Salford Business School
Funding Opportunities for Students
There are many sources of financial support for both undergraduate and postgraduate students. Some grants require that the student is a UK or EU citizen but others are also open to international. Most grants require that the recipient meets specific conditions. It is important to check the individual requirements of the grant or bursary.
Many of the charities are small operations which have limited resources - if you have to write to request more information, please consider sending a self addressed envelope (SAE) to help minimise their operating costs.
- The Alsager Educational Foundation
- www.cheshire.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/BD79B900-0E5F-47C6-9077-8021FE59B806/0/UGfundingappendixeducationalcharities.doc
- Support for the cost of education for students living in Alsager
- The Altrusa Careers Trust
- P O Box 6160, Orkney, KW16 3WY.
- The closing date for applications is 31 March each year.
- £500 for women who want to retrain or return to work after raising a familty
- Bank Benevolent Fund
- www.bbfund.org.uk/
- Funds to assist former bank employees and their families
- Bank of England Sponsorship and Internship
- www.bankofenglandjobs.co.uk/opportunities/gap-year-internships/internshipssponsorships/
- Support for students in the field of banking and finance
- Beit Trust
- www.beittrust.org.uk/Fellowships.htm
- Support for students from East Africa for study at a UK university
- Black Watch Association Educational Grants
- www.theblackwatch.co.uk/index/the-black-watch-association
- Support for education of former Black Watch soldiers or in certain circumstances their children.
- Alfred Bourne Trust
- www.bfss.org.uk/grants_subsidiary.shtml
- Helps those undertaking education up to the age of 30. The trust has an income of about £1,000 per year and grants are unlikely to exceed £350.
- British Universities Transatlantic Exchange Association
- www.butex.ac.uk/
- £500 for a UK student to undertake exchange study in the USA or Canada
- The Broadlands Home Trust
- The Secretary, The Broadlands Home Trust, 2 Winchester Close, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 1DR
- Support for women under 22 wanting to pursue their education
- The Congleton Town Trust
- www.cheshire.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/BD79B900-0E5F-47C6-9077-8021FE59B806/0/UGfundingappendixeducationalcharities.doc
- Support for students in need who live in Congleton
- Crosslites - Scholarship Contest
- www.crosslites.com/scholarship.aspx
- Up to £1180 ($USD2,000)
- Elmhirst Trust
- JOHN BUTT 2 PADDOCK CLOSE STAINCROSS BARNSLEY SOUTH YORKSHIRE S75 6LH
- Up to £850 Support for students from Doncaster, Barnsley or Rotherham
- The Emerson Educational Trust For Middleton
- www.rochdale.gov.uk/advice_and_benefits/grants/charitable_trusts.aspx
- Support for students from Middleton, Greater Manchester
- Equity Charitable Trust
- www.equitycharitabletrust.org.uk/education-bursaries/
- Support for members and former members of Equity who wish to retrain
- Family Action - Educational Grants
- www.family-action.org.uk/section.aspx?id=1037
- Support for low income families
- Allan & Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust
- www.fergusontrust.co.uk/
- Support for gap year students and for PhD students in the final year of their study
- Alfred Foster Charitable Settlement
- www.educationuk.org/pls/hot_bc/bc_edufin.page_pls_scholarship_detail?a=1&p_sch_id=1276&s=20076086
- Up to £1000 for former Barclay's Bank employees
- Foyer Federation - Foyer University Bursary Scheme
- www.foyer.net/level3.asp?level3id=166
- Up to £1000 Support to undertake a university course for Foyer residents.
- Green Cheese Scholarships
- www.bunac.org/uk/awards/
- The Green Cheese Scholarships are for those wishing to apply to a BUNAC work exchange programme to North America but who may need some financial help in order to do so.
- Up to £1,000
- Greysouthern Educational Charity
- J. Chipps, Brunlea, Overend Rd, Greysouthen, Cockermouth, Cumbria CA13 OUA.
- £250 Approx
- Support for students from the parish of Greysouthern, Cockermouth
- Harris Charity
- theharrischarity.co.uk/
- Support for students in need in Lancashire but with a preference for those from Preston.
