\t\t\t\tLike many people considering postgraduate study, one of my biggest concerns was funding. I was fortunate enough to have the support of my parents in addition to taking out a loan, but what made things so much easier was being awarded BU\u2019s Academic Scholarship.<\/p>\n
When I first started researching Master\u2019s degrees in the UK, the possibility of getting a scholarship wasn\u2019t something I even considered. But when I set my sights on Bournemouth and heard about the Academic Scholarship, it suddenly seemed like something I had a realistic chance of achieving.<\/p>\n
The scholarship rewards high academic achievements at undergraduate level. Applicants who have received the equivalent of an upper second-class honours degree or above are automatically awarded the scholarship. It comes in the form of a \u00a32,000 tuition fee reduction, which can make a huge difference and help ease some of those funding concerns.<\/p>\n
The best part is that you don\u2019t have to apply and numbers are unlimited; if you get the grades, you get the scholarship. It really is as simple as that! If you\u2019re an international student there\u2019s a slightly different scholarship. It\u2019s really easy to find out how your grades will be calculated \u2013 just check your country in the list to see the criteria on this webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n I was half-way through the final year of my Bachelor\u2019s degree when I applied for my MA, and with just my thesis left to do, I knew I was on track for a 2:1. Knowing I didn\u2019t have to worry about another application process meant that I was able to focus on my work and try to make sure I met the criteria. When I received my final grades in the summer, I was delighted to have my Academic Scholarship confirmed by BU.<\/p>\n With so many other costs to consider, including accommodation and everyday living, receiving the scholarship has made life a little bit easier. I also feel really proud that all the hard work over the past three years has paid off. I think it\u2019s fantastic that BU recognises things like this and rewards students for the work they put in to get here.<\/p>\n If you have any worries about the cost of studying a postgraduate degree, keep the Academic Scholarship in mind. It\u2019s a great thing to have and can make a significant difference when it comes to paying your fees.<\/p>\n By Sarah Stacey<\/strong>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Like many people considering postgraduate study, one of my biggest concerns was funding. I was fortunate enough to have the support of my parents in addition to taking out a loan, but what made things so much easier was being awarded BU\u2019s Academic Scholarship. When I first started researching Master\u2019s degrees in the UK, the… Read more » about My Academic Scholarship<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1448,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1658,1663],"tags":[877,1688,130,48,256,2186,1028],"class_list":["post-14435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog-archive","category-postgraduate","tag-bournemouth","tag-academic-scholarship","tag-bournemouth-university","tag-bu","tag-bu-scholarships","tag-postgraduate-study","tag-study"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1448"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14435"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14435\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}