University of Aberdeen Cowrie Foundation Scholarship - 2025/26

The Cowrie Scholarship Foundation (CSF), in partnership with the University of Aberdeen, is offering two full scholarships to support Black British undergraduate students from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Table of Content

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

Summary

• Application DeadlineJuly 31, 2025
• Study LevelUndergraduate
• SponsorUniversity of Aberdeen
• City to studyAberdeen
• School to studyUniversity of Aberdeen
• Eligible CountryUnited Kingdom

Benefits

The scholarship will cover your home UK tuition fees and a maintenance stipend of up to £8,000 for each year of your programme.

Requirements

1. Identify as belonging to one of the following ethnic groups:

• Black or Black British – Caribbean
• Black or Black British – African
• Mixed - White and Black Caribbean
• Mixed - White and Black African
• Other Black background

2. Have firmly accepted an offer of a place by the relevant UCAS deadline on a first undergraduate full time degree programme at the University of Aberdeen, commencing study in the 2025-2026 academic year.

3. Have been assessed for fee status as a 'home' or 'rest of UK' student.

4. Have a household income of £25,000 per annum or less.

5. Made an application to your regional student funding authority for income assessed UK government financial support for higher education students. In Scotland, this is the Student Awards Agency for Scotland or Student Finance for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Confirmation you will be in receipt of full financial support for the 2025-2026 academic year. Please ensure you have given consent to share the information with the University, as this information will be used to determine eligibility.

Application Deadline

July 31, 2025

How To Apply

Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to University of Aberdeen on to apply

For more details, visit University of Aberdeen Scholarship webpage