Open University Open Futures Scholarship for Black Students

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Open University Open Futures Scholarship for Black Students

The Open Futures Scholarship for Black Students will provide the opportunity for new, UK-resident students who identify as Black to study for free.
50 scholarships will be available in 2022/23. A scholarship covers full tuition costs for undergraduate studies. Successful recipients of a scholarship will also be entitled to receive a one-off, £500 study costs grant to support the cost of preparing for study with the OU, such as buying a laptop, study materials, or arranging internet access.

Application Requirements

To be eligible, youll need to meet all the following criteria:

Identify as being from a Black background. Applicants must come from the following ethnicities:
Black African
Black Caribbean
Black Other
Mixed White and Black Caribbean
Mixed White and Black African
Other mixed backgrounds (to include Black African, Black Caribbean, or Black Other)
Have a personal annual income of not more than £25,000 or be in receipt of a qualifying benefit.
Be ordinarily resident in the UK and eligible for a UK fee.
Hold no existing higher education qualification.
Be a new student to The Open University in the academic year 2022/23.
Be intending to study towards an undergraduate OU qualification or module commencing in the 2022/23 academic year.
Be studying at a minimum intensity of 25% (30 credits) per academic year.

Required Documents

N/A

Funding Specifications

Not specified.

Application Steps

To apply, download the full scholarship terms and conditions as well as the scholarship application form.
Once completed, email your application and supporting evidence to our Student Fees team. Youll find their contact details on the first page of the application form.

University: The Open University.

Country of Study: None

Level: Undergraduate

Test Score: N/A

Deadline: 2022-07-22

Dollar Range: 50 scholarships will be available in 2022/23. A scholarship covers full tuition costs.
The recipient will also get a one-off, £500 study costs grant to support with the cost of preparing for study with the OU, such as buying a laptop, study materials, or arranging internet access.

Eligible In: Afghanistan, Åland Islands, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bouvet Island, Brazil, British Indian Ocean Territory, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Congo (the Democratic Republic of the), Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Holy See, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea (the Democratic People's Republic of), Korea (the Republic of), Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia (Federated States of), Moldova (the Republic of), Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, North Macedonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, State of, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Réunion, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin (French part), Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan (Province of China), Tajikistan, Tanzania, the United Republic of, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States Minor Outlying Islands, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Virgin Islands (British), Virgin Islands (U.S.), Wallis and Futuna, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Scholarship Contact:
Use the email us form: (https://www.open.ac.uk/request/marketing-forms/email-us-form-int)

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