University Bursaries and Scholarships 2009-2010

This is available to students who complete an Access to Higher Education programme at certain university partner colleges. The students must achieve to a high standard and progress to a full-time, undergraduate honours degree programme at one of the university’s campuses (Avery Hill, Greenwich and Medway). The scholarship is for £525 and is payable in the first year of study only. This bursary is not available for NHS or ITT funded programmes.

You do not need to apply for this scholarship. Students that progress to the university that have achieved to a high standard will be identified by their college.

A 10 per cent fee discount is available to all students who progress from an undergraduate to a non-government/research funded postgraduate programme at the university. The undergraduate degree programme must have been completed on one of the university’s campuses (Avery Hill, Greenwich and Medway), at University Centre Folkestone or at one of the university’s partner colleges and have been completed within 10 years prior to registration onto the postgraduate programme. The discount is applicable to the fee due after any other allowances have been deducted.

You are required to request this bursary during registration. The university will verify your eligibility via our records system.

This bursary provides financial support to students entering higher education direct from local authority care. The student must have been in the care of the Local Authority for a minimum of 52 consecutive weeks immediately prior to beginning a programme of study. The bursary is available to UK students who on the 1st of September in the year of entry are 20 and under. Applicants must be studying full-time undergraduate programmes at one of the university’s campuses (Avery Hill, Greenwich or Medway) and qualify for the maximum level of government means tested maintenance of special support grant.

The bursary of £1,000 per year is payable for a maximum of four years. Payment in subsequent years is dependent on satisfactory progression and payment in a placement year is dependent on the placement being unpaid. In addition to the annual award, students will receive £100 in their final year towards the costs of the graduation ceremony.

To apply for this bursary, complete an application form and return it to Student Finance with a copy of your financial assessment notification from Student Finance Direct..

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A 10% tuition fee discount is available to home students that achieve a first upon completion of an undergraduate degree and continue their study to postgraduate level. To be eligible, students must have completed their three or four year degree programme on one of our main campuses or at one of our partner colleges and have paid the variable rate tuition fees for the entire degree programme. The scholarship is not available to government/research funded and PGCE programmes. This scholarship can be awarded in addition to the Alumni Progression Bursary and the 5% prompt payment discount.

You are required to request this bursary during registration. The university will verify your eligibility via our records system.

This bursary of £525 per year for a maximum of three years (years 2 and 3 dependent on satisfactory progression), is available to full-time home students who qualify for the maximum means-tested government grants who are studying a University of Greenwich honours degree programme at a specified partner college. This bursary is not available for foundation degree, HND or similar programmes or for programmes where an alternative bursary scheme applies.

To apply for this bursary, complete an application form and return it to Student Finance with a copy of your financial assessment notification from Student Finance Direct..

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This is a cash bursary of £525 per year for a maximum of three years (years 2 and 3 dependent on satisfactory progression). It is available to full-time home undergraduate students studying undergraduate honours degree programmes at one of the university’s campuses (Avery Hill, Greenwich or Medway). To apply, you must be paying variable fees, be aged 25 or over before 1 September in the year of entry to the university and be in receipt of the maximum means-tested government grants. This bursary in not available to students on Initial Teacher Training programmes and NHS-funded programmes.

To apply for this bursary, complete an application form and return it to Student Finance with a copy your financial notification assessment and proof of date of birth.

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On Course is a scheme to provide a joint up approach to supporting 16-18 year olds in making a successful transition into higher education. It aims to improve communication between the University of Greenwich and 7 Local Schools in the London Borough of Greenwich that have joined the project. The bursary of £525 for the first year of study only has been introduced to further support successful transition. It is available to UK home students entering a full-time undergraduate degree programme at one of the university’s campuses (Avery Hill, Greenwich or Medway), who participated in the ‘On Course’ programme. To apply, you must also have attended one of the schools listed, received EMA while at school and now qualify for the maximum government means-tested maintenance grant.

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10 scholarships of £525 each are available to students who progress from a University of Greenwich programme at one of our partner colleges directly to the final year of an honours degree programme at one of our campuses (Avery Hill, Greenwich or Medway). The applicant must have achieved to a high standard at the college. The 10 highest achieving students will be awarded.

To apply, complete an application form and return it to Student Finance along with a copy of a transcript of your results achieved in each year of relevant stady while at college.

