Scholarship Awarding University:
Type of degree:
Bachelor’s
Scholarship Deadline:
Applications for this scholarship will be reviewed on an ongoing basis.
Scholarship Summary:
The University of Bath is offering undergraduate bursaries to eligible UK students for each year of study to help towards course related costs. Bursaries are not limited in number; if you meet the criteria, you will receive an award (unless you have applied for and are successful in gaining a Gold Scholarship).
Scholarship Applicant Criteria:
To be eligible, you must:
• be an eligible new first year Home UK* undergraduate student starting studies in 2023
• be registered on a full-time campus based undergraduate or foundation degree course and
• have a student loans household income assessment of £25,000 or below
You must also meet one or more of the following criteria:
• Your home address is in an area where there is a low participation of young people progressing into higher education
• Your home address is considered to be in an area of general disadvantage according to Indices of Multiple Deprivation
• You or your family receive a state means-tested benefit
• You have an Access to HE Diploma
• You are a care leaver
• You are irreconcilably estranged from your parents or guardians
• You are a Young Carer
• You are a refugee or asylum seeker
*Eligible UK students are those assessed as eligible for tuition fee and maintenance loans, as determined by Student Finance England, or other relevant UK student loans awarding agency, and have a UK Home fees status as determined by the University.
Value of Scholarship:
Each recipient of the Bath Bursary will be awarded £3,000 for each year of study. Bursaries are usually paid in three equal instalments in December, February and April.
For the 2023/24 academic year your Bath Bursary payment dates are:
i. 21 September 2023 for the the early payment of the Bath Bursary (Year 1 only)
then the balance across three equal payments on
- 6 December 2023
- 14 February 2024
- 24 April 2024
Scholarship Application Guide:
To apply,
i. You must be admitted into Bath for consideration; offer-holders for 2023 entry will be emailed information about scholarships and bursaries
ii. New undergraduates can apply for the Bath Bursary through the University of Bath Application Tracker.
iii. Your eligibility will be assessed partly on information provided in your UCAS application and household income data from the Student Loans Company (SLC). If you meet the criteria based on this information alone, you may receive a bursary award automatically. However, not all students will qualify based on UCAS data, so you are advised to complete the online application.
Bath will notify you by email if they determine that you are eligible for either or both of these awards upon confirmation of your examination results.
Scholarship Website:
Find further information on this scholarship opportunity at the University of Bath Undergraduate Bursary Page.