Scholarships at University of Bradford

All alumni of the University of Bradford, regardless of when they have graduated, will receive a 10% discount on their tuition fees.

Please note that students can only receive one scholarship or discount.

Eligibility

The discount is available for:

• self-funded students only

• all students progressing onto a Master's or a PhD programme from an undergraduate degree

• students progressing from a taught Master's onto a PhD programme

• alumni wishing to study a second undergraduate or postgraduate degree (full Master's or PhD only)

• students who have studied here as part of an exchange, e.g. Erasmus

• students who have completed an undergraduate programme at one of our partner institutions and then wish to continue their studies at postgraduate level here at Bradford; or students studying a premium fee programme by distance learning.

• Please note that students can only receive one scholarship or discount so students who are eligible for more than 1 award will be given the award of the highest value.

The University of Bradford is pleased to announce that the Bestway Foundation is supporting five scholarships.

These scholarships will be for students domiciled in Pakistan who are starting full time Master's course at the University of Bradford in September 2025

Applicable courses

Master's courses in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Only courses in the following faculties are eligible:

• Faculty of Life Sciences.

• Faculty of Engineering and Informatics (not including courses in the school of Media, Design and Technology).

Eligibility

Please read all the requirements carefully:

• The scholarship is available for students from Pakistan on full time Master's programmes (not MBA) based at the University of Bradford. Students must be self funded.

• These scholarships are to aid students in financial hardship due to the fact that they are from a country that is in crisis as a result of the political situation, war, natural disaster etc.

• You no longer need to have secured an offer to study at Bradford before you apply for this scholarship. However you must already have completed your undergraduate degree and know your results to be able to apply.

• You must send proof of your results with your application form. Any evidence sent after your application will not be accepted.

• Please apply for the scholarship before applying for a place on a course if you will be reliant upon the scholarship to cover your fees and living expenses.

• Please note that the University reserves the right to remove any scholarship offer if it is found that pertinent information has been withheld from the application.

Minimum entry requirements

You must already meet the minimum academic and English Language entry requirements for your chosen course to be able to apply for the scholarship. (4-year Bachelor degree with an overall average of 60% or a gpa of 2.5/4.0 or First Division or a Master's degree with an overall average of 60% or a gpa of 2.5/4.0 or First Division)

Payment amount & frequency

• Full tuition fees and accommodation in The Green will be covered plus £6,665 per annum living costs to be paid in three instalments – October, January and April.

• Each scholarship is worth approximately £35,000.

The University is delighted to be able to offer this scholarship to deserving undergraduate students.  The scholarship is aimed at home-fee paying students, particularly those able to demonstrate that they meet one of the criteria detailed in the University's Widening Particiation Plan.  Please check the eligiblity criteria section for further details on this. The scholarship is worth £1,500 per year - which would be paid as a cash payment to scholarship winners.  

Eligibility

New (first degree), Full time, home fee paying, undergraduate students.

Students must either be year zero (foundation year) or first year undergraduate.

Applicants would also need to demonstrate that they meet one or more of the following criteria:

• being from a low participation area as defined by POLAR 4 in quintile areas 1 and 2; which are the lowest participation areas.

• have low household income and/or low socioeconomic status.

• are a BAME student.

• are disabled.

• are a young carer.

• are a care leaver.

• are a refugee or asylum seeker (not already in receipt of a University specific scholarship eg Sanctuary).

• are estranged from parents.

• are an adult learner (25 and above).

Payment amount & frequency

Students will be paid £1,500 per year for the duration of their course (upto a maximum of 4 years).

All applications are electronic - applications for the scholarship will open on the 1 October 2025 and close on the 31 October 2025.

About the scholarship

Self-funding international fee paying students (not EU) who are nationals of countries in the list below.

Students on discounted partnership programmes are not entitled to this scholarship.

Available for all who meet eligibility criteria

Eligibility criteria

All students from one of the listed countries will be entitled to a £2,000 scholarship as a fee reduction for meeting or exceeding the entry criteria. This discount is payable in all years of study on the course.

Applicable courses

All full-time courses based at the University of Bradford (excluding MBA, distance learning and external).

The Faculty of Engineering and Infomatics (FoEI) is delighted to be able to offer a generous scholarship that benefits its international students.  International students will be granted a scholarship worth £7,500.  This means that international students will pay: £16,956 per year.

Eligibility

All new, full-time, international students that enrol on the Computer Science for Artificial Intelligence BSc during the 25/26 enrolment cycle.

Students awarded the scholarship are expected to be fully engaged with their study – demonstrated through course attendance and submission of work.  The University reserves the right to withdraw this scholarship if it is deemed that students aren’t sufficiently engaging with their course. Recipients may be required to repay the scholarship amount.

Payment amount & frequency

International students will be granted a scholarship worth £7,500.  This means that they will pay: £16,956 per year.

The Faculty of Engineering and Infomatics (FoEI) is delighted to be able to offer a generous scholarship that benefits its international students.  International students will be granted a  scholarship at a value of £7,500 as a tuition fee discount.  This means that students will pay: £17,889.

Eligibility

All new international students that enrol on  MSc Renewable and Sustainable Energy during either the September or January intake.

The University is delighted to be able to offer a scholarship that will benefit all of its international students, irrespective of nationality. This award is for self-funding international fee-paying students that meet eligibility criteria. 

Applicable courses

All full-time courses based at the University of Bradford (excluding MBA, distance learning and external).

Eligibility

• This scholarship is awarded on a student's nationality (not where domiciled).

• Self-funding students.

• New Students.

• Students on discounted partnership programmes are not entitled to this scholarship.

