Urban Scholarships
Urban Scholarships are non-repayable cash awards of up to £3,000 per year for students who have attended the Urban Scholars programme at Brunel University for a minimum of two years, who achieve academic excellence and who are eligible to receive a tuition fee loan from Student Finance England and have consented to the sharing of data submitted to the Student Loans Company.
Annual Value: up to £3,000 cash award (total of £9,000 over 3-years)
How many: all those that meet the eligibility criteria
For how many years: 3-years (subject to meeting progression criteria)
Application
Urban Scholars will be sent a form in the autumn of the year prior to the start of their university course to confirm that they have applied to study at Brunel. This must be completed and returned to Brunel University by 1 April. Once their course application has been received, and provided an offer has been made, access will be given to the on-line scholarship application form which needs to be completed and submitted by 31 July. Successful students will be informed in early September.
Eligibility (Eligibility criteria are reviewed annually)
To be eligible for consideration of an Urban Scholarship, a student must:
- achieve a minimum of 360 UCAS tariff points in total (excluding Key Skills);
- make Brunel University their firm choice through UCAS by 9 May**;
- have attended the Brunel Urban Scholars programme for a minimum of two years;
- be an ordinarily resident in England (excludes those living in Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, EU or Overseas Territories, Gibraltar);
- be eligible to receive a tuition fee loan from Student Finance England and have consented to the sharing of data submitted to the Student Loans Company;
- have submitted a completed scholarship application by 31 July;
- agree to take part in Brunel publicity and reports back to the scholarship donors.
** Except where an applicant has accepted a firm offer from Oxford or Cambridge, in which case they should make Brunel University their insurance place.
