Paying for a course at university and the associated living costs is a major challenge for most students. Many fund their studies from a combination of sources such as savings, employment, small grants, loans or bursaries.
Whether you are a UK-based student, or an international student, we provide information, advice, and a range of online tools to help you put together the funding package you need. We also offer bursaries for high quality applicants.
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UK applicants European applicants International applicants Alumni discounts
For UK applicants
Scholarships
Cranfield Merit Scholarships
Cranfield School of Management is offering all successful UK applicants for our full-time master’s courses starting in September 2025, a scholarship to cover 20% of their course tuition fee. This scholarship will be automatically awarded as part of the application process.
Cranfield Excellence Scholarships
Cranfield School of Management is offering up to six £10,000 scholarships to applicants on our Finance MSc and Strategic Marketing MSc starting in March 2025. These scholarships will be automatically awarded by School of Management Director of Education, Professor Catarina Figueira as part of the application process.
Alan Harrison Half-fee Scholarship
A scholarship covering half of the course tuition fees for an outstanding UK candidate on the full-time Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc or Procurement and Supply Chain Management MSc.
Global Clinical Supplies Group Scholarship
A scholarship is available for an outstanding candidate on the full-time Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc or Procurement and Supply Chain Management MSc to the value of £5,000.
Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust
The Leverhulme Trade Charities Postgraduate Bursaries are designed to provide support for UK students who are (or who are connected with) Commercial Travellers, Grocers or Chemists, in financial need undertaking full-time Postgraduate degree courses leading to a PhD or MSc.
Postgraduate Solutions Study Bursaries
For students starting a postgraduate course you are eligible to apply for a Postgrad Solutions Study Bursary.
Prodigy Finance Scholarships
Prodigy will be awarding 5 scholarships, each valued at $5,000, to exceptional students embarking on their educational journey between August 2024 and May 2025.
Santander MSc Scholarship
ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥ is proud to be part of the prestigious Santander Universities Scholarships Programme. Scholarships are awarded each year to students on any Cranfield MSc programme.
Every other year, the Reid Trust makes a number of awards of up to £1500 each to women who wish to undertake further training or research in the UK.
The Stapley Trust
The Sir Richard Stapley Educational Trust provide grants for postgraduate study in all fields for students over 24 years of age with demonstrable financial need.
Grants & Funding
Diamond Education Grant
The Diamond Education Grant provides assistance to women studying at ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥ to help with the cost of tuition fees and study expenses.
Enhanced Learning Credit Scheme
The Ministry of Defence's Enhanced Learning Credits Scheme promotes lifelong learning amongst members of the Armed Forces.
Interest-free loan programme offering up to £1000 to women studying a postgraduate degree which will lead to their desired career.
Lendwise Postgraduate Student Loan
The Lendwise Postgraduate Student Loan provides tuition fee and maintenance loans of between £5,000 and £100,000 for eligible applicants studying at ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥.
Masters Loan from Student Finance England
A Masters Loan is now available to help you pay for your master's course.
Prodigy Finance Student Loans
Prodigy Finance aim to provide affordable tuition fee and maintenance loans for those who are accepted onto selected full-time master's courses at ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥.
For European (including EU countries) applicants
Scholarships
Cranfield Merit Scholarships
Cranfield School of Management is offering all successful European applicants for our full-time master’s courses starting in September 2025, a scholarship to cover up to 15% of their course tuition fee, based on academic achievement. This scholarship will be automatically awarded as part of the application process.
Cranfield Excellence Scholarships
Cranfield School of Management is offering up to six £10,000 scholarships to applicants on our Finance MSc and Strategic Marketing MSc starting in March 2025. These scholarships will be automatically awarded by School of Management Director of Education, Professor Catarina Figueira as part of the application process.
Cranfield School of Management Regional Scholarships
All Cranfield School of Management postgraduate taught full-time MSc offer holders for 2025/2026 who are nationals from Europe and Central Asia are invited to apply for a Cranfield School of Management Regional Scholarship, to enable you to come and study with us.
Alexander S Onasis Scholarship
The Alexander S Onasis Public Benefit Foundation has established this Program of Scholarships to Greek University graduates for postgraduate studies or doctoral studies abroad.
Danish Students Grant and Loan Scheme
Danish students who wish to study abroad may apply for a scholarship for up to two years.
Global Clinical Supplies Group Scholarship
A scholarship is available for an outstanding candidate on the full-time Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc or Procurement and Supply Chain Management MSc to the value of £5,000.
Postgraduate Solutions Study Bursaries
For students starting a postgraduate course in the next academic year you are eligible to apply for a Postgrad Solutions Study Bursary.
Prodigy Finance Scholarships
Prodigy will be awarding 5 scholarships, each valued at $5,000, to exceptional students embarking on their educational journey between August 2024 and May 2025.
Every other year, the Reid Trust makes a number of awards of up to £1500 each to women who wish to undertake further training or research in the UK.
The Stapley Trust
The Sir Richard Stapley Educational Trust provide grants for postgraduate study in all fields for students over 24 years of age with demonstrable financial need.
