The Haworth Charitable Trust Discovery Scholarship

Funding of up to £15,000 to support postgraduate artists. Check if you’re eligible, and how to apply.

• Value:  £15,000 awarded against the value of tuition fees for the first year of study. The remaining balance will be paid as a cash bursary in one instalment.
• Study level: Postgraduate — new, full-time students in their first year only.
• Eligible courses: MA/MFA Fine Art
• Applications:

You can only apply for this scholarship if we’ve offered you a place at Manchester Met. 

Deadlines for applying: 

• If we offer you a place, you must apply for the scholarship by 31 May 2025.

Aim of the scholarship

The scholarship will support a postgraduate student of fine art in realising their ambition and vision for their practice, while allowing the time and space to focus on their studies. It aims to remove some of the financial pressures of postgraduate tuition fees and living costs.

Check if you can apply

To apply, you must:

• hold a firm offer to study on a new full-time MA/MFA Fine Art course in 2025/26
• be a UK student (English, Scottish, Welsh, or Northern Irish) and have a UK Student Support Number
• pay for your course yourself, including through a student loan or a payment from your parents. Your course fees must not be paid by a business, charity or other organisation
• prove your gross income was £25,000 or less in the previous financial year. We’ll accept:
  • P60s 
  • Student Finance Entitlement Letters 
  • A self-employment tax return 

Check the terms and conditions

Before you apply, read our terms and conditions.

They explain:

• what’s expected of people who get scholarships
• what happens if you leave your course or we withdraw the scholarship
• how we use your personal information