You will automatically be considered for this scholarship if you:
- achieve, or already hold, a 1st (home and international), 2:1 or 2:2 (international) degree in your undergraduate studies (to include equivalent classifications)
- accept a conditional or unconditional offer from Lancaster University for 2026 entry
The scholarship amount awarded varies by the programme fee level and the grade of your undergraduate degree at the point of entry.
You can see what the fee is for your programme under the ‘fees and funding’ header on the relevant programme page.
International fee-payers
The table below shows each of our fee levels for international fee-paying students, without any scholarship applied, and how much you will pay after being awarded the scholarship.
Programme Fee Without Scholarship
|
Your Qualifications
|
Master’s Excellence Scholarship Award
|
Master’s Excellence Scholarship Amount
|
You Pay
|
£30,000
|
1st class degree
|
20%
|
£6,000
|
£24,000
|
2:1 degree
|
15%
|
£4,500
|
£25,500
|
2:2 degree
|
10%
|
£3,000
|
£27,000
|
£28,000
|
1st class degree
|
20%
|
£5,600
|
£22,400
|
2:1 degree
|
15%
|
£4,200
|
£23,800
|
2:2 degree
|
10%
|
£2,800
|
£25,200
|
Home fee-payers
The table below shows each of our fee levels for home fee-paying students, without any scholarship applied, and how much you will pay after being awarded the scholarship.
Programme Fee Without Scholarship
|
Your Qualifications
|
Management School Excellence Scholarship Award
|
Management School Excellence Scholarship Amount
|
You Pay
|
£16,270
|
1st class degree
|
30%
|
£4,881
|
£11,389
|
£15,457
|
1st class degree
|
30%
|
£4,637
|
£10,820
|
There is no separate application process for this scholarship. Eligible students will be identified automatically through their application. The scholarship is confirmed when you meet the terms of your offer, or accept your place if your offer is unconditional.
The value of the award will be confirmed when your offer is made unconditional and will be awarded as a tuition fee reduction.
- The Scholarship is available for eligible applicants to all full-time Postgraduate Taught degree programmes, offered fully on campus by Lancaster University, for 2026 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 articulation partners and Pre-Master's programmes offered by Lancaster University 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
Lancaster University 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 Lancaster University.