Featured byStaffordshire University
Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Up to £2,000
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
For the ninth year in a row the University has received a generous donation from the Denise Coates Foundation to help transform the lives of local students.
Benefits
The scholarship offers £2,000 for 1st year undergraduate and £1,500 for 2nd and 3rd year undergraduate.
Eligibility
- First year undergraduate only (Level 4)
- Primary address within 20 miles of one of their Staffordshire or Shropshire campuses (These campuses are Stoke-on-Trent, Blackheath Lane, Lichfield and Shrewsbury)
- Attain high achieving grades via the UCAS ranking system
- Have joined the University from a College or School 6th Form having studied A Level or BTEC
- Paying full tuition fees as a full-time on-campus student
- Have a household income of below £30,000 per annum that is assessed by their award authority and have given consent for this information to be shared with the University
- Studying a non-funded course (i.e., not entitled to receive any government support, NHS bursary recipients are still eligible to apply)
- Be the first-degree course taken, regardless of whether the course was completed or not
- To not have repeated any year of the course being taken
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
09 Oct 2026
Please review your application carefully before submitting as duplicate entries will not be considered.
If you've not already registered with Blackbullion you'll be asked to register with them, using your student email account before completing your application. Registration is free and will give you access to all Blackbullion's online resources and learning modules designed to help you develop essential money skills, as well as exclusive competitions.
Please remember:
Don’t focus on your personal/home life situation, this bursary is meant to help support your time at university, to help towards trips, equipment or other items that take your degree to the next level
This is not meant as a hardship bursary – if you are having any financial difficulties or struggles please contact the main University Financial Support team