British Council Scholarships for Women in STEM

The scholarship covers:

• tuition fees
• a monthly stipend at the rate of £1,236 per month (for up to 12 months) to cover living costs, including accommodation
• where applicable, accompanying child allowance for scholars consistent with UK visa requirements
• IELTS exam fee (for scholars without a valid test of English)
• return economy-class travel from home country to the UK
• study-related costs, such as essential travel, materials, equipment, thesis printing
• visa and insurance/NHS surcharge costs
• other costs (such as heavy baggage allowance).

To be eligible for the British Council Scholarships for Women in STEM offered by The University of Manchester you need to:

• be a woman, or identify as a woman
• be a passport holder and permanent resident of Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan or Sri Lanka
• be in receipt of a conditional or unconditional offer for September 2023 entry to study on an eligible postgraduate course at The University of Manchester
• have not previously studied at degree level or higher in the UK or lived recently in the UK
• have completed all components of an undergraduate degree that will enable you to gain entry on to a postgraduate programme at a UK university, and be due to start your postgraduate programme in the UK during 2023 by the time of registration
• meet or be working towards fulfilling the English language requirement stated in your offer by the stated deadline