Partially funded

Malcolm Bradbury Trust Scholarship Bursary (Creative Writing)

University Centre Peterborough, United Kingdom

Scholarship overview

UCP partners with the Malcolm Bradbury Trust, a registered charity advancing the literary arts, to fund a bursary for a BA (Hons) English Literature (Creative Writing) undergraduate. The funding has been agreed since September 2022.

Objectives: support students from underrepresented backgrounds living in a PE postcode, attract local students to higher education and help with living costs across three years, and have holders carry out cultural work in the city promoting literature and reading.

Award Information

  • BA (Hons) English Literature (Creative Writing) undergraduate.
  • Living in a PE postcode at the time of application.
  • Commits to cultural and literacy work in Peterborough.
  • £7,500 in total, paid in six instalments over three years.
  • Holder activities include school and college reading and writing initiatives, acting as ambassador at Peterborough Celebrates, and supporting the course leader with the UCP Literary Festival.

Applications close on 30 September (year not stated).

  1. Complete the contact form on the Malcolm Bradbury bursary page; a team member will respond.
  2. Submit a 600-word account of how the bursary will benefit you and Peterborough.
  3. Apply by 30 September.

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