George Major Bursaries

George Major Bursaries aims to provide bursaries for students with life limiting-illnesses.

Bursary Amount

The bursary is a set amount of £1,000 paid to eligible students.

Selection Criteria

Applicants must provide evidence of a life-limiting illness as defined in the Directory of Life-Limiting Conditions which can be found at https://www.togetherforshortlives.org.uk/resource/directory-life-limiting-conditions/.

This can be either:

• Evidence from the applicant’s medical practitioner, or
• Evidence from the Student Wellbeing Centre, providing we already hold the appropriate evidence from the applicant’s medical practitioner.

Students must be enrolled on a Student Information System on a full-time or part-time University of Lincoln undergraduate programme; a postgraduate taught programme; or a postgraduate research programme. Students must have a student status of Home on the Student Information System.

You can also find out more about how we support students from underrepresented backgrounds on our Equality of Opportunity webpage.

How to Apply

To apply, please contact Student Services, who can be contacted by emailing studentsupport@lincoln.ac.uk. The closing date for applications is 16 December 2023 for September start programmes and 22 March 2024 for January/February start programmes.

Additional Information

Further information regarding this scholarship can be found within the Terms and Conditions for the University's Bursaries and Scholarships (PDF).