– Open Futures Scholarship –
The Open University is now accepting applications from suitably qualified students for their Open Futures Scholarship. It is a fully-funded scholarship for all students.
About Open University
The Open University was established by Royal Charter on 23 April 1969 and celebrated its 50th birthday in 2019. We are the leading university for flexible, innovative teaching and world-leading research in the United Kingdom and in 157 countries worldwide.
Uniquely placed to understand the needs of part-time students, combining their learning while earning, our innovative, award-winning distance teaching credentials have seen over 2 million students receive an education, otherwise denied to them at campus-based universities.
The Open Futures Scholarship for Black Students, launching for the first time in academic year 2022/23, will provide the opportunity for new, UK-resident students who identify as Black to study for free.
Aim and Benefits of Open Futures Scholarship
50 scholarships will be available in 2022/23. A scholarship covers OU undergraduate credit-bearing modules and qualifications, paying for the full tuition cost of your qualification, up to 120 credits each seasonal academic year and 360 credits in total.
Successful recipients of a scholarship will also be entitled to receive 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.
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Requirements for Open Futures Scholarship
To be eligible, you’ll need to meet all the following criteria:
1. Identify as being from a Black background; applicants must have one of the following ethnicities:
a). Black African.
b). Black Caribbean.
c). Black Other.
d). Mixed – White and Black Caribbean.
e). Mixed – White and Black African.
f). Other mixed background (to include Black African, Black Caribbean or Black Other).
2. Have a personal annual income of not more than £25,000 or be in receipt of a qualifying benefit.
3. Be ordinarily resident in the UK and eligible for a UK fee.
4. Hold no existing higher education qualification.
5. Be a new student to The Open University in academic year 2022/23.
6. Be intending to study towards an undergraduate OU qualification or module commencing in the 2022/23 academic year.
7. Be studying at a minimum intensity of 25% (30 credits) per academic year.
Application Deadline
July 22, 2022
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