Scholarships and bursaries

1st Formations Business Scholarship

• 1st Formations are leading UK company formation agents.
• Available to any student on a course with Bristol Business School.

Applied Sciences Widening Participation

• Award is 50% tuition fees.
• Eligible for postgraduate students from widening participation backgrounds, for certain programmes.

BBC Studios Wildlife Filmmaking Scholarship

E: Peter.Venn@uwe.ac.uk

• Award covers full tuition fees, travel and living costs.
• Available to applicants from Indonesia or Malaysia.
• For students on the MA Wildlife Filmmaking programme.

British Chevening Scholarship

• Available to students from Chevening-eligible countries.
• Students must hold an undergraduate degree that is equivalent to at least an upper second-class honours.

British Marshall Scholarship

• 40 scholarships per year.
• For US students with high ability, in any field of study.

Certificate in Counselling Skills Scholarship

• Award is 50% of tuition fees.
• Two scholarships available.
• For home (UK) students with an offer of an unconditional place on the Certificate in Counselling Skills course.

Commonwealth Shared Scholarship

• For students from Commonwealth countries wanting to study MSc Construction Project Management or MSc Civil Engineering at UWE Bristol.
• Scholarship covers travel, tuition fees and maintenance.

College of Arts, Technology and Environment Dean's International Scholarship

E: international@uwe.ac.uk

• Scholarships available for a postgraduate applicant studying on a full-time MA within the College of Arts, Technology and Environment.
• Award to the value of £5,000.
• Eligible to all nationalities classed as overseas for fee purposes.

College of Health, Science and Society Dean's Scholarship

E: international@uwe.ac.uk

• Award value is 100% of tuition fees.
• Applicants must meet a range of eligibility criteria.

College of Health, Science and Society MSc Scholarship

E: international@uwe.ac.uk

• Award value is 50% of tuition fees.
• Eligible for specific courses within the College of Health, Science and Society.

Flywire Charitable Foundation Academic Scholarships

• Scholarships worth the equivalent of $5,000 USD each.
• Open to current and new international and EU students at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

FutureAI Scholarship

• Two £4,000 scholarships available.
• Available to international postgraduate students with an interest in AI.

GREAT Scholarships 2025

• Eligible to students from Malaysia, Thailand, Pakistan and Turkey.
• Four scholarships are available.
• Applying for science and technology (Malaysia/Thailand/Pakistan) and core (Turkey) postgraduate courses.

The Harris Scholarship

E: UWECares@uwe.ac.uk

• One scholarship is available to an estranged student studying a humanities course.
• The successful applicant will be awarded £1,500.

Higher Education Short Course Loans

E: professional.fet@uwe.ac.uk

• Available to those who normally live in England.
• Loans not repayable until earning over a certain threshold.
• You can borrow up to £2,310 for 30 credit courses and £3,080 for 40 credit courses.

Hodgkin House Accommodation Scholarship

E: Rita.Gwani@uwe.ac.uk

• The scholarship is for a September 2024 start and will last for one academic year (12-15 months).
• One accommodation scholarship is available for a full-time postgraduate student of Ugandan, Kenyan or Tanzanian nationality and domicile.

International Sport Scholarship

E: guy.coles@uwe.ac.uk

• 30% tuition fee discount plus a comprehensive performance sport support package.
• Available to high-performing athletes.
• Recipients of this scholarship will be required to undertake ambassadorial activity for the University throughout the duration of their course.

International Student Scholarships

E: international@uwe.ac.uk

• Available to international and EU students.
• Up to £4,000 available for successful candidates.
• You must be an international fee payer to be eligible.

Katherine Gamboa Scholarships

• Two scholarships are available for year one undergraduate students studying Graphic Design who have a household income of less than £25,000.
• Established in memory of Katherine Gamboa, who sadly died whilst studying at UWE Bristol.

MyWorld Scholarship

E: myworldskillstraining-group@bristol.ac.uk

• Four scholarships are available to the value of £5,000 each.
• Open to home (UK) fee paying students studying a postgraduate creative technology course.
• Eligible to local students living in Bath(BA) and Bristol(BS) postcodes.

Needham Cooper Scholarships

E: louise3.Robbins@uwe.ac.uk

• Two scholarships available for undergraduate Physiotherapy students.
• Provided by the Needham Cooper Charitable Trust.

