Student Blog

Postgraduate scholarships – absolute game changers

March 10, 2020 Applying, Featured, Fees and funding, Postgraduate, Student Blogs

Many of us are likely to feel the pinch when it comes to student living, so looking for ways to reduce the expense of university can be incredibly important to improve our financial security. This may be especially important at the postgraduate level; while the average taught Master’s in the UK costs £7,392, tuition fees… Read more »

How A Scholarship Kickstarted My Uni Life

February 12, 2020 Applying, Fees and funding, International student stories, Postgraduate, Student Blogs, Student life

Financing your studies is probably one of the biggest worries I had when I was thinking about choosing a university. Will I be able to afford my course? What about my rent? Will I have something left for nights out? These questions haunted my mind when I got my offer to study here, at Bournemouth… Read more »

My scholarship story: Changing my life

January 29, 2020 Applying, Featured, Fees and funding, International Archive, International student stories, Postgraduate, Student Blogs, Student life

Hi guys! I’m Malvika Shahi and I’m doing my Masters in Creative Writing and Publishing at Bournemouth University. Studying abroad is a great opportunity for every student but the financial expenses can seem a bit daunting. Luckily, Bournemouth University awards loads of financial aid in the form of scholarships and discounts for students. For… Read more »

Scholarships as Saviours

January 29, 2020 Applying, Fees and funding, International student stories, Postgraduate, Student Blogs

Money is one of the important factors that influences the choice of a university. As an international student, pursuing my postgraduate degree in UK meant managing finance was a top priority. Tuition fee is a major expense when planning a higher education budget. While shortlisting universities to apply to, scholarships on offer were a major… Read more »

What the Academic Excellence Scholarship means to Jakub

March 3, 2019 Featured, Fees and funding, Undergraduate

This is a guest blog by current student Jakub Benek, studying BSc (Hons) Computing. When I initially applied to Bournemouth University, I hadn’t really looked into the financial side of things too much. I know Universities have scholarships but many of them you apply for and I hadn’t looked or thought to do that. When… Read more »

The wonders of a BU scholarship

May 17, 2017 Applying, Featured, Fees and funding, Student Blogs, Undergraduate

I can’t stress enough how amazing it has been to be rewarded with an Academic Excellence Scholarship. Bournemouth University offers a range of scholarships, rewarding academic excellence, and musical or sporting talents. The fact there was a chance I could be awarded £1,500 encouraged me to work that little bit harder to achieve those grades… Read more »

Scholarships for international students

May 9, 2017 Applying, Undergraduate

If Bournemouth University is your first choice you have already taken the first major step of giving your career a new direction. But, with that decision also comes an important issue: money and funding. Without further ado, I will go ahead and say that studying at University can be expensive for some of you, especially those coming… Read more »

Sriranjani’s Journey to BU

September 24, 2016 Featured, International student stories, Postgraduate

“This decision is one of the best I have ever made and there is no looking back” Hello! I’m Sriranjani, a 20-year old Visual Communication graduate from India, joining the MA Advertising course this September. Being an armchair traveler, I decided it was finally time to fly the nest. Pursuing a Master’s degree in the… Read more »

Why I chose BU

January 18, 2016 Blogs Archive, Postgraduate

My name is Angelique and I am a citizen of the United States of America. I chose Bournemouth University because I used the books that were written by the lecturers there to obtain my Bachelor’s in the States. Bournemouth also showed more interest in me than any other school that I applied to in the… Read more »

BU’s Academic Excellence Scholarship

December 30, 2015 Blogs Archive, Undergraduate

Did you know that BU offers this amazing Academic Excellence Scholarship worth £1,500 for achieving exceptionally good results? It pays to try hard, literally! The word ‘scholarship’ sounds scary but honestly it’s not at all what it seems! The results seem high and impossible to reach, but who says you can’t aim high in life?… Read more »

Amba’s story: scholarships and bursaries explained

December 9, 2015 Blogs Archive, Undergraduate

Confused about the scholarships and bursaries on offer? Amba explains all!

My surprise scholarship

April 21, 2015 Blogs Archive, Postgraduate

I’m Daniel Asaya, 23 years old and I come from a lovely Christian family in the Western part of Africa, Nigeria. All along, success has always been my watch word and so I strive so hard to attain it. I scaled through four years of high quality learning in Information and Communication Technology from Crawford… Read more »