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External / National Bodies Bursaries & Scholarships

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For undergraduates 77

The Leathersellers' Company Undergraduate Student GrantsUp to £5,000 a yearCare-experienced
The Snowdon Trust Disability GrantUp to £5,000Disabled
Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust Undergraduate BursaryUp to £3,000 a yearIncome under £90k
Local Authority Higher Education Bursary for Care Leavers£2,000Care-experienced · First-years
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The Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland Undergraduate GrantUp to £1,820 a yearCLOSES 1 DECUndergraduates
Ruth Hayman Trust GrantUp to £1,000CLOSES 3 NOVRefugee or asylum seeker
Gilchrist Educational Trust GrantUp to £750ROLLINGUndergraduates
Helena Kennedy Foundation Bursary£750 a yearFirst-years
The Vegetarian Charity GrantUp to £700ROLLING
RAEng Lord Bhattacharyya Higher Education Bursaries£15,000First-years
CIOB Construction ScholarshipsUp to £10,000Architecture
RAeS Futures ScholarshipUp to £10,000Aerospace Engineering
Worshipful Company of Chartered Surveyors Bursaries£10,000 a yearUndergraduates
IMechE Spencer Wilks First Year Undergraduate ScholarshipUp to £9,000First-years
IMechE Whitworth Scholarships£9,000 a yearUndergraduates
ICE QUEST Undergraduate ScholarshipUp to £8,000Civil Engineering · First-years
RIBA Part 1 and Part 2 BursariesUp to £8,000Architecture
ABRSM ScholarshipsUp to £6,000 a yearMusic
Google Europe Scholarship for Students with DisabilitiesAbout £6,000Disabled · Computer Science
Google Generation Google ScholarshipAbout £6,000Computer Science
Social Work Bursary and Education Support GrantUp to £5,262 a yearCLOSES 31 OCTSocial Work
Pharmacist Support Student Bursary Scheme£3,000-£5,000Pharmacy
RAEng Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship£5,000 a yearFirst-years
RAEng Engineering Leaders Scholarship£5,000CLOSES 19 JANUndergraduates
RAEng Northern Ireland Higher Education Scholarships£5,000 a yearEngineering
Royal Society of Biology Undergraduate Studentships£4,120Biology
ICAEW Foundation Bursary£4,000 a yearIncome under £25k · Accounting, Finance
RIBA John and David Hubert Bursary£4,000 a yearRefugee or asylum seeker · Architecture
CIWEM Margetts Bursary (Urban Drainage)£3,000
Geological Society Hazel Prichard Student BursaryUp to £3,000Geology
Hilda Martindale Educational Trust GrantUp to £3,000
IGEM Scholarships, Grants and AwardsUp to £3,000 a yearUndergraduates
RW Barnes Bursary Fund£2,500Undergraduates
College of Optometrists Undergraduate Research Scholarship£2,000ROLLINGOptometry
IMechE Undergraduate Scholarship£2,000 a yearFirst-years
RTPI Trust Undergraduate Bursaries£2,000Urban Planning
Studley College Trust Land-Based Studies BursaryUp to £2,000 a yearAgriculture
IAgrE Student Bursary ProgrammeUp to £1,500Agriculture
IET Future Talent Awards£1,500Undergraduates
IOM3 Bursaries to Support Learning£1,500 a yearMaterials Science
Royal Astronomical Society Undergraduate GrantsUp to £1,500Physics
The Reid Trust for the Higher Education of Women£250-£1,500CLOSES 7 MAY
Geological Society Undergraduate Research Support GrantUp to £1,250CLOSES 8 FEBGeology
Hockerill Educational Foundation GrantUp to £1,250Teaching
The Philological Foundation Grant£1,200 a yearLanguages
All Saints Educational Trust GrantUp to £1,000Teaching
BDA Benevolent Fund Dental Student Financial SupportFrom £1,000ROLLINGDentistry
BVA Harry Steele-Bodger Memorial Travel ScholarshipUp to £1,000Undergraduates
ICE QUEST Technician ScholarshipUp to £1,000 a yearCivil Engineering
IOA Bursary FundUp to £1,000CLOSES 30 NOVPhysics
InstMC Engineering Scholarship Scheme£1,000 a yearUndergraduates
Iolanthe Midwifery Trust Student Awards£1,000Midwifery
RINA Scholarships£1,000 a yearMarine Engineering
Royal College of Pathologists Undergraduate Elective Grant£1,000Undergraduates
The Muirhead Trust GrantUp to £1,000
IMarEST Education AwardsUp to £500ROLLINGMarine Engineering
RCS England Medical Student Elective AwardsUp to £500Medicine
Royal College of Physicians Elective Bursary£500Medicine
Salters' Institute Graduate Awards£500Chemistry
Royal College of Radiologists Undergraduate Elective Bursary£300Medicine
BPS Undergraduate Research Assistantship Scheme£270 a weekPsychology
IOSH Student Member BursaryUp to £250Health and Safety
RCSEd Medical Student Elective Bursary (Binks Trust)£250Medicine
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) Members' Benevolent FundVariesROLLINGPhysiotherapy
Dance and Drama Awards (DaDA)VariesDrama/Dance
Institute of Physics (IOP) Undergraduate BursariesVariesPhysics
Journalism Diversity Fund (NCTJ)VariesMedia/Communications
Journalists' Charity Student GrantsVariesMedia/Communications
Martin Musical Scholarship FundVariesMusic
NHS Bursary SchemeVariesROLLINGMedicine, Dentistry
RSC Chemists' Community FundVariesChemistry
Royal College of Podiatry Student SupportVariesROLLINGPodiatry
Royal Medical Benevolent Fund (RMBF) Student GrantsVariesROLLINGMedicine
Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust BursariesVariesArchitecture
The Elizabeth Nuffield Educational FundVariesUndergraduates
The Nurses Association of Jamaica (UK) Educational GrantVariesROLLINGNursing, Midwifery
Worshipful Company of Barbers - McNee AwardsVariesMedicine

