Entrepreneurship Fund
To support students from disadvantaged backgrounds to unlock their entrepreneurial spirit
The Entrepreneurship Fund is here to support Students from disadvantaged backgrounds to discover innovative ideas, find new ways of working, setting up a business, create a distinctive career path, or support social enterprise.
It can support a student with purchases or costs relating to improving their knowledge, skills and understanding around their own employability or venture creation. You do not have to pay back the funds you receive for this scholarship.
The fund will offer up to £500 per applicant.
Students can use this fund to pay for a variety of uses as long as it can be attributed to at least one of the criteria below:
Some ideas may include, additional courses, resources to help develop their business ideas, outfits for placements and we are open to suggestions.
We do not fund the purchase of large capital items such as vehicles or property and there is a limit on how much is available to each individual.
Applications will be judged on merit. To apply you must meet the following criteria:
Upon approval, the award of £500 will be paid directly to your bank account during term 3, subject to registration. More details of payment arrangements will be confirmed to you on approval.
Applications for this scholarship are now open.
There are two closing dates per academic year and applicants will hear if they have been successful within three weeks of these dates: