Funds for Women Graduates (BFWG Charitable Foundation)

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Funds for Women Graduates Emergency Grant

Funds for Women Graduates (BFWG Charitable Foundation), United Kingdom

Scholarship overview

Emergency Grants from Funds for Women Graduates (FfWG) support women graduates who face an unforeseen financial crisis while studying or researching at an approved higher education institution in Great Britain. They are one-off payments to help complete an academic year's work.

Women of any age or nationality and in any subject can apply. The grant is not a top-up award for general shortage of money. Awards are made twice a year.

Award Information

  • Woman graduate from Great Britain or overseas, of any age.
  • Registered for postgraduate study at an approved institution in Great Britain and resident in Great Britain during the study period (remote study from overseas is not eligible).
  • Postgraduate courses only, including a PGCE (entered as Masters); a second first degree is not eligible.
  • Facing an unforeseen financial crisis; the grant is not a top-up award.
  • At least six months of the course completed by the grant closing date (new entrants cannot apply).
  • Evidence of ability to pay fees is required.
  • Previous Emergency Grant holders may apply again.
  • Up to £2,500 as a one-off payment (2026).

Autumn 2026 round: applications open 21 August 2026 and close 29 September 2026; results in December 2026. Awards are made twice a year.

  1. Complete the online eligibility check on the FfWG website.
  2. Complete the online application, explaining the unforeseen financial crisis.
  3. Provide two referees, one of whom must be academic (both cannot be past employers).
  4. Submit before the closing date.

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Documents you will need

  • University course with start and end dates
  • Number of children (if relevant)
  • Degrees and qualifications
  • Employment record
  • Reason for applying for a grant
  • How the previous year was financed
  • Other funding sources applied to
  • Income and expenditure
  • Two referees, one academic

How selection works

  • A grants committee, including BFWG representatives, considers the reason for the funding shortfall, financial need and referees' reports.

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