Hardship funds 2

IMechE Student Grants (hardship)Up to £3,000 a yearROLLINGUndergraduates
RCN Foundation Hardship GrantsUp to £800ROLLINGNursing, Midwifery

Master's and PhD funding 24

RAEng Sainsbury Management Fellowships£50,000Business, Management
Gray's Inn Bar Course Scholarships£5,000-£30,000CLOSES 30 OCTLaw
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Inner Temple Bar Course Scholarships£5,000-£30,000Law
Middle Temple Bar Course Scholarships£5,000-£30,000CLOSES 30 OCTLaw
Initial Teacher Training Bursary (DfE)Up to £29,000Teaching
Lincoln's Inn Bar Course Scholarships£21,000Law
The Law Society Diversity Access SchemeUp to £15,000Law
BAFTA ScholarshipsUp to £12,000Media/Communications
The Stationers' Company (Stationers' Foundation)Up to £9,000Art & Design
The Leche Trust Grant£8,500Humanities
Funds for Women Graduates (FfWG) Foundation GrantUp to £6,500Postgraduates
Help Musicians Postgraduate AwardsUp to £5,000Music
Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust Postgraduate BursaryUp to £5,000 a yearPostgraduates
Countess of Munster Musical Trust Study Grant£4,350Music
St Gabriel's Trust GrantUp to £4,000Teaching
RCN Foundation Education GrantsUp to £2,500Nursing
Postgrad Solutions Study Bursaries£2,000Postgraduates
Sir Richard Stapley Educational Trust Grant£650-£1,500Postgraduates
Professionals Aid Council (PAC) Student Grants£300-£750ROLLINGPostgraduates
Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships (CSC)Full tuition feesInternational students
Commonwealth Master's Scholarships (CSC)Full tuition feesInternational students
Commonwealth PhD Scholarships (CSC)Full tuition feesInternational students
The Foulkes Foundation GrantVariesCLOSES 15 MARMedicine
The Kalisher Trust ScholarshipsFull bar course feesLaw

Questions

What is the biggest undergraduate bursary at External / National Bodies?

The RAEng Lord Bhattacharyya Higher Education Bursaries, worth £15,000 (first-years).

Does External / National Bodies have a hardship fund?

Yes. External / National Bodies lists IMechE Student Grants (hardship) and RCN Foundation Hardship Grants. These help if you run short of money during your course.

What does External / National Bodies offer care leavers and estranged students?

Local Authority Higher Education Bursary for Care Leavers (£2,000); The Leathersellers' Company Undergraduate Student Grants (Up to £5,000 a year).

Is there funding for master's and PhD students at External / National Bodies?

Yes, 24 postgraduate funds, including RAEng Sainsbury Management Fellowships and Gray's Inn Bar Course Scholarships.

By subject at External / National Bodies

Engineering bursaries19Medicine bursaries9Biology bursaries7Law bursaries6Architecture bursaries5Music bursaries4Education & Teaching bursaries4Physics bursaries4Nursing bursaries3Computer Science bursaries3Media & Communications bursaries3Veterinary bursaries2Agriculture bursaries2Chemistry bursaries2

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