 awards for outstanding students enrolling on a full-time master's programme in the School of Economics and Finance in September 2022.

  • Office for Students Scholarship in Data Science and AI

    These scholarships are funded by the UK government Office for Students and are designed to support under-represented groups in the field of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.

  • DeepMind Scholarship

    The DeepMind Scholarship at Queen Mary University of London is a programme to support and encourage underrepresented groups to pursue postgraduate education in the field of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Computer Science. The scholarships are for female and/or black students as these students are currently underrepresented in these areas of study. 

  • UK BAME PhD Studentships

    Fully funded PhD studentships for applicants who are from a British black, asian or ethnic minority background.

  • Worshipful Company of Water Conservators bursary

    Worshipful Company of Water Conservators bursary (up to £4,000 - for home students) on the MSc Water and Environmental Management degree programme. 

  • Walter Oldershaw Award

    Walter Oldershaw Award (up to £3,000 - for Home/EU/International students): eight awards available for masters degrees offered by the School of Geography.

  • CONACyT Scholarships

    CONACyT (Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología) offers scholarships to Mexican students wishing to study postgraduate programmes in a broad range of subject areas. As a proud partner of CONACyT, Queen Mary University London welcomes a diverse cohort of Masters and PhD students every year.

    Additionally, scholarship opportunities are also available through the jointly funded CONACyT-FUNED and CONACyT- FIDERH schemes.

     

  • Egyptian Bureau for Cultural & Educational Affairs- PhD Scholarships

    Queen Mary is delighted to be working with the Egyptian Bureau for Cultural & Educational Affairs to offer PhD scholarships across a variety of disciplines.  

  • ANII Becas

    ANII and Queen Mary are co-funding postgraduate scholarships for Uruguayan students to study any Masters or PhD programme. 

  • Colfuturo Scholarships

    COLFUTURO is a Colombian non-profit foundation that provides financial support and increases the possibilities of Colombian citizens to access high-quality postgraduate study programs abroad.

  • Guatefuturo Scholarships

    Fundacion Guatefuturo (GUATEFUTURO) offers scholarships for Guatemalans to study abroad.

  • Fulbright-QMUL Postgraduate Award

    Queen Mary is delighted to be working with the Fulbright Commission to support a Fulbright-QMUL Postgraduate Award annually as part of the prestigious Fulbright Awards Programme.

     

  • Commonwealth Master's Scholarships

    Commonwealth Master's Scholarships are for candidates from low and middle income Commonwealth countries, for full-time study at a UK university.

     

  • The John Abernethy (Barts) Scholarships

    The John Abernethy (Barts) Scholarships for 1st degree undergraduate MBBS and BDS students and are awarded to Home students.

  • Becas Pronabec- Presidente de la Republica

    National Program of Scholarships and Educational Loans (PRONABEC), funds Peruvians to study for a Master's or Doctorate studies at the 400 top universities in the world.

     

     

  • PwC’s Flying Start Financial Bursary 2022/23

    The Flying Start financial bursary is aimed at supporting students with the day-to-day costs of university life. At PwC, the development and wellbeing of their people is paramount and they are delighted to be able to award such a substantial bursary to support our students to be the best they can be.

  • The Simon Shades Scholarship - Brun Bear Foundation

    To come up with and complete a project that is consistent with the aims of the Brun Bear Foundation. More information on the Simon Shades scholarship can be found on the website https://www.brunbearfoundation.uk/the-simon-shades-scholarship

  • Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust Bursary

    The Trust awards bursaries of up to £5,000 a year for UK university postgraduate students, who are in financial need, and whose parent or spouse is a commercial traveller, pharmacist or grocer.

  • Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust Undergraduate Bursary

    The Trust award bursaries of up to £3,000 a year for UK university students, who are in financial need, and whose parent or spouse is a commercial traveller, pharmacist or grocer. 

  • Asylum Seekers Fee Concession

    We pleased to offer a tuition fee concession to all asylum seekers or children of asylum seekers who meet the eligibility criteria. 

  • Marshall Scholarships

    The Queen Mary Marshall Scholarship is made available each year for one US citizen wishing to pursue postgraduate study.  

     

  • Queen Mary Music Scholarships

    The scholarship will contribute to the cost of instrumental or vocal tuition for successful scholars, for up to a maximum of three years, dependent on satisfactory progress.

  • Talented Athlete Programme

    The Students’ Union Talented Athlete Programme aims to support high-performing athletes who are studying for a world-class degree at Queen Mary.

  • Newton-Mosharafa Fund

    A Newton Fund opportunity for Egyptians to study all or part of their PhD in the UK

  • School of Economics and Finance Scholarships (UG)

    The School of Economics and Finance has 15 Excellence Scholarships available to undergraduate students.  

  • AcerGAMSAT Medicine Scholarship

    AcerGAMSAT is proud to offer students studying medicine at Queen Mary University of London the opportunity to have part or all their tuition fees paid for. This  is open to all medical students and they do not have to take the GAMSAT to be eligible.

  • Sheikh Family Scholars’ Fund

    The COSARAF Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of the Sheikh Family Scholars’ Fund for Muslim undergraduate home students in financial difficulties. 

  • Commonwealth PhD Scholarships (high income countries)

    Commonwealth PhD Scholarships for high income Commonwealth countries, for three years of full-time doctoral study at a UK university.

     

  • LIFE Lebanon

    LIFE- Lebanese International Finance Executives- sponsors and mentors Lebanese students studying finance related courses with up to US$12,000 towards their tuition fees. 

  • Children of Alumni Award

    The Children of Alumni Loyalty Award gives £1000 of  year 1 overseas fees for children of international alumni.

  • London Natural Sciences (NERC) DTP

    The London NERC DTP is a partnership of nine prestigious research organisations across London, funded by the Natural Environment Research Council. The DTP currently funds 142 PhD students in natural science PhDs.

  • London Interdisciplinary Social Science DTP

    The Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC) funds the London Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (LISS DTP) for PhD or Masters+PhD study at Queen Mary.

  • Law Undergraduate Bursary

    The School of Law offers a range of scholarships and bursaries for undergraduate students.

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