George Major Bursaries

George Major Bursaries aims to provide bursaries for students with life limiting-illnesses.

Bursary Amount

The bursary is a set amount of £1,000 paid to eligible students.

Selection Criteria

Applicants must provide evidence of a life-limiting illness as defined in the Directory of Life-Limiting Conditions which can be found at https://www.togetherforshortlives.org.uk/resource/directory-life-limiting-conditions/.

This can be either:

• Evidence from the applicant’s medical practitioner, or
• Evidence from the Student Wellbeing Centre, providing we already hold the appropriate evidence from the applicant’s medical practitioner.

Students must be enrolled on a Student Information System on a full-time or part-time University of Lincoln undergraduate programme; a postgraduate taught programme; or a postgraduate research programme. Students must have a student status of Home on the Student Information System.

How to Apply

To apply, please contact Student Services, who can be contacted by emailing studentsupport@lincoln.ac.uk. The closing date for applications is 16 December 2023 for September start programmes and 22 March 2024 for January/February start programmes.

Additional Information

Further information regarding this scholarship can be found within the Terms and Conditions for the University's Bursaries and Scholarships (PDF).