Financing your studies and scholarships

Our fees vary according to your fees status.

If you are from an EU country, please visit our EU page as different fees will apply and you may be able to apply for a loan to pay your fees.

If you are not from the EU, please see the information below.

Fees vary for each course. The table below gives a guide to fees for courses starting in September 2012 & January 2013

Tuition fees for international students from outside the EU

	Annual Tuition Fee
Undergraduate (most courses) *	£11,000
Postgraduate (most courses) *	£11,500 - £14,500
Research *	£11,500

The overseas fee includes free in-sessional English language support during your studies.

To check the overseas fee for a particular course, search for the course in our course finder, click on the year you are interested in, and then click on the entry & fees tab.   

You may be eligible for one of the following discounts:

International Scholarship

Our excellent scholarship package offers a scholarship of £1500 for international applicants upon confirmed acceptance of our offer.

How does it work?

If you are eligible for our international scholarship, it will be automatically deducted from your fees from September 2012.   

Our 10% Alumni Discount and the international early payment discount still apply. Please note the £1500 scholarship will be applied first followed by any applicable discount.

Are you eligible?

A scholarship of £1500 is applied to all new full-time overseas fee paying students joining the first year of a course in 2012-13. The international scholarship is awarded in the first year of study only. Please note that students joining a programme part way through or joining a dedicated top-up course are not eligible for this scholarship. Only students paying the full 2012-13 overseas fee are eligible for this scholarship.

How to apply

There’s no need to complete an application form. If you are eligible, the scholarship amount will be deducted from your total fee.

More information

For information and advice on the £1500 scholarship please contact fees@leedsmet.ac.uk

Early payment discount

Students charged at the overseas rate of fee are guaranteed a 10% early payment discount on a full year's tuition fee providing payment is made no later than 31st August 2012 if your course starts in September 2012. This early payment discount is only available to students charged at the overseas rate of fee and cannot be claimed in conjunction with the Alumni Discount described below.

Fee discounts for postgraduates

A 10% per annum discount on tuition fees is available to students who register for postgraduate study who meet one of the following criteria:

• Employee of Leeds Metropolitan University
• Graduate and employee of partner colleges within the Regional University Network (RUN)
• Alumni, limited to those who graduated in the last five years.

To find out whether you are eligible for this discount, please contact fees@leedsmet.ac.uk.

We provide full assistance to students from the US and Canada in applying for student loans. You can find more information by visiting our web page.

We have been awarded six Commonwealth Shared Scholarships for September 2012 and study Scholarships are available for these courses *

MSc Public Health – Health Promotion. Contact Susan Shelbrooke for further enquiries: s.e.shelbrooke@leedsmet.ac.uk

MSc Responsible Tourism Management. Contact Jo Jagger for further enquiries: j.jagger@leedsmet.ac.uk 

Please apply for your course using our standard application procedure http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/international/applying.htm

*scholarships are subject to final confirmation by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission

How do I apply for the Commonwealth Shared Scholarships?

In order to apply for a Commonwealth Shared Scholarship, you should have completed a course application and received an unconditional offer to study at our university by 30 April. When you receive your unconditional offer we will send you a scholarship proforma to complete.

If you are shortlisted then we will ask you to complete the CSSS application form and return it to us. We will inform you if you were allocated a scholarship by July 2012.

What does the scholarship cover?

The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission and Leeds Metropolitan University will jointly meet the full costs of an award holder’s study in the UK, including air fare to and from the UK. A maintenance allowance will be paid by the University, (£828 per month was paid in 2009, allowances for 2012 to be confirmed). A grant of up to £225 * to cover thesis (masters) costs is available; also available is £200 *for study travel. The cost of up to 10 kilograms * of excess baggage (books only) is available for scholars returning home at the end of their awards. No additional allowances are paid for spouses or other dependants.
*allowances refer to 2009 rates, 2012 allowances to be confirmed.

Eligibility criteria for the scholarship

Please refer to the CSSS website for the latest information about eligibility criteria.
http://cscuk.dfid.gov.uk/apply/shared-scholarships/info-candidates/

Applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Be nationals of or permanently domiciled in a Commonwealth developing country, and not currently be living or studying in a developing country (see below list for a complete list of countries)
• Hold a first degree at either first or upper second class level
• Be sufficiently fluent in English to pursue the course
• Have not previously studied for one year or more in a developed country
• Not be employed by a government department (at national level) or a parastatal organisation (employees of universities are normally acceptable)
• Be able to confirm in writing that neither they or their families would otherwise be able to pay for the proposed course of study
• Be willing to confirm that they will return to their home country as soon as their period of study in complete

Please check our pdf for a list of eligible Commonwealth countries

If you are offered a place on a course, your offer letter will contain details of your tuition fees. You will be expected to pay a minimum of 50% of your fees at the start of the course. Payment of your fees can be made using the following methods:

• Online; make payments in multiple currencies from anywhere in the world, in 12 languages and with a real time, live currency exchange rate. Click here and then on StudentPay payment facility provided by Western Union.
• Cash; visit our Cash Office, Portland Building 313, City Campus.
• Cheque; to be made payable to 'Leeds Metropolitan University'. Please write the student's full name and applicant ID number on the reverse. 
• Credit card; to make a payment by telephone please call Cashiers on +44 (0)113 81 23832 and we can process your credit* or debit card payment. *Unfortunately we cannot process American Express credit cards.
• Postal order
• Bank transfer

For more information please contact our Financial Services Office on +44 (0)113 81 25950.

Annual Living Costs

In addition to tuition fees, we recommend that you budget to cover other costs, including accommodation, food, transport and social activities. Please see below guidance for further information*

Tuition Fees (Undergraduate): £11,000  

Accomodation: £3,440-£6,975

Living expenses: £5,400

Total: £19,840-£23,375

*Fees shown for September 2012

Useful finance websites

Please visit the International Student Calculator to find out more.

British Council: Funding Your Studies

HM Revenue & Customs: For information on employment, tax and national insurance.

 

Questions about your fees?

For information on how much your course fees will be, please see our course finder.