The scholarship supports full-time undergraduate students, due to graduate in 2025, throughout the duration of their studies. They will receive £30,000 of funding over three academic years, a series of employability training and development sessions, and a dedicated mentor to guide them through the programme.
To be eligible, the students must identify with one or more of 10 groups who are underrepresented in the higher education space.
Applications for the Santander Universities Scholarship Programme are now closed.
Who can apply?
Age limit
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You must be aged 18 or older.
Undergraduate status
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You must be a full-time undergraduate student completing your course in 2025. Any degree discipline is welcome.
Student fee status
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You must quality as a Home Fee Status student.
External sponsorship
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You must not be receiving more than £1,500 per year in external sponsorship for your degree, for example, from other sources such as industry bodies/employers (University Core Bursaries and Government grants do not affect your eligibility).
You must self-identify as part of at least 1 of the under-represented groups listed below:
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Students from areas of low higher education participation, low household income or low socioeconomic status Black, Asian and minority ethnic students Mature students (over the age of 21) Disabled students Care experienced students Carers Students estranged from their families Students from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities Refugees Students from military families
How to apply Submit a short application form capturing your key details and why you are eligible for the programme, and complete two questions about how it will help you. Apply via the link below:
Santander Scholarships Skills | Santander Universities Scholars Programme (becas-santander.com)
Terms and conditions
Disbursement
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£10,000 per academic year, which includes an £8,500 bursary, and £1,500 to be used for personal development such as training courses or internships.
Maximum spend
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Maximum monthly spend is £2,000.
Application process
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You will be applying through the Santander Becas application portal and not through a GCU university system.
Thank you letter
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A thank you letter is submitted, to be given to the donor Santander Universities.
Scholarship recipient report
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A report based on your experience as a scholarship recipient and how this award has made a difference to you will be required near the end of every year of study.
Impact survey
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Students need to complete a series of surveys throughout the course of the programme to help Santander Universities understand the impact of the funding and overall support.
Photography and quotes approval
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Approval for any use of photographs and quotes to be used in printed media and on University websites
Event attendance
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Attendance at any scholarship-related events, hosted by GCU or Santander Universities.
Awards deferral
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Awards cannot be deferred to another academic session.
Data controller
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The Data Controller for this scholarship application is Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU). Further information is available on the GCU website.
Application administration
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I understand that in order to administer my application, the University will process my information and submitting this application provides consent for GCU to do so and also share information with Santander to administer your scholarship.