Grants & Funding
Diamond Education Grant
The Diamond Education Grant provides assistance to women studying at ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥ to help with the cost of tuition fees and study expenses.
Prodigy Finance Student Loans
Prodigy Finance aim to provide affordable tuition fee and maintenance loans for those who are accepted onto selected full-time master's courses at ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥.
The Anglo-Danish Society Scholarship
The Society provides grants for Danish students to undertake postgraduate study in the UK.
For international applicants
Scholarships
Cranfield Merit Scholarships
Cranfield School of Management is offering all successful international applicants for our full-time master’s courses starting in September 2025, a scholarship to cover up to 15% of their course tuition fee, based on academic achievement. This scholarship will be automatically awarded as part of the application process.
Cranfield Excellence Scholarships
Cranfield School of Management is offering up to six £10,000 scholarships to applicants on our Finance MSc and Strategic Marketing MSc starting in March 2025. These scholarships will be automatically awarded by School of Management Director of Education, Professor Catarina Figueira as part of the application process.
Cranfield School of Management Regional Scholarships
All Cranfield School of Management postgraduate taught full-time MSc offer holders for 2025/2026 who are nationals from the Americas, Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (MENAT), Southeast and Northeast Asia are invited to apply for a Cranfield School of Management Regional Scholarship, to enable you to come and study with us.
Cranfield School of Management China Scholarships
All Cranfield School of Management postgraduate taught full-time MSc offer holders for 2025/2026 who are nationals from China are invited to apply for a Cranfield School of Management China Scholarship, to enable you to come and study with us.
Cranfield School of Management India Scholarships
All Cranfield School of Management postgraduate taught full-time MSc offer holders for 2025/2026 who are nationals from India are invited to apply for a Cranfield School of Management India Scholarship, to enable you to come and study with us..
Cranfield School of Management Taiwan Scholarships
All applicants from Taiwan, who would like to study one of our postgraduate taught full-time MScs during 2025/2026, have the opportunity to benefit from a Cranfield School of Management Scholarship. These £6,000 scholarships will automatically be considered as part of the full-time MSc programme application if it is submitted by 31 January 2025.
British Council IELTS Prize
The British Council IELTS Prize provides a contribution towards tuition fees for Masters study in the UK for students from eligible countries in the East Asian region.
Chevening Scholarships
Chevening Scholarships are awarded to outstanding emerging leaders to pursue a one-year master’s at Cranfield university. The scholarship includes tuition fees, travel and monthly stipend for Master’s study.
COLFUTURO
Cranfield has an agreement with COLFUTURO which provides competitive scholarship-loans for Colombian students to study a postgraduate degree.
Commonwealth Scholarships for Developing Countries
Students from developing countries who would not otherwise be able to study in the UK can apply for a Commonwealth Scholarship which includes tuition fees, travel and monthly stipend for Master’s study.
CONACyT (Mexico)
Cranfield has an agreement with CONACyT (Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia) which provides competitive scholarships for Mexican students to study a postgraduate degree.
Fulbright Awards
Fulbright awards are aimed at US citizens to fund the first year of a master's or doctorate degree or to pursue research at an educational institution within the UK.
Global Clinical Supplies Group Scholarship
A scholarship is available for an outstanding candidate on the full-time Logistics and Supply Chain Management MSc or Procurement and Supply Chain Management MSc to the value of £5,000.
JN Tata Endowment
The J. N. Tata Endowment awards a one-time loan scholarship only at the beginning of the course to Indian nationals for full time Postgraduate/Ph.D./Postdoctoral studies, in all fields, irrespective of caste, creed, gender or community.
Kenneth Lindsay Scholarship Trust
The Kenneth Lindsay Scholarship Trust provides small grants to Israeli students for postgraduate studies in the UK.
LPDP Indonesia Scholarship
The Indonesian Education Scholarship (BPI) for master's and doctoral programmes is an award funded by the Indonesian Government through the use of the National Trust for Education Development (DPPN).
Marshall Scholarships
Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a postgraduate degree in the United Kingdom.
Postgraduate Solutions Study Bursaries
For students starting a postgraduate course in the next academic year you are eligible to apply for a Postgrad Solutions Study Bursary.
Prodigy Finance Scholarships
Prodigy will be awarding 5 scholarships, each valued at $5,000, to exceptional students embarking on their educational journey between August 2024 and May 2025.
Qalaa Holdings Foundation Scholarship
The Foundation grant academic scholarships for talented and promising young Egyptian men and women to pursue masters degrees abroad in all fields of study.
Every other year, the Reid Trust makes a number of awards of up to £1500 each to women who wish to undertake further training or research in the UK.
The Stapley Trust
The Sir Richard Stapley Educational Trust provide grants for postgraduate study in all fields for students over 24 years of age with demonstrable financial need.
Grants & Funding
FIDERH
FIDERH (Fund for Development of Human Resources) offer affordable loans to Mexican students undertaking postgraduate study.
FUNED
Student loans for Mexican students in partnership with FUNED, the Mexican foundation for Education, Science and Technology.
Prodigy Finance Student Loans
Prodigy Finance aim to provide affordable tuition fee and maintenance loans for those who are accepted onto selected full-time master's courses at ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥.
