Global Futures Scholarships (Canada)

The University of Manchester is proud to offer more than 300 awards to international students starting their studies in September 2026. The total value of scholarships offered will be more than £6 million, and will be open to students applying for undergraduate and master’s degrees.

Undergraduate awards

We’re proud to offer more than 100 merit-based undergraduate scholarships of £30,000 (£10,000 per year over three years) to international students from a selection of countries across the globe.

The Global Futures Scholarships are open to applicants domiciled in the USA and Canada.

Please note: the application form will only be made available once you’ve applied for an eligible academic course.

If you apply before the UCAS Equal Consideration Deadline (14 January 2026), you’ll be sent an application once you’ve applied. If you apply after this date, you must hold an offer by 5 March to receive the application form from us.

Award details

Each award comprises £10,000 for the first year of study with a further £10,000 awarded in the second and third years of study, conditional on attainment of 60% average in each year. Scholarships will be awarded as a discount on published overseas tuition fees.

You must be taking one of the following qualifications: Advanced Placements (AP), Dual Enrolment, A-level, IB, US High School Diploma, Canadian High School Diploma.

Scholarships are awarded based on academic excellence, predicted grades and your online application form, which will be emailed to all eligible applicants and offer-holders.

Awardees will be selected based on academic merit, but we’ll try to achieve a balance in the allocation of the awards by gender, domicile, qualification type and course of study.

Eligibility criteria

• Applications will be considered from international fee-paying students domiciled in the USA and Canada.

• To be considered ‘domiciled in the USA or Canada’, you must have predominantly lived there during the last three years and not for the purpose of full-time education. This includes students living in North America to attend a college or university.

• If applying to the awards after 14 January 2026, you must hold an offer to study a full-time, on-campus undergraduate course at The University of Manchester starting in September 2026 and must submit an online scholarship application form by 5 March 2026. The application form will be emailed to all eligible offer-holders.

• You must be applying for direct first-year entry in 2026 and have, or be working towards, one of the following qualifications:

  • A-levels

  • IB Diploma

  • Canada High School Diploma

• Applicants must have accepted (made firm) a conditional or unconditional offer to study a full-time course at Manchester by 22 May 2026.

• Scholarship applications from AP, Dual Enrolment, A-level, IB, US High School Diploma, and Canadian High School Diploma students will be assessed on any previous examinations, predicted grades in the above-listed qualifications and the strength of the personal statement.

• You must be self-funded (not sponsored by an external government agency or commercial funder). FAFSA and provincial loan recipients are eligible to apply.

Not eligible

• Blended and distance learning programmes.

• Medicine (MBChB), Dentistry (BDS), Architecture, or any courses with an integrated foundation year.

• Those who’ve previously studied at a higher education institution in the UK.

You must submit an online scholarship application form by 5 March 2026.

Master’s awards

The University of Manchester is proud to offer more than 200 merit-based master’s scholarships to prospective international students from a range of countries across the globe.

The value of The Global Futures Scholarships for North American students is £10,000; scholarships will be awarded in the form of a discount on published overseas tuition fees.

Within North America, the awards are open to applicants domiciled in the following countries: Canada and the USA.

If you apply before 14 January 2026, you’ll be sent an application once you’ve applied. If you apply after this date, you must be holding an offer by 5 March 2026 to receive an application form from us.

Please note: the application form will only be made available once you’ve applied and/or been made an offer.

Award details

The scholarships of £10,000 will be awarded based on academic excellence and the quality of the online application form.

Scholarships will be awarded in the form of a discount on published overseas tuition fees.

If you apply before 14 January 2026, you’ll be sent an application once you’ve applied. If you apply after this date, you must be holding an offer to receive the application form from us.

Eligibility criteria

• Applications will be considered from international fee-paying students domiciled in the USA and Canada.

• To be considered ‘domiciled in the USA or Canada’, you must’ve predominantly lived there during the last three years and not for full-time education. This includes students living there to attend a college or university.

Not eligible

• MBA, MPhil, Master of Architecture (MArch), Architecture and Urbanism (MA), Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA), Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), Clinical Medicine and Dentistry degrees.

• Some ‘Master’s by Research’ courses are also ineligible (see terms and conditions below).

• Applicants who’ve studied a bachelor’s degree outside of North America.

• Blended and distance learning programmes.

If applying before 14 January 2026, you’ll be emailed the application form once an academic application has been made. Scholarship applications must be made by 5 March 2026.

You must hold an offer (conditional or unconditional) to study a full-time master’s programme at Manchester and submit an online scholarship application form by 5 March 2026.