Scholarships at University of Central Lancashire

Type of award: Scholarship
Value: £3,000
Application deadline/process: Automatic

Overview

If you have achieved excellent grades in your studies prior to entering your chosen undergraduate or postgraduate taught programme with us, we will look to reward this. The value of the award is £3,000 per year of study on your chosen programme.

How is the value received?

Automatic reduction in tuition fee per year of study on your chosen programme.

Eligibility

You must meet the enhanced academic country specific entry criteria for your programme of study with us, as detailed on the website, and choose to progress to an undergraduate or postgraduate taught programme of study with us in the academic year 2022/23.

• Students would not be eligible for any other scholarships

Value: £2,000 per year of study
Application deadline/process: Automatic

Overview

To celebrate our formal partnerships with key institutions worldwide, we are offering a scholarship of £2,000 per year to each student who progresses from one of these partner institutions:

• Beijing International Studies University (BISU)

• Capital University of Economics and Business

• Chongqing University of Education

• China University of Mining and Technology

• China University of Communication Nanjing

• Gengdan Institute of Beijing University of Technology

• Hangzhou Dianzi University

• International School of Software, Wuhan University

• Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

• Qingdao University

• Sanjiang University

• Shanghai University College of Continuing Education of Shanghai University

• Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

• Wuxi Open University

• Multimedia University of Kenya

• Cosmopoint College

• Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan University College KLMUCSEGi University

• UCSI University

Singapore

• Real Estate and Construction Centre/Real Estate and Construction Academy

• Republic Polytechnic

There is no need to apply for this bursary, it is automatically applied as a reduction to your tuition fee, to the value of £2000 per year. Where a student has met the Excellence Scholarship criteria, the amount £3000 would be applied.

Eligibility

This is offered to applicants from institutions with formal articulation agreement (for any course from that institution, not just the one(s) detailed in the articulation agreement), joining UCLan for advanced entry. You must meet the eligibility criteria for your programme of study with us and progress to an undergraduate programme with us in the academic year 2022/23.

• Students would not be eligible for any other scholarship.

Type of award: Scholarship
Value: £2,000 per year of study
Application deadline/process: Automatic

Overview

If you have achieved very good grades in your studies prior to entering your chosen undergraduate or postgraduate taught programme with us, we will look to reward this. The value of the award is £2,000 per year of study on your chosen programme.

How is the value received?

Reduction in the tuition fee payable for each year of study on your chosen programme.

Eligibility

You must meet the enhanced academic country specific entry criteria for your programme of study with us, as detailed on the website, and choose to progress to an undergraduate or postgraduate taught programme of study with us in the academic year 2022/23.

• Students would not be eligible for any other scholarships

Type of award: Scholarship
Value: 50% tuition fee discount (maximum 3 years)

Overview

Awarded on a competitive basis by application to the UCLan China Office, we are delighted to offer six attractive scholarships to students who have completed their prior studies at an institution or organisation within the UCLan G20 grouping.

How is the value received?

Automatic 50% reduction in tuition fee (maximum of 3 years study).

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for one of the China Ambassador scholarships, students must meet the academic and English language criteria as detailed below:

For entry to undergraduate programmes (except MBBS):

• 3 Year leaving certificate from Senior High School with average grade of 85% or above* or

• Graded units AA or AAA for SQA HND students or

• IELTS 6.0 (with no component below 5.5) or equivalent taken within two years prior to your course commencement date

• AND receipt of a satisfactory application form

• AND satisfactory Interview with our China office

For entry to postgraduate taught programmes:

• 4 year bachelor degree with minimum average of 80% or above or

• IELTS 6.5 (with no component below 6.0) or equivalent taken within two years prior to your course commencement date

• AND receipt of a satisfactory application form (see below)

• AND satisfactory Interview with our China office

Applicants must hold an offer to study with us on an undergraduate or postgraduate taught programme for 2022/23 entry.

Value: Full tuition fee discount
Study level: Postgraduate

Overview

We are proud to work in partnership with the Commonwealth Commission and we are delighted to join this fully-funded postgraduate scholarship intended to empower a generation of future leaders enrolled onto our MSc Disaster Medicine programme.  

Eligibility

Commonwealth Shared Scholarships are for candidates from least developed and lower middle income Commonwealth countries, who study our full-time MSc Disaster Medicine programme. Jointly supported by UK universities.

Type of award: Scholarship
Value: £2,000
Application deadline/process: Automatic (see below)

Overview

These awards will be offered to applicants from any GEMS School entering either first or second year undergraduate or postgraduate programmes with us.

How is the value received?

Tuition fee discount, shown as a reduction in the tuition fee payable for each year of study on your chosen programme. Where a student has met the Excellence Scholarship criteria £3,000 is applied.

Eligibility

You must be enrolled on a high school study programme at a GEMS school. You must meet the entry requirements for your programme of study with us, as detailed on our website and choose to progress to an undergraduate programme with us.

The University offers opportunities for student athletes to be supported with their aspirations of maintaining their playing career whilst also studying for a high-quality degree. Our panel will consider applicants as part of the admissions cycle and will offer support to those they feel will make a valuable contribution to the University’s sporting objectives.

Please note, only students who plan to commence on a full or part-time undergraduate or postgraduate course at the University, starting from September 2022, are eligible to apply for a Sport Scholarship.

