Wrexham University First Generation Opportunity Scholarship 2026-2027

Wrexham University are awarding a £1000 cash award for those who are the first in their family to go to University. 

Table of Content

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

Summary

• Application DeadlineOctober 2, 2026
• Value£1,000
• Study LevelUndergraduate
• SponsorWrexham University
• City to studyWrexham
• School to studyWrexham University
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

£1,000

Requirements

• Eligible applicants will be those studying on their first year of an undergraduate degree at Wrexham University. 
  • This may be on any year of entry to the course applied for (for example foundation year, year 1, year 2, year 3) but it must be the applicant’s first year of study at WU.
• Eligible applicants will be those whose parents/guardians did not attend university, and do not hold a higher education qualification.
  • This will be determined in the first instance by the applicant’s answer to the ‘Parental Education’ question on their application to WU.
• For UCAS and Direct applicants, this question will be:
  • Do any of your parents, step-parents or guardians have any higher education qualification, such as a degree, diploma, or certificate of higher education?
  • Applicants who select ‘No’ in response to this question will be deemed eligible for this scholarship scheme.
  • Applicant who chose ‘Yes’, ‘Don’t Know’ or ‘I prefer not to say’ in answer to this question are NOT eligible for this scholarship scheme
• An applicant’s siblings are NOT considered when assessing eligibility for this scheme. Applicants whose siblings are currently attending/have attended university may still apply.
• There are a limited number of scholarships available. A maximum of 10 scholarships will be available each year (8 for September entry, 2 for March/Spring entry). When all available scholarships are awarded, the scheme will be closed for that year of entry.

Application Documents

First Generation Scholarship Scheme 26/27 Entry 

Application Deadline

October 2, 2026

How To Apply

Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to Wrexham University on wrexham.ac.uk to apply

• Applicants must indicate on their application (UCAS or Direct) if they are the first in their family to attend University.
  • This is done via the answer to the question 'Do you or any of your parents, step-parents or guardians have any Higher Education qualifications, such as a Degree, Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education?'.
  • Applicants who answer 'no' to this question should then submit the expression of interest form via this link:
• First Generation Scholarship Scheme 26/27 Entry 

For more details, visit Wrexham Scholarship webpage