Funding and financial support
We understand that higher education is a significant financial investment in your future.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ is committed to ensuring equity of access and success for all our students, especially those who face finance-related barriers to participating and succeeding in higher education. We have a range of financial packages available for prospective and current students to support their overall university experience.
Our financial packages include scholarships, bursaries and grants to support tuition fees, course costs, work experience, extra-curricular activity and much more.
Our search tool lets you easily browse the support for which you are eligible. This tool does not yet include all Manchester’s schemes, or support for postgraduate or international students. Other schemes may be available by searching your Faculty or academic School webpages.
Funding opportunities
My shortlistFoundation Year Bursary
The Foundation Year Bursary is available to UK students from low-income households and independent students, who are registered on an undergraduate foundation year.
What do these mean? — essential eligibility criteria for Foundation Year Bursary
- Care experienced or Care Leaver
- Students who have spent time in local authority care, or who are studying without the support of their family.
- Independent / Estranged students
- Students who are financially independent of their parents, or who have no contact or support from their family.
- Low income households
- Students from low-income households, usually assessed via Student Finance England household income data.
- Number of awards available
- All eligible students will receive the award
- Study level
- Fee status
- Home (UK)
- Student type
- Current
- Application deadline
- No application required
Grainger Bursary
The Grainger Bursary supports undergraduate students from lower-income households studying specific courses at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ.
What do these mean? — essential eligibility criteria for Grainger Bursary
- Care experienced or Care Leaver
- Students who have spent time in local authority care, or who are studying without the support of their family.
- Independent / Estranged students
- Students who are financially independent of their parents, or who have no contact or support from their family.
- Low income households
- Students from low-income households, usually assessed via Student Finance England household income data.
- Number of awards available
- 2
- Study level
- Fee status
- Home (UK)
- Student type
- Prospective
- Application opening
- 1 March 2027
Laura Nuttall Scholarship
The Laura Nuttall Scholarship supports students with a long term illness, health condition, or disability, to thrive whilst studying at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ.
What do these mean? — essential eligibility criteria for Laura Nuttall Scholarship
- Contextually flagged students
- Students who have received a contextual offer from the University of Manchester.
- Disabled students
- Students with a physical or mental impairment, long-term health condition or specific learning difficulty.
- Number of awards available
- 1
- Study level
- Fee status
- Home (UK)
- Student type
- Prospective
- Application deadline
- No application required
Lemn Sissay Law Bursary
The Lemn Sissay Law Bursary is available to Black African, Black Caribbean and Black mixed heritage students starting one of our undergraduate law programmes.
What does this mean? — essential eligibility criteria for Lemn Sissay Law Bursary
- Black students
- Students of Black African, Black Caribbean or other Black heritage, who are underrepresented in UK higher education.
- Number of awards available
- 2
- Study level
- Fee status
- Home (UK)
- Student type
- Current
- Application deadline
- No application required
Manchester Bursary
The Manchester Bursary is available to students from low-income households and independent students. Eligibility is automatically assessed based on your Student Finance England information.
What does this mean? — essential eligibility criteria for Manchester Bursary
- Low income households
- Students from low-income households, usually assessed via Student Finance England household income data.
- Number of awards available
- All eligible students will receive the award
- Study level
- Fee status
- Home (UK)
- Student type
- Current
- Application deadline
- No application required
Manchester School of Architecture (MSA) Bursary
The Manchester School of Architecture Bursary supports students eligible for a contextual offer, to succeed at university.
What does this mean? — essential eligibility criteria for Manchester School of Architecture (MSA) Bursary
- Contextually flagged students
- Students who have received a contextual offer from the University of Manchester.
- Number of awards available
- All eligible students will receive the award
- Study level
- Fee status
- Home (UK)
- Student type
- Prospective
- Application deadline
- No application required
Michael Bates Outreach Scholarship
The Michael Bates Outreach Scholarship supports students who are studying in the Department of Materials and from a Widening Participation background with a £2,000 bursary.
What do these mean? — essential eligibility criteria for Michael Bates Outreach Scholarship
- Contextually flagged students
- Students who have received a contextual offer from the University of Manchester.
- High achieving students
- Students who have achieved highly in their overall grades (this refers to either Level 3 results, or overall university results).
- Number of awards available
- 1
- Study level
- Fee status
- Home (UK)
- Student type
- Prospective
- Application deadline
- No application required
Placement Year Bursary
The Placement Year Bursary is available to students from low-income households and independent students who are completing a placement year as part of their course.
What do these mean? — essential eligibility criteria for Placement Year Bursary
- Care experienced or Care Leaver
- Students who have spent time in local authority care, or who are studying without the support of their family.
- Independent / Estranged students
- Students who are financially independent of their parents, or who have no contact or support from their family.
- Low income households
- Students from low-income households, usually assessed via Student Finance England household income data.
- Number of awards available
- All eligible students will receive the award
- Study level
- Fee status
- Home (UK)
- Student type
- Current
- Application deadline
- No application required
Santander Scholarship
The Santander Scholarship provides financial support to care-experienced students at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ.
What does this mean? — essential eligibility criteria for Santander Scholarship
- Care experienced or Care Leaver
- Students who have spent time in local authority care, or who are studying without the support of their family.
- Number of awards available
- 6
- Study level
- Fee status
- Home (UK)
- Student type
- Current
- Application opening
- 16 November 2026
Science and Engineering Excellence Scholarship
The Excellence Scholarship provides financial support for UK fee-paying students, applying for undergraduate courses in the Faculty of Science and Engineering, to support their on-course success.
What does this mean? — essential eligibility criteria for Science and Engineering Excellence Scholarship
- Contextually flagged students
- Students who have received a contextual offer from the University of Manchester.
- Number of awards available
- 25
- Study level
- Fee status
- Home (UK)
- Student type
- Prospective
- Application deadline
- No application required