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Scholarships and bursaries

Details of the scholarships and bursaries offered to our students can be found below. Contact details for the teams who look after each scholarship can be found under each heading.

Scholarships

If you have any questions about the scholarships and busaries below, please contact a member of the DMU Transitions team on 0116 257 7872 or 0116 366 4456, or email transitions@dmu.ac.uk.

  1. Unite Foundation Scholarship

    Applications for 2025/26 are now closed

    The Unite Foundation Scholarship is jointly offered by De Montfort University and the Unite Foundation. The scholarship offers care leaver and estranged students a free student bedroom in Newarke Point for a maximum of three years of eligible study.

    The Unite Foundation Scholarship webpage contains more information and eligibility criteria.

Personal circumstances bursaries

If you have any questions about the scholarships and busaries below, please contact a member of the DMU Transitions team on 0116 257 7872 or 0116 366 4456, or email transitions@dmu.ac.uk.

Find out more about the DMU Transitions team

  1. Sanctuary Scholarship

    Students seeking asylum in the UK are not able to apply for funding from the Student Loans Company and are charged international student fees. DMU offers eight Sanctuary Scholarships for undergraduate students unable to access funding.

    Please note: the Sanctuary Scholarship is only available to students looking to start an undergraduate level programme.

    The Sanctuary Scholarship consists of:

    • A full fee waiver for the duration of the course
    • Plus up to £3,500 contribution towards living costs per year
    • One Sanctuary Scholarship recipient will also be eligible for free accommodation in a DMU hall of residence for three years (subject to availability). The recipient must be under the age of 25 on 1 September 2026 to receive this element.

    The Sanctuary Scholarship web page contains more information on eligibility and how to apply.

  2. Care Leavers' Bursary

    We are offering £1,000 cash per year to home students studying full time and paying the full tuition fee. The Care Leavers' Bursary is available to eligible students who come to the University directly from care.

    Scholarships and Bursaries terms and conditions apply.

  3. Estranged Students' Bursary

    We are offering £1,000 cash per year to home students studying full time and paying the full tuition fee. The Estranged Students' Bursary is available to eligible students who are estranged from their family and have no other source of income.

    Scholarships and Bursaries terms and conditions apply.

  4. DMU Opportunities Fund

    The Opportunities Fund is designed to help with your enhancement opportunities. This can range from supporting your learning and development or for your mental, physical or social health and wellbeing. The fund has been created from donations either from the public (many of whom are alumni) or organisations who are keen to support students. Applications are open all year round and are currently reviewed weekly, however the fund may intermittently close depending on the number of applications received.

Course-specific scholarships

If you have any questions about the scholarships or bursaries below, please contact a member of the team by email at daescholarships@dmu.ac.uk.

  1. The Muskesh Patel Scholarship

    National law firm Freeths has established a scholarship programme for law students in memory of Mukesh Patel, former Managing Partner of Freeths’ Leicester Office.

    Learn more about the Mukesh Patel Scholarship.