Digital Student Scholarships

You will need to have applied for one of the above master's programme before you can apply for the scholarship as you will be required to include your Postgraduate Application Number as part of the process.
The scholarship application form requires a brief supporting statement, this should outline the following:

• how you meet the above scholarship criteria
• your past achievements in academic, professional and extra-curricular activities
• your data science experience to date and any future career plans
• how you will benefit from the financial assistance offered by the scholarship

You should be prepared to provide documentary evidence in support of your statement/eligibility criteria if required (e.g. evidence of receipt of Disabled Students' Allowances).

To be considered for a scholarship you will need to be a member of at least one of the following under-represented groups. Priority will be given to the first four groups.

1. Women
2. Black students
3. Students registered disabled
4. Students from low socioeconomic background (Index of Multiple Deprivation quintiles 1 and 2, low household income)
5. Care experienced student
6. Estranged student
7. Gypsy, Roma and Traveller student
8. Refugees
9. Children from military families, veterans and partners of military personnel

Furthermore, to be eligible for the scholarship you:

• must meet the nationality or residency status criteria to qualify for the postgraduate master's loan.
• will need to be studying, have confirmed your place on one of the eligible programmes.
• self-funding, that is, not in receipt of any other scholarship or sponsorship (a UK government postgraduate student loan is acceptable).

Eligible programmes MSc Data Science, MSc Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics, MSc Cyber Security and Data Analytics, and MSc Digital Finance programmes (full-time and part-time) starting January 2025 on our Loughborough and London campuses.