The Futures Aspire Scholarship is aimed at supporting a new student from a low-income family or disadvantaged background.
What do you get?
£5,000 a year for each year of your study, alongside the opportunity to be supported by a Futures Coach to develop your confidence during your time at CCCU.
Who is this for?
You can apply for the scholarship if you have applied or hold a current offer for a full-time 3-year undergraduate degree at CCCU. You must:
- be a Home fee-paying student
- have a low household income below £45,000 or qualified for free school meals
- be from a background which may be a barrier to progressing into higher education (for example you are care experienced or estranged, are living with a disability, have caring responsibilities or come from an ethnic minority background)
- be open to providing case studies for marketing purposes and attend the Futures Annual Supporter Event each year during your studies, and other events as required.
How do you apply?
Applications deadline: 23rd April.
You will be required to fill out the Aspire Scholarship application form, which includes a 500 word personal statement.
When will you be paid?
Scholarship payments will be made in three instalments throughout the academic year: 25% in November, 25% in February, and 50% in May.
Payments will be subject to Terms & Conditions, which require the student to achieve 75% attendance and successfully progress to the next year of the degree.
What do you need to know?
The award is the largest offered at CCCU and have been established thanks to the generosity of our alumni and wider community.
If you have any questions or want to speak to one of the team, please email the Futures Team.