- Heywood Educational Trust
- www.rochdale.gov.uk/advice_and_benefits/grants/charitable_trusts.aspx
- Support for those living in Heywood or Birch
- Heywood Relief In Need Trust Fund/Heywood War Memorial Fund
- www.rochdale.gov.uk/advice_and_benefits/grants/charitable_trusts.aspx
- Support for students in need in Heywood
- Inlaks Foundation Scholarships
- www.inlaksfoundation.org/Inlaks-Scholarship-Abroad.html
- Scholarship for Indian students wishing to study in the UK
- Owen Jones Educational Foundation
- www.cheshire.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/BD79B900-0E5F-47C6-9077-8021FE59B806/0/UGfundingappendixeducationalcharities.doc
- Support for the cost of education for those who attended school in Chester
- Kelsick's Educational Foundation
- www.kelsick.org.uk/
- Support for students from Ambleside, Grasmere, Langdale and Troutbeck north of Trout Beck
- Helena Kennedy Foundation
- www.hkf.org.uk/index.php?pageID=1
- Up to £1,500 Support for disadvantaged students
- Reg McBride Scholarships
- www.isite.salford.ac.uk/money/help/grants/scholarships/regmcbride.php
- £500 for first degree students from the Middleton, Greater Manchester area
- Rob McBride Bursaries
- www.isite.salford.ac.uk/money/help/grants/scholarships/robmcbride.php £1600 p.a. for students preparing for a career with Robert McBride
- Middleton Relief In Need Charity
- www.rochdale.gov.uk/advice_and_benefits/grants/charitable_trusts.aspx
- Support for student in need from Middleton, Greater Manchester
- The Sir Thomas Moulson Trust
- www.cheshire.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/BD79B900-0E5F-47C6-9077-8021FE59B806/0/UGfundingappendixeducationalcharities.doc
- Up to £500 for students from the parish of Tarvin to support the cost of education
- Herbert Norcross Scholarship Fund
- www.rochdale.gov.uk/advice_and_benefits/grants/charitable_trusts.aspx
- For residents of Rochdale undertaking a second or further qualification.
- The Nuffield Foundation (Elizabeth Nuffield Educational Fund - ENEF)
- www.nuffield.org/go/grants/enef/page_81.htm
- Childcare support for mothers undertaking education
- Knutsford Educational Foundation
- www.cheshire.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/BD79B900-0E5F-47C6-9077-8021FE59B806/0/UGfundingappendixeducationalcharities.doc
- Support for the cost of education for student from the Knutsford district
- Dr. Robert Oldfield Charity - Hardship Grants for Students
- www.drrobertoldfield.co.uk/
- Support for students from Chester
- Reid Trust for the Higher Education of Women
- Mrs H M Harvey, Honorary Treasurer 53 Thornton Hill, Exeter, Devon EX4 4NR (SAE)
- Support for Women wanting to undertake further study
- Rochdale Ancient Parish Educational Trust
- www.rochdale.gov.uk/advice_and_benefits/grants/charitable_trusts.aspx
- Support for students from the ancient parish of Rochdale
- Rochdale Educational Trust
- www.rochdale.gov.uk/advice_and_benefits/grants/charitable_trusts.aspx
- Support for students from Rochdale Borough
- Savoy Educational Trust
- www.savoyeducationaltrust.org.uk/
- Up to £500 Support for students studying hospitality
- Anne Marie Schimmel Scholarship
- www.amsscholarship.com/
- Support for students from Pakistan undertaking masters level study in the UK
- Schools Competition Act Settlement Trust
- www.scast.org.uk/index.htm
- A range of scholarships and bursaries for undergraduate study and up to PhDs
- The Society for Promoting the Training of Women
- The Honorary Secretary, Society for Promoting the Training of Women (Women's Loan Training Fund), Meadowbrook, Carlby Road, Greatford, Stamford, Lincolnshire PE9 4PR.
- £1000 interest free loan - for women undertaking training for commercial or technical work.
- Society of St Onge & Angoumois
- Mrs P J Lane-Gilbert, Flat 19 Amberley Court, Angell Road, London SW9 7HL
- Support for students of French Huguenot descent and particularly those who have lived in the province of St. Onge and Angoumois.
- Student Disability Assistance Fund
- www.bahshe.co.uk/front-page/bahshe-disability-fund.html
- £500 Approx Support for disabled students to continue their studies
- Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme
- www.tass.gov.uk/
- Up to £10000 Support for talented athletes to complete their studies
- The Sir Ratan Tata Scholarships
- www.britishcouncil.org/india-scholarships-sirratantata.htm
- Support for students from India who are studying in the area of Economics or Science and Technology Studies.
- Timperley Educational Foundation
- P Turner at TEF, 103 Sylvan Avenue, Timperley, Altrincham, Cheshire WA15 6AD.
- Support for students who live in the parish of Timperley
- The UK eInformation Group
- www.ukeig.org.uk/
- £2,500 support for UG or PG students undertaking study of electronic information management
- UNIAID
- www.uniaid.org.uk/
- Support for students facing financial difficulty
- The Vegetarian Charity
- www.ivu.org/vegcharity
- Support for students in financial need who have been brought up in a vegetarian or vegan household
- The Thomas Wall Trust
- www.thomaswalltrust.org.uk/
- Support for adults in need to under a vociational or social service course
- Charles Wallace Trusts
- www.wallace-trusts.org.uk/
- Support for students from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar studying in the UK
- Women's Careers Foundation (Girls of the Realm Guild)
- Girls of the Realm Guild, Women's Career Foundation, 2 Watch Oak, Blackham, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN3 9TP (SAE)
- £250 for women over 21 years old who intend to seek employment after their study
- Yorkshire Ladies Council Of Education
- www.ylce.org.uk/awards.htm
- £100-£500 Support for students from the North East of England