Scholarships and bursaries

If you are awarded your degree and graduate with a relevant three or four year undergraduate degree from the University of West London in 2024, you will be eligible for a discount of £2,000 when joining a taught postgraduate course in February or September 2024.

If you graduated earlier than 2024 and wish to join a taught postgraduate course in 2024, you will be eligible for a discount of £500.

The discount will be awarded for both full-time and part-time study and will be applied automatically upon enrolment.

Terms and conditions

• You must have attended and completed all three years of an undergraduate degree at the University of West London.
• The discount is for taught postgraduate study.
• Qualifications must have been obtained within the past 10 years to be eligible and must be from UWL or our predecessor institution.
• The discount may only be applied to one course.
• Each applicant can only receive one discount.
• The discount are payable on a pro-rata basis dependant on the number of postgraduate credits taken.
• The alumni discount does not apply to courses provided by our franchise partners.
• For more information contact our Student Finance team on 020 8280 0283 / financehelp@uwl.ac.uk.

Students must fulfil all criteria below:

• Students paying Home fees
• Students from a household with a gross income of less than £25,000 per annum
• Students who have accepted an offer of a place on a full-time undergraduate bachelor's degree at UWL and be starting their new course at Level 4 in January 2024, February 2024, September 2024 or October 2024

The following students are not eligible:

• Students on a BA/BSc/BEng with Foundation Year
• Students on courses eligible to apply for additional funding from the NHS Learning Support Fund (eg Nursing and Midwifery courses) or UWL Biomedical Science Bursary
• Students paying the 'Overseas' fee rate
• Students whose fees are paid or part-paid through a sponsorship arrangement (eg degree apprentices or students studying on a collaborative programme)
• Students studying at affiliate or partner institutions
• Students with full entitlement of UWL Full-time Undergraduate Bursary or Path to Success Scholarship processed already

If we are able to access household income data from Student Loans Company, no application is required; if you are eligible you will be considered automatically.

If you are an international fee-paying student with an offer to study a full-time undergraduate or postgraduate degree with us, you are eligible to apply for one of our International Ambassador Scholarships. 

As an International Ambassador you will meet other international students on the scheme and you will be asked to help showcase UWL to prospective international students, including helping out at Open Days, participating in interviews, videos and photo-shoots with the Marketing department or engaging with visiting international students.

If you are a Home fee region student starting a four or five-year full-time undergraduate degree course including a foundation year in September/October 2024, you are eligible to receive our Path to Success Bursary. 

No application is required; if you are eligible you will be considered automatically.  

*The bursary is subject to your attendance, submission to assessment, progression to the next year of study and engagement with your personal tutor.

The Top-up Bursary is available to new Home fee region entrants enrolling onto Level 6 of a full-time undergraduate top-up degree, having previously completed a stand-alone Level 5 qualification at another institution, in January/February 2024 or September/October 2024.

The bursary is made up of:

• £1,500 fee waiver
• £500 paid on completion of your course.

There is no deadline and all eligible students are automatically considered.

Available to undergraduate students starting a course in academic year 23/24. The books and funds are provided to help you with your studying costs.

The funds are provided as an Aspire account which can be accessed and used on the Aspire at UWL Engagement Portal.

Please note you DO NOT need to apply for this bursary; all eligible students will be given the bursary at induction.

For more information, please visit our UWL Aspire bursary page. 

The bursary is open to prospective Home (UK) students who are in their final year at a publicly-funded further education institution at the time of applying. 

Apply via the Helena Kennedy Foundation website.

The Help to Achieve Scholarships are kindly supported by alumni and friends of the University of West London.

The Scholarships are open to full-time Home and International students pursuing an undergraduate or postgraduate degree course.

The University selection committee will select the most deserving candidates.

The Cathie Wallace Scholarship is kindly supported by Professor Emerita Cathie Wallace.

The Scholarship is open to full-time Home and International students at the University of West London pursuing an undergraduate or postgraduate degree course.

The University selection committee will select the most deserving candidate.

The Mollie Clay Scholarships are kindly supported by the Syed Hamid Charitable Trust in memory of Mollie Clay.

The Scholarships are open to Level 5 (Year 2) and Level 6 (Year 3) Home students who are performing well academically but need financial help.

The University selection committee will select the most deserving candidates.

As part of its research expansion strategy, the University is offering a number of opportunities for fully funded PhD Scholarships. These will be available for all eligible students* (both home and international). 

The University welcomes applicants who wish to study for a PhD research degree in one of its schools or colleges. Visit our PhD opportunities page for more information.

PhD scholars will be expected to carry out teaching or research duties for a maximum of six hours per week (full-time) and three hours per week (part-time).

Full-time

• Stipend of £22,000 per year (tax free)  
• Up to £900 per year to attend conferences  
• Duration: Three years

Part-time

• Stipend of £11,000 per year (tax free)
• Up to £450 per year to attend conferences
• Duration: Six years

Deadlines for applications

• International students: 12 May 2024 
• Home students: 30 June 2024

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Applications can be made as part of your PhD application - please state on the application form that you would like to apply for the Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship. 

Find out more about the full range of subject areas, terms and conditions and more on the applying for a PhD page.

^{* Please note that international students cannot apply for part-time scholarships.}