Surrey bursaries
University of Surrey Bursaries are delivered in conjunction with the National Scholarship Programme (NSP). Please note that the terms and conditions of the NSP are subject to change and therefore our bursary schemes may change in order to meet these regulations. We currently anticipate offering the following to students commencing their studies at Surrey in 2014:
Full Surrey Award
Students with a household income of £25,000 or less will be eligible for a full Surrey award paid as follows:
First year of study
£3,000 accommodation discount for students living on campus (for those living off-campus the option of a £1,000 cash bursary and £2,000 tuition fee waiver is available instead).
Each subsequent year of study
£1,000 cash bursary and a £2,000 tuition fee waiver.
If a professional training year is undertaken, the whole fee for that year will be waived.
Partial Surrey Award
Students with a household income of between £25,001 and £30,000 will qualify for a Partial Surrey Award and will receive a £500 cash bursary and £1,000 tuition fee waiver in all years of their programme (excluding the professional training year).
The University of Surrey also offers a guaranteed minimum bursary of £1,000 on entry to qualifying students who have been in local authority care.
Eligibility
To be eligible for either the Full or Partial Surrey Award, your household income must meet the given criteria and you must be paying the full £9,000 tuition fees. This means that students on NHS funded programmes are not eligible for the bursary. Please note that the information about household income is taken from the student’s application to Student Finance so an incorrectly completed application may affect eligibility.
Surrey Scholarships
Chancellor’s Scholarship Scheme
Our merit-based Chancellor’s Scholarship provides a £3,000 cash award for the first year of study and membership of Surrey Sports Park for the duration of your course and was established to recognise exceptional academic achievement.
Eligibility criteria
To qualify for the Chancellor’s Scholarship, students must achieve the following grades in one sitting:
- A*AA at A-Level (excluding General Studies or Critical Thinking) or
- A*A*B at A Level (excluding General Studies or Critical Thinking) or
- AAA in Scottish Advanced Highers or
- AAAAAA in Irish Highers or
- 37 points in the International Baccalaureate or
- D3, D3, D3 in the principal subjects of the Cambridge Pre-U or
- Distinction*, Distinction, Distinction in the BTEC QCF Extended Diploma
The scholarship is open to UK, EU and international students who selected Surrey as their firm choice and are paying the full £9,000 fees on an undergraduate course. Therefore students on NHS funded courses or overseas students who are being sponsored are not eligible.
Application
Applications must be made via an online application form which will be published on the website in 2014.
Payment
Payment of the award will be made in equal instalments direct to students’ bank accounts in December and March following entry.
Further information
If you have any questions please contact Fees and Funding at feesandfunding@surrey.ac.uk.
In2Surrey Chancellor’s Scholarship Scheme
Our merit-based In2Surrey Chancellor’s Scholarship Scheme provides a £3,000 cash award for the first year of study and membership of Surrey Sports Park for the duration of your course for students who have successfully applied through the In2Surrey Scheme.
Eligibility
To qualify for the In2Surrey Chancellor’s Scholarship, students must have achieved the following grades in one sitting:
- AAA at A level (excluding General Studies and Critical Thinking) or
- Distinction, Distinction, Distinction in the BTEC (QCF Level 3) Extended Diploma or
- 36 points in the International Baccalaureate or
- D3, D3, M1 in principal subjects of the Cambridge Pre-U
Please note that to qualify for the In2Surrey Chancellor’s Scholarship Scheme you must be paying the full £9,000 tuition fees on an undergraduate course, therefore students on NHS funded courses are not eligible.
Application
Applications must be made via an online application form which will be published on the website in 2014.
Payment
Payment of the award will be made in equal instalments direct to students’ bank accounts in December and March following entry.
Further information
For any enquiries regarding the In2Surrey scheme please contact Sarah Linington at wp@surrey.ac.uk.
NHS Chancellor’s Scholarship Scheme
Our merit-based NHS Chancellor’s Scholarship provides a £1,000 cash award for the first year of study and membership of Surrey Sports Park for the duration of your course and recognises exceptional academic achievement for NHS funded students.
Eligibility criteria
To qualify for the NHS Chancellor’s Scholarship, students must achieve the following grades in one sitting:
- A*AA at A-Level (excluding General Studies or Critical Thinking), or
- A*A*B at A-Level (excluding General Studies or Critical Thinking), or
- AAA in Scottish Advanced Highers, or
- AAAAAA in Irish Highers, or
- 37 points in the International Baccalaureate, or
- D3, D3, D3 in the principal subjects of the Pre-U, or
- Distinction*, Distinction, Distinction in the BTEC QCF Extended Diploma
Please note that to be eligible you must have selected Surrey as your firm choice when applying.
Application
Applications must be made via an online application form which will be published on the website in 2014.
Payment
Payment of the award will be made in equal instalments direct to students’ bank accounts in December and March following entry.
Further information
If you have any questions please contact Fees and Funding at feesandfunding@surrey.ac.uk
Sports scholarships
Our Sports Scholarships recognise exceptional achievement by high-calibre athletes and complement our state-of-the-art sports facilities at Surrey Sports Park. The scholarship will be tailored to your individual needs and will normally have a total value of £3,000 per year, with a maximum of £1,000 paid directly to you.
The remaining amount can be used towards a number of University services such as accommodation and bus passes, and also on a range of Sports Performance Services such as physiotherapy, sports psychology and equipment. You will also benefit from free, full-membership of Surrey Sports Park and may receive further support through Team Surrey’s High Performance Athlete Support Scheme.
