Excellence Scholarships for current students

If you are in Years 1 or 2 of a full-time undergraduate programme in academic year 2024/25, or Year 1 only of a full-time foundation degree, you may be eligible to apply for an Excellence Scholarship worth up to £2,000.

Excellence Scholarships have nothing to do with your financial situation, degree subject or academic achievement. If you are proud of something you have done and can demonstrate determination, commitment and achievement outside of your studies, then we want to hear from you.

Our Excellence Scholarships are designed for those who have evidence of excelling in a certain area outside of their studies.

• Creative Arts – Are you a budding designer, painter, filmmaker or sculptor? Are you a promising writer of short stories, poetry or scripts?
• ICT and Enterprise – Do you run your own business? Have you designed a website or blog? Do you have advanced ICT skills?
• Performing Arts – Do you shine in dance or drama? Do you have musical talents, such as composing, singing, playing an instrument or being part of a band?
• Volunteering and Citizenship – Are you a keen volunteer who gives up your time to help others or fundraise on a regular basis? Do you raise awareness of issues locally or nationally?

Please note: The above examples are potential areas of excellence based on previous applications but this is not intended to be a comprehensive list. If your expertise or achievement is not covered by our suggestions, don’t be put off. We encourage you to put forward an application for consideration.

If you can demonstrate dedication, talent and achievement in sports performance, coaching or officiating, we recommend that you should apply instead for a Sports Scholarship.

Scholarship amount

Year 1 of a full-time undergraduate degree or integrated Masters

• £2,000, paid in instalments across the duration of your course

Year 2 of a full-time undergraduate degree or integrated Masters

• £1,000, paid in instalments across the duration of your course.

Year 1 of a full-time foundation degree

• £1,000, paid in instalments across the duration of your course.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for an Excellence Scholarship, you must be enrolled on:

• Year 1 or Year 2 of a full-time Edge Hill University undergraduate degree (BA/BEng/BSc/LLB/MBChB) or integrated Masters degree (MComp/MEng/MNSW/MSci);
• Year 1 of a full-time foundation degree.

Conversion degree (top-up) students, Erasmus students, repeat year students and permanent employees of Edge Hill University are not eligible.

Please note: It is not possible to receive multiple scholarships in recognition of the same achievement.

A successful application for an Excellence Scholarship will make you ineligible to receive Sports Scholarship. You are welcome to apply for the two awards, however, and if both applications are successful you will be able to choose which scholarship you would prefer to receive.