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Postgraduate Bursary

Study level:
Postgraduate Taught, Postgraduate Research
Academic entry year:
2024/25
Apply by:
31-Jul-2025
Attendance of study:
full-time
Available to:
prospective students
Scholarships available:
Unlimited scholarships available

Applicable courses

Full time taught Master's or research postgraduate programmes

Eligibility

To be eligible you must:

  • Be from the UK or EU (if you are from the EU you must have done your degree in England to qualify).
  • Be on a full-time taught Master's or research postgraduate programme and paying your own fees.
  • Have graduated from your undergraduate degree programme within the last 10 years.
  • In order to apply for this award you must have received a full maintenance grant from your Local Authority or the Student Loans Company in your final year of undergraduate study.
  • Alternatively, for students who commenced their studies from September 2015 onwards you must have received a full means tested maintenance loan from the Student Loans Company   
  • Bursaries will be paid upon receipt of a valid application.

  • Anguilla
  • Bermuda
  • British Antarctic Territories
  • British Indian Ocean Territory
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Cayman Islands
  • England
  • Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
  • Gibraltar
  • Montserrat
  • Northern Ireland
  • Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oenno Islands
  • Scotland
  • St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
  • Turks & Caicos Islands
  • Wales

Payment amount & frequency

£500 - to be paid on receipt of a valid application

How to apply

If you feel that you meet the eligibility criteria then please email us at [email protected] including your name and UB number and we will send you an application form. 

If you are on a research programme you can receive a maximum of three bursary payments.

Further information about this scholarship

Please note, students may only claim one discount or bursary from the University towards their study, e.g. students may not receive the Alumni fee discount and the postgraduate bursary.

For more information email [email protected]; call 01274 236505 or call into MyBradford in the Richmond Building.

Closing date: 31 July 2025