Cowrie Foundation Scholarship at Cardiff University 2023

Purpose:

The Cowrie Scholarship Foundation wants to fund 100 Black British students through UK universities in the next decade.

Eligibility for the Cowrie Foundation Scholarship:

• Applicants must be identified as belonging to one of the following ethnic groups:
• • Black or Black British – Caribbean
  • Black or Black British – African
  • Mixed - White and Black Caribbean
  • Mixed - White and Black African
  • Other Black backgrounds
• Candidates should have firmly accepted an offer of a place by the relevant UCAS deadline on their first undergraduate full-time degree program at Cardiff University commencing study in the 2023/24 academic year.
• Students must be assessed for fee status as 'home' students and have a household income of £25,000 per annum or less.

How to apply?

To help us get to know you, we will ask you for a personal statement of between 600 and 900 words. There is no right or wrong answer. We are keen to hear your personal story, explaining:

• Why the scholarship would be beneficial to your studies
• How it would help you to achieve your academic goal
• Show your education would be of future benefit to your community and/or society
• What achievements, academically and personally, you are most proud of