De Montfort University (DMU)

De Montfort University Leicester is a public university in the city of Leicester, England. It was established in accordance with the Further and Higher Education Act in 1992 as a degree awarding body. The name De Montfort University was taken from Simon de Montfort, a 13th-century Earl of Leicester. 

 

With undergraduate students earning an average of £24,000 within six months of graduating at De Montfort University (DMU), the Leicester institution is one of the most valuable investments a student can make. Encouraging its students to develop their entrepreneurial flair, more than 100 new businesses are started by its own students each year, while Frontrunners – DMU’s campus-based placement scheme - allows current students to apply for a variety of work placements within the university, putting lecture theatre learning into practise at the workplace.

 

By choosing DMU, you will be part of a creative and passionate student community that is inspired to make the most of the opportunities surrounding them. The university pride themselves on combining teaching excellence with world leading research and close links to businesses with over 170 courses accredited by professional bodies.

 

DMU is a university of quality and distinctiveness in the heart of the UK.

 

Postgraduate students benefit from academic teaching which directly complements industry experience and is informed by world-leading research, ensuring you benefit from developments at the cutting edge of the subject you are studying. We have a wide range of courses to help equip you for some of the fastest growing and lucrative professions and industries, including IT, management, law and criminology, the creative industries, environmental and sustainability industries, and the health and life sciences sector.

 

A dedicated International Student Support team provide assistance to overseas and EU students at De Montfort University. The team can give you specialist advice and guidance throughout your stay at DMU, along with lots of general information about living and studying in Leicester. They will organise a Welcome week when you first arrive at the university, while also helping you meet students from your own country.

 

As a student at DMU there's a range of support services available to you throughout the course of your studies to make sure your life at De Montfort begins smoothly. Once you have begun your studies there is a range of academic support services to help you adapt to learning and studying in a British University.

  • The Centre for Learning and Study Support (CLaSS) provides a range of support to help you develop your academic, writing and professional skills and offer guidance on areas such as self-directed learning, critical thinking, participating in seminars
  • Each faculty also has its own Student Advice Centre (SAC), which are the first point of call for all learning support enquiries. The SACs offer help, support and advice to students.
  • Our Counselling, Mental Health and Wellbeing team provides confidential face-to-face help, allowing you to talk privately to someone who can help you deal with any emotional strains during the course of your university life.
  • Our Careers and Employability Team, based in the Student Gateway, are there to help prepare you for working life. They offer e-guidance, psychometric testing, CV checking and much more.
  • We have a number of initiatives to help you improve your employability. Frontrunners is a campus-based placement scheme that allows you to put your knowledge into practice in the workplace. Unitemps offers part-time and temporary work in the university and outside while you're studying.
  • 122nd in the Times University Guide 2023
  • 120th in the Guardian University Guide 2023

De Montfort University has 13 National Teaching Fellows, the second highest number in the UK for this prestigious teaching award. The University is renowned for its innovative teaching and research in unique subjects such as contour fashion and footwear design, which are only studied at a handful of other institutions in the world.

More than 60 per cent of research at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) has been judged as world-leading or internationally excellent in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021.

Scholarship

Undergraduate scholarships and bursaries

Each year, DMU offers a range of scholarships and bursaries. In 2022, for undergraduate full-time UK students, these include:

 

Stephen Lawrence Professional Scholarship

The Stephen Lawrence Professional Scholarship aims to support aspiring, talented students from disadvantaged backgrounds providing a tuition fee reduction and an annual cash bursary. The scholarship was established in 2016 in honour of murdered black teenager Stephen Lawrence. You can find out more about Stephen Lawrence and his legacy by visiting DMU’s Stephen Lawrence Research Centre.

 

The Stephen Lawrence Professional Scholarship is specifically offered to students in year 1 (Level 4) studying one of the following courses:

  • Architecture BA (Hons)
  • Journalism BA (Hons)
  • Law LLB (Hons)
  • Law and Criminal Justice LLB (Hons)

There are three scholarships available. Each scholarship provides:

  • 50% off the cost of tuition fees, and 
  • £3,500 cash bursary each academic year.

