Scholarships

We off er a generous package ofscholarships and bursaries to help with the costs of university.

Our range of scholarships and bursaries can provide fi nancial support such as tuition fee reductions or a contribution towards living costs. Bursaries are awarded automatically to eligible students from lower income backgrounds or care leavers while our scholarships are primarily merit-based or aimed at under-represented groups. We review and update our scholarships each year but an overview of what is usually available is provided below. For details on our current selection of scholarships and bursaries, as well as how to apply, please see our website. Academic success scholarships

If you’re a high-fl ying student you should consider applying for one of our merit-based scholarships. Scholarships for under-represented groups

We provide a number of scholarships aimed at students from groups currently under-represented in higher education. Scholarships for international students

We off er a range of scholarships to students joining us from outside the UK. Department scholarships

Some of our academic departments off er specifi c scholarships based on academic success, including Computer Science and Physics. Visit our website for details. Music scholarships

If you play a musical instrument or sing, we off er choral, organ, instrumental or music scholarships. You do not need to be studying a course in our Music department to apply for one of these scholarships. Sports scholarships

Each year we off er a range of sports scholarships to students with varying levels of ability from County players to Olympic hopefuls. See p.17 for more information. Bursaries

Our bursaries provide automatic fi nancial support to students from lower income backgrounds and care leavers, so that the cost of university is less of a barrier to education.

Scholars and donors at our scholarships reception

Department listing

42 Biological Sciences 46 Business and Management 50 Classics 54 Computer Science 58 Drama, Theatre and Dance 62 Earth Sciences 66 Economics 70 Electronic Engineering 74 English 78 Geography 82 History 86 Languages, Literatures and Cultures: 86 Modern Languages and Translation Studies 90 Comparative Literature and Culture 92 Liberal Arts 94 Law, Criminology and Sociology 98 Mathematics 102 Media Arts 106 Music 110 Philosophy 114 Physics 118 Politics and International Relations 122 Psychology 126 Social Science