51Âþ»­

Terms and conditions

• Scholarships are available for selected postgraduate taught master’s courses running in the 2023/24 academic session. Course exclusions apply; please check with the faculty that your chosen course is eligible.
• This scholarship is not available for undergraduate and postgraduate research courses.
• The scholarship will act as a tuition fee discount to be applied at the point of enrolment.
• Applicants do not need to apply for the Leicester Postgraduate Partnership offer, the award will automatically be confirmed for eligible students
• Maximum scholarship duration: in recognition of the fact that tuition fee payment is/may be spread over a number of academic years, the percentage discount offered at enrolment for postgraduate taught degree programmes will remain constant for a maximum of:  
  • • One year for a full-time MA or MSc, or three years part-time (180 credits)
    • One year for a full-time PG Dip, or two years part-time (120 credits)
    • One year for a full-time or part-time PG Cert (60 credits)
• The scholarship is valid for all intakes within the 2023/24 academic session – scholarships cannot be deferred by the applicant until a subsequent academic year, unless their course offer has been deferred to an alternative year of entry.
• Applicants must have previously studied and successfully completed a degree at either the University of Leicester or its overseas campuses.
• Applicants who have already completed a postgraduate course with 51Âþ»­ or the University of Leicester will not be eligible for the discount.
• Students in receipt of the scholarship will not be eligible for any other 51Âþ»­ or University of Leicester scholarship or award.
• No cash alternatives will be offered and the scholarship cannot be transferred to a nominated recipient.
• Scholarships are awarded at the discretion of the university.
• Scholarships are only available to students paying all their own fees (partially sponsored students will not be eligible). Students in receipt of the postgraduate master’s loans will still be eligible.
• Where a student terminates or interrupts their studies, prior to the completion of their postgraduate taught course, both the tuition fees and scholarship will be pro-rated, based on the student’s last date of attendance.
• Interrupting students are entitled to pick up the remainder of the scholarship on their return to study (in line with the maximum scholarship duration as outlined above).
• Scholarships will be honoured for course transfers within 51Âþ»­ (providing the transfer is to an eligible course).
• For students eligible for more than one award at 51Âþ»­ will automatically be awarded the one of greater financial value.
• For students who actively apply for and are successfully awarded another scholarship, e.g. the 51Âþ»­ Sports Scholarship, that award will supersede the entitlement to any automatically awarded scholarship.
• 51Âþ»­ reserves the right to cancel any scholarship which has been claimed fraudulently and to apply the full tuition fee.
• 51Âþ»­ reserves the right to revise, review or withdraw any of the scholarships at any time without prior notice.