St Leonards Masters Scholarship (UK Students)

St Leonard's Postgraduate College is pleased to offer a range of scholarships to postgraduate taught one-year Masters applicants.

Scholarships are available for both national and international students based on academic excellence and/or financial need. All aspects of the scholarship application will be taken into consideration and none in isolation. See Additional criteria for more information.

The scheme aims to allow applicants to draw on their professional and life experiences to demonstrate resilience, resourcefulness, and commitment. Applicants are asked to explicitly articulate their potential using both academic and professional or life experiences. Excellence can be demonstrated in music and theatre or leadership in sports or civic duty as well as in formally assessed academic work.

Selection is on the basis of financial need and/or academic excellence. Please articulate or evidence all of the following that apply to you in the application form.

Applicants must meet two or more of the following criteria:

• be care experienced (in the UK). Provide local council confirmation letter or talk to an Admissions representative.
• have a lower than average household income.
• have previously received needs-based funding.
• have been part of a widening access initiative (such as a Sutton Trust Summer School).
• come from a neighbourhood which is classed as a socio-economically disadvantaged area.
• be able to provide evidence a first class grade point average (GPA).
• have a proven record of academic excellence and show future leadership potential.
• be able to demonstrate non-academic achievement and/or leadership qualities, e.g. in music, theatre, sport or civic duties.
• have a physical, unseen or learning disability.
• be part of a minority group.