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Transforming Lives Bursary

Award overview

  • Level: Undergraduate
  • Mode of study: Full-time
  • Tuition fee status: Home
  • Value: Bursary of £3,000
  • Number of awards: One
  • Deadline: To be confirmed

Bursaries will be awarded to support men from White working-class backgrounds in the academic year 2027/28 thanks to a generous donation from the LEN Foundation.

Eligibility

Applicants must be White British, resident in the UK and begin their first undergraduate degree at Birkbeck in September 2027.
Continued receipt of the scholarship, year-on-year, is dependent on satisfactory academic progression.
Applicants will need to meet all the following criteria to be considered for this bursary:

  • identify as White British
  • be under 21
  • identify as a man
  • have an annual household income of no more than £42,000
  • be the first in family to attend university
  • have firmly accepted an offer of a place on a first undergraduate full-time degree programme at Birkbeck beginning in September 2027
  • be accepted to study on a Birkbeck programme that is based at our Bloomsbury campus in London (this includes programmes delivered online)
  • have been assessed for fee status as a 'home' student
  • have applied for and received confirmation that they will be in receipt of full, income assessed financial support for higher education students for the 2027-2028 academic year from their regional student funding authority (Student Finance England, Student Finance Wales, Student Finance Northern Ireland, or the Student Awards Agency for Scotland).

Value

Bursary recipients will receive a maintenance bursary of up to £3,000.

When to apply

The scholarship will be open for applications from 1 February 2027.

How to apply

Applicants will need to complete an online application form (link to be confirmed) and answer two personal statement questions of no more than 200 words. Eligible applications will be assessed by Birbeck, University of London.

Awards may be withdrawn if Birkbeck become aware that successful recipients have not met eligibility criteria or to have provided false information.

A small selection panel will review the application form to decide on awardees.

Further information

If you have any questions, please raise an ASK  under the category Student Loans and Financial Support -> Bursaries and Scholarships -> Transforming Lives Bursary.