The links below provide an overview of the government and private funding, including scholarships, which is available for UK and EU nationality students.
The government describes students in this category as 'Home' students. To be classed as a 'Home' student you must be settled within the UK, i.e. have no restrictions on your leave to remain and have been resident in the UK throughout the preceding three years. If you are a refugee or an EEA migrant worker, you may not have to lived in the UK for this length of time.
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All Saints Educational Trust |
Arts and Humanities Research Council Whitefriars Lewins Mead Bristol BS1 2AE Awards are available for Master’s and PhD study in Archaeology, Art, History (not Economic and Social History), some Architecture, Classics, English, Law Linguistics, Modern Languages, Music Philosophy and Theology. |
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Biotechnology and Biological Research Council (BBSRC) |
Department for Agriculture and Rural Development Dundonald House Upper Newtownards Road Belfast BT4 3SB Northern Ireland, UK Agriculture and food-production (and closely related subjects such as veterinary science). |
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Funds for Women Graduates (FfWG) |
Sir Ernest Cassel Educational Trust: Mountbatten Memorial Grants |
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Commonwealth Foundation: Bursaries and Grants Bursaries are available for short-term study, refresher courses, advisory visits and training. Grants are available for attendance at Conferences, workshops and seminars. The applicant must be a professional with the relevant academic qualifications, and must be a commonwealth citizen. |
Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan Executive Secretary Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom c/o The Association of Commonwealth Universities Woburn House 20-24 Tavistock Square London WC1H 9HF Applicants must be a citizen of a commonwealth country who is about to complete an undergraduate degree or who has completed the undergraduate degree in the last 5 years. Scholarships are awarded for higher degrees, though the candidate must have been accepted by the host institution. |
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Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Social science areas such as economics, politics, human geography, psychology, sociology, anthropology, social history, education and housing management. |
Educational Grants Advisory Service The Service offers advice to students on grants available for all academic disciplines. To find out whether you may be eligible for a Family Action grant, you can complete an on-line form. |
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Gilchrist Educational Trust |
The States of Guernsey Education Department |
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The Isle of Man Department of Education |
States of Jersey Department for Education |
| The Leverhulme Trust Research Awards Advisory 1 Pemberton Row London EC4A 3BG |
Lutheran World Federation 150, route de Ferney P.O. Box 2100 CH-1211 Geneva 2 Switzerland The Federation offers awards for studies in theology and other disciplines by members of Lutheran churches throughout the world. |
| Association of Medical Research Charities 61 Gray’s Inn Road London WC1X 8TL Produce an excellent booklet guide to research funding available from small medical charities, which sometimes include individual research studentships for specific projects and small grants. |
Medical Research Council (MRC) Medicine and Bio-medical areas such as pharmacology, dentistry, medicine and biochemistry. |
| Mercers' Charitable Foundation Mercers' Hall Ironmonger Lane London EC2V 8HE The Foundation sponsors individuals to research nationally and internationally in the field of Education. |
Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC) Awards and Training Section Polaris House North Star Avenue Swindon SN2 1EU |
| Sidney Perry Foundation PO Box 2924 Faringdon Oxon Oxfordshire SN7 7YJ Offer educational grants, primarily to anyone including prisoners or ex offenders, who are studying for a first degree. This is a maximum of £700, to supplement other funding. |
Student Awards Agency for Scotland Gyleview House 3 Redheughs Rigg Edinburgh EH12 9HH Tel: 0845 111 0244 Students may receive support for certain full-time vocational courses, mostly at diploma level. It does not support all postgraduate courses. Contact . |
| Wellcome Trust 183 Euston Road London NW1 2BE 0171 611 8888 A charitable trust connected with the pharmaceutical multinational Wellcome Plc. which provides support for research in biomedical sciences and the history of medicine, including clinical medicine, tropical medicine and veterinary science. Studentships and some smaller grants and awards available. |
Student Finance England For information on financial assistance to support your learning, please visit their website or contact 0800 100 900. |
If you know of a funding agency contact that is not listed which may be of benefit to fellow researchers please email the details to: webmaster@newman.ac.uk