Scholarships & funding

The Education Matters Talent Scholarship

Education Matters is a charity dedicated to promoting and advancing education for individuals in the UK facing obstacles in accessing educational opportunities.

Thanks to the generous support of Education Matters, the University of Glasgow is pleased to offer two enhanced Talent Scholarships (£8,000 per annum for the duration of the awardee’s degree) for students commencing their studies in the 2026/27 academic year.

To be eligible, applicants must:

• be classified as a 'Home' student for fee purposes.
• hold the offer of a place to study, full-time, at the University of Glasgow in the 2026/27 session.
• be undertaking their first undergraduate degree.
• provide evidence that their, or their family's, circumstances are such that they may find it difficult to take up a place at the University for financial or other reasons.
• provide evidence of excellent academic achievement before starting University (see below).

Academic Criteria

The Talent Scholarships Panel will give significant weight to academic attainment.  As the scholarships are competitive, the level of academic attainment necessary to obtain a scholarship will depend on the field of applicants in any given year.  The Panel would, however, normally expect a Talent Scholarship holder to have minimum qualifications that were broadly comparable to their UCAS offer: BBBB-AABB at Higher.

SWAP

SWAP applicants are required to have a minimum of ABB.

University of Glasgow Access

BC

(Applications from students participating in other access programmes will be considered on individual merit)

HN Qualifications

Applicants must normally achieve A grades in each of their Graded Units to be considered for a Talent Scholarship.

Number of Scholarships

2

Value

£8,000 cash stipend per year of study

How to apply

Applications for this scholarship are now open, you can apply by clicking the 'Apply Now' Button. Applications for this scholarship will close 8th of June and the notification date for this scholarship will be the 21st of August. 

By clicking this link, you will be directed to apply for the Undergraduate Talent Scholarship. There is no seperate application form for the Education Matters Undergraduate Scholarship. The University will review all applications and use them to identify a pool of candidates who maybe eligible for the Education Matters Talent Scholarship.

If you are selected, you will be contacted separately and invited to attend an interview for the Education Matters Talent Scholarship. The date for these interviews has not yet been confirmed.

 Please note:

As part of this application form you will be asked to include 2 personal statements:

1. A statement detailing your motivation and commitment to education

and

2. A statement detailing financial and family circumstances which would make it difficult to take up your place at university without a talent scholarship

We recommend that you compose and save your statements separately before commencing your application form. You can then copy and paste your statements into the relevant section of the form.

You will be asked to provide financial information, such as household income information.

PLEASE NOTE: As the applicant, it is your responsibility to upload relevant supporting evidence, as requested through the application form. 

Unfortunately, applications cannot and will not be considered without the required supporting evidence.