Published: 17 Jun 2025 17 views
The Black Heart Scholarship Programme, run by The Black Heart Foundation, is a life-changing opportunity for driven and deserving individuals who face financial barriers to achieving their educational ambitions. Open to students at any stage of education—from early schooling to postgraduate study—the scholarship supports both traditional academic paths and experiential learning.
Whether you're pursuing formal education in the UK, US, or other resource-limited regions, the programme is designed to empower talented applicants to reach their full potential. With a focus on equity, opportunity, and impact, the Black Heart Foundation provides vital financial support to those whose dreams align with the Foundation’s mission: enabling access to education for all, regardless of background or circumstance.
Each year, this scholarship helps successful applicants continue or begin studies they might otherwise have had to forgo—opening doors, changing lives, and building futures.
Financial bursaries to cover educational expenses, which may include:
Tuition fees
Course materials
Living costs
Costs related to field/community learning
Support across geographies:
Primarily in the UK and US
Open to applicants from resource-limited regions globally
Opportunity regardless of current stage in education or age
No restriction on field of study — applicants choose their own educational path
Applicants may be at any point in their educational journey:
Preparatory/secondary school
Undergraduate
Postgraduate
Experiential learning (e.g. community/field-based education)
The programme welcomes applicants of any age.
A clear demonstration of financial hardship or lack of resources is essential.
The scholarship must support a clearly defined educational goal, whether formal (school, university) or informal (field-based learning).
While the programme primarily funds education in the UK and US, it also considers applications from other geographies, especially resource-limited regions.
Applicants must show how their education aligns with the Black Heart Foundation’s mission to provide opportunity and empowerment through learning.
To apply to the Black Heart Scholarship Programme, please visit our application portal. As part of the application we request a personal summary of no more than 1200 words providing a brief outline of the educational activity for which you seek a scholarship, outlining how the scholarship would align with the aims of The Black Heart Foundation and presenting a clear case of financial need. Take care to complete all of the sections in the application before submitting. You are able to save drafts and come back to your application.
For more details, visit the Black Heart Foundation Scholarship webpage.
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