Undergraduate student funding and scholarships (UK)

Available for home undergraduate, first-degree students who perform strongly in A-levels, BTECs, T-levels or equivalent qualifications.

• The scholarship is paid as a cash award
• It applies to students with home fee status.
• It is awarded automatically after enrolment, subject to achievement of the grades, or equivalent, below.

The scholarships are worth:

• £3,000 over the course of a degree for students with the equivalent of AAA or above (144+ tariff) at A-level (or equivalent tariff in other qualifications, e.g. BTEC)
• £2,000 over the course of a degree for students with the equivalent of AAB at A-level (136-143 tariff) (or equivalent tariff in other qualifications, e.g. BTEC)

Key information

• The scholarships are awarded after enrolment to students who meet the criteria above and paid termly.
• They can be combined with any other scholarship.
• They are available to students with a Home fee status only.

To find out more please visit the dedicated Academic Excellence Scholarship webpage.

Up to 20 cash scholarships, worth £2,000 per year of your degree, are available to students who demonstrate aptitude in esports.

Key Information

• The scholarships are awarded based on an assessment of an additional online application, and subsequently approved by a panel
• The scholarships are available to students at undergraduate and postgraduate level, including international and full-year study abroad students
• They cannot be combined with the Women in Esports scholarship
• The annual scholarships are paid termly, after enrolment
• The scholarship is paid as a cash award

To find out more and apply, visit the dedicated Esports Scholarship page.

Up to four scholarships available to first year students starting in September, each worth up to £2,000 a year.

The programme aims to improve diversity and inclusivity in the esports industry and to inspire the next generation of women esports professionals.

Key Information

• The scholarships are awarded based on an assessment of an additional online application, and subsequently approved by a panel
• They cannot be combined with the Esports Scholarships
• The scholarships are available to students at undergraduate and postgraduate level, including international and full-year study abroad students
• The annual scholarships are paid termly, after enrolment
• The scholarship is paid as a cash award

To find out more and apply, please visit the dedicated Esports Scholarship page.

The University is dedicated to giving its students the opportunity to play sports at all levels.

We recognise the difficulties students encounter trying to balance academic studies with training and competition schedules. Alongside the scholarship, we offer a support network designed to encourage talented sports people to meet their full potential in their academic studies, as well as their chosen sport.

Cash scholarships are available, worth between £500 and £1500 per year, based on submission of an application. Successful recipients also receive travel and entry costs for competitions and gym access.

Key Information

• The scholarships are awarded by the Sport and Active Communities Manager after enrolment, based on an assessment made during an application process
• They can be combined with any other scholarship
• They are available to home and international students
• The scholarship is paid as a cash award.

Visit the Sports Scholarship page for more details and the application form.

The University of Roehampton offers music scholarships to students demonstrating high levels of excellence in music.

The scholarships enable undergraduate and postgraduate students to meet some of the costs of developing their talents through lessons, courses, or the purchase of relevant equipment (instruments/strings/sheet music). In return, music scholars enhance the cultural life of the university through performances and other activities.

The cash scholarships are worth up to £1,200 per year. Successful recipients also receive travel and entry costs for competitions and gym access.

Key Information

• The scholarships are awarded by the Director of Music, based on an assessment of an application and audition
• They can be combined with any other scholarship
• They are available to home, EU and international students
• The scholarship is paid as a cash award

To find out more and apply, visit the dedicated Music Scholarship page. 

The Roehampton Bursary is worth £1,000 for the first year of our undergraduate degree programmes*. It will be awarded automatically to students in receipt of a full maintenance loan, to help with costs such as travel and accommodation.

• The scholarship is paid as a cash award.
• It applies to students with home fee status.
• It is awarded automatically after enrolment, to those meeting the requisite criteria.

This scholarship cannot be combined with other scholarships and bursaries.

It is available to students with a home fee status, enrolling on undergraduate (not foundation) programmes in 2024.

* This excludes Adult Nursing, Mental Health Nursing and Children's Nursing, who have the opportunity to receive other Nursing-specific bursaries.

A cash scholarship for full-time BA Primary Education is available to male students in receipt of the maximum means-tested maintenance loan from Student Finance England.

The scholarship is worth £1,000 each year for three years, or £3,000 in total.

Notes

• The scholarships are awarded automatically.
• They can be combined with any other scholarship.
• They are available to students with a Home status only.

Students studying Adult Nursing, Children’s Nursing, Mental Health Nursing and Physiotherapy may be eligible for additional funding through the NHS Learning Support Fund of at least £5,000 a year.

This is national funding available through the NHS Learning Support Fund (LSF).

We offer a scholarship for home and overseas students enrolling on Roehampton Higher Technical Qualifications (HNC / HND). 

It will be automatically awarded to all home and overseas students enrolling in September 2025 on a higher national certificate or higher national diploma.

The scholarships are worth £2000, paid for the length of your course. The scholarship is subject to your progression to the next academic year of study (or course completion) and your ongoing attendance.

It is available to all students with home or overseas fee status, enrolling in September 2025.  

This scholarship can be combined with other scholarships and bursaries.

The Sacred Heart Sanctuary Scholarship is designed to support those who might otherwise be unable to access higher education funding as a result of their immigration status.

The scholarship entitles recipients to the following support for each year of undergraduate study:

• a full tuition fee waiver
• 52 weeks of paid for on-campus accommodation per year (where required)

and

• access to a Maintenance Grant equivalent to the maximum government Maintenance Loan for each academic year
• This scholarship is awarded on enrolment to one student who meets the criteria.
• This scholarship can be combined with any other UG scholarship.
• This scholarship is available for the length of the undergraduate programme (3 or 4 years).

To find out more please visit the dedicated Sacred Heart Sanctuary Scholarship webpage.

The University of Roehampton is proud to offer the University of Roehampton Care Leaver* Bursary.

The Bursary is worth:

• £2,000 per year of study to Care Leavers enrolling on Undergraduate programmes at Roehampton, for up to four years of study.
• 52 weeks of accommodation at the cost of a 38 week contract, where on campus accommodation is required

Key information

The scholarships will be awarded to students who meet all of the following criteria:

• Care Leavers
• Undergraduate students
• Home students (currently residing in the UK and have a UK postcode)

Receipt of this bursary in Years 2, 3 (and 4) is dependent upon students passing the previous academic year.

To find out more please visit the University of Roehampton Care Leaver Bursary webpage.

*A care leaver is a young person who has been in the care of, or has been given accommodation by, their local authority (LA) for a period of at least 13 weeks before the age of 16. They must also not have reconciled with their parents between leaving care and starting their course.

This scholarship cannot be combined with other scholarships.

You can apply for a tuition fee loan of up to £9,535 per year, as long as you live in the UK, qualify for ‘home’ fee status and have a university place.

Means-tested Maintenance Loans, covering the cost of living are also available. 

If you take out a loan, you will start making repayments when your income is over the UK repayment threshold. If your income falls below the repayment threshold, repayments will stop and only re-start when your income is over the threshold.

Please use the student finance calculator to see what finance you can get.

You can find out more by contacting us on 020 8392 3232 or by visiting the Government's Student Finance website.

Our Student Hardship Fund and Emergency Loans provide financial assistance to help our students through periods of financial difficulty and unexpected hardship. As a Roehampton student, you will be able to apply once per academic year, and funding includes Emergency loans (repayable) and Student Hardship Fund (non-repayable loans). 

If you enrol on a full-time or part-time course which has a 'course intensity level' of at least 50% and have a disability, you may be eligible to receive a Disabled Student’s Allowance. You can find out more here.