OfS Scholarships for MSc Data Science

E: paul2.matthews@uwe.ac.uk

• Funded by the Office for Students.
• Intention is to increase the proportions of underrepresented groups in Data Science and AI.
• Application to MSc Data Science course needs to be completed prior to applying.

Part time fee waiver

E: sms@uwe.ac.uk

• Part time postgraduate students.
• In receipt of means tested benefit at start of course, or care leaver.
• 75% fee discount offered.

Paul Stephenson Bursary (Education and Childhood)

E: Myra.evans@uwe.ac.uk

• Eligible for new undergraduate applicants to the School of Education and Childhood.
• £2,000 a year for three years of study at UWE Bristol.
• Awarded to two students from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Richard Hart Bursary

• Award is £2,000.
• Open to Black, Asian and minority ethnic home (UK) students from the Bristol area studying particular courses.
• Two scholarships available.

Santander Universities Brighter Futures Grants

• Santander Universities UK are offering 10 UWE Bristol students the opportunity to win £1000 each.
• Applications are open 14 October to 5 December 2024.

Santander Universities Scholars Programme

• One scholarship available.
• Open to home (UK) fee paying students who identify as part of an under-represented group.
• £30,000 over three years.

Science Communication Part-Bursary

T: +44(0)117 32 81629
E: amanda.webber@uwe.ac.uk

• Part-funded place on MSc Science Communication.
• Bursary value £1,500.
• Application deadline for the bursary is Friday 21 June 2024 17:00 BST.

The Sanctuary Scholarship

E: EDIprojects@uwe.ac.uk

• Two scholarships to support refugee and asylum seekers looking to study undergraduate courses at UWE Bristol.
• Full tuition fee waiver for the duration of the course.
• £1,650 annual bursary for the duration of the course, as a contribution towards study costs.

Tony Papadopoullos Scholarship

E: gabriele.matuzeviciute@uwe.ac.uk

• Available for students on selected undergraduate programmes in our Computer Science and Creative Technologies Department.
• Students must achieve a first at the end of year one and be in receipt of a UWE Bristol Bursary.
• Provided by Tony Papadopoullos Charitable Trust in memory of the founder of software specialist company, Apak.

Transport Scholarships

E: Ben4.Clark@uwe.ac.uk

• Available for applicants looking to study full-time on the MSc Transport Planning and MSc Transport Engineering and Planning programmes.
• National competition for these awards.
• Provided by Brian Large Bursary Fund and the Rees Jeffreys Road Fund.

US loans

E: us.loans@uwe.ac.uk

• Information on federal loans for students from the US.
• All students must be enrolled at least half-time.
• Student must also remain in good SAP standing to receive a loan.

UWE Bristol Alumni Scholarship

• For UWE Bristol alumni.
• 20% discount on tuition fees for our full-time and part-time taught postgraduate courses.
• No application required.

UWE Bristol's International College Scholarships

• Scholarships available to students progressing from UWE Bristol’s International College to UWE Bristol.

UWE Cares

E: UWEcares@uwe.ac.uk

• Financial support available for carers, care leavers and estranged students.
• £1,650 per year.
• Part of a wider package to support you at UWE Bristol.

UWE Cares PG Bursary

E: UWEcares@uwe.ac.uk

• Financial support available for carers, care leavers and estranged students.
• 50% discount on tuition fees.
• Available to students registered with UWE Cares during their UG course.

Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship

E: admissions@uwe.ac.uk

• 50% off tuition fees for previous undergraduate students at UWE Bristol wishing to pursue postgraduate study.
• Apply via the UWE Bristol Welcome portal.

Wallscourt Scholarships

E: widening.access@uwe.ac.uk

• For students who attended local secondary schools, considering studying an undergraduate course at UWE Bristol.
• Ten scholarships available.
• Provided by the Wallscourt Foundation, an independent charitable trust.

Water Conservation Trust Scholarship

E: chad.staddon@uwe.ac.uk

• £4,000 towards fees plus £1,000 for dissertation expenses.
• One scholarship available for one of the following courses: MSc Environmental Management, MSc Environmental Consultancy, MSc Sustainable Development in Practice.
• Provided by the Worshipful Company of Water Conservators.

Wintech Scholarship

• One scholarship available for a postgraduate applicant who has been accepted on the MSc Facade Engineering Programme.
• Award value is 100% of tuition fees.
• Applicants must meet a range of eligibility criteria.