• For continuing students, the scholarship will be paid in subsequent years if progressing with an average of 60% or above.

Payment amount & frequency

The University is delighted to be able to offer a scholarship that will support women where they are most underrepresented. 

The Rani Scholarship is built from Anita’s passion and personal experience of how higher education can change the trajectory of women’s lives. 

The scholarship will support four female students each year, who are facing disadvantage, to study and succeed at university in subjects and industries where they are most underrepresented.

Eligible courses listed below are where female students currently make up less than 25% of the cohort.

There are four scholarships available:

• Two to be awarded to home students

• Two to be awarded to international students

Applicable courses

• BEng Chemical Engineering (FT)

• BEng Civil and Structural Engineering - (Full Time)  

• BEng Software Engineering - (Full Time)

• BSc Computer Science - (Full Time) 

• BEng Mechanical Engineering - (Full Time)  

• BSc Accounting and Finance - (Full Time, With Placement)

• BSc Economics - (Full Time)

• BSc Finance and Business Analytics - (Full Time)  

• BSc Game Design and Development (Full Time)

• BSc Computer Science for Cyber Security (Full Time)

• BSc Finance and Economics (Full Time)

Eligibility

Home Students must:

• Identify as a female

• Have an unconditional/conditional offer on one of the above courses

• Meet one of the hardship criteria outlined in the application form - these are: 

  • Refugee and asylum seeker

  • Care leaver

  • Disabled

  • Low participation background as defined by polar4 quintile 1 and 2

  • Socio-economic disadvantage

• Reside at a Bradford postcode

International Students must:

• Identify as a female

• Have an unconditional/conditional offer on one of the above courses

• Meet one of the hardship criteria outlined in the application form - these are: 

  • Refugee and asylum seeker

  • Disabled

  • Other forms of hardship will also be considered

Payment amount & frequency

• International students will receive a 50% discount on their tuition fees.

• Home students will be paid a  yearly stipend of £6,930, increasing by 5% each year.

The University of Bradford is providing upto 10 scholarships to enable new students seeking asylum, or those already granted refugee status who cannot access student finance, to participate in higher education.  The scholarship is open to prospective undergraduate adn postgraduate taught students applying for courses commencing the 25/26 academic year.  Please ensure that you meet all of the criteria listed below before submitting an application.

Applicable courses

All undergraduate and postgraduate taught courses, excluding the below. Premium fee courses in the Faculty of Management and Law e.g. the MBA are not covered by this award.

Eligibility

You must be:

• An asylum seeker or the partner/dependant of an asylum seeker; OR

• An asylum seeker/refugee/partner/dependant who has been granted Discretionary Leave to Remain (DLR) or some other form of temporary status ; OR

• A refugee who is unable to access student finance due to previous study

• Have applied for asylum on arrival in the UK, before you have applied for a place at the University of Bradford

• Attending school, college or a community/voluntary group who will provide a reference to support your application

• Living in the UK and been here for at least 2 years.

You cannot apply for the scholarship if:

• You are eligible for any type of support from a UK funding agency

• You have exhausted your rights to appeal and have not submitted a fresh claim for asymlum or an application to remain in the UK under another immigration category.

• You have a ‘no study’ immigration bail condition or a ‘restricted study’ condition that stops study in higher education

• You do not live within the Bradford Metropolitan District Council Area, or live within a commutable distance to the University and are able to cover your travel costs yourself.

Please note that:

• Previous Sanctuary Scholarship winners can apply, however, should previous applicants progress to interview stage and score evenly with candidates that haven't received the scholarship previously, priority will be given to the candidate who has not received the award before.

Please ensure that:

• You have a conditional or unconditional offer from the University of Bradford for September 2025 start - for undergraduate study you need to apply for a Bradford course via UCAS.

• Postgraduate students will need to apply for a place on a course via the University of Bradford website.

Please also ensure that:

• You can demonstrate that you have been contributing to the local community by providing a supporting statement from a school, college, community or voluntary group in the UK.

• You are unable to access mainstream funding, e.g. student finance

• You do not require support for living expenses or accommodation

Eligible applicants are also able to get a scholarship/scholarship funding to attend a Pre-sessional English preparation course if their English language level is not high enough to meet the entry requirements of the University/your course. All students will be assessed on an individual basis. Further details of the programme can be found here: Pre-sessional English Language Programme.

Applicants must meet these strict eligibility criteria and be in a position to verify their circumstances in order to apply. Applicants who do not meet the criteria will not be considered for the scholarship.

What else do I need to know?

• This is a competitive process and not all applications will be successful.

• Following initial assessment the University will contact you to let you know whether or not your application will progress to the next stage of the selection process.

• If your application is taken forward, you will be invited to an interview to discuss the information you have provided in your application.

• If you are successful in being offered a University of Bradford Sanctuary Scholarship you will be informed within two weeks of your interview 

• Applicants that knowingly submit information that is found to be misleading or fraudulent will have their applications withdrawn.

Payment amount & frequency

Successful applicants for the Scholarship Award at the University of Bradford will be provided with:

• Tuition Fee Grant: Successful students will be offered a tuition fee-remitted (i.e. no fees) place at university until such time as they are awarded status that entitles them to access student finance (if at all)

• A Travel and Course Costs Grant: Successful students will be offered a £4,000 a year (per year if applicable) grant to help with travel and course costs.

• Personal Support: In addition to fee remission, support will be available for students to enable them to identify and overcome barriers to achievement on their degree programme and for their future careers.

The Scholarship will open on the 1 April and close on the 9 June.  Applications will be available from the 1 April.