Academic Achievement Scholarship

For courses starting in September 2025 and January 2026. Scholarships cannot be deferred.

Eligibility

• Any UK, ROI or CI student applying for a full-time taught or part-time structured postgraduate degree or Master's by Research at BU, delivered on campus
• You need to have an upper second-class honours (2:1) or above from a Bachelor's degree, or CPE with merit profile
• You can receive this scholarship alongside a Sports or Music scholarship, but cannot receive.

Exclusions

• You cannot receive this scholarship if you are applying for a Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, distance learning course, or part-time (student-driven) course
• Applicants from the UK for MSc Adult Nursing and MSc Mental Health Nursing are not eligible for this scholarship because of the additional funding now available through the NHS Learning Support Fund. Find out more
• You cannot receive this scholarship if you are applying for certain professional development and Postgraduate Diploma courses taught by the Faculty of Health & Social Sciences. Eligible students on MSc Public Health, MA Social Work, MSc Physician Associate Studies and MSc Nutrition & Behaviour will receive the award.

The Academic Achievement Scholarship recognises outstanding academic achievement among our postgraduate applicants. To qualify for this award, you need to demonstrate an excellent academic profile that is relevant to your course.