Royal Female School of Art Foundation bursaries
Award overview
- Level: Undergraduate, postgraduate
- Mode of study: Full-time, part-time
- Tuition fee status:
- Value: Up to £1,500
- Number of awards:
- Deadline: Friday 20 June 2025
Birkbeck is delighted to receive grant aid from the Royal Female School of Art Foundation to help support students who are suffering short-term financial hardship.
Successful applicants will be awarded a sum to assist with costs such as tuition fees, the purchase of books, travel and childcare. Applications will be considered on the basis of need, prioritising cases where a student would be unable to start or forced to leave the programme without this financial support.
Eligibility
If you are a current student, you must be enrolled on one of the following courses:
- Accelerated 3 year BA Art History / with Curating / and Language
- Part-time 4 year BA Art History / with Curating / and Language
- Cert HE / Grad Cert / Grad Dip Art History
If you are not a current student, you cannot apply for one of these bursaries until you have been offered a place on the BA or Graduate Certificate or enrolled on the Certificate of Higher Education.
You need to be able to make a case as to why you need one of these bursaries and how you think it will help you to continue with and complete your programme of study.
You will need to supply any supporting material you are able to offer, and to provide a supporting statement.
Please note: these bursaries are open to students of any gender.
Value
The sum will vary according to intensity of study. There will be a maximum of £750 for students on the Certificate of Higher Education and Graduate Certificate; a maximum of £1,125 for students on the 4 year BA; and a maximum of £1,500 for those on the accelerated 3 year BA.
Deadline
Friday 20 June 2025 at 5pm.