Lillingstone Trust Scholarship

In partnership with the Lillingstone Trust, The University of Buckingham is delighted to offer a £5,000 scholarship towards tuition fees for a two-year undergraduate degrees in computing or psychology starting in September 2025, or MB ChB Medicine degree starting in January 2026.

Available awards:

• 2 awards for psychology, starting in September 2025.
• 1 award for computing, starting in September 2025.
• 2 awards for medicine, starting in January 2026.

This scholarship is specifically for local students who otherwise could not afford a university education and for whom a place at The University of Buckingham will unlock life-changing opportunities.

Criteria and eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, applicants must fulfil all the following criteria:

• Live in North Buckinghamshire, South Northamptonshire or Milton Keynes
• Have applied to study for an undergraduate degree in either Computing, Medicine (MB ChB) or Psychology at The University of Buckingham, either via UCAS or directly via our website
• Be able to start the degree in September 2025 (for Computing or Psychology) or January 2026 (for MB ChB) and complete it in December 2027 (for Computing or Psychology) or June 2030 (for MB ChB)

Plus at least one of the following:

• Without this scholarship, the applicant would not otherwise be able to afford to attend university or
• The applicant is in a recognised ‘carer' role for a member of their immediate family or
• The applicant has faced or is currently experiencing significant family upheaval or
• The applicant is estranged from their parent(s) and receives no financial support from their family.