Gold level criteria

Up to £5000 cash support.
Plus, a support package worth approx. £2,000:

• Free Sports Facility Membership

• Free Club Membership

• Gold Kit package

• Up to 20 free sessions of physiotherapy

• Up to 10 individual Strength and Conditioning sessions plus group support

• Up to 10 individual Lifestyle, Nutrition and Psychology support sessions plus group support

• Individual mentor

• Dual career flexibility (academic flexibility around performance needs)

Silver Level Criteria

Up to £2000 cash support.
Plus, a support package worth over £1,000:

• Free Sports Facility Membership

• Free Club Membership

• Silver Kit package

• Up to 15 free sessions of physiotherapy

• Up to 5 individual Strength and Conditioning sessions plus group support

• Group Lifestyle, Nutrition and Psychology support sessions

• Dual career flexibility (academic flexibility around performance needs)

Bronze level criteria

Up to £500 cash support.
Plus, a support package worth approx. £750:

• Free Sports Facility Membership

• Free Club Membership

• Bronze Kit package

• Up to 10 free sessions of physiotherapy

• Group Strength and Conditioning sessions

• Group Lifestyle, Nutrition and Psychology support sessions

• Dual career flexibility (academic flexibility around performance needs)

Application details

We invite applications from talented individuals who are competing at a high level within their sport, as long as it is a British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) sport BUCS Sports or para sport BUCS Para Sport (i.e. a sport at which universities compete). The criteria upon which these scholarships are considered are below:

All applicants are required to evidence how they meet the following criteria (on a separate form) – these criteria are primarily UK-based and are indicative of the levels rather than being definitive due to variations by sport. It is not expected that players will necessarily meet all the criteria at any one level. Therefore, it is important that players use evidence in support of their application to indicate their ‘level’ of current performance.

Please note this year evidence of performance levels will be judged over the last 2-year period rather than the standard 12 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Criteria:

Gold Level

• Currently representing your chosen sport on an international or national basis (for example, with Great Britain or England), at either senior or junior level. Representation would need to be for England or a nation of an equivalent standard, or above, in terms of sport world rankings.

• Current first-team player at an elite club (not barred to play for the University by professional contract).

• Ranked individually in the top 10 nationally by your National Governing Body of sport.

• An athlete on a recognised NGB Talent pathway or attending a National Academy.

• A current TASS athlete (Red/White).

• Personal best (within the last 2 years) would have the potential to medal in the championship final for BUCS.

Silver Level

• Current regional representation at senior or junior level (for example, North England).

• Ranked individually in the top 25 nationally in your given BUCS sport/para sport.

• An athlete playing senior level for a first team in a national/regional high performing team/club (not barred by contract from playing for the University).

• An athlete on a recognised NGB Talent pathway.

• A current TASS athlete (white/blue).

• Personal best (within the last 2 years) would have the potential to qualify for the championship finals for BUCS.

Bronze Level

• Current County/regional representation at senior or junior level (for example, Northwest).

• Current professional club academy or age group player (for example, Under 21s).

• The ability to make a significant contribution to performance sport at UCLan

Terms and Conditions

Scholarship athletes are expected to

• Fully engage with their academic programmes of study, meeting the academic requirements of their course. Sports Scholars must make satisfactory progress in both their sporting and academic pursuits to have their Scholarship renewed annually.

• Train and perform to the best of their ability.

• Sign an athlete agreement that will demonstrate a commitment to fully engage with the scholarship programme. 

• Exhibit the UCLan Sport DNA – Pride, Passion and Perseverance

• Contribute to the University’s sports performance. Scholarship athletes must be willing and able to compete for the University in British University and Colleges Sport (BUCS). (Teams sports: regular attendance at training and participation in all BUCS matches. Individual sports: regular attendance at training and representing UCLan in all BUCS individual events/championships). 

• Be ambassadors for their sports and the University, supporting marketing and promotional activities at UCLan.

There will be two rounds of decision making on Sports Scholarship for entry in September 2022:

• Round One: Deadline for applications, midnight on Sunday 15^th May

• Round Two: Deadline for applications, midnight on Sunday 4^th September

Type of award: Scholarship
Value: £2,000
Application deadline/process: Automatic

Overview

To celebrate our partnership with NCUK, providing undergraduate and postgraduate foundation programmes worldwide, scholarships of £2,000 per year are available to all students who successfully complete these programmes and choose to progress to us for their degree study.

How is the value received?

Discounted tuition fee, reducing the tuition fee payable for each year of study on your chosen programme.

Eligibility

Students must be enrolled on a NCUK programme that is listed on the NCUK website. You must meet the entry requirements for your programme of study with us, as detailed in the NCUK Handbook, and choose to progress to an undergraduate or postgraduate taught.

• Students would not be eligible for any other scholarships

Total value: 20% of annual tuition fee
Study level: Postgraduate

Overview

We would like to reward International graduates who choose us for their postgraduate taught studies, with 20% of their annual tuition fee. 

There is no need to apply for this bursary, it is automatically applied to reduce your tuition fee.

Eligibility

You must meet the entry requirements for your chosen postgraduate taught programme; and have secured an unconditional offer for such.

Alumni will receive the international bursary of £1000 plus the relevant alumni scholarship and students are entitled to the greater of any award combination.