High Achiever Scholarship

An entry scholarship, worth £2,000, is available to UK undergraduate students with high grades.

The scholarship is awarded as a termly reduction in tuition fees and is applicable for the first year (a reduction of £500 per term over our 4 term academic year). All awards are subject to your meeting the University’s academic entry requirements and abiding by the University’s rules and regulations.

This scholarship is not available for Medicine students.

“I received the High Achiever Scholarship and the application process was very simple – I sent a couple of emails, confirmed that I was eligible for it and did not have to think about it again – it was added onto my degree for the next two years.”
Karina, Law student

Criteria and eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, candidates need to:

  • be a UK or Irish national (living in the UK or Ireland)
  • have achieved AAB or above (or equivalent) in their A Levels
  • have made Buckingham your firm UCAS choice, or making a firm acceptance of a direct offer of a place.

Matched courses

To qualify for the scholarship, an application to one of the following programmes listed below is required.

How to apply

Reminder: You need an application ID to submit an application for this scholarship, which you receive after submitting your application to one of our courses. Ensure your course application is submitted before applying for our funded scholarships.

September 2025 entry

Scholarships for courses commencing September 2025 are now available to apply for.


January 2026 entry

The scholarship application form for courses commencing January 2026 is not yet available.

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