This scholarship provides support to one student enrolled on an undergraduate programme in chemistry or physics at the University of Bristol and consists of:

• a £9,250 fees grant per year for the duration of the course (up to 4 years)
• the award will alternate between chemistry and physics
• the award will be available every 3 to 4 years depending on the duration of the course.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the GF Scholarship you must:

• be a current, full-time, first year undergraduate in 2024/25
• be a home (United Kingdom) or EU student with settled status
• be resident in the UK
• be eligible for, have applied for and accepted all the financial support available from the UK government (in the form of living costs loans from the Student Loans Company)
• have a demonstrable financial need with a household income below £42,875

Priority will be given to applicants who:

• are from a household with a low income
• are part of the first generation in their family to go to university
• are from areas of low participation in higher education
• have attended an aspiring state school
• have received a contextual offer.

Award distribution

Applicants must meet the essential eligibility criteria to be considered for the scholarships.

To ensure fair distribution of the available funding, scholarships will be awarded using a scoring system based on the widening participation criteria.

When selecting the successful scholarship recipients, other awards students may hold from the University or external organisations will be considered.

The University’s decision will consider the needs of the entire student body and as such will be final with no appeal process.

How to apply

The GF Endowment Fund is part of the additional funding programme. You can apply from the Additional funding page.

Successful applicants

The University will make offers of a scholarship to successful candidates. Full details of the scheme being offered, including the terms and conditions, will be made available in the award notification.

Awardees will be expected to reply to the Scholarship offer notification, confirm their acceptance of the award and the relevant terms and conditions by email.

Awardees who do not reply within two weeks will have their scholarship offer rescinded (withdrawn) and the scholarship will be offered to someone on the scholarship reserve list.

Reserve applicants

To make sure that all available funding is distributed, the University will select several students to be on a reserve list. Such applicants will be notified accordingly.

Students on the reserve list may be contacted later to be informed that they have been offered an award should funding become available.

Being placed on the reserve list is not a guarantee of an award.

Deadline

The deadline for the application is Thursday 16 May at 11:59 pm (UK time).

After the application closing date, you will be contacted if your scholarship application was successful.

Assessment process

Applications will be accepted from students who meet all of the eligibility criteria and are currently undertaking the first year of the undergraduate course.

Information provided in the application will be used to determine which applicants display the most demonstrable need.

Priority will be given to applicants who fulfil the most widening participation criteria and are ranked most highly by the selection panel’s scoring mechanism.

Further details

To receive a payment you must:

• be fully registered at the University and engaged with your studies
• be eligible for, have applied for and have accepted the financial support available from the UK government (in the form of living costs loans from the Student Loans Company)
• have provided your (and as appropriate, your partner, parents or guardians) consent to the Student Loans Company via their regional funding provider, to share your household income data with the University.