Bursaries and Scholarships
The University offers a number of student scholarships and bursaries.
The University of Lincoln Scholarship
The University of Lincoln will reward the very best students joining us in 2012 with a £3,000 scholarship each.
Students who perform to the highest level by achieving the best qualification of all our new entrants this year will be awarded a scholarship of £3,000. The best qualification is defined as the greatest number of tariff points achieved by a successful applicant in one examination sitting. Tariff points can come from any ‘A’level or equivalent qualifications.
For example, if AAAB at A Level (460 pts) is the best entry tariff achieved in one sitting across our new entrant population in 2012, then all students who achieve 460 points will be awarded the Scholarship of £3,000.
To be considered you must be a UK citizen and have applied to the University of Lincoln through UCAS. You should have met the conditions of your offer and have made the University of Lincoln your firm choice institution, through UCAS, by 30 June 2012.
The Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship
One of the University of Lincoln Scholarship winners will be personally selected by the Vice-Chancellor to receive an additional award of £9,000, resulting in a total scholarship of £12,000.
The Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship scheme aims to identify an exceptional applicant who demonstrates the very best academic talent alongside a commitment to their subject discipline and a personal impact on their community. This should be demonstrated in your UCAS personal statement and academic reference.
The Vice-Chancellor’s Award of an additional £9,000 will be made to the student selected by the Vice-Chancellor who, in the Vice-Chancellor's opinion, informed by the student’s UCAS personal statement and academic reference, most clearly evidences commitment to their subject discipline and shows the most impressive personal impact on their community.
To be considered you must be a UK citizen and have applied to the University of Lincoln through UCAS. You should have met the conditions of your offer and have made the University of Lincoln your firm choice institution, through UCAS, by 30 June 2012.
Engineering Bursaries
Siemens will offer a significant number of bursaries to full-time BEng and MEng Engineering students who make us their 'first choice' in 2012.
These generous financial packages include a payment each term to cover living costs, and the additional opportunity to take paid summer work-placements with Siemens.
How to apply:
- Apply as normal through UCAS to the University of Lincoln BEng or MEng Engineering course
- When you receive an offer to study with us, accept it as your first choice (CF)
- We will then send you an application form for the bursary and an invitation to a Siemens Assessment Day.
For further information please contact Angela Borman by emailing Angela.Borman@Siemens.com or call +44 (0)1522 586892.
Sports Scholarship
(for Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Further Education students)
A sports scholarship has been established to support athletes in their pursuit of excellence. This bursary scheme provides access to funding and sport science support from experts in the field. This is facilitated through the University’s state-of-the-art Human Performance Centre and our impressive on-campus sport facilities.
The bursary scheme intends to attract talented sport performers who will enhance the success of the University and aims to realise your potential both as an academic and as an elite sports performer.
Athletes who are eligible to apply and who may be entitled to bursary support must meet the following criteria:
- You must fulfil the normal academic requirements of the course that you are applying for
- You would normally participate in a sport that is recognised by Sport England and currently be performing at a National or International level or be able to demonstrate strong evidence that you have the potential to achieve this standard
- You should be enthusiastically committed to representing the University of Lincoln and supporting student sport through the Students’ Union
- You must be prepared to fulfil an ambassadorial role for the University of Lincoln.
For those meeting the criteria there is up to £1,000 a year available. The performer will receive additional benefits that include exercise testing, strength and conditioning, nutritional advice and lifestyle management. 20% of your grant will be allocated to this resource, which will include gym membership of the University’s Sport and Recreation Centre.
For further information on the Sports Scholarship, please download the detailed [Sports Scholarship information], please email rwright@lincoln.ac.uk.
Sports Bursary information (MS Word)
Blackburn Bursary
(for Undergraduate students who have been in UK Local Authority care)
Full-time students who are UK residents and who have received Local Authority care within the five year period prior to the start of their course are eligible to claim a Blackburn Bursary of £1,500 for each completed year of their course.
Applicants must:
- Be a resident in the UK for three years before the start of their course
- Be new to Higher Education
- At some point have been in Local Authority Care in the five years prior to studying at the University of Lincoln
- Be studying at the University on an undergraduate Higher Education degree course on a full-time or part-time basis.
A payment of £500 will be made directly into the bank account of all eligible students after enrolment and once their application has been approved. A further payment of £1,000 will be made to the student in July or September of the following year, when all assessments for the academic year are complete (student must pass the year or attempt all assessed work). This continues for every completed level of study.
For further information on the Blackburn Bursary, please contact the Student Funding Team by emailing studentfundingteam@lincoln.ac.uk
PGRO Geoffrey Gent Bursary
The Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO) Bursary for students of the BSc (Hons) Agriculture and Environmental Management is designed to encourage young people to widen their knowledge of the role of protein (legume) crops in agriculture and to expand their knowledge to the benefit of the wider sector. It has been developed in recognition of the identified shortage of qualified agronomists required for both technical and commercial roles.
Up to 4 bursaries are available in each academic year. Successful students will benefit from:
- Financial Support:
Each successful candidate would be entitled to £500 in their first year of study, to be spent on travel and living expenses and supporting academic studies. The payments are made in 2 instalments, with £250 payable following registration with the University of Lincoln in September/October and the remaining £250 payable upon successful completion of the first year of studies. - Exceptional insight and experience into aspects of research activities, in one of the country’s leading agricultural research centres.
- Strong links with industry, through observation and participation in information transfer via trials open days.
- Opportunities for Summer trials work at PGRO
- Opportunities to attend other PGRO functions such as Road-shows and Trials Day meetings.
Applications Procedure
Students can apply for the PGRO Bursary once they have accepted the offer of a place at the University of Lincoln to study the BSc (Hons) Agriculture and Environmental Management.
Application is by means an application form, which requires the student to submit a statement of no more than 500 words, explaining:
- The relevance of protein crops to the current issues around food supply
- Why they have selected to study BSc (Hons) Agriculture and Environmental Management
- What difference the receipt of the scholarship would make in the pursuit of their goals.
Candidates will be selected by an independent panel of not less than four people. The process of selecting candidates will be overseen by the Dean of Faculty.
About PGRO
PGRO is the UK centre for applied research into temperate peas, beas and other legumes, providing UK growers and agronomists with independent, practical agronomy advice. PGRO is a registered charity funded by a mixture of voluntary levy contributions from legume growers, contract research from the agricultural industries and government research grants. It is managed by a Board of Trustees appointed from the NFU, grain traders, food processors and other agri-businesses.
