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Alumni Fund Placement Grants

A guide for students applying for an Alumni Fund Placement Grant.

A headshot of student Henry France
Henry France, MSci(Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Professional Placement, on placement at Hibernian Football Club in Edinburgh

Application process

Thanks to the generosity of alumni and other friends, the Alumni Fund can offer awards of £2,000 to support undergraduate student placements.

Who can apply

Placements must be unpaid, low-paid or pay only a modest stipend.

You are only eligible to apply if you have not yet started your placement. If you apply for a grant and are successful but then your placement plans change (for instance, if your placement is cancelled) you will not automatically retain the grant.

Key application dates

  • Applications for the fund will open on Monday 16 February 2026
  • The deadline for applications is midnight on Friday 5 June 2026

Additional information

The reviewing panel can award grants prior to the deadline, at their discretion, if there are special circumstances.

Each year, the application form is combined with that for the Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS) Placement Fund.

If you are an HSS student and are unsuccessful in your application for the Alumni Fund, you will automatically be considered for the HSS Fund. Merging the application forms has been done to simplify the process for applicants.

Apply now

Complete the application form.

Eligibility

Applicants for an Alumni Fund Placement Grant must be an eligible Home UK undergraduate student who will be undertaking a placement year in 2026/271.

You must also meet one or more of the following criteria. The University must have a record of your eligibility in each category you disclose in order to support your application:

  • you have a student loan household income assessment of £42,875 or less
  • your home is in an area where there is a low participation of young people progressing into higher education
  • your school or college performance is below average
  • you are a care leaver
  • you or your family receive a state means-tested benefit
  • you have an Access to HE Diploma
  • you are 'irreconcilably estranged' from your parents or guardians
  • you are a young carer
  • you are a refugee or asylum seeker

If you have questions about your eligibility

Applicants must also demonstrate a shortfall in the funding required to complete their placement. If you are unsure if you meet these criteria, please contact studentmoneyadvice@bath.ac.uk

Please use this form to submit enquiries to the grant panel.

Make an application

Apply for an Alumni Fund Placement Grant

  1. Eligible UK students are those assessed as eligible for tuition fee and maintenance loans, as determined by Student Finance England, or other relevant UK student loans awarding agency, and have a Home fees status as determined by the University. When applying for the maintenance element of student loans you should request for these to be based on your household income. ↩

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