UK Academic Excellence Scholarships
- Study level:
- Undergraduate
- Academic entry year:
- 2022/23
- Attendance of study:
- full-time
- Available to:
- prospective students
- Scholarships available:
- Unlimited scholarships available
The University of Bradford is offering cash scholarships worth up to £3,000 (over the duration of a three-year degree) to all Home students who meet both of the following criteria:
- Students who achieve AAA or higher in their A-levels (or equivalent).
- Being from a low participation area as defined by POLAR 4 in quintile areas 1 and 2 which are the lowest participation areas.
Further details of this can be found at: https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/data-and-analysis/young-participation-by-area/map-of-young-participation/
Students studying on an undergraduate degree programme for more than three years would receive funding for the additional years subject to satisfactory progression (excluding any years you are paying a reduced fee, for example when you are on a sandwich year).
There are is no limit to the number of scholarships available – all students who are eligible will receive the award.
Applicable courses
All full-time undergraduate courses.
Eligibility
- All Home who achieve AAA or higher in their A Levels or equivalent (from three Level 3 qualifications only. Please be aware we cannot consider Foundation years as equivalent level qualifications for this scholarship ) - a list of all qualifications and their equivalencies is available here:
- Being from a low participation area as defined by POLAR 4 in quintile areas 1 and 2 which are the lowest participation areas.
- https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/data-and-analysis/young-participation-by-area/map-of-young-participation/
- Please note, the AAA Scholarship is linked to the grades you achieve, it is not linked to your offer or your UCAS tariff points.
- If you have a combination of three level 3 qualifications which are not listed or if your country of domicile or qualification is not listed, please email us at AABscholarship@bradford.ac.uk to see if you are eligible.
- Students must be domiciled in the UK
- EU nationals domiciled in the UK will be considered under this scholarship
- Students must be commencing on their first, full time undergraduate degree programme in September 2022.
- If you already hold a degree you cannot be considered for the scholarship.
- Students who transfer to us from another university will not be eligible for the scholarship unless they transfer into stage 1 of their programme i.e. foundation year or first year.
- Afghanistan
- Aland Islands
- Albania
- Algeria
- American Samoa
- Andorra
- Angola
- Anguilla
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Antilles (Netherlands)
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijani Republic, The
- Bahamas, The
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
- Bosnia And Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Bouvet Island
- Brazil
- British Antarctic Territories
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- British Virgin Islands
- Brunei Darussalam
- Burkina Faso; Also Upper Volta
- Bulgaria
- Burundi
- Myanmar
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cape Verde Islands
- Cayman Islands
- Canary Islands
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Channel Islands, not elsewhere specified
- Chile
- China
- Christmas Island
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo (Peoples Republic)
- Congo, Democratic Republic
- Cook Islands
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cura
- Cyprus (European Union)
- Cyprus (Non-European Union)
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Timor Leste (East Timor)
- Ecuador
- Egypt, United Arab Republic of
- El Salvador
- England
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
- Faroe Islands
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- French Guiana
- French Polynesia
- Gabon
- Gambia, The Republic of The
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Greenland
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guam
- Guatemala
- Guernsey
- Guinea
- Guinea Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland, the Republic of
- Isle of Man (The)
- Israel
- Italy
- Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Cambodia
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati (The Gilbert Islands)
- Korea (North), Democratic Peoples Republic of
- Korea (South), Republic of
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos People's Democratic Republic
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao (Special Administrative Region of China)
- Macedonia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldive Islands
- Mali
- Malta
- Martinique
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mayotte (French Territorial Collectivity)
- Mexico
- Moldova, Republic of
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Montserrat
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Caledonia, also French Overseas Territori
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Niue
- Norfolk Island
- Northern Ireland
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine; West Bank; Gaza Strip inc E Jerusa
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oenno Islands
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Reunion
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Samoa, Independent State of
- San Marino
- Sao Tome & Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Scotland
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- St Pierre and Miquelon
- St.Kitts and Nevis
- St.Lucia
- St.Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Swaziland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania, United Republic of
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tokelau
- Tonga
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Tunisia
- Türkiye
- Turkmenistan
- Turks & Caicos Islands
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United States of America
- United States Virgin Islands
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City, Holy See Vatican City State
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Wales
- Wallis and Futuna
- Western Sahara
- Windward Islands (not otherwise specified)
- Yemen, Republic of
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Payment amount & frequency
Payment amount & frequency
AAA Grades or above
A guaranteed £1,000 in Year 1, and £1,000 in subsequent years subject to progression with an average of 58.00% or above (across all modules).
Payment
If you have provided your bank details to Student Finance England you will receive the scholarship direct into your bank account.
The first year award will be paid in two equal instalments in November and April.
Subsequent years' awards will be paid in two instalments in November and April, subject to satisfactory progression at 58.00% or above
Please note that students can only receive one scholarship or discount so students who are eligible for more than 1 award will be given the award of the highest value.
How to apply
How to apply
You don’t need to apply – students will be assessed for the scholarship automatically shortly after A-level results in August 2022.
If you have got the grades then you have got the scholarship!
Successful students will then be notified that they have been awarded the scholarship by the end of October 2022.
Further information about this scholarship
- Email: AABscholarship@bradford.ac.uk
- Tel: 01274 236506