Financial support and awards
The financial awards listed below have different eligibility criteria and are available for current or prospective Lancaster University students only.
For information and eligibility criteria on Lancaster University's Bursaries and Scholarships please see Bursaries and Scholarships FAQs. Students who qualify for bursaries and scholarships remain on the same financial package for the duration of their course, providing that they meet the criteria in each year of study. See award entitlement for further details appropriate to your year of entry.
| Award Title | Level of Study | Value of Award | |
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| Alumni Loyalty Scholarship |
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20% fee reduction for 1st Class Hons degree holders 10% fee reduction for 2:1 Hons degree holders | |
| Bowland College - Lancashire & Cumbria Studentship |
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Up to £500 | |
| Bowland College - Vacation Travel Grant |
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Up to £150. | |
| Bowland College - William Mercer Student Experience Grant |
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Up to £75 | |
| Bowland College Award for Community Engagement |
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£250 maximum (2 awards) | |
| Bowland College Career Acceleration Award |
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£100 maximum (10 awards) | |
| Care Leavers Bursary |
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£2,000 per year for each year of study. The bursary will be paid in four equal instalments of £500 at the start of November, January, April and June. (not paid for repeat years of study). In your final year of study a £500 Graduation bursary will be paid towards the end of June. | |
| Carers Bursary |
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£450 paid in 3 equal termly instalments. | |
| Cartmel College Postgraduate Studentship |
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£1000 - two awards can be made each year. | |
| Churches Together in Britain and Ireland |
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Grants are typically up to, but not exceeding £1,000 | |
| County College 1000 - Engagement and Opportunities Fund |
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up to £50 | |
| County College Steve Dempster Personal Development Fund |
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£100 | |
| County College Studentship |
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£1,000 - two awards can be made each year. | |
| County College Travel Award |
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£150 | |
| Donald & Margot Watt Bursary Fund (FASS and FST only) |
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£1,000 or £2,000 depending on assessed financial need. | |
| Emergency Loans | Variable according to personal circumstances | ||
| Estranged Student Bursary |
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A £2000 bursary paid in four equal instalments of £500 at the start of November, January, April and June. In your final year of study a £500 Graduation Bursary will be paid. | |
| External Sources of Funding |
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Variable according to source | |
| FfWG - Foundation Grants for Women Graduates |
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The grants are not likely to exceed £4,000. All our grants are offered on a needs basis and therefore not all grants will be for £4,000 | |
| FfWG - Theodora Bosanquet Bursary for Women Graduates |
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Variable | |
| FINS Student Loans |
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Up to 25.000 EUR | |
| Furness College Loans |
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Up to £100 | |
| Furness Studentship |
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£250 | |
| Furness Vacation Travel Awards |
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A total of eight awards to the value of £250 | |
| Future Finance (Private Student Loans) |
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Loan entitlement will vary according to your circumstances | |
| Fylde College - Travel Award |
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A total fund of £1,500 is available | |
| Fylde College Kruteen Desai Memorial Fund |
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Up to £100 | |
| Grizedale College - CAT Interview Bursary |
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Up to £50 (depending on the number of applications received, as there is a limit to the total funding available) | |
| Grizedale College - Travel award |
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Up to £150 (depending on the number of applications received as there is a limit to the total funding available) | |
| Grow Your future Careers Bursary |
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Variable - dependent on household income | |
| GROW Your Future Careers Bursary |
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Variable depending on household income via Student Finance. For further details please see Careers Financial Support website below. | |
| Hellawell Bursary |
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£1,200 | |
| IT Support Fund |
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A maximum award of £500 | |
| JMWM Hussain Foundation Scholarship |
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£1000 per student | |
| Lancaster Enabling Access Fund |
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Between £50 and £500 per academic year. | |
| Lancaster Opportunity and Access Fund (LOAF) (for UK, EU & International) |
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Amounts are variable dependent on assessed financial need for undergraduate students. Award amounts are limited for postgraduate students. | |
| Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust |
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Maximum of £3,000 p.a for Undergraduate Maximum of £5,000 p.a. for Postgraduate | |
| Loans and Grants (UK Government Funding) |
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Funding entitlement will vary according to your circumstances | |
| Lone Parents Child Care Grant |
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A maximum of £1,000 for any academic year | |
| Lonsdale College Travel Grant |
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Up to £250 | |
| Marcus Merriman Travel Grant |
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Up to £150. | |
| Mature Student Scholarship |
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£1000 | |
| Cartmel College Postgraduate Studentship |
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£1000 - two awards can be made each year. | |
| Peel Trust Studentship |
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Up to £4,000 and paid in three termly instalments dependent on termly satisfactory academic progression. | |
| Physics Bursary |
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£1,000 | |
| Pilkington Awards |
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Three awards of £500 each | |
| Reuben Singh Scholarship |
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£9,000 towards tuition fees | |
| Robinson Scholarship |
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£5,000 | |
| Sallie Mae Student Loans |
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Variable depending on cost of attendance | |
| Sampson Bursary |
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£1200 | |
| Snowdon Masters Scholarships |
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Up to £30.000 | |
| Social Work Bursary |
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Dependent on status | |
| Striding Edge Scholarship |
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A single award of £500 | |
| US Federal Loans |
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Variable depending on individual circumstances | |