For the academic year 2023 our awards will be worth either £5,000 or £10,000 from a total fund available of £50,000.

The number of awards are limited and this means some applications may be unsuccessful.

In order to be considered for the bursary you need to:

• hold a BSc, BA or BEng undergraduate honours degree from the University of Bath
• be a Home (UK) student and have received an offer to study an eligible master's course*
• have no more than a one-year gap between finishing your undergraduate degree and starting your postgraduate degree
• have been previously in receipt of an undergraduate Bath Bursary or Gold Scholarship Programme award

Students who hold an integrated undergraduate master's degree are not eligible for the PGT Bursary.

*An eligible master's course is one that leads to an MSc, MBA, MA or standalone MRes. The course can have a maximum duration of two years for a full-time course or four years for a part-time course. Part-time courses must be studied at a minimum of 50% intensity (for example, a course which would take one year if studied full-time may take up to two years if studied part-time). Distance Learning courses are not eligible for this bursary.

Alongside a supporting statement we will look at the widening participation data we hold about you in your student record from your undergraduate studies. This may include areas such as whether:

• your home address is in an area where there is a low participation of young people progressing into higher education
  
• your home address is considered to be in an area of general disadvantage according to Indices of Multiple Deprivation
• you or your family receive a state means-tested benefit
• you have an Access to HE Diploma
• you are a care leaver
• you are irreconcilably estranged from your parents or guardians
• you are a Young Carer
• you are a refugee or asylum seeker
  

We may also take into account:

• your achieved undergraduate degree classification
• if your gender is underrepresented in your academic department
  
• if your ethnicity is underrepresented in your academic faculty
  

Application Timeline

• We will open applications for 2023 entry around June 2023
• Applications close Tuesday 1 August 2023 at 10am (GMT+1)

Application Process

Applications for the Postgraduate Master's Bursaries are now closed.