Scholarships and Bursaries

The University of Lincoln’s Africa Scholarship is aimed at supporting postgraduate taught students from across Africa.

For UK students who hold a University of Lincoln undergraduate degree or higher qualification.

The Blackburn Bursary aims to provide extra support for students coming to the University who have previously received local authority care and are defined as ‘care leavers’, as determined in the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000.

The University of Lincoln are proud to support the Chevening Scholars programme, the UK Government's international scholarship scheme aimed at developing global leaders.

The University of Lincoln’s China Scholarship is aimed at supporting postgraduate taught students from across mainland China. 

Commonwealth Scholarships may be available to qualifying University of Lincoln students. Please visit the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission website for more details.

The University of Lincoln’s Egypt Scholarship is aimed at supporting postgraduate taught students from across Egypt.

The University of Lincoln’s European Union Scholarship is aimed at supporting postgraduate taught students from across the European Union.

The Foyer/Supported Housing Bursary is for students who come directly from living in a Foyer or other supported housing, where they have lived between the ages of 16 to 18.

George Major Bursaries aims to provide bursaries for students with life limiting-illnesses.

The Global Postgraduate Scholarship is designed to help international students to access postgraduate taught level study at the University of Lincoln.

The Global Undergraduate Scholarship is designed to help international students to access undergraduate level study at the University of Lincoln.

Hesslewood Children’s Trust aims to provide a number of undergraduate students, in year 1, 2 or 3 of their studies, from schools in Kingston Upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire, Gainsborough or Caistor with a financial needs bursary.

The International Alumni Scholarship is designed to help international alumni to access postgraduate level study at the University of Lincoln.

The Lincoln Alumni Master of Architecture Scholarship is an award for students who have previously completed study at the University of Lincoln and are enrolling on the Master of Architecture Programme (MArch).

The Lincoln Alumni MSc School of Health and Social Care Scholarship is an award for students who have previously completed study at the University of Lincoln and are enrolling one of the following programmes in 2024/25:

• MSc Nursing with Registered Nurse (Adult)
• MSc Nursing with Registered Nurse (Child)
• MSc Nursing with Registered Nurse (Mental Health)
• MSc Physiotherapy (Pre-registration)
• MSc Occupational Therapy (Pre-registration)
• MSc Speech and Language Therapy (Pre-registration)

The Lincoln Alumni MSc Social Work Scholarship is an award for students who have previously completed study at the University of Lincoln and are enrolling on the MSc Social Work (Pre-Qualification) programme.

This bursary, offered by Lincolnshire based donors, aims to offer additional support to students who were residents of the Lincolnshire area prior to application and also meet the University of Nottingham's Widening Participation criteria.

The University of Lincoln’s Nigeria Scholarship is aimed at supporting postgraduate taught students from across Nigeria.

The University of Lincoln’s South Asia Scholarship is aimed at supporting postgraduate taught students from across Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

The University of Lincoln’s South East Asia Scholarship is aimed at supporting postgraduate taught students from across Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. 

A sports scholarship for all undergraduate and postgraduate students has been established to support athletes in their pursuit of excellence.

The University of Lincoln’s Turkey Scholarship is aimed at supporting postgraduate taught students from across Turkey.

The University of Lincoln Scholarship is for UK students whose household income is less than £45,875/year.

This programme consists of full three-year PhD scholarships for citizens of Uruguay, which covers University fees and a subsistence bursary.

The University of Lincoln’s USA Scholarship is aimed at supporting postgraduate taught students from across the USA. 

The University of Lincoln’s Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship has been established to help recognise academic excellence. The scholarship is available to high achieving students joining the University from an overseas partner institution in September 2025.