LOCATION: United Kingdom
The scholarship amount awarded varies by the programme fee level and the grade of your undergraduate degree at the point of entry. The scholarship programs are the Management School Master’s Excellence Scholarship, Science and Technology Master’s Excellence Scholarship, Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Master’s Excellence Scholarship, and Health and Medicine Master’s Excellence Scholarship. To find out which faculty your chosen course falls under, visit the relevant course page and look for the section “Your department.”
ELIGIBILITY:
Study level: Master’s-level postgraduate taught students
Fee status: Home students, International students (about fee status)
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.
Management School Master’s Excellence Scholarship—You will automatically be considered for this scholarship if you:
Accept a conditional or unconditional offer from Lancaster University for 2026 entry
Have an average grade to date at a 1st (home and international), 2:1, or 2:2 level (international) in your undergraduate studies (to include equivalent classifications). If you have already completed your undergraduate studies, then you will need to have already achieved a 1st (home and international), 2:1 degree, or 2:2 level (international).
Science and Technology Master’s Excellence Scholarship—You will automatically be considered for this scholarship if you:
Accept a conditional or unconditional offer from Lancaster University for 2026 entry
Have an average grade to date at a 1st (home and international) or 2:1 level (international) in your undergraduate studies (to include equivalent classifications). If you have already completed your undergraduate studies, then you will need to have already achieved a 1st (home and international) or 2:1 (international) degree.
Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Master’s Excellence Scholarship—You will automatically be considered for this scholarship if you:
Accept a conditional or unconditional offer from Lancaster University for 2026 entry
Have an average grade to date at a 1st class honours degree (or equivalent) in your undergraduate studies. If you have already completed your undergraduate studies, then you will need to have already achieved a 1st
Health and Medicine Master’s Excellence Scholarship—have an average grade to date at a 1st class honours degree (or equivalent) in your undergraduate studies. If you have already completed your undergraduate studies, then you will need to have already achieved a 1st
Accept a conditional or unconditional offer from Lancaster University for 2026 entry
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.
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.
If an applicant is eligible for both the Lancaster Master’s Excellence Scholarship and a scholarship and/or tuition fee discount from any of our international teaching partnerships, only the award of the highest value will be made.
If successfully awarded a named departmental scholarship, it can be combined with this scholarship.
This scholarship cannot be combined with the International Regional Scholarship – Postgraduate.
BENEFIT:
Management School Master’s Excellence Scholarship—£6,000
Science and Technology Master’s Excellence Scholarship—£9,000
Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Master’s Excellence Scholarship—£5,064
Health and Medicine Master’s Excellence Scholarship—£7,728
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