Scholarships Academic Year 2023/2024

Find out what financial support you may be entitled to

Scholarships for undergraduate students

Bachelor's degree

Applicants for direct entry (First Year) with the following academic performance in their final high school degree (A-Level, IB, GSCE or equivalent) are eligible for the following scholarships.

You will automatically be considered for a scholarship as soon as you submit your online application form with all required documents.

Please note discounts cannot be combined (exception is Lancaster Leipzig Sanctuary Scholarship).

Academic performance in high school
(e.g. A-Levels or equivalent qualification)
Lancaster University Leipzig Scholarship 2023
A*A*A (IB 40)

International fee payers: €3,000 in the first year of study

Domestic (EU/UK) fee payers: €2,000 in the first year of study

A*AA (IB 38)

International fee payers: €2,000 in the first year of study

Domestic (EU/UK) fee payers: €1,500 in the first year of study

AAA (IB 36)

International fee payers: €1,000 in the first year of study

Domestic (EU/UK) fee payers: €750 in the first year of study

Foundation

October 2023 / January 2024: Open to students who hold a Conditional Offer or Unconditional Offer for our foundation programmes for October 2023 or January 2024.

ProgrammeValueEligibility Criteria

International Foundation Business

International Foundation Computer Science

International fee payers: €3,000

EU/UK fee payers: €2,000

October 2023/January 2024: For applicants not qualified for direct degree (BSc) entry

To secure the scholarship students must submit:

1.      a 500-word essay outlining why they believe they should be granted the scholarship.   

2.      a completed and signed Acceptance Letter, which can be found on page 4 of the Offer Letter.

3.     by May 31, 2023, proof of payment of a minimum 25% of the Foundation programme tuition fee (tuition fee deposit*).

*deposit is fully refundable until the official enrolment date

Please send the documents to admissions@lancasterleipzig.de .

Please note, the number of scholarships is limited, and scholarships will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

Sanctuary scholarship for Ukrainian nationals

Ukrainian nationals are eligible for domestic fees throughout the duration of their studies.

The fee reduction (of approx. EUR 6,300 per year) can be also combined with other awarded scholarships (more information upon submitting an application) and is applicable to Foundation and Bachelor degree entry applications.

Scholarships for postgraduate students

Postgraduate programmes launch scholarships

Lancaster University Leipzig is excited to announce guaranteed scholarships to all postgraduate applicants (MSc and Pre-Masters programmes) commencing their studies in October 2023 and January 2024. 

The scholarships will be automatically applied to an Offer Letter, there is no need to apply.

The scholarships will be deducted from the second tuition fees invoice, which is issued approx. 8 week after start of the classes. 

ProgrammeValueEligibility criteria

MSc Cyber Security

MSc Data Science

MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management

MSc Management

 

€4,500 scholarship off the tuition feesOctober 2023 intake: Available for all applications.

Pre-Masters Business

Pre-Masters Computer Science 

€5,000 scholarship off the
tuition fees
October 2023 and January 2024 intakes: Available to all applications.. 

Student accommodation offer

Master's and Pre-Masters applicants for October 2023 intake may be eligible for a 1-month free student accommodation offer. 

To qualify,  applicants need to accept their study offer and make a deposit payment by June 30, 2023.  

 

Important information: 

  • The offer is limited and applies to applicants who make and evidence their deposit payment by June 30, 2023.  
  • The value of the discount is up to €500 (final value will be determined after student secures and evidences a housing contract).
  • Accommodation discount (of up to €500) will be deducted from the second tuition fees invoice, which is issued approx. 8 weeks after start of the classes. The accommodation discount cannot be exchanged for cash or cash vouchers. 
  • The accommodation discount will be combined with other postgraduate scholarships.
  • Tuition fee deposit is a minimum of 25% of the annual tuition fee prior to deducting any granted scholarships.   
  • A total of 50% of the annual tuition rate is due prior to the start of the programme in October. 2023.

 

Alumni Loyalty Scholarship

Lancaster University will offer a reduction in tuition fees for all taught Master’s programmes for eligible applicants, determined by the level of undergraduate or postgraduate award achieved. The value of the scholarship is as follows:

If you hold an undergraduate degree from Lancaster University (any campus)

  • 20% fee reduction for 1st Class Hons degree holders
  • 10% fee reduction for 2:1 Hons degree holders

If you already hold a postgraduate degree from Lancaster University (any campus)

For students who intend to take a second taught master’s programme at Lancaster University.

  • 20% fee reduction for Master’s with Distinction degree holders
  • 10% fee reduction for Master’s with Merit degree holders

Note: the Alumni Loyalty Scholarship will be based on the most recent programme of study undertaken at Lancaster University.

Who is eligible?

The Scholarship is open to all our Alumni from across all Lancaster University global campuses, regardless of their nationality or year of graduation. You do not need to apply for this scholarship; you will qualify automatically if you meet the eligibility criteria and the course entry requirements.

Other scholarships

Family scholarships

Lancaster University Leipzig offers “Family Scholarships” for siblings, spouses or children/parents studying concurrently at Lancaster University Leipzig.

This is an automatic €1,000 reduction of the entry year tuition for each first-degree family member. 

Important information

Combining scholarship awards

For 2023 entry, if an applicant is eligible for any of the above scholarships as well as our Alumni Loyalty Scholarship, only the scholarship of the highest value will be awarded*.

*Does not apply to Student accommodation offer. 

Payment of the scholarship

Any awards will be automatically deducted from the second tuition fees invoice, which is issued approx. 8 weeks after the start of the classes.

Please note: Deposit fee payment is calculated based on the full tuition fee (not including granted scholarship).

Any paid deposit is fully refundable until the official enrolment date.

More information

Our admissions team can help with questions about scholarships as well as other general enquiries about applying to Lancaster University Leipzig at admissions@lancasterleipzig.de .