The University of Leicester in the UK is offering up to 30 full tuition fee waivers to international undergraduate students starting in September 2027. The waiver covers 100% of tuition fees for up to three years. It’s part of Leicester’s five-year plan to award 150 international undergraduate fee waivers.
Deadline: 4 June 2027, 11:59 p.m. UK time (also 11:59 p.m. WAT, as the UK is on summer time). You must hold an offer from Leicester and make it your firm choice.
Key Details
- University: University of Leicester, UK
- Award: full international tuition fee waiver
- Number: up to 30 waivers
- Level: full-time, campus-based undergraduate degrees
- Duration: up to 3 years
- Start: September 2027
- Deadline: 4 June 2027, 11:59 p.m. UK time
Benefits
- a 100% waiver of international tuition fees for each year of your course, up to three years
- for longer courses, the remaining year is charged at the international rate, with a merit discount reported to apply
Not covered: living costs, accommodation and travel. The waiver also doesn’t apply to placement years, study-abroad years, resit years or suspended study, and can’t normally be combined with other Leicester scholarships or discounts.
Eligibility
- classed as an international (overseas) fee-paying student
- holding an offer for an eligible full-time undergraduate programme at Leicester’s UK campus starting September 2027
- Leicester as your firm choice (UCAS applicants by the UCAS deadline; direct applicants must firmly accept by 4 June 2027)
- normally expected to achieve two grades above the standard entry requirement for your course (e.g. AAA if the offer is ABB, or the international equivalent)
Excluded: Medicine and programmes with an integrated foundation year.
How Applicants Are Selected
Alongside grades and extracurricular achievements, applicants submit a short video scored on:
- Realism: how feasible your plans for university and your future are
- Creativity: originality of your ideas and presentation (filming quality isn’t judged)
- Impact: your ambition to be a “Citizen of Change” and improve the world
Key Dates
- Applications close: 4 June 2027
- Shortlist notifications: by 23 July 2027
- Shortlisted candidates meet offer conditions: by 20 August 2027
- Final outcomes: by 26 August 2027
- Course start: September 2027
How to Apply
- Apply to Leicester for an eligible undergraduate course (via UCAS or directly) and get an offer.
- Make Leicester your firm choice.
- Complete the scholarship application form on the official Leicester fee waiver page, including a link to your short video.
- Submit before 4 June 2027, 11:59 p.m. UK time.
Leicester’s website blocks automated checks, so 2027 details are based on recent listings, including After School Africa. Confirm the current terms on the official page. See also Leicester’s other international scholarships.
Tips for African Applicants
- Aim well above the entry grades; WAEC/NECO and other qualifications are converted to A-level equivalents.
- Make your video personal: a real problem in your community and how your degree will help you tackle it.
- Budget for living costs in the UK, which the waiver doesn’t cover, and for visa financial requirements.
- Apply early to Leicester so you have an offer in good time before 4 June.
