Loughborough University
Leicestershire, UK
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Tuition Fees & Financial Support

Undergraduate funding

Important: Information for students starting in or after 2012/13 can be found in the Undergraduate Prospectus.

Loughborough University Year of Entry Merit-Based Scholarships

The following is an introduction to the merit-based year of entry scholarship scheme. Terms and conditions apply to the scheme. These will be made available here in due course. If you have specific queries in the meantime, please contact the Bursaries and Scholarships Information Service.

Competitive, merit-based year of entry scholarships have been introduced for certain undergraduate degree courses. The scholarships are worth £1,000 and are paid to eligible students in the first year of their programme. The scholarships are offered by the departments listed below and are intended to be a contribution to your living and course costs.

Not all degree programmes offered by the departments are covered by scholarships. Please ensure you consult the lists of eligible courses for each department, shown below.

 

Are there eligibility conditions?

In order to be eligible for consideration for a Merit-based year of Entry Scholarship you will need to be:

Most importantly, in order to qualify for a scholarship, you will need to have made Loughborough your first (firm) choice university at the appropriate time within the UCAS application process, by entering the first year of the programme and you must also satisfy the required academic threshold. Note that qualifying grades must be in the subjects specified in the University's conditional offer, and you must meet the conditional offer in full. The Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering will also take into account your performance at the end of the first semester.

Please note that non-UK EU and international students are not eligible for Loughborough University year of entry merit-based scholarships.

 

How do I apply for a scholarship?

Scholarships will be automatically offered to those students who meet all of the eligibility requirements, including meeting (or exceeding) the minimum grade requirements

 

How will the scholarship be paid?

The scholarship will normally be paid in instalments straight into your bank account.

 

Where can I find further information?

If you need further information about the scheme, contact the Bursaries & Scholarships Information Service (see contact details in the right hand column).

 

Which departments/courses offer scholarships?

Below is a list, in department order, of all the courses which are offering scholarships. The UCAS code for the course and the minimum academic threshold (the minimum grades you can achieve and still qualify for the scholarship) are also shown.

 

Scholarship List for 2012/13 Academic Year

Minimum threshold for the programmes below:

A level

IB

EB

BTEC

Scottish Advanced Higher / Higher

AAA

38

80

DDD

AA at Advanced Higher, AB at Higher in different subjects

Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineering BEng/MEng H805/H806 H802/H803
Chemical Engineering with Management MEng H8N2/H8NF

Department of Chemistry

Chemistry MChem F102/F103
Chemistry with Analytical Chemistry MChem F182/F183
Medicinal & Pharmaceutical Chemistry MChem F128/F129
Chemistry with Forensic Analysis MChem F186/F187

Department of Computer Science

Computer Science BSc/MComp G400/G401 G402/G403
Computing & Management BSc GNK2/GN42
Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence BSc/MComp GG47/GG4T GGK7/GG4R
Computer Science & Mathematics BSc GG4C/GG4D
Information Technology Management for Business BSc GN51/GN52

Loughborough Design School

Ergonomics BSc J920/J921

School of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering

Electronic & Electrical Engineering BEng/MEng H600/H604 H601/H605
Electronic & Computer Systems Engineering BEng/MEng H611/H614 H613/H612
Systems Engineering BEng/MEng H652/H650 H660/H641

Department of Mathematical Sciences

Note:

Mathematics MMath G103/G104
Mathematics BSc G100/G101
Mathematics with Mathematics Education BSc G1X3/G1XH
Mathematics with Statistics BSc GG13/GG1H

Wolfson School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering

Note:

Mechanical Engineering BEng/MEng H300/H301 H303/H302
Manufacturing Engineering BEng H710/HH1T
Product Design Engineering BEng/MEng HH1R/H715 HHC7/HHD7
Engineering Management BSc N290/N291
Sports Technology BSc CH67/HC76

Department of Physics

Physics BSc/MPhys F300/F301 F304/F304
Engineering Physics BSc/MPhys F311/F382 F312/F313
Physics & Management BSc FN32/FN3F
Physics & Mathematics BSc/MPhys FG31/GF13 FG3C/FG3D
Sports Science & Physics BSc FC36/CF63
Physics with Cosmology BSc F3FM/F3F5

 

 

Contact

Bursaries and Scholarships Information Service

T: 01509 222477
E: bursaries@lboro.ac.uk

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