What is the Stoneygate Scholarship?

The Stoneygate Scholarship provides three students from low-income or disadvantaged backgrounds with an award of £4,000 per year*. The scholarships recognise students who have overcome adversity in pursuit of their goals.

These awards aim to support academically able students, who may have faced barriers to attending university, to obtain an excellent degree outcome in their programme. Ultimately, these scholarships aim to ease financial pressures so that students can balance study and external pressures, allowing them to achieve their full potential.

 

Stoneygate Trust funding will provide three students with £3,000 per academic year with an additional £1,000 per academic year drawn from existing DMU funds.

£1,000 cash per year (excluding placement years) to home students studying full time and paying a tuition fee of £9,250. The Access to Higher Education Scholarship is available if you are accepted onto a course with an Access to HE qualification (where it is an entry requirement for the course). Bursary and Scholarship Terms and Conditions apply.

 

Postgraduate scholarships and bursaries

DMU Sport Scholarship

De Montfort University (DMU) is dedicated to supporting our scholars with a bespoke and holistic performance programme that is tailored to support each scholar’s needs. We support all our scholars to excel and reach their sporting potential, whilst allowing them to succeed in their academic studies. 

DMUsport scholars are awarded up to £6,000 of financial support. This includes a cash bursary of up to £4,000 and up to £2,000 value in kind funding that can be used for sport-specific costs.

We have an experienced team of experts that supports each scholar. Our elite performance package includes personalised strength and conditioning training, educational performance workshops, nutrition and psychology guidance and performance lifestyle support.

We are an ambitious sports institution and have recently invested millions of pounds into state-of-the-art facilities. All DMUsport scholars are given gold membership to the outstanding Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Leisure Centre. We have a sport performance Watershed Facility which has dedicated strength and conditioning facilities for sport scholars. Beaumont Park is home to the DMU Football, Rugby, Lacrosse and American Football.

The Sport Scholarship supports talented student athletes competing at a high representative level. Scholars must be on an undergraduate or postgraduate course at DMU* and compete in a sport that is part of the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) programme or included in the Commonwealth, Olympic or Paralympic Games programme.

The DMU Sport Scholarship is now open for application to students starting a course in January 2023. 

 

Postgraduate Alumni Scholarship

Our dedicated Postgraduate Alumni Scholarship provides DMU graduates with a tuition fee discount of 20 per cent. The discount is available on selected full-time, part-time and distance learning postgraduate taught courses running across multiple start dates.

The scholarship is available to all UK, EU and international alumni who have completed an undergraduate degree at the university and is just one of the many benefits of being a part of DMU for Life. It applies to DMU students progressing from undergraduate to postgraduate taught study, or students progressing through our transnational education partners to postgraduate study in the UK.

Studying a postgraduate course at DMU empowers you to go further in your knowledge and your career. You can become a specialist within your field, explore your subject area with leading researchers, gain accreditation or change your career trajectory. 

You’ll be taught by passionate and enthusiastic lecturers, several of which have excelled in the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme – one of the most prestigious awards for excellence in higher education – while our courses are all carefully designed to help you gain the skills needed to enter today’s competitive jobs market. This will help you enhance your academic skillset while demonstrating valuable attributes to potential employers.

Many of our courses are accredited by professional bodies, demonstrating the quality of our teaching, research and engagement with business. Courses eligible for the discount, along with detailed terms and conditions, can be found on the following faculty pages.

 

Leicester Postgraduate Partnership

As part of an exciting new partnership between Leicester’s two universities, De Montfort University and University of Leicester, we are proud to offer graduates a 20% fee discount on a selection of postgraduate taught courses.

Our universities are united by a commitment to inclusive and transformative education. Our graduates are the dedicated engineers, business leaders, designers and healthcare professionals that are so vital in every aspect of our lives.

The Leicester Postgraduate Partnership provides those graduates a chance to gain new knowledge and further their education and career prospects – for less.

Whether you came to call Leicester your home or joined our community from afar, this is your chance to make the most of a city full of opportunity.

Programs

Leicester, United Kingdom

Partner: Yes