Overview
Scholarship type
Number of scholarships to award
Grant
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
The scholarship provides a cash award per year for three years. It is available to new undergraduate students studying one of the eligible degree programmes in Biological Sciences, Earth Sciences or English. One scholarship is available.
Benefits
Cash award of £5,000 per year.
Eligibility
Offer to study an undergraduate degree in one of the following academic areas:
- English
- History
- Biological Sciences
- Earth Sciences
- Law
- Geography
- Psychology
- Physics
Achieved, or expected to achieve, A-Levels of AAA or equivalent (e.g. Distinction, Distinction, Distinction, in a BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma).
Family income of less than £25,000, as verified by the Student Loans Company.
Applied for, or intention to apply, for Student Finance.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Locations
Nationality
Study experience required
Age
Application
Application deadline
You will need to write a scholarship statement of no more than 400 words, which should include:
Academic achievements you are particularly proud of and why these really matter to you.
Why you have chosen to do the degree you have applied for.
What your future aspirations are and how the scholarship will help you to achieve your future goals.
You need to also confirm:
That you have applied/or intend to apply for Student Finance.
That your household income is less than £25,000.