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This scholarship of £525 per year for a maximum of three years (years 2 and 3 dependent on satisfactory progress), is available to full-time home undergraduate students on honours degree programmes who are studying at one of the university’s campuses (Avery Hill, Greenwich or Medway) and paying variable fees. On entry to the university, you must have achieved a UCAS tariff score of at least 300 points from A-levels or equivalent qualifications (not including AS-level, key/core skills or passport points) obtained within two consecutive years. The scholarship is not available to students on HNDs, foundation degrees and NHS-funded programmes. To ascertain your tariff score, visit http://www.ucas.com/students/ucas_tariff/.

To apply, complete an application form and return it to Student Finance with a copy of the scoring qualifications results certificates.

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Established in memory of former Deputy Vice-Chancellor Mr John McWilliam this bursary assists students studying specified programmes of study, within the School of Architecture & Construction.  Each recipient, of three selected annually, will be able to use the bursary of £1500 to fund an innovative project or specific programme related need including any oversees study they wish to undertake. Bursaries are available for one year only and can only be received by each recipient once during their studies. Applicants must be in years two or three of their studies, full or part-time UK home students, studying a specified programme on one of the university’s campuses (Avery Hill, Greenwich or Medway). The successful recipients will be required to write a report at the end of the academic year detailing their progress.

If you have now received a letter inviting you to apply, you can download the application form here. If you have not received an invitation to apply letter, you are not eligible. Please therefore do not apply as your application will not be considered.

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Through a generous personal gift to the University of £100,000 by Mrs Kathleen Jones, a former principal of Avery Hill College, this bursary provides assistance to students studying in the School of Education & Training who require help to pay for tuition, accommodation and study materials costs. 5 bursaries of £2000 per year for a maximum of three years (years 2 and 3 are dependent on successful progression) will be made each year. It is available to UK home full-time undergraduate students studying on specified programmes.

Eligible students within the School of Education and Training will be invited to apply.

The Scholarship was established in 2008 by a financial gift of £60,000 to the university by THUS plc, a UK company serving the communications needs of large business customers and public-sector organisations throughout the country. Twenty first-year students at the University of Greenwich have already been awarded a £1,000 annual scholarship funded by THUS. The scholarships were for UK students studying in the fields of information technology, computing and business administration who are facing particular hardship.

Students were chosen by the university on the strength of their application statement and a means-tested financial assessment. Applicants provided a personal supporting statement about the importance and value of a university education for them and what their future career plans were.

A 10 per cent fee discount is available to all students who progress from an undergraduate to a non-government/research funded postgraduate programme at the university. The undergraduate degree programme must have been completed on one of the university’s campuses (Avery Hill, Greenwich and Medway), at University Centre Folkestone or at one of the university’s partner colleges and have been completed within 10 years prior to registration onto the postgraduate programme. The discount is applicable to the fee due after any other allowances have been deducted

You are required to request this bursary during registration. The university will verify your eligibility via our records system.

This £1,000 bursary is available to full-time and part-time undergraduate and postgraduate students who are serving or former Gurkha military personnel or their immediate family members (sons, daughters or spouses). This bursary assists students with the payment of international-rate tuition fees and will be remitted from the fee due. The bursary is paid in addition to the Nationality Scholarship. It is not available to students paying the ‘home’ rated fee.

To apply, complete an application form and return it to Student Finance along with supporting military documentation.

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The scholarship was established by a gift of £3,000 to the University of Greenwich by Bexley councillor Harry Persaud. Councillor Persaud has worked in the field of education for over three decades, including serving as a governor of Beths Grammar School in Bexley and as a trustee of Greenwich Community College. He is also well known in south London as the director of Woolwich Travel Agency Ltd and for his work as a health-care consultant and world cricket promoter.

The bursary supports one undergraduate student from outside the UK studying in the field of pharmacy for three years.

This bursary has already been awarded.

A scholarship of £1,000 will be awarded to international students (whether self-payers or government/employer sponsored) from specified countries who are studying full-time programmes (excluding a number of programmes within the School of Humanities & Social Sciences).
The programme must last a minimum of one academic year (eligibility in subsequent years of study is dependant on satisfactory progression) and the student must pay the full-time international rate tuition fee. Eligible countries are as follows:  

Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Egypt, Ghana, India, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Korea (North and South), Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, United ArabEmirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Zimbabwe.

