Funding and scholarships
There are a number of awards that may be of interest to applicants for taught postgraduate courses at the School of Politics and International Studies. You should be aware that the scholarship deadlines are often much earlier than you may think, so early enquiry is recommended.
POLIS scholarships 2012-13
POLIS is offering one fees only award to Home/EU students taking a POLIS MA programme and one fees only award to international students taking a POLIS MA programme.
- POLIS Home/EU Scholarship [DOC: 72KB]
- POLIS International Scholarship [DOC: 56KB]
Vietnam scholarship
POLIS also offers one fees only scholarship to students from Vietnam. For more information on this scholarship, please email the POLIS Postgraduate Office.
Small amounts may also be awarded as partial fee waivers to excellent candidates who have arranged funds from other sources but who still have a small shortfall. This part of the budget is managed on a case-by-case basis; in previous years we were able to help several outstanding students to enrol in the School.
Please note that POLIS funding is allocated on the basis of academic merit.
Further details of all of these awards may be obtained from the Postgraduate Office.
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Studentships
We are pleased to announce that the School has achieved ESRC recognition within the White Rose Doctoral Training Centre (a consortium partnership between the University of Leeds, and the Universities of York and Sheffield).
This consortium has been awarded 48 ESRC awards per annum, of which 14 are presently allocated to the University of Leeds. Within these arrangements, the School is entitled to bid for a studentship Network in the area of International Development. Any details of such studentships will be available in March.
University Awards
The University of Leeds has a number of scholarships and is able to provide several full and partial awards to home/EU and international students.
Application forms and further details can be downloaded from the scholarships website.
University Scholarships
Visit Scholarships at Leeds for information on other available scholarships and awards for taught postgraduate students.
ESRC Awards
For full-time home or EU applicants, POLIS has ESRC competition recognition for research tracks for most of our MA programmes – known as ESRC 1+3 recognition. Visit ESRC Awards for more information.
External study bursaries
Cost of Living in Leeds
For UK students, the Leeds University Union has produced estimates of the average Cost of Living in Leeds.
If you are an international student, the University has estimated average cost of living figures in Planning your Finances.