Undergraduate Ethnicity Equality Bursary

To determine who will receive the University of South Wales Undergraduate Ethnicity Equality Bursary, the awarding panel will consider each of the following: 

Whether the applicant meets the eligibility criteria of the bursary
The information provided in your supporting statement for the bursary
The information provided on how you would envisage spending the bursary
Priority will be given to applicants:

• Who are under 25 and have previously been in care
• Who have a disability (including a specific leaning disability)
• Who are estranged from their family
• Who are the first person in their family to attend university
• Who are refugees
• Your home postcode is in a Low Participation Neighbourhood
• Who are Carers - The Carers' Trust definition of a carer is ''anyone who cares, unpaid, for a friend or family member who due to illness, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction cannot cope without their support.'' Please note that these duties would be in addition to the usual caring responsibilities that a parent would have for a dependent child.
• Those not eligible for another USW Bursary or Scholarship

To be eligible, you will need to meet all of the criteria below:

Self-identify as one of the ethnic groups under the following headings on this published UK Government list:

Mixed or Multiple Ethnic Groups
Asian or Asian British
Black, African, Caribbean, or Black British
Other Ethnic Group*

• Have applied a for entry to year 0 or year 1 of a full-time USW. undergraduate degree lasting 3 or more academic years starting in 2025-2026 academic year
• Applied for a course studying at a University of South Wales campus - Pontypridd (Treforest, Glyntaff and Sport Park), Cardiff, Newport
• Be a UK home student liable for the UK home rate of tuition fees and eligible for Student Finance from the UK government (SFE/SFW/SFNI/SAAS). 
• Be enrolled full-time on year 0 or year 1 at time of payment in November 2025 (for September entry students) or May 2026 (for April entry students).