UK Academic Excellence Scholarships at University of Bradford 2026

The University of Bradford is offering cash scholarships worth up to £3,000 (over the duration of a three-year degree) to all Home students who meet both of the following criteria:

• Students who achieve AAA or higher in their A-levels (or equivalent).
• Being from a low participation area as defined by POLAR 4 in quintile areas 1 and 2 which are the lowest participation areas.

Further details of this can be found at: Search by postcode - Office for Students

Students studying on an undergraduate degree programme for more than three years would receive funding for the additional years subject to satisfactory progression (excluding any years you are paying a reduced fee, for example when you are on a sandwich year).

There are is no limit to the number of scholarships available – all students who are eligible will receive the award.

Table of Content

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

Summary

• Application DeadlineMay 31, 2026
• Value£3,000
• Study LevelUndergraduate
• SponsorUniversity of Bradford
• City to studyBradford
• School to studyUniversity of Bradford
• Eligible CountryUnited Kingdom

Benefits

£3,000

Requirements

• All Home who achieve AAA or higher in their A Levels or equivalent (from three Level 3 qualifications only. Please be aware we cannot consider Foundation years as equivalent level qualifications for this scholarship ) - a list of all qualifications and their equivalencies is available here:
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  • UK qualifications (PDF, 172KB)
  • EU qualifications (PDF, 120KB)
• Being from a low participation area as defined by POLAR 4 in quintile areas 1 and 2 which are the lowest participation areas: https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/data-and-analysis/young-participation-by-area/map-of-young-participation/
• Please note, the AAA Scholarship is linked to the grades you achieve, it is not linked to your offer or your UCAS tariff points.
• If you have a combination of three level 3 qualifications which are not listed or if your country of domicile or qualification is not listed, please email us at [email protected] to see if you are eligible.
• Students must be domiciled in the UK
• EU nationals domiciled in the UK will be considered under this scholarship
• If you already hold a degree you cannot be considered for the scholarship.
• Students who transfer to us from another university will not be eligible for the scholarship unless they transfer into stage 1 of their programme i.e. foundation year or first year.

Check also:
Wits-Edinburgh Programme in Sustainable African Futures by Mastercard Foundation 2026-2027
Department of Aeronautics MSc Scholarship at Imperial College London 2026

Application Deadline

How To Apply

• How to apply
• You don’t need to apply – students will be assessed for the scholarship automatically.
• If you have got the grades then you have got the scholarship!
• Successful students will then be notified that they have been awarded the scholarship by the end of October 2026.

For more details, visit University of Bradford Scholarship webpage