However, you may also be interested in exploring external funding opportunities in the form of scholarships, bursaries or grants:
- Scholarships are available based on academic achievement. They often come from your university and can include covering your tuition fees and living costs.
- Bursaries are available based on your personal circumstances, such as coming from a low-income family or having a disability. They often come from your university and usually help with living costs.
- Grants are available based on your personal circumstances, such as coming from a low-income family. They often come from Trusts or Charities and will usually help toward living costs.
The following organisations allow you search for scholarships, bursaries and grants based on your profile and the course you are on.
Blackbullion
Blackbullion is a student money management space. Once registered, you can filter their search engine to search for funding opportunities relevant to your circumstances.
Their article on scholarships, bursaries and grants provides a good overview and includes lots of helpful tips on how and when to apply.
The Scholarship Hub
The Scholarship Hub has a comprehensive search engine for scholarships. You can filter the search engine to ensure it is relevant for your circumstances.
Turn2us
Turn2us grant finder offers a search engine for grants are designed to offer support to students with specific backgrounds. For example, students who come from a low-income family, have experienced domestic abuse or have a disability, may be eligible for specific grants.
Important to know: King's does not endorse any of these search engines, or the results found.
I'm a prospective student, what is available for me?
If your student loan isn’t enough to cover your university costs, the UCAS additional funding guide may be useful. This guide details what to look for when applying to universities, what you can get a scholarship, bursary or grant for and where you can look for additional funding opportunities.
Alternative Funds
It’s always worth checking if your local council can offer you any support to go to university. Often these pots of money are there to support low income families / students who received free school dinners/ students who are the first member of their family to go to university. Please remember that this funding needs to be applied for in advance of starting university. Some examples include:
I'm a postgraduate student, what is available for me?
Some funding opportunities are specifically available for postgraduate students, on both taught and research programmes.
King’s holds a full subscription to the Alternative Guide to Postgraduate Funding, meaning you can access their resources for free. Register now to learn more about postgraduate funding opportunities and how to think outside the box about funding.
I'm an international student, what is available for me?
Alternatively, there are some organisations that provide information and search engines to help locate funding for international students:
- British Council: provides a search engine for international students wanting to study in the UK.
- Global Opportunities: provides information about scholarships for Indian students wanting to study in the UK.
