🏢 Provider: Cowrie Scholarship Foundation

📍 Who it’s for: Black heritage students

💰 Value: Tuition fees, accommodation and travel costs

📅 Deadline: Varies per university – see university website for full details

🎓 Level: First time undergraduate

👉 Visit the Cowrie Scholarships Foundation website for full details

ℹ️ About the scholarship

The Foundation provides fully-funded scholarships for talented, disadvantaged Black British undergraduate students at UK partner universities, covering tuition fees and living expenses for the full duration of their degree, removing the financial barriers that prevent high-achieving students from reaching their potential.

Working in partnership with universities, donors, businesses, and mentors, the Foundation aims to empower 100+ scholars over the next decade, prioritising students from households with an income of less than £25,000 per year. Applications for this scholarship are made via the partner university once a place has been offered. Applicants must attain the A-level (or equivalent) entry requirements for their offer and will need to prove financial need.

💷 Funding Details

• Tuition fees
• Accommodation and travel costs
• Course books and materials
• Mentoring and career guidance

Eligibility

• UK home students – international students are not eligible
• Black British undergraduate students facing financial disadvantage
• First-time undergraduates only – students who already hold or have commenced a degree are not eligible
• Must meet the entry requirements of the chosen partner university
• No age limit

Extra Info

• All applications are managed and processed directly by partner universities.
• Late applications cannot be supported, and all university decisions are final.
• Cowrie scholarships are not necessarily available every year.