UK/EU undergraduate scholarships

We aim to attract students of the highest calibre who will benefit from, and contribute to, the top-quality education on offer. We are keen to recognise and reward high levels of academic excellence.

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You don't need to apply separately for a scholarship.

You do not need to apply separately for a scholarship, the decision will be made on the basis of your application and qualifications. You are eligible to be considered for a scholarship whether or not you are already receiving a University of Southampton or Isle of Wight bursary.

We offer a variety of scholarships to the most able students:

Art - Graphic Arts, Fine Art and Textiles, Fashion & Fibre

Excellence Awards at Levels 2 and 3 and Degree Show awards are also available to outstanding undergraduate students throughout their study on the basis of academic recommendation.

We also offer progression scholarships to enable students who demonstrate high performance in their Bachelor's degree to progress to Master's level study.

Biological Sciences - Biochemistry, Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Pharmacology, Zoology
The School of Biological Sciences offers 10 entry scholarships of £1000 to new students (level 1) based on pre University qualifications. A further 10 performance scholarships of £1000 will be awarded to students with outstanding performance in their first and/or second year. Bursaries are available for international students, with £1000 offered for each A-level at grade A (up to a maximum of £3000). For students taking the International Baccalaureate the qualifying grade is HL6 (maximum bursary £3000).

Chemistry
The School of Chemistry, with the help of industrial sponsors, provide a study pack for all students registered on a chemistry degree. This includes the core chemistry textbooks, a molecular modelling kit, and laboratory coat and safety glasses. In addition, there is the Southampton Chemistry Scholars Scheme. A first year Southampton Chemistry Scholar must obtain specified A level eligibility criteria (3 grade As in chemistry and at least one from biology, maths or physics). The top ten academic performances in the first year, from the group identified as eligible on the basis of their A level grades, will each be awarded £1000. Similarly there are ten second year Southampton Chemistry Scholar awards, also of £1000 each, made to the top 10 academic performers in their second year of chemistry studies.

Civil Engineering and the Environment - Civil and Environmental Engineering, Environmental Sciences
At the School of Civil Engineering and the Environment we are expanding our programme of scholarships linked to a number of companies, the SUCCESS scheme. SUCCESS provides continuing sponsorships to students selected in their first and second year of study. It includes a financial package of between £1000 and £1700, summer work placements and possible long-term employment opportunities on graduation. Students are selected during the first semester on the basis of an interview day including company representatives.

Education - Post-compulsory Education, Sport Management and Leadership, Sport Studies
The School of Education offers a number of scholarships, each valued at up to £3000 per annum, to new entrants to undergraduate degree programmes in Sport (BSc Sport Science/BA Sport Management and Leadership). These will be awarded to candidates on the basis of both academic excellence and sporting achievement, either in performance or in relation to community sport development. The School will also offer a number of scholarships, each valued at up to £800 per annum for entrants to the part-time BA Post-compulsory Education programme, awarded on the basis of academic excellence.

Electronics and Computer Science - Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Technology in Organisations

Zepler Scholarships
All students who achieve AAA in A levels will receive a Zepler Scholarship of £1,000 in their first year of study, provided that they also achieve at least 70 per cent in the School examinations in Semester 1. This applies to all UK, EU, and overseas students.

For students entering the School who have taken alternative examinations to A level and where true equivalences cannot be established, we will award Zepler Scholarships to the top 10 per cent of students in each degree stream in the Semester 1 examinations, provided they achieve at least 70 per cent overall. This applies to all UK, EU, and overseas students who have not taken A levels.

In second and subsequent years of the degree programmes the top 10 per cent of each degree stream will receive £1,000 provided they achieve at least 70 per cent overall. This applies to UK, EU and overseas students. It is therefore possible for an ECS student to receive funding of £4,000 over the course of a four-year MEng programme.

Engineering Sciences - Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Ship Science
The School of Engineering Sciences offers 40 entry scholarships of £1000 each to reward excellence. We also offer 40 annual scholarships of £1000 for excellence in academic performance during the degree. The maximum possible award will therefore be £4000 over the duration of all programmes.

Geography
The School of Geography offers a number of scholarships of £1000 each. These will include:
1. Entry awards, given to those in the first year, based on pre-university attainment.
2. Level 2 awards, given to those entering their second year, based on level 1 results.
3. Level 3 awards, given to those entering their third year, based on second-year results.
4. Progress awards, given to those entering their third year, rewarding progress throughout the first two years at Southampton.

