Scholarship Awarding University:
Type of degree:
Bachelor’s
Scholarship Deadline:
Applications for this scholarship will end on the 8th of April, 2025 (midnight, UK time).
Scholarship Summary:
Two Barbara Raw Scholarships scholarships are available for new undergraduate students with home (UK) fee status, studying a degree within the English department who meet widening access criteria.
Scholarship Applicant Criteria:
To be eligible;
i. You must have Home fee status
ii. You must have achieved, or be predicted to achieve, high grades in A-level or equivalent. As a guide, previous applicants have achieved, or been predicted, AAA or equivalent.
iii. You must hold a conditional or unconditional offer to study one of the following degrees:
- BA English
- BA English and Drama
- BA English and Philosophy (CLOSED FOR 2025)
- BA English and Latin (CLOSED FOR 2025)
- BA English and History
- BA English with Philosophy
- BA Music and English
- BA English and Film Studies
- BA English and Classical Studies
- BA English and American Literature
- BA English and Creative Writing
- BA Modern Languages and English
- BA Comparative Literature and Culture and English
- BA American Literature and Creative Writing (CLOSED FOR 2025)
- BA Drama and Creative Writing
- BA English and Digital Arts (CLOSED FOR 2025)
iv. Meet widening access criteria of being in care for more than three months OR two of the following:
- Attend an aspiring school (low performing school)
- Disability or health condition that impacts your daily life
- Mature student
- Parents/carers did not attend university
- Home postcode matches definition of lower participation in higher education neighbourhood (POLAR 4, Q1). Check here.
Value of Scholarship:
The Holloway Barbara Raw Scholarship is a £6,000 cash award.
Scholarship Application Guide:
To apply;
i. You must apply via the online system, Royal Holloway Direct.
ii. Please provide a supporting 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
Your statement will be judged on how effectively and convincingly you respond to the above. Applications which exceed the word count will automatically be rejected.
Scholarship Website:
Find further information on this scholarship opportunity at the Royal Holloway Barbara Raw for English Access Scholarship Page.