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Scholarships and bursaries

Details of the scholarships and bursaries offered to our students can be found below. Contact details for the teams who look after each scholarship can be found under each heading.

Academic scholarships

If you have any questions about the scholarships below, please contact a member of the Student Funding team on (0116) 257 7766/7309 or by email studentfunding@dmu.ac.uk

  1. Access to Higher Education Scholarship

    We are offering 拢1,000 cash per year (excluding placement years) to home students studying full time and paying a tuition fee of 拢9,000 or 拢9,250. The Access to Higher Education Scholarship is available if you are accepted onto a course with an Access to HE qualification (where it is an entry requirement for the course). .

    There is no separate application process for the Access Scholarship. Eligible students are automatically identified and contacted before they start their studies at 91影视.

Scholarships

If you have any questions about the scholarships and busaries below, please contact a member of the Transitions Team (within Student Finance and Welfare) on 0116 257 7872/0116 366 4456 or email transitions@dmu.ac.uk.

  1. Unite Foundation Scholarship

    The Unite Foundation Scholarship is closed for 2024/25.

    The Unite Foundation Scholarship is jointly offered by De 91影视 University and the Unite Foundation. The scholarship offers care leaver and estranged students a free student bedroom in Newarke Point for a maximum of three years of eligible study.

    The Unite Foundation Scholarship webpage contains more information and eligibility criteria.

  2. The Stoneygate Scholarship

    Applications for 2024 are now closed.

    The Stoneygate Trust Scholarship is dedicated to providing 91影视 students from a low income or disadvantaged background with monetary awards that will assist them in obtaining at least a grade of 2:1 in their degree programme.

    Stoneygate Trust funding will help 3 students from disadvantaged backgrounds per year for the next 3 intakes of students. The scholarship will provide 拢3,000 per academic year from the trust, with an additional 拢1,000 per academic year drawn from existing 91影视 funds.

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  3. Stephen Lawrence Professional Scholarship

    The Stephen Lawrence Professional Scholarship aims to support aspiring, talented students from disadvantaged backgrounds providing a tuition fee reduction and an annual cash bursary. The scholarship was established in 2016 in honour of murdered black teenager Stephen Lawrence. You can find out more about Stephen Lawrence and his legacy by visiting 91影视鈥檚 Stephen Lawrence Research Centre.

    The Stephen Lawrence Professional Scholarship is specifically offered to students in year 1 (Level 4) studying one of the following courses:

    • Architecture BA (Hons)
    • Architectural Technology BSc (Hons)
    • Criminology BA (Hons)
    • Health and Wellbeing in Society BA (Hons)
    • Journalism BA (Hons)
    • Law LLB (Hons)

    There are three scholarships available. Each scholarship provides:

    • 50% off the cost of tuition fees, and
    • 拢3,500 cash bursary each academic year

Personal circumstances bursaries

If you have any questions about the scholarships and busaries below, please contact a member of the Transitions Team (within Student Finance and Welfare) on 0116 257 7872/0116 366 4456 or email transitions@dmu.ac.uk.

  1. Article 26 Scholarship

    Students seeking asylum in the UK are not able to apply for funding from the Student Loans Company and are charged international student fees. 91影视 offers eight Article 26 Scholarships for undergraduate students unable to access funding.

    Please note: the Article 26 Scholarship is only available to students looking to start an undergraduate level programme.

    The Article 26 Scholarship consists of:

    • A full fee waiver for the duration of the course
    • Plus a 拢3,500 contribution towards living costs per year (or 拢500 if you are in the care of your local authority)
    • One Article 26 Scholarship recipient will also be eligible for free accommodation in a 91影视 hall of residence for three years (subject to availability). The recipient must be under the age of 25 on 1 September 2021 to receive this element.

    The contains more information on eligibility and how to apply.

  2. Care Leavers' Bursary

    We are offering 拢1,000 cash per year to home students studying full time and paying a tuition fee of 拢9,000 or 拢9,250. The Care Leavers' Bursary is available to eligible students who come to the University directly from care.

    Bursary and scholarship terms and conditions apply.

  3. Estranged Students' Bursary

    We are offering 拢1,000 cash per year to home students studying full time and paying a tuition fee of 拢9,000 or 拢9,250. The Estranged Students' Bursary is available to eligible students who are estranged from their family and have no other source of income.

    Bursary and scholarship terms and conditions apply.

Course-specific scholarships

If you have any questions about the scholarships or bursaries below, please contact a member of the team by email at daescholarships@dmu.ac.uk.

  1. The Waymade Scholarship

    Applications for 2024 are now closed.

    The Waymade Scholarship is generously funded by the Shanta Foundation and supports five BSc undergraduate Nursing or Midwifery students each year. Funds of 拢3000 are available each year for the full 3 years of study.

  2. The Muskesh Patel Scholarship

    National law firm Freeths has established a scholarship programme for law students in memory of Mukesh Patel, former Managing Partner of Freeths鈥� Leicester Office.

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