Scholarships at University of Bradford

The University is delighted to be able to offer a scholarship that will support women where they are most underrepresented. 

The Rani Scholarship is built from Anita’s passion and personal experience of how higher education can change the trajectory of women’s lives. 

The scholarship will support four female students each year, who are facing disadvantage, to study and succeed at university in subjects and industries where they are most underrepresented.

Eligible courses listed below are where female students currently make up less than 25% of the cohort.

There are four scholarships available:

• Two to be awarded to home students

• Two to be awarded to international students

Applicable courses

• BEng Chemical Engineering (FT)

• BEng Civil and Structural Engineering - (Full Time)  

• BEng Software Engineering - (Full Time)

• BSc Computer Science - (Full Time) 

• BEng Mechanical Engineering - (Full Time)  

• BSc Accounting and Finance - (Full Time, With Placement)

• BSc Economics - (Full Time)

• BSc Finance and Business Analytics - (Full Time)  

• BSc Game Design and Development (Full Time)

• BSc Computer Science for Cyber Security (Full Time)

• BSc Finance and Economics (Full Time)

Eligibility

Home Students must:

• Identify as a female

• Have an unconditional/conditional offer on one of the above courses

• Meet one of the hardship criteria outlined in the application form - these are: 

  • Refugee and asylum seeker

  • Care leaver

  • Disabled

  • Low participation background as defined by polar4 quintile 1 and 2

  • Socio-economic disadvantage

• Reside at a Bradford postcode

International Students must:

• Identify as a female

• Have an unconditional/conditional offer on one of the above courses

• Meet one of the hardship criteria outlined in the application form - these are: 

  • Refugee and asylum seeker

  • Disabled

  • Other forms of hardship will also be considered

Payment amount & frequency

• International students will receive a 50% discount on their tuition fees.

• Home students will be paid a  yearly stipend of £6,930, increasing by 5% each year.