Application procedure

Please note – to be eligible to apply for any round, you must be in attendance at university by the application deadline date. 
 

How to apply

Our first application round each year is the March round. To apply, you must already be at university. The application process for the March round opens on 1 January.

Eligibility

Undergraduate bursaries are designed to provide support to UK students in financial need, whose parent or spouse is a commercial traveller, pharmacist or grocer, and who are registered on a full-time undergraduate degree course at a recognised UK university. The information in this section explains more about eligibility, and the terms we use.
 

Application procedure

How to apply

Application forms will be available in April.

Closing dates

The closing date for applications is 1 October. We aim to make decisions within four to six weeks after the closing date.

Decisions

Decisions on applications are taken by the Trustees of the Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust, and all are final.

Eligibility

Postgraduate bursaries are designed to provide support to UK students in financial need, who have a parent or spouse, or are employed themselves, as a commercial traveller, pharmacist or grocer, and who are registered on a full-time postgraduate degree course at a recognised UK university. The information in this section explains more about eligibility, and the terms we use.
 

Grants for postgraduate study

We award bursaries of up to £5,000 a year for UK university students, who are in financial need and have a parent or spouse or are employed themselves, as a commercial traveller, pharmacist or grocer.
 

How much can you apply for?

The most that you can apply for is £5,000 a year. However, the amount that you receive depends on your financial need and the total amount of funding we have available to distribute each year.
 

What can you use a postgraduate grant for?