Health Professions and Rehabilitation Sciences - Health and Social Care, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Podiatry
All courses in the School of Health Professions and Rehabilitation Science are fully funded by NHS bursaries. For more information telephone the NHS Student Grants Unit on +44 (0)1253 856123.

Humanities - Archaeology, Languages and Contemporary European studies, English, Film, French, German, History, Linguistics and Language Studies, Music, Philosophy, Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American studies
The School of Music offers competitive scholarships for singers and instrumentalists (including accompanimental & organ scholarships) for periods of one to three years. Candidates for undergraduate or postgraduate courses may apply. See www.southampton.ac.uk/music/about/scholarships.html for more information.

Institute of Sound and Vibration Research - Acoustical Engineering, Acoustic & Music
The Institute of Sound and Vibration Research offers a number of scholarships of £2000 each to outstanding applicants to our programmes in Acoustical Engineering and Acoustics and Music. We also award a number of scholarships of up to £1000 for outstanding performance in examinations during the course.

Law
The School of Law is employing considerable funds to enhance the learning experience of all the undergraduate law students and is offering a number of prizes/scholarships up to a value of £1000 to students demonstrating outstanding achievement at the end of each year while on the course.

Management - Accounting and Finance, Entrepreneurship, Management Sciences and Management
The School of Management offers scholarships and prizes on its undergraduate programmes. A number of entry scholarships are offered to the highest achieving UK/EU applicants, while further prizes are awarded to recognise student excellence in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd years of study. For more information see the School of Management scholarships page.

Mathematics
The School of Mathematics offers three types of scholarships, as follows:
1. Up to 15 scholarships of £1000 per annum for the duration of the degree programme (subject to progress) for the best qualified candidates, based on academic qualifications at entry.
2. Scholarships paying all tuition fees for the normal duration of the degree programme for any candidate entering with five A grades in distinct subjects at A level.
3. A scholarship of £1000 payable to each student upon entry into the final year of the MMath programme.

Medicine
The School of Medicine offers a number of scholarships, rewarding students who achieve Distinctions in the assessments during undergraduate BM degree programmes. About £25,000 per annum will be available. Individual students may be eligible for up to £1000 of scholarship funding by achieving Distinctions in the BM Year 1 & 2 assessments and/or in the BM Intermediate examination.

Nursing and Midwifery
Nursing and Midwifery students from the UK and EU do not pay tuition fees, as all these preregistration courses are funded by the NHS. UK and EU students on degree programmes are eligible to apply for a means-tested NHS Bursary. Those pursuing Diploma & Advanced Diploma Studies are eligible for a full NHS Bursary. For more information telephone the NHS Student Grants Unit on +44 (0)1253 856123.

Ocean and Earth Science - Geology, Geophysical Sciences, Oceanography
The School of Ocean and Earth Science offers a number of scholarships. These scholarships will include:
1. Up to ten, entry awards of £500, given to those in the first year, based on pre-university achievement.
2. Ten Level 2 awards of £1000, given to those entering their second year, based on level 1 results.
3. Ten Level 3 awards of £1000, given to those entering their third year based on second-year results.
4. Ten Level 4 awards of £1000, given to those entering their fourth year based on third-year results.

Physics and Astronomy
The School of Physics and Astronomy awards a maximum of 10 scholarships annually to outstanding students, based on a written examination taken in November of the year preceding entry. Successful students will receive automatic admission and £4000 annually throughout their course. Invitations to sit the examination are automatically sent to students applying for a place on Physics and Astronomy courses via UCAS before 31 October.

Scholarships are also available to students from outside the EU. These scholarships provide overseas students with £1000 per year for every grade A achieved in A level examinations up to a maximum of £3000 per year. Students holding qualifications other than A levels may be eligible as well. Students applying for a place on Physics and Astronomy courses via UCAS will be automatically considered for a scholarship.

For further information about Physics and Astronomy scholarships please contact the Admissions Tutor at: entry@phys.soton.ac.uk.

Psychology
The School of Psychology will be awarding 10 High Achievement Scholarships, worth £1000 each, to new students, as well as a number of scholarships for continuing students.

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