How to Apply for a Scholarship to Uni
A scholarship could help fund part of your degree, meaning you start working life debt-free. James Brittain explains
With some 4,000 scholarships on offer to university applicants in the UK and with millions of pounds going unclaimed each year, there has never been a better time to apply for a scholarship ? and never before has there been such a pressing need for financial assistance for students.
Student finance is not the panacea of all financial ills as far as undergraduate students are concerned. Although tuition fees are a major part of a student?s costs, maintenance costs can be onerous too, especially in popular high-cost city centres such as London, Oxford and Edinburgh. In addition, from September 2016, maintenance grants will be replaced by loans, comprising the ?Tuition Fee Loan? and the ?Maintenance Loan?. Gaining a scholarship means some or all of this can be alleviated. By ?scholarship?
I am referring to funds that you don?t have to pay back, in the form of cash, grants or fee waivers, usually given for academic and sporting excellence, and they are not always means-tested.
Millions of pounds worth of scholarships available to British students go unclaimed
However, you need to be aware of what?s available, and there is a huge variety up for grabs from different sources of funding such as employers, charities and the government, but the simplest source is usually the university itself. Start by registering with thescholarshiphub.org.uk to see what?s avail...
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