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BNU Thrive Bursary

Buckinghamshire New University, United Kingdom

Scholarship overview

The Thrive Bursary is a £500 non-repayable grant for UK undergraduate students at Buckinghamshire New University who come from lower-income households or from areas with low participation in higher education or high deprivation.

It is for students fully funded by a UK student finance body for both tuition fees and a maintenance loan, studying at one of BNU's main campuses. Students can hold one BNU bursary per academic year.

Award Information

  • Fully enrolled on a full-time or part-time course and within the start and end dates of the academic year; apply within the window for your intake.
  • UK student receiving full funding (tuition fee and maintenance loan) from Student Finance England, Student Finance Northern Ireland, SAAS or Student Finance Wales for the current year.
  • Studying an undergraduate degree or a degree with foundation year at a main campus (High Wycombe, Uxbridge, Nottingham or Oxford).
  • And meet one of the following:
    • combined household income under £25,000 (shown by a maintenance loan above £10,800 outside London, £14,100 in London or £9,100 living at home, excluding grants);
    • live in a low participation postcode (POLAR4 quintiles 1 and 2);
    • live in a high deprivation area (IMD 2025, most deprived to 4th).
  • Partner institution and apprenticeship students are not eligible.
  • £500, paid after the cooling-off period of the academic year (2026/27).
  • September 2026 starters: 28 September 2026 to 4 December 2026.
  • January/February 2027 starters: 4 January 2027 to 2 April 2027.
  • April/June 2027 starters: 5 April 2027 to 16 July 2027.
  1. Enrol on your course and check you meet the criteria in the Thrive Bursary Guidance Sheet 2026-27.
  2. Create a Black Bullion account and verify your BNU student status.
  3. Complete the Thrive Bursary application on Black Bullion within your intake's window, completing all declarations.
  4. Upload evidence; any missing evidence must be provided within ten working days of being asked, or the application is closed.
  5. The university aims to give an outcome within ten working days.

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Documents you will need

  • Evidence of tuition fee funding and maintenance loan from your student finance body for the current year.

How selection works

  • Awards are paid after the 14-day cooling-off period into the bank account given on the application.
  • Decisions are made at the discretion of the university and are usually final; they are reviewed only where eligible evidence was not considered or the assessment did not follow the guidance.
  • If unsuccessful, students may reapply if their status changes or they can supply the required evidence; only one award per course year.
  • Spaces are limited and an application does not guarantee an award.

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