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Cowrie Foundation Scholarship

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

Applications are currently closed and will reopen in late 2026. The information below relates to the 2024/25 academic year and is for reference only.

This scholarship is for Black African and Black Caribbean heritage, UK domiciled applicants from socio-economically under-represented backgrounds through their chosen university undergraduate degree.

The scholarship offers:

  • home UK tuition fees and a maintenance bursary of up to £8,000 for each year of your course
  • support through Cowrie’s mentorship programme

Find out more about the Cowrie Foundation Scholarship.

Eligibility

To be considered for this scholarship you must meet all of the following criteria:

  1. Identify 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 background
  2. Have firmly accepted an offer of a place by the relevant UCAS deadline on your first undergraduate full-time degree programme at Cardiff University commencing study in the 2024/25 academic year
  3. Have been assessed for fee status as a 'home' student
  4. Have a household income of £25,000 per annum or less
  5. Made an application to your regional student funding authority for income-assessed UK government financial support for higher education students
    • The regional student funding authorities are Student Finance England, Student Finance Wales, Student Finance Northern Ireland and the Student Awards Agency for Scotland
    • Obtain confirmation you will be in receipt of full financial support for the 2024/25 academic year. Please ensure that during your student finance application, you have given consent to share the information with Cardiff University, as this information will be used to determine eligibility