The Blackburn Bursary is a set amount of £1,500 paid to eligible students in two instalments for each completed level of study.
The first instalment of £500 is paid upon approval of application following enrolment. The 2nd instalment of £1,000 is paid upon successful completion of the level of the programme enrolled.
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Benefits
Requirements
- Students must be a ‘Home’ student, which is determined by the funding provider (e.g. Student Finance England) and not the student status that University of Lincoln allocates to you
- EU students and international students are not eligible.
- Students must be officially enrolled and studying a first degree at Undergraduate level.
- Students studying on a part-time basis, must have a course intensity of at least 25% of a full-time equivalent.
- Students must be under the age of 25.
- Students must have been in the care of, or have been given accommodation by, their local authority.
- Their time in care must have lasted at least 13 weeks.
- Their time in care must have ended after they turned 16.
- Students must not have returned to the care of their parent(s) prior to the first day of the first academic year of their course.
- Students must not have previously received the Blackburn Bursary for the same year of study.
Check also:
Free Ongoing Fully Funded Scholarships Guide 2026 (Download Now)
Application Deadline
August 10, 2026How To Apply
pplications for a Blackburn Bursary must be made through the Student Funding Team in the Student Support Centre, who can be contacted by emailing [email protected]
Please note that you cannot be awarded both the Blackburn Bursary and Foyer/Supported Housing Bursary.
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