The Cumbria Business and Tourism Excellence Scholarship

The Cumbria Business and Tourism Excellence Scholarship offers £4,500 (£1,500 per year of study for a 3-year degree) for eligible full-time taught undergraduate business or tourism programmes at the University of Cumbria for the 2026/27 or 2026/7 academic year.  

Applicants must hold an offer for September 2026 or September 2027 entry, be a home fee payer and all academic conditions must be met before the course start date.  Payments will be made in March of each year for a maximum of 3 years where the student has paid or has approved Student Finance support to pay the tuition fees.

There is no need to apply for this award, if eligible the Admissions team will send you the terms and conditions to sign and return.  Once registered on programme, you will be directed to provide your bank details for the scholarship to be put into your bank account. Scholarships cannot be combined with other awards.  

Eligible programmes

2026/7 

BSc (Hons) Business Management (Lancaster campus) 

BSc (Hons) International Business Management (Lancaster campus)

BA (Hons) Tourism and Visitor Economy Management (Ambleside campus)

2027/8

BA (Hons) Business Management (Lancaster campus) 

BA (Hons) International Business Management (Lancaster campus)

BA (Hons) Tourism and Visitor Economy Management (Ambleside campus)

BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance (Carlisle campus)

BSc (Hons) Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (Lancaster campus)