Cowrie Scholarship Foundation Scholarship

A panel including University of Hull staff members and local professionals will assess applications and compile a shortlist of the strongest applications. The shortlist will be sent to The Cowrie Scholarship Foundation, who will make the final decision.

You must meet all of the following criteria to be considered for this scholarship:

Identify as belonging to one of the following ethnic groups:
• Black or Black British – Caribbean
• Black or Black British – African
• Mixed - White and Black Caribbean
• Mixed - White and Black African
• Other Black background
Have firmly accepted an offer of a place at the University of Hull, to Year 0 or Year 1 of a full-time undergraduate degree programme, to commence study in the academic year.
This must be your first degree - you must not already hold a degree or equivalent higher-level qualification.
You must have been assessed for fee status as a 'home' student, or expect to be assessed as a ‘home' student.
Have a household income of £25,000 per annum or less
Have made an application to your regional student funding authority for income assessed UK government financial support for higher education students. The regional student funding authorities are: Student Finance England, Student Finance Wales, Student Finance NI and the Student Awards Agency for Scotland.

The scholarship will cover your home UK tuition fees and a maintenance stipend of £8,000* for each year of your course. The scholarship is tenable for the duration of your programme of study, subject to satisfactory progression.

*The maintenance stipend consists of a University of Hull bursary (£2,000 per annum), and an award of £6,000 per annum from the Cowrie Scholarship Foundation.