Scholarships Merit-based Need-based
University of Liverpool

Bracken Scholarship

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Any
Disciplines
5000 GBP
Grant
United Kingdom
Location
09 Jul 2027
Application deadline

About

The Bracken Scholarship supports two students from the Liverpool City Region undertaking postgraduate study at the University of Liverpool.

Overview

Scholarship type

Merit and need based

Number of scholarships to award

Multiple

Grant

£5,000 for each of two students

Scholarship coverage

  • tuition fee reduction

Description

The scholarship is intended for students interested in careers that use data and digital skills to support public-sector organisations or public missions, including health, renewable energy and climate change.

Benefits

Each recipient receives £5,000.

Eligibility

Applicants must satisfy all of the following to be considered for this scholarship:

  • Permanently reside in the Liverpool City Region. This is defined as a student who attended secondary school and college in the Liverpool City Region (defined as the boroughs of Liverpool, Knowsley, Wirral, St. Helens, Runcorn and Sefton) and have applied for your undergraduate student finance from a postcode in the Liverpool City Region
  • This must be your first postgraduate degree, and you must not already hold an equivalent qualification
  • You must have made an application to Student Finance England for a Postgraduate Master’s Loan
  • You must have been assessed for fee status as a 'Home' student, or expect to be assessed as a 'Home' student.
  • You must have been considered a student from a widening participation background during your undergraduate degree. Please see below for information on what qualifies as a widening participation background.

Scholarship requirements

Disciplines

Any

Locations

United Kingdom

Nationality

British

Study experience required

Bachelor

Age

Unknown

Application

Application deadline

09 Jul 2027

To help us to get to know you, we will ask you for a personal statement of 4000 characters answering the following questions:

Why would the scholarship be beneficial to your studies? How would you use the scholarship to enhance your studies?

What are your academic and career goals, and how would the scholarship help you to achieve these goals?

How will your education and career provide future benefit to the Liverpool City Region?

What achievements, academically or personally, are you most proud of?

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