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UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER INTERNATIONAL UNDERGRADUATE TUITION FEE WAIVER

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Application Deadline: 30 June 2026

LOCATION: United Kingdom

The University of Leicester is delighted to offer 150 tuition fee waivers over the next five years to international undergraduate students. This begins with 30 tuition fee waivers available for applicants starting in September 2026.

ELIGIBILITY:

You must be classified as an international student for fee purposes.

You must be starting a full-time, campus-based undergraduate course commencing in September 2026. 

The fee waiver will not apply for periods of industrial placement or overseas exchange, resit years, or if you suspend your studies for any reason.  

You must be starting a full-time undergraduate programme at the University of Leicester, UK campus commencing in September 2026 for year one, two, or three of your undergraduate programme for a maximum of three years.

You must have made Leicester your ‘firm choice’ by 30 June 2026 (if you have applied through UCAS, you will need to reply by your UCAS reply deadline, which may be earlier than this date).

You should achieve the equivalent of two grades above the standard A-level entry requirement.

All conditions of your offer must be met by 20 August 2026. 

You must be classed as an international student for fee purposes. 

No other university scholarships or discounts may be applied in addition to this fee waiver (unless explicitly stated).  

If you are a sponsored student, you may still qualify for this fee waiver provided you meet all other eligibility criteria.  

Excluding Medicine, LLB Maitrise, STEM International Foundation, ‘International Year 1’ courses, and for programmes that exceed three years in duration. 

To be considered, you need to create a short video (no more than two minutes) that answers these three questions: 

What do you want to achieve after university?

How will your chosen degree help you achieve this? 

How will you contribute to the university community while you’re here? 

Submit your video within the application form. Applications will go live on 18 November 2025.

Videos should be submitted as a link to Google Drive, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, WeChat Video, or Douyin in the section indicated in the application form.

BENEFIT:

A full tuition fee waiver will be awarded to 30 international fee-paying undergraduate students starting an undergraduate programme in September 2026. 

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INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (IET) POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH AWARDS

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Application Deadline: 2 April 2026. 

LOCATION: United Kingdom

To help researchers share their knowledge throughout the global science, engineering, and technology community, with the aim of improving people’s lives around the world, awards for postgraduate research students worldwide who are IET members are open for application. The deadline for submitting applications for our Postgraduate Research Awards is 2 April 2026. 

ELIGIBILITY:

You’ll need to have been an IET member for at least one year by the closing date for applications (Student, Member, and Fellow categories can apply).

You can be in any year of your PhD or EngD research programme, but you must have started it by the application deadline. Students on MSc courses and studying MRes degrees are not eligible to apply.

You’ll need to have achieved a 2:1 or higher in your first degree and be registered on a PhD or EngD research programme.

Use Enic which converts qualifications to the UK equivalent.

You do not need to be a professionally registered engineer, but you must meet the educational requirements for registration as either a Chartered or Incorporated Engineer.

You can apply for an award if you have a student loan, research grant, company bursary, or similar or have won an IET Travel Award or IET scholarship or bursary.

On the application form you’ll need to include details of your referee.

The panel will consider you for all postgraduate awards where you meet the eligibility requirements.

If you’re successful, you’ll only be able to receive one IET Postgraduate Award during your PhD research.

IET Postgraduate Prize: To assist with research work in engineering leading to the award of a Doctorate.

Leslie H. Paddle Scholarship: To encourage excellence in engineering and technology research, with a preference for electrical, electronic, or manufacturing engineering.

Hudswell International Research Scholarship: To encourage excellence in engineering and technology research, with a preference for electrical, electronic, or manufacturing engineering.

BENEFIT:

IET Postgraduate Scholarship for an outstanding researcher: £10,000

IET Postgraduate Prize: one award of £5,000

Leslie H. Paddle Scholarship: £5,000

Hudswell International Research Scholarship: £5,000

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