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bursaries and scholarships for higher education (uni) students
Don't let the worry of funding your degree or university course put you off.
We offer a wide variety of bursaries support to assist you with your studies.
Applying for a Higher Education Scholarship
You must have accepted a place to study with us or be enrolled on a higher education course (HNC/D, Cert HE, Foundation Degree or Degree) at SGS to apply for a scholarship.
Scholarships are fee waivers directly applied to your tuition fees and are only available for one course of study. Payments for part-time students are paid on a pro-rata basis, but will receive the same total amount of bursary as full-time students over the duration of their course. The criteria for each scholarship varies but to receive the fee waiver, all scholars will be required to act as HE Ambassadors, maintain attendance of 80% or over and represent SGS in at least three events per year. Scholarship applications must be submitted before enrolment. There are a maximum of two scholarships available per year.
Please contact our Admissions Team at headmissions@sgscol.ac.uk if you would like any advice on which scholarship, you could be eligible for.
The HE 24+ bursary is a £500 payment, made in three instalments during each year of your course. You can apply for this bursary if you are aged 24 or over when you start your course and are re-entering education.
The HE 24+ Scholarship is a £4000 fee waiver for each year of your course if you are aged 24 or over, when you start your course and are re-entering education.
The HE CARES Bursary is a £1,500 payment, made in three instalments during each year of your course. You can apply for this bursary if you can apply evidence of any of the following:
- If you care for an ill or disabled family member
- If you are living in supported housing, or are under the care of your Local Authority or a Health and Social Care Trust
- If you are irreconcilably estranged from your parents or if both your parents have passed away
The HE DSA Award is awarded to all students who are applying for a Dyslexia/SpLD Assessment. The cost of an online report is currently £350 of which you will be expected to pay £50 towards the cost and the College pays the rest.
If you are in financial difficulty you can apply to the Financial Assistance Fund to cover your contribution of £50 towards the assessment, this will not stop you applying to the Financial Assistance Fund again later.
The HE EU Bursary offers financial support to our European students who wish to study with us full-time. If you normally live in the EU and are starting your higher education course with us in 2024-25 you could be eligible for a reduction in your tuition fees for the duration of your course. The value of this bursary brings your tuition fees in line with that of UK students and will be automatically applied for eligible EU students.
The HE International Support Bursary offers financial support to our international (non-EU) students wishing to study with us full-time. If you normally live outside the UK and the EU and are starting your higher education course with us in 2025-26 you could be eligible for a reduction in your tuition fees for the duration of your course. The value of the bursary will reduce your tuition fees to £10,000 (per year) for the duration of your course and will be automatically applied for eligible non-EU students.
The HE Lone Parent Bursary is a £500 payment made in three instalments during each year of academic study. It is available for application by students who are single, widowed, divorced, separated, or whose civil partnership has dissolved and who no longer live with their partner and have a dependent child (under the age of 18, or under the age of 25 for those with an EHCP) who lives with them the majority of the time.
The HE Low Income Bursary is a £500 payment made in three instalments during each year of your course. You can apply for this bursary if you are eligible for student finance for your course and you come from a household with a total income of £25,000 or less.
The HE REACH (Racial Equality and Cultural Heritage) Bursary is a £500 payment, made in three instalments during each year of your course.
You can apply for this bursary if you:
Are from an underrepresented ethnic background
OR
Live in an area of disadvantage where your home postcode at the start of your course is identified as being in IMD Quintile 1 or 2. IMD is the Index of Multiple Deprivation which measures relative deprivation in local areas.
OR
Live in an area of low participation in HE where your home postcode at the start of your course is identified as being in POLAR4 Quintile 1 or 2. POLAR4 is a statistical measure which looks at how likely young people are to participate in higher education across the UK
Please contact our Admissions Team at HEAdmissions@sgscol.ac.uk and we will check whether your home postcode is eligible for a REACH bursary.
The HE REACH Scholarship is a £4000 fee waiver for each year of your course. You can apply for this scholarship if you:
Are from an underrepresented ethnic background
OR
Live in an area of disadvantage where your home postcode at the start of your course is identified as being in IMD Quintile 1 or 2. IMD is the Index of Multiple Deprivation which measures relative deprivation in local areas.
OR
Live in an area of low participation in HE where your home postcode at the start of your course is identified as being in POLAR4 Quintile 1 or 2. POLAR4 is a statistical measure which looks at how likely young people are to participate in higher education across the UK.
Please contact our Admissions Team at HEAdmissions@sgscol.ac.uk and we will check whether your home postcode is eligible for a REACH scholarship.
HE Sports Scholarship is available for application by students who have achieved international status and/or had appearances within a professional or semi-professional club in a sporting discipline as recognised by a National Governing Body (NGB). The objective of this scholarship is to support and aid the progression of dedicated and talented athletes alongside their studies. The scholarship awards are tiered and are assessed based on the level of sporting performance.
The HE Sports Scholarships aim to provide performance athletes with financial support to assist with the costs of coaching, strength and conditioning, nutrition and sports psychology. Sports Scholars can receive up to £4,000 per year in a bursary or fee waivers at the discretion of the panel, in the following sports:
- American Football
- Women’s Rugby Union
- Men and Women’s Football
- Rugby League
- Basketball
Tier 1 (Podium) – Offers between £2,500 - £4,000
Students will need to have full senior international status and have made regular appearances within a professional club.
Tier 2 (Professional) - Offers between £1,000 - £2,000
Students will need to have u18, u21 or 23 level international representation and have made not less than 10 appearances within a professional club.
Tier 3 (Performance) - Offers between £250 - £500
Students will need to have u18, u21 or 23 level international representation and/or have made regular appearances within a semi-professional club.