Alternative funding
Grants, Trusts, and Charities can be a great source of funding. There are also many Search Engines to help you get started in finding extra money to study, as well as external Trusts, Bursaries and Scholarships.
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Grants, Trusts and Charities
Grants, Trusts, and Charities can be a great source of funding. All will have their own individual criteria, eligibility and methods of application. Many can award partial funding for your studies.
Applications for funding from external bodies can take a considerable amount of time to process so you would need to be prepared to wait.
Some Grants, Trusts and Charities will help to cover the cost, or partial cost, of your fees. In this instance you may be asked if you have accessed bank loans or student loans. If you are eligible to apply for funding from these sources and haven’t applied for the relevant loan you may not be eligible to receive an award. Again, it is always best to check the criteria before applying.
Many will ask for a financial statement as part of the application process. You will need to itemise your income and expenditure in order to work out your anticipated need, e.g. if you have covered the cost of your tuition fees, and have a part time job to cover the majority of your living costs you may only be applying for money for books or travel expenses.
It is also a good way to show what you have done to find funding and to find out what else you may need. This will help any given charity to decide whether they will help fund you or not.
If you have received funding from another source, whether it be a scholarship, bursary or an award from a charitable institution you should always present this information. It will enhance your application and show that you have done some work towards finding money.
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The Alternative Guide to Postgraduate Funding Online Instructions
If you are a prospective student and have applied to the university, please email [email protected] to get an access PIN. Current students and staff can register with your USW email address.
External Trusts, Bursaries and Scholarships
Financial support for grocers, chemists, commercial travellers and their families – funding university study and welfare assistance. Apply by 1 March and 15 October for undergraduate, or 1 September for postgraduate.
In an aim to build a police force that better represents the community it serves, South Wales Police is offering up to £4,000 to students from Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic backgrounds who are studying towards the Degree in Professional Policing.
The Trust aims to support the people of Devon through their communal activities in education, religious expression, poverty relief and the development of the characters and physical wellbeing of young people in Devon.
To help young asylum seekers and refugees to pursue higher education, up to three people a year gain £10-20k scholarships to study for a first degree or professional qualification in healthcare. Grants of up to £2,000 are also available for course resources.
Supporting UK computing, engineering, television production or broadcast journalism students from low-income households – with networking, financial help, skills and mentoring, plus membership of the Royal Television Society.
Worth £5,000, this is an exciting opportunity to help you continue your postgraduate studies. The scholarship is open to UK, EU and international students.
A bursary of £1,000 for up to 6 students to develop their business concept. Open to both current and incoming full-time undergraduate or postgraduate students, currently enrolled at an accredited learning institution in the UK or US.
A bursary of £600 for up to 10 students to help with the cost of course materials, textbooks and living expenses. Open to anyone currently studying for an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in a recognised UK academic institution.
Supporting many Masters of PhD students each year, with grants of up to £5,000 to help with tuition fees.
Offering a variety of grants and studentships to undergraduates and postgraduates who study in the fields of Welsh History, Literature, Law and Fine Arts at Welsh Universities.
The Snowdon Masters Scholarship has been designed to identify and accelerate talented disabled students through higher education, creating the influencers of the future.
This bursary is available for women students, from low-income families, looking to study computer science or related engineering degrees at university. The programme supports awardees with up to £20,000 of funding over their four years at university, an ‘Amazon’ industry mentor, and invitations to bespoke networking and training events.
Award value: up to £20,000