2026-2027 Bracken Scholarship at University of Liverpool

The University of Liverpool is pleased to offer the Bracken Scholarship, made possible by the generosity of Mike Bracken. This scholarship will support two students from the Liverpool City Region to pursue postgraduate education in Data Science.The scholarship will be open to two students in the 2026/27 academic year and is worth £5,000. Students must be studying a postgraduate course at the University of Liverpool. Those on data science or coding courses may be given priority.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineJuly 9, 2026
• Value£5,000
• Study LevelMasters
• SponsorUniversity of Liverpool
• City to studyLiverpool
• School to studyUniversity of Liverpool

Benefits

• £5,000

Requirements

Applicants must satisfy all of the following to be considered for this scholarship:

1. Permanently reside in the Liverpool City Region. This is defined as a student who attended secondary school and college in the Liverpool City Region (defined as the boroughs of Liverpool, Knowsley, Wirral, St. Helens, Runcorn and Sefton) and have applied for your undergraduate student finance from a postcode in the Liverpool City Region
2. Have accepted an offer of a place at the University of Liverpool for a postgraduate course, to commence study in the 2026/27 academic year
3. This must be your first postgraduate degree, and you must not already hold an equivalent qualification
4. You must have made an application to Student Finance England for a Postgraduate Master’s Loan
5. You must have been assessed for fee status as a 'Home' student, or expect to be assessed as a 'Home' student.
6. You must have been considered a student from a widening participation background during your undergraduate degree. Please see below for information on what qualifies as a widening participation background.

Application Deadline

How To Apply

For More Information, Visit University of Liverpool Webpage

Personal statement

To help us to get to know you, we will ask you for a personal statement of 4000 characters answering the following questions:

• Why would the scholarship be beneficial to your studies? How would you use the scholarship to enhance your studies?
• What are your academic and career goals, and how would the scholarship help you to achieve these goals?
• How will your education and career provide future benefit to the Liverpool City Region?
• What achievements, academically or personally, are you most proud of?