Students receiving this award will also qualify for a 5 per cent prompt payment discount if full payment is made at the time of registration.

You do not need to apply for this scholarship. The university will award scholarships automatically to qualifying students.

A scholarship of up to £1,000 is available to a number of students who have completed their studies on approved programmes at one of the university’s partner or link institutions in China and who progress to eligible programmes at one of the university’s campuses (Avery Hill, Greenwich or Medway). Eligible students are required to pay the full remaining fee at the time of registration. Students receiving this award will also qualify for a 5 per cent prompt payment discount.

You do not need to apply for this scholarship. The university will award scholarships automatically to qualifying students.

Two Progression Scholarship schemes are offered by the university for high-achieving, outstanding international students.

The first scheme is for new international undergraduate students selected by the schools for high outstanding achievement following the Board of Examiners at the end of the first academic year. Students will receive a fee remission of £1,000 for years 2 and 3 of study, dependent on successful progression.

The second scheme is for postgraduate students identified by the school for high outstanding achievement following the Board of Examiners at the end of the diploma stage of Master’s study. Students will be awarded a fee remission of £2,000 for the final stage of the Master’s degree.

You do not need to apply for this scholarship. Students will be nominated by schools and selected by the Fees and Financial Support sub-group. Recipients will be notified in writing.

This scheme is for all final year level 2 and 3 undergraduate students who are judged by a board of examiners to have demonstrated outstanding achievement during their programmes of study at the university or one of its partner colleges. Recipients of this award will be presented with a medal, certificate and £100.

You do not need to apply for these awards. The university will select the recipients at the Board of Examiners. Where possible, awards will be made at the University’s graduation ceremony.

This cash bursary of £1,000pa (payable in two £500 instalments) is awarded for a maximum of three years and is available to all students at the university who join the University of Greenwich Choir.

The bursary is awarded in memory of Dr David Fussey, the late Vice-Chancellor of the University of Greenwich, who gained great enjoyment from singing in choirs. If you have choral experience and pass the audition to join the choir, you may apply.

The choral exhibitioner must remain an active member of the choir, attend all rehearsals and give full support to the university’s Music Director. In the second year, the choral exhibitioner, in conjunction with the Music Director, is responsible for publicity and general administrative tasks for the choir. The closing date for applications each year is 30 September. For further information visit Choral Exhibition pages.

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Bursaries are available to students studying at the University of Greenwich or studying University of Greenwich programmes at one of its partner colleges. Students must have experience of playing rugby union to an appropriate level, with a minimum standard of County 18s group or a senior level of rugby, the equivalent to London South East 2 or above. Bursaries are offered on an annual basis dependent on the student’s satisfactory performance and progress, a commitment to the Gravesend club and continued registration at the university.

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Madame Martina Österberg was a pioneer of physical education for women until her death in 1915. She founded the Bergman Österberg Physical Training College at Dartford, which until recently formed part of the university.

The furtherance of education was extremely important to Madame Österberg, and awards in her memory are available to all registered students of the University of Greenwich and its partner colleges. Applications can be made for additional educational experiences that are not directly associated with a student’s current programme of study.

Further information and an application forms are available from campus Student Centres and online here. Further regulations can be found here.

The University of Greenwich, working closely with the Royal Navy Crown charity, Greenwich Hospital, has been awarded funds to assist students studying at the University of Greenwich. The scheme aims to provide support to students who are serving or former members of the Royal Navy or Royal Marines or their sons or daughters. Navy and marine personnel must have a minimum of three years’ service.

The bursary aims to assist eligible students with educational costs by making awards of up to £3,000 per academic year for a maximum of four years. Payment in academic years 2 and 3 is dependent upon satisfactory academic progress; payment during a placement (Sandwich) year is dependent on the placement being unpaid.

Applicants must be UK students studying on an approved full-time programme (for list of programmes, see ‘Important Information’ on page xx) at the University of Greenwich or one of its partner colleges. 

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The Foundation provides bursaries, to permanent residents of the London boroughs of Greenwich and Lewisham. Applicants must have lived in the borough for a minimum of three years, be under 25 and have a family residual income in the region of £25,000 a year.

Bursaries can be used for travel, equipment, tuition fees, university excursions and general living expenses. UK full-time and part-time undergraduate and postgraduate students are eligible to apply.

Further information and an application forms are available from campus Student Centres or online here. Further guidelines can be found here.