Black Futures Scholarship

Up to 20 awards of £7,000 are available in 2025/26.

Successful candidates receive £2,000 for their first, second and third years. There is also a further £1,000 available as Career Employability funding.

Successful applicants will be enrolled on the Futures Scholarship programme. You will be supported by the Futures Scholarships Co-ordinator to access career guidance and advice on University opportunities for personal and professional development.

If you started before 2025/26

Your awards have a value of £3,500 if you started before 2025/26. You receive:

£2,000 in the first year
£750 in the second and third years

There is also a further £1,000 available as Career Employability Funding.

You can apply if you:

have one of the following categories of ethnicity:

Black African
Black Caribbean
Black Other
Mixed – White and Black Caribbean
Mixed – White and Black African
Other mixed background (to include Black African, Black Caribbean or Black Other)

are a UK applicant for full-time undergraduate study
have an offer (or are awaiting a decision) to study for an undergraduate degree starting in 2025/26
have a household income of £50,000 or less as confirmed by the Student Loans Company.