To be eligible you must meet the following criteria:
- Achieve the required academic entry standard for your chosen degree course
- Continue to meet the academic standards of your course throughout your time at Surrey in order to remain on the scholarship programme
- Be internationally recognised by at least one of the major British sporting organisations: British Universities and College Sports (BUCS), UK Sport and Sport England. If not, you must be on a National Governing Body (NGB) performance pathway programme.
Further information
For further details on our Sports Scholarships please visit the Surrey Sports Park website.
Surrey and Santander Country and University Scholarships
Here at the University of Surrey we are proud to have a global community right here on our campus. With nearly 4,000 international students from over 140 different nationalities studying with us, we are one of the most culturally diverse universities in the country. We are also a member of Santander Universities, a worldwide network of over 800 tertiary education institutions. Santander Universities Global Division generously supports Surrey's international engagement through sponsorship of student and staff mobility, language programmes and entrepreneurship initiatives.We are introducing 3 new scholarship schemes for 2013 entrants, which we anticipate continuing to run for 2014 entrants, aimed at further enhancing our cultural diversity:
- Surrey Country Scholarships
- Santander Country Scholarships
- Santander University Scholarships
Surrey Country Scholarships
These scholarships are worth £3,000 for the first year of study, in the form of a fee waiver, to citizens of:
- Bangladesh
- Egypt
- India
- Kuwait
- Nigeria
- Qatar
- UAE
- Vietnam
Eligibility
To be eligible for a Surrey Country Scholarship you must be considered an overseas student for fees purposes and hold an unconditional offer to enter:
- A taught postgraduate programme
- Year 1 of an undergraduate programme, applied for via UCAS with Surrey as your original firm choice
Surrey Country Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis, subject to satisfaction of the following requirements:
- At least the equivalent of A*AA at A-level if you are entering an undergraduate programme
- The equivalent of a UK first-class honours degree if you are entering a postgraduate taught programme
- Lack of any other scholarship, either from the University of Surrey, the NHS or from your home country
- Status as a self-funding student
- Willingness to act as an ambassador for the University in your home country, either on graduation or during vacations
- Contribution to diversity at the University in terms of nationality, subject of study and level of study
University Country Scholarships are not available for those starting undergraduate programmes on the basis of the following qualifications:
- A-levels*
- Scottish Highers or Advanced Highers*
- Irish Highers*
- International Baccalaureate*
- Cambridge Pre-U*
- BTEC QCF Extended Diploma*
- A foundation year
- An access course
*Students with these qualifications may qualify for a Chancellor’s Scholarship. For more details of the Chancellor’s Scholarship, please see above.
Further information
For advice on grade equivalences between qualifications, please email: international@surrey.ac.uk
Santander Country Scholarships
These scholarships are worth £2,500 or £5,000 for the first year of study to citizens of:
- Argentina
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Chile
- Colombia
- Germany
- Mexico
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Russia
- Singapore
- Spain
- Uruguay
- USA
Scholarships will take the form of fee waivers.To be eligible for a Santander Country Scholarship you must hold an unconditional offer to enter:
- A taught postgraduate programme
- Year 1 of an undergraduate programme, applied for via UCAS with Surrey as your original firm choice
Eligibility
Santander Country Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis, subject to satisfaction of the following requirements:
- At least the equivalent of A*AA at A-level if you are entering an undergraduate programme
- The equivalent of a UK first-class honours degree if you are entering a postgraduate taught programme
- Lack of any other scholarship, either from the University of Surrey, the NHS or from your home country
- Status as a self-funding student
- Willingness to act as an ambassador for the University in your home country, either on graduation or during vacations
- Contribution to diversity at the University in terms of nationality, subject of study and level of study
Santander Country Scholarships are not available for those starting undergraduate programmes on the basis of the following qualifications:
- A-levels*
- Scottish Highers or Advanced Highers*
- Irish Highers*
- International Baccalaureate*
- Cambridge Pre-U*
- BTEC QCF Extended Diploma*
- A foundation year
- An access course
*Students with these qualifications may qualify for a Chancellor’s Scholarship. For more details of the Chancellor’s Scholarship, please see above.
Further information
For advice on grade equivalences between qualifications, please email: international@surrey.ac.uk
Santander University Scholarships
These scholarships are worth €5,000 for the first year of postgraduate study. They are available to graduates of a university that is a member of the Santander Universities Network.To see if your university is a member of the Santander Universities Network, please visit the Santander Universities Network website.Scholarships will take the form of fee waivers.
Eligibility
To be eligible for this scholarship you must hold an unconditional offer to enter a taught postgraduate programme.Santander University Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis, subject to satisfaction of the following requirements:
- The equivalent of a UK first-class honours degree from a Santander-supported university
- Lack of any other scholarship, either from the University of Surrey, the NHS or from your home country
- Status as a self-funding student
- Willingness to act as an ambassador for the University in your home country, either on graduation or during vacations
- Contribution to diversity at the University in terms of nationality, subject of study and level of study
Further information
For advice on grade equivalences between qualifications, please email: international@surrey.ac.uk
How to apply
Applications for all three types of scholarship can be made via the same online application form. We can only accept online applications.The deadline for applications is 1st August preceding the start of your programme in September/October.You will be informed of the result of your application, by email, within one month of the 1st August deadline.
