Funding and financial support
Funding and scholarships information for prospective and current students, including advice on undergraduate and postgraduate funding and financial support from UWE Bristol.
Tuition fee and maintenance funding
1st Formations Business Scholarship
- Scholarship value up to £600.
- Available to any student on a course with Bristol Business School.
British Chevening Scholarship
- Available to students from Chevening-eligible countries.
- Students must hold an undergraduate degree that is equivalent to at least an upper second-class honours.
British Council IELTS
- 8 scholarships per year.
- For students from India.
- Available to undergraduate and postgraduate applicants.
British Marshall Scholarship
- 40 scholarships per year.
- For US students with high ability, in any field of study.
Canon Collins Trust
- Scholarships available to students from South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Angola and Mozambique.
- For those that wish to pursue postgraduate study.
Centre for Sport Bursaries
- Available for high-performing athletes whose sport fits within the BUCS framework.
- A team of dedicated sports performance staff is also there to offer support.
Chancellor's Scholarship
- Award is 50% of tuition fees.
- Recipients will be required to undertake an internship working within the International Office or other departments, and will be required to undertake ambassadorial activity.
Commonwealth Shared Scholarship
- For students from Commonwealth countries wanting to study MSc Cyber Security at UWE Bristol.
- Scholarship covers travel, tuition fees and maintenance.
EU International Emergency Fund
- For EU and international students who have experienced substantial and unforeseen financial hardship since the start of the academic year.
- Awards are unlikely to exceed more than £1,000.
Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences Dean's Scholarship
E: Peter.Spencer-Phillips@uwe.ac.uk
- Award value is 100% of tuition fees.
- Applicants must meet a range of eligibility criteria.
HAS MSc Scholarship
E: Peter.Spencer-Phillips@uwe.ac.uk
- Award value is 50% of tuition fees.
- Eligible for specific courses within the Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences.
- Three scholarships available.
International Sport Scholarship
- 30% tuition fee discount plus a comprehensive performance sport support package.
- Available to high-performing athletes.
- Recipients of this scholarship will be required to undertake ambassadorial activity for the University throughout the duration of their course.
Katherine Gamboa Scholarships
- Two scholarships are available for year two undergraduate students studying Graphic Design who have a household income of less than £25,000.
- Established in memory of Katherine Gamboa, who sadly died whilst studying at UWE Bristol.
Millenium Scholarship
- 50% tuition fee scholarship.
- Recipients will be reuired to undertake an internship working within the International Office or other departments, as well as ambassadorial activity.
- Applicants must meet a variety of criteria.
Needham Cooper Scholarships
- Two scholarships available for undergraduate Physiotherapy students.
- Provided by the Needham Cooper Charitable Trust.
Placement Costs Loan
- A loan available to students whose course requires them to travel.
- A loan for placement costs is interest free and is usually repayable in 120 days.
- Apply via InfoHub.
Rod Coleman Scholarship
- Four scholarships available to year two students who meet one or more of the stipulated criteria.
- These scholarships were established in memory of Rod Coleman who was Head of Widening Participation at UWE Bristol and who died in 2005.
Santander Scholarships
- Santander Postgraduate Scholarships provide five scholarships of £4,000 to help with course costs.
- Applications for the 2020/21 programme will open in spring 2020.
Short-term loan scheme
- For students with a temporary cash-flow problem during the academic year, including delayed funding.
- The loan is interest free, and is due for repayment within 30 days of receipt.
- Apply via InfoHub.
Coronavirus Emergency Fund
- Students without any access to IT equipment following the closure of UWE Bristol sites.
- Grants of up to £300 to help students who have no access to IT equipment.
Summer Fund
- A fund to support students over the vacation period.
- The 2019/20 Summer Fund will open on Monday 22 June 2020.
The Sanctuary Scholarship
- Two scholarships to support refugee and asylum seekers looking to study undergraduate courses at UWE Bristol.
- Full tuition fee waiver for the duration of the course.
- £1,500 annual bursary for the duration of the course, as a contribution towards study costs.
Tony Papadopoullous Scholarship
- Available for students on selected undergraduate programmes in our Computer Science and Creative Technologies Department.
- Students must achieve a first at the end of year two and be in receipt of a UWE Bursary.
- Provided by Tony Papadopoullos Charitable Trust in memory of the founder of software specialist company, Apak.
Transport Planning Scholarship
- Available for year two students studying full-time on the MSc Transport Planning and MSc Transport Engineering and Planning programmes.
- Students must have achieved a first at the end of year one and be in receipt of a UWE Bursary.
- Provided by Brian Large Bursary Fund and the Rees Jeffreys Road Fund.
US loans
- Information on federal loans for students from the US.
- All students must be enrolled at least half-time.
- Student must also remain in good SAP standing to receive a loan.
UWE Bristol Alumni Scholarship
- For UWE Bristol alumni.
- 25% discount on tuition fees for our full-time and part-time taught postgraduate courses.
- No application required.
UWE Bristol Employability Bursary
- For students who are currently in receipt of the UWE Bursary or UK and EU students who have a household income of £25,000 or less.
- There are 500 bursaries of £1,000 available in academic year 2019/2020.
UWE Bristol Student Support Fund
- Support for UK undergraduate students who may need extra financial support to remain in higher education.
- Apply via InfoHub.
UWE Bursary
- Financial support available for students with a household income below £25,000.
- £500 per year.
UWE Cares
- Financial support available for carers, care leavers and estranged students.
- £1,500 per year.
- Part of a wider package to support you at UWE Bristol.
Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship
- 50% off tuition fees for previous undergraduate students at UWE Bristol wishing to pursue postgraduate study.
- 170 scholarships available.
- Apply via the UWE Welcome portal.
Waiver policy
- Support available for self-funded students, or those that might have incurred fee liability as a result of exceptional personal circumstances.
- Three schemes - Tuition Fee Remission, Fee Waivers and Debt Written-Off.
Wallscourt Scholarships
- For young people who attended local secondary schools, considering studying an undergraduate course at UWE Bristol.
- 10 scholarships available.
- Provided by the Wallscourt Foundation, an independent charitable trust.
Hodgkin House Accommodation Scholarship
- The scholarship is for a September 2020 start and will last for one academic year (12-15 months).
- One accommodation scholarship is available for a full-time postgraduate student of Ugandan, Kenyan or Tanzanian nationality and domicile.
Faculty of Art, Creative Industries and Education Dean's Bursary
- Award value is £1,000 a year for the first two years of study.
- Eligible for undergraduate applicants to an Arts, Creative Industries or Education course.
Paul Stephenson Bursary
- Eligible for new applicants to the Faculty of Arts Creative Industries and Education.
- £1,000 a year for the first two years of your study at UWE Bristol
- Awarded to five students from BAME backgrounds
UWE Bristol NHS Surcharge discount
- Automatic tuition fee discount of £300 for international students to cover the cost of the NHS surcharge
- This discount will be in addition to any other scholarship you may have been awarded by the university
Additional funding information
Depending on your course or status, you may be eligible for additional funding. Please note that all information below applies to undergraduate courses.
UWE Bristol Fund
The UWE Bristol Fund provides financial support to students in hardship, and also funds student and community projects.
UWE Bristol FundContact us
If you have any questions relating to funding and finances, there is a lot of support available.