British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) Planning Scholarship

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Paving the way for future planners

We're thrilled to be able to announce Leeds Beckett's first ever postgraduate scholarship. Launched in partnership with the Royal Town Planning Institute, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) Scholarship is a one of a kind offer for our postgraduate students.

The scholarship is a one-time cash award of £10,100 for one full-time Master's student enrolled on the MA Town and Regional Planning in the School of Built Environment, Engineering and Computing.

As with all of our scholarships, prospective applicants must meet eligibility criteria. Applicants for this scholarship must have a permanent home address in the UK; be enrolled full-time on the MA Town & Regional Planning course; be the first in their family to attend university (excluding siblings); have an annual household income under the UK national average.

If you are eligible for this scholarship, you will be contacted automatically to apply shortly after enrolment in September 2025.

To find out more information about the course, you can book on to our next Postgraduate Open Day on Wednesday 4th June. Click here to book your place.

Applications for this scholarship are now open for 2025/26 and will close on 4 January 2026. Students who meet the eligibility criteria have been contacted directly to invite them to apply. If you have not received an email from us and have checked that you meet the scholarship's Terms and Conditions listed on this page, please get in touch at alumni@leedsbeckett.ac.uk.

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Find details including application dates, eligibility criteria and terms and conditions on the Student Information site.

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