Genesys Life Sciences Scholarship

To help us get to know you, we will ask you for two short personal statements of up to 4,000 characters. Statement one asks you:

• Why the scholarship would be beneficial to your studies
• What achievements, academically and personally, are you most proud of? This could include overcoming a challenging personal circumstance. There is no right or wrong answer, we are keen to hear your personal story

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

• Be studying in Year 0 or Year 1 of a full-time undergraduate degree programme at the University of Liverpool, commencing study in the academic year.
• Be studying in Year 0 or Year 1 of a full-time undergraduate degree programme at the University of Liverpool, commencing study in the academic year.
• This must be your first degree, you must not already hold a degree or equivalent higher-level qualification.
• Be studying a Life Sciences programme within the University of Liverpool Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. Please note, that clinical courses are not eligible to apply for this scholarship. If you are unsure if you are enrolled on an eligible course, please contact us to check before applying.
• Come from a home where neither parent attended university in the UK or abroad. If one or more parent is currently studying for their first degree or graduated from their first degree within the last five years, you will be considered eligible under this criteria.
• Have been assessed for fee status as a ‘home' student, or expect to be assessed as a ‘home' student.
• Have a household income of less than £25,000 per annum.
• Have made an application to Student Finance England. We will seek confirmation that you will be in receipt of full financial support for the academic year. Please ensure you have given consent to share your information with the University, as this will be used to determine eligibility.
• We will also look at where you live (postcode) and other measures of educational challenges, often referred to as socio-economic metrics.