The ICAEW Foundation Bursary

Funding of up to £5,000 to support financially disadvantaged students looking to study an accountancy or finance postgraduate degree. Check if you’re eligible, and how to apply.

• Value: £5,000 paid as a cash bursary
• Study level: Postgraduate — new, full-time students in their first year only
• Eligible courses:
  • MSc Accounting and Finance
  • MSc Finance
  • MSc Finance and Business
  • MSc Financial Technology (FinTech)
• Applications: You can only apply for this bursary if we’ve offered you a place at Manchester Met
• Deadlines for applying: If we offer you a place, you must apply for the bursary by 31 August 2024

Aim of the bursary

This bursary is supported by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). It aims to support talented but financially disadvantaged undergraduate degree holders who would like to study for an accountancy or finance-related postgraduate degree.

Check if you can apply

To apply, you must: 

• hold a firm offer to study a new full-time course (excludes distance learning), on one of the following courses:
  • MSc Accounting and Finance
  • MSc Finance
  • MSc Finance and Business
  • MSc Financial Technology (FinTech)
• 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