School of Chemical and Process Engineering – Undergraduate International Excellence Scholarships

How to apply

Applications for this scholarship will be open soon. 

How are the scholarships awarded? 

Scholarships will be awarded to high achieving and particularly deserving applicants. This is a competitive process and not all applications will be successful. The scholarship will take the form of a one-time tuition fee reduction in the first year of study. 

Eligible courses 

• Chemical Engineering BEng
• Chemical Engineering MEng, BEng
• Materials Science and Engineering BEng
• Materials Science and Engineering MEng, BEng

Eligibility criteria  

To be considered for the scholarship you must:  

• be self-funding or partially funded 
• be classified as an international student for tuition fee purposes   
• have applied for 2024/2025 entry for an undergraduate programme included in the eligible courses section  
• enter onto Level 1. Self-funding students who have successfully completed the International Foundation Year (IFY) at the University of Leeds will also be considered for a scholarship. 
• have achieved or on track to achieve one grade above the grade published (or equivalent qualification, based on the criteria used by the school for offer purposes) on the course page for the course that you hold an offer for, visit courses.leeds.ac.uk for further information 
• a clear rationale for applying to study at the University of Leeds and how it fits your future ambitions and goals. 

Successful applicants can expect to be notified by 31 May 2024.  

Application deadline  

30 April 2024 

Number of scholarships available   

10

How are the scholarships awarded?

This is an automatic scholarship awarded on condition of you achieving one grade above the grade published (or equivalent qualification) on the course page for the course that you hold an offer for. Visit courses.leeds.ac.uk for further information. The scholarship will take the form of a tuition fee reduction. 

Conditions

• You must be self-funding, new to the University of Leeds, enter onto Level 1 and be classified as international for tuition fee purposes.
• You must not be in receipt of any other University of Leeds award.
• Self-funding students who have successfully completed the International Foundation Year (IFY) at the University of Leeds will also be considered for a scholarship.
• You must have been offered a place to study on an undergraduate degree course within the School of Chemical and Process Engineering at the University of Leeds for the 2023/24 academic year.
• Up to £5,000 or £6,000 is available, depending on course length. £3,000 in year one and £1,000 in subsequent years subject to satisfactory performance. 
• You must achieve a yearly attainment percentage of 60% or above with all modules passed at the first attempt. The scholarship will be withheld in a year if you fail to achieve 60% but will be reinstated the following year if your performance recovers to 60% or over. £1,000 will be awarded per year of study.  
• You will not receive the scholarship for the industrial placement year or study abroad year. 

• Eligible full-time courses:

  • Chemical Engineering

  • Chemical and Energy Engineering 

  • Chemical and Materials Engineering

  • Chemical and Nuclear Engineering 

  • Materials Science and Engineering 

Number of scholarships available

10

Year of entry

2024-25

Internal or external

Internal (funded by the University of Leeds)