The Professor Bligh Scholarship

The scholarship is an award of £1,200, paid in instalments. There is one scholarship available to award each academic year. As part of the scholarship, Professor Bligh will offer to mentor the successful scholar for a period of 12 months to take their ideas further and help develop appropriate study methods to do so. The scholarship is open to applications from students who meet the criteria below: • Be the first in their immediate family to attend university. • Have a household income of less than £25,000. • Be in their first or second year of study of their first undergraduate degree. • Have displayed academic enthusiasm and taken an innovative approach to their academic studies, as demonstrated through the application and interview process.

Payment of the scholarship will be made via the instalment schedule above, paid directly to a nominated bank account. The payment schedule can be amended for accelerated degrees or sandwich degrees.