Partially funded

University of Sunderland Bursary

University of Sunderland, United Kingdom

Scholarship overview

A tiered, means- and circumstance-based bursary for Home and Overseas Island students starting an eligible full-time undergraduate course. It is not open to international fee-status students.

No application is needed. The award is made automatically after enrolment and verification, with provisional notification shortly after a course offer.

Award Information

  • Home or Overseas Island student starting an eligible full-time undergraduate course in autumn 2027 at City Campus, Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St Peter's or NAME.
  • Tier 1: household income of GBP 30,000 or less and living in a POLAR4 Quintile 1 area, or a home address on an eligible island or non-mainland location.
  • Tier 2: caring responsibilities, free school meals in secondary school (Years 7-11), or refugee/GTRSB status.
  • Tier 3: care-experienced, or estranged from both parents or carers and under 25 on 1 September.
  • Tiers 1 and 2 exclude certain courses (including Midwifery, Physiotherapy, Social Work, Nursing Practice programmes, Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy, Mathematics Education with QTS); Tier 3 students are exempt from these exclusions.
  • Not available for apprenticeships, ELCAS-funded students or Troops to Teaching recipients.
  • Tier 1: GBP 500 per year (GBP 250 in November, GBP 250 in April).
  • Tier 2: GBP 750 per year (GBP 375 in November, GBP 375 in April).
  • Tier 3: GBP 2,000 per year (GBP 500 in November, January, April and July).

Required information must be supplied by Friday 10 December 2027 (2027 entry).

  1. Enrol on an eligible course; no separate application is needed.
  2. Provide any evidence requested to verify your tier.
  3. The award is paid automatically after verification.

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Documents you will need

  • Evidence of meeting the tier requirements.

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