Overview
Scholarship type
Number of scholarships to award
Grant
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
Mature Students Hardship Fund is available to all international students, applying to an undergraduate, graduate or postgraduate course within the university.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
Value of the scholarship varies from £500 to £1,000.
Other benefits: Living costs, Equipment and study costs.
Eligibility
- Are aged 21 or over at the start of their current course of study.
- Started their course with an appropriate funding arrangement in place but have fallen into hardship
- If eligible, have applied to the Discretionary Fund for support
- If eligible, have applied for all statutory funding (Student loan, bursary, cost of living grant)
- Or they have been recommended for support from the Fund by the Student Support Team on the basis of urgent or exceptional circumstances
- A payment from the fund will make a significant contribution to the student’s ability to continue their studies successfully.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Locations
Nationality
Study experience required
Age
Application
Application deadline
Complete the Application for Financial Support form if you wish to apply for financial support. You only need to submit one application (and one set of supporting documents) and our assessing team will assess your circumstances and eligibility across all of the funds we administer (Housing Support Fund, Mature Students Hardship Fund, University of Strathclyde Covid-19 Hardship Fund, The Lady Eileen McDonald EU & International Student Fund and Discretionary Fund).
Please complete the application, ensure you include all income and expenditure. They cannot assess an incomplete application. You must provide all the documents needed or your application will be delayed. Please provide photocopies, originals will not be returned.