Partially funded

USW Future Ready Fund

University of South Wales, United Kingdom

Scholarship overview

The Future Ready Fund pays eligible full-time first-year undergraduates £1,000 directly. It is aimed at home students from households with an income below £25,000 as assessed by Student Finance.

No application is needed: students who meet every criterion are awarded it automatically.

Award Information

  • Receive funding assessed by Student Finance Wales, Student Finance England, Student Finance Northern Ireland or SAAS, with household income below £25,000 a year.
  • Study at a USW campus: Pontypridd (Treforest, Glyntaff and Sport Park), Cardiff or Newport.
  • Enrolled on year 1 or year 0 of a full-time undergraduate degree of three or more years starting September 2026.
  • Apply to USW and firmly accept the offer by the UCAS decline-by-default deadline in May 2026.
  • Approved for Student Finance by 31 July 2026.
  • Not eligible: BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing, Child Nursing, Learning Disability Nursing, Mental Health Nursing, Midwifery, Operating Department Practice.
  • £1,000 paid directly to the student, first year only.
  • Payment by end of November 2026.
  • Student Finance approval by 31 July 2026.
  • Eligibility notified after enrolment, by end of October 2026.
  1. Apply to USW and firmly accept your offer by the May 2026 UCAS deadline.
  2. Be approved for Student Finance by 31 July 2026.
  3. Eligible students are awarded the bursary automatically.

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