Scholarship Awarding University:
Type of degree:
Bachelor’s
Scholarship Deadline:
Applications for this scholarship will be reviewed on an ongoing basis
Scholarship Summary:
University of Wolverhampton is awarding the Access Bursary to UK undergraduate students who are Care Leavers or estranged from their parents or have a hearing impairment.
Scholarship Applicant Criteria:
To be eligible for consideration, candidates must:
• Have applied to study (and subsequently enrol) on a full-time undergraduate course with a tuition fee of £6,000 p.a. or more.
• Have firmly accepted a conditional or unconditional offer of a place at the University of Wolverhampton by the July prior to the start date of your course; and
Either
• Be a person with deafness/hearing loss or other hearing impairment and eligible for support via the Disabled Student Allowance (DSA) which has been declared to the University prior to enrolment. (If necessary, this criterion may be reviewed in the light of the detailed Government changes to DSA eligibility expected to be developed shortly).
Or
• Be a Care Leaver or an estranged student, which must be declared to the University prior to enrolment.
Value of Scholarship:
The Access Bursary is a £2,000 cash payment paid during the 1st and second years of study.
• Payments are made through the Student Loans Company (where student is funded)
• Payments are split into 2 instalments of £500 each year, subject to re-enrolment
- September starters - December and May of each year
- January starters - April and December of each year
Scholarship Application Guide:
There is no separate scholarship application; you will be automatically awarded if eligible.
Scholarship Website:
Find further information on this scholarship opportunity on the University of Wolverhampton Funding Page.