About this opportunity
The University of Manchester has opened its Global Futures Scholarships for students starting full time, on campus study in September 2027. The scholarship page states that the University is proud to offer awards totalling more than £6 million to international students starting their studies in September 2027, and that for 2027 entry it has more than 350 partial merit-based scholarships open to both undergraduate and master's students.
The awards work as a discount on published overseas tuition fees. For African applicants the values are set out country by country.
The University's Nigeria page states that the value of The Global Futures Scholarships for African students is £19,000, across more than 250 merit-based master's scholarships. The undergraduate route offers merit-based undergraduate scholarships of up to £36,000, described on the page as £12,000 per year over three years, with each award comprising £12,000 for the first year of study with a further £12,000 in the second and third years.
Continuation of the award is conditional on attainment of 60% in final exams and assessments each year.
Eligibility
turns on domicile. The main page prints the rule as follows: to be eligible for a Global Futures Scholarship, you must be living in one of the countries listed below and hold an offer from the University for a full time, on campus course in Manchester.
The Africa list on the Nigeria page for master's study is Botswana, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Zimbabwe, and the undergraduate Africa list is Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa and Zimbabwe. The page defines domicile as the country where you must have predominantly lived during the last three years, and both routes require the applicant to be self-funded, not sponsored.
The deadlines differ by route. For the master's route the Nigeria page states that you must hold an unconditional offer to study a full time, on campus master's course at The University of Manchester starting in September 2027 by 20 April 2027 and submit an online scholarship application form by the same
Application timeline
, with all successful applicants notified by 24 May 2027. Undergraduate applicants run two rounds, an early selection round for students who take examinations in 2026 by 25 February 2027, and a second round for all other students by 8 April 2027.
Round one applicants are notified by 2 April 2027 and round two applicants by 12 May 2027. There is no open application form to fill in today.
The page prints that to apply you must hold an offer of a study place at The University of Manchester for a course that starts in September 2027, after which you will need to submit an online application form that will be emailed to all relevant offer-holders. The Nigeria page adds that undergraduate forms go out from December 2026 until the closing date, and that the same country profile lists the awards alongside generous Global Futures Scholarships with awards of up to £19,000 a year for Nigerian applicants.
What you receive
- Master's award of £19,000 for African students, across more than 250 merit-based master's scholarships
- Undergraduate award of up to £36,000, paid as £12,000 per year over three years
- Partial merit based tuition fee discount on overseas fees
- Awards sit within more than 350 scholarships for 2027 entry, totalling more than £6 million
Who can apply
- You must be living in one of the listed countries and hold an offer from the University for a full time, on campus course in Manchester
- Master's Africa list: Botswana, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Zimbabwe
- Undergraduate Africa list: Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa and Zimbabwe
- Domicile rule: you must have predominantly lived there during the last three years
- Both routes require you to be self-funded, not sponsored
- Master's applicants must hold an unconditional offer for a full time, on campus master's course starting in September 2027 by 20 April 2027
- Undergraduate applicants must have selected The University of Manchester as their Firm UCAS choice by 15 May 2027
Who should not apply
- Master's: MBA, MPhil, Master of Architecture (MArch), Architecture and Urbanism (MA), Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA), MA Architecture and Digital Design, Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), Clinical Medicine and Dentistry degrees
- Master's: some Master's by Research courses
- Master's: those who have studied a Bachelor's degree outside of Africa
- Master's: blended and distance learning programmes
- Undergraduate: Medicine (MBChB), Dentistry (BDS), Architecture, or any courses with an integrated foundation year
- Undergraduate: those who have previously studied in the UK
How to apply
- Apply for a full time, on campus course at The University of Manchester starting in September 2027 and hold an offer, unconditional for the master's route.
- Wait for the online scholarship application form, which the University emails to all relevant offer-holders, and for undergraduates goes out from December 2026 until the closing date.
- Submit the scholarship form by 20 April 2027 for the master's route.
- Undergraduate applicants apply in round one by 25 February 2027 if they take examinations in 2026, or in round two by 8 April 2027.
Selection process
- The awards are merit based. Undergraduate round one applicants are notified by 2 April 2027 and round two applicants by 12 May 2027, while all successful master's applicants are notified by 24 May 2027.
- Continuation of the undergraduate award is conditional on attainment of 60% in final exams and assessments each year.
Sources and verification
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Questions applicants ask
How much is the master's scholarship worth?
The University's Nigeria page states that the value of The Global Futures Scholarships for African students is £19,000, across more than 250 merit-based master's scholarships.
What can an undergraduate receive?
Merit-based undergraduate scholarships of up to £36,000, which the page sets out as £12,000 per year over three years. Continuation depends on attainment of 60% in final exams and assessments each year.
Which African countries are covered?
For master's study the list is Botswana, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Zimbabwe. For undergraduate study it is Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
What does domiciled mean here?
The page defines it as the country where you must have predominantly lived during the last three years, and it also requires you to be living in one of the listed countries.
Can I apply if a sponsor is paying my fees?
No. Both routes require the applicant to be self-funded, not sponsored.
Is there an application form I can fill in now?
Not yet. You must first hold an offer of a study place for a course starting in September 2027, and the University then emails an online application form to all relevant offer-holders. Undergraduate forms go out from December 2026 until the closing date.
What is the deadline?
The master's deadline is 20 April 2027, the same date by which you must hold an unconditional offer. Undergraduate rounds close by 25 February 2027 for students taking examinations in 2026 and by 8 April 2027 for all other students.
Which courses are excluded?
The master's route excludes MBA, MPhil, several architecture and education programmes, clinical medicine and dentistry degrees, some Master's by Research courses, blended and distance learning, and applicants who studied a Bachelor's degree outside of Africa. The undergraduate route excludes Medicine, Dentistry, Architecture, courses with an integrated foundation year and those who have previously studied in the UK.
When are results announced?
Undergraduate applicants hear by 2 April 2027 in round one and by 12 May 2027 in round two. All successful master's applicants are notified by 24 May 2027.
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