Scholarships and Bursaries

For 2025 entry, we are offering a number of generous scholarships to help you achieve the career of your dreams.

Our Excellence Scholarships are worth £2,500 per year of study over three years when you score a defined number of UCAS tariff points from specified qualifications*

» If you don’t qualify for an Excellence Scholarship but have 120 UCAS tariff points, you have enough points for our High Achievement Scholarship offering £500 per year of study**

» Other scholarships, bursaries and financial support packages are available.

Scholarships Qualifications Required grades or tariff Value
High Achievement Scholarship Any combination of qualifications within the UCAS tariff framework 120 UCAS tariff points £500 per year
Excellence Scholarships A level 128 points from 3 A levels (ABB) – should be from one sitting £2,500 per year
Access 144 points* £2,500 per year
IB 128 points from 3 HL subjects (6,6,5) £2,500 per year
BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (1080) 168 points* £2,500 per year
UAL extended diploma High Merit 144 points £2,500 per year

* Points requirements vary depending on type of qualification.
** Threshold is 120 UCAS tariff points across all awarding bodies and qualifications.

Terms and conditions

Sport Scholarships

Sport scholarships are designed to develop and support talented students here at the University of Bedfordshire.

The sport scholarships on offer here provide financial and performance support services that utilise the University’s outstanding facilities.

To be eligible for a sport scholarship you must:

  • be of regional, county, national or international standard or have played in BUCS within the last 12 months
  • have been accepted onto one of the University’s full-time courses or already on a course.

Sport scholarships are open to home or international, undergraduate or postgraduate students.

Please note, meeting the sport scholarships' criteria does not guarantee being awarded a scholarship.

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