Providing bank details
If you hold a scholarship or a studentship from the University you may receive mainentance payments. They may also be known as a stipend.
To receive University funding you must first provide the University with details of your UK bank account.
We are only able to make maintenance payments into UK based accounts.
As a fraud prevention measure you must only enter bank details for a personal account that is in your name. Entering the personal bank details of another person may result in a payment being stopped as a potential fraud risk.
If you need to open an account before you are in the UK, although we cannot help you with this there are some organisations that do provide this service, some examples are:
Please note: we are not supporting or endorsing these companies or their services. You must make your own decision on whether to use them.
We make payments by BACS (Bankers Automated Clearing System).
We can’t make direct payments to international (including Republic of Ireland) bank accounts.
When payments will be received
Payments are made monthly and in advance.
Some international scholarship award holders will be paid quarterly and in advance.
We process payments on Tuesdays and you will need to share your bank details at least a week in advance to receive your payment.
Weekends and bank holidays can affect the date you will receive your payment.
For budgeting purposes we recommend you set up your direct debits and standing orders on the first day of the month.
What you need to do
Current students
- Make sure you have completed registration
- Log into Minerva using your IT username and password
- Select ‘My Leeds’ from the menu options
- Under ‘Tools and Other University Systems’ select ‘Student Services’
- Select ‘Payments and Financial Support’
- Select ‘Provide bank details for Financial Support Payment’
- If you are prompted to ‘Select a term’, select the default value
- Select ‘Submit’
- Enter your UK bank account details accurately. This should be an eight-digit account number and a six-digit sort code (without hyphens or spaces). If you are unsure of either of them you’ll need to consult your bank account statement, or check with the bank.
Former students
- Make sure you have completed registration
- Log into Student Services using your University of Leeds Student ID number and password or PIN. There is a link that will allow you to re-set your password or PIN if you need to.
- Select ‘Payments and Financial Support’
- Select ‘Provide bank details for Financial Support Payment’
- If you are prompted to ‘Select a term’, select the default value
- Select ‘Submit’
- Enter the UK bank account details accurately. This should be an eight-digit account number and a six-digit sort code (without hyphens or spaces). If you are unsure of either of them you'll need to consult your bank account statement, or check with the bank.
If you don’t receive an error message, you have updated your bank details successfully.
You can double-check by repeating the process.
Disruptions to scholarship payments
Maintenance payments can be delayed if you:
- have not registered
- have withdrawn from your studies
- are under examination
- have been suspended
- have completed your programme
- are classed as an external student.
Payment can only be made in these cases if your school or faculty has agreed to pay and they have shared their decision with the Funding team.
Maintenance payment support
For any questions about your funding and maintenance payments, please contact your Graduate School first.
Email the Postgraduate Scholarships Office at pg_scholarships@leeds.ac.uk if you have questions about your centrally-funded scholarship.
You can also email the Funding team at funding@leeds.ac.uk.