Scholarships appeal

The difference Sheffield can make to a talented student is huge. And it all starts with you.

When you support a scholarship, you help a student from a disadvantaged background to experience all Sheffield has to offer. And you help them go on to make a positive difference to the world.

Scholarship student Osa standing outside the Arts tower
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Changing lives

Receiving a scholarship can change the course of a student's life forever. They may come from lower-income or disadvantaged families, be the first in their family to go to university or have no family support at all.

Perhaps they attended a school where students consistently underperform, are registered disabled or have caring responsibilities. 

These students have the most to gain from university life. They also have the most to worry about financially if they get here. With your help, we can change that.


Scholarship student Aidan

It's been my dream to study at Sheffield for a long time. My scholarship is helping me work towards my goal of starting a law firm and fighting for equality.

Aidan

Law student

What your gift will support

Tuition fees, textbooks, equipment, field trips, printing costs, rent, food, utility bills, activities, bus fares - they all add up. And the increasing cost of going to university can be a real barrier for those from lower-income or disadvantaged backgrounds. By donating to support scholarships, you can help to change that. 

  • £10 a month could enable a scholarship student to participate in a club or society.
  • £50 a month could pay for a student to attend a field trip that they'd otherwise miss out on.
  • £250 could cover the cost of text books and equipment.
  • £1,200 could fund an undergraduate Experience Sheffield scholarship for a year.
  • £5,000 could fund a Sheffield Postgraduate scholarship, match-funded by the University.
  • £10,800 could pay for three undergraduate students to receive full Experience Sheffield scholarships.

My parents are first-generation immigrants so I feel extremely privileged to be at university. My scholarship was the reason why I chose Sheffield.

Osa

Architecture student

When you make a gift to scholarships, it means so much more to students than just the financial support.

  • You show a student that you believe in them and want them to achieve.
  • You give a student the opportunity to benefit from all Sheffield has to offer.
  • You inspire a student to raise their aspirations and expand their interests.

Scholarship student Kwadwo Antwi

In the future I want to donate to scholarships. I'd like to ease a student's struggles and help their university experience to be great. Thanks for doing that for me.

Kwadwo Antwi

Dentistry student

Supporting more students in need

Scholarships are awarded to those most in need. But every year, demand outstrips supply. Students who would benefit from financial support aren’t getting the help they need.

Thanks to generous donations, more than 1,000 students have received undergraduate and Master's scholarships over the past five years, transforming their university experience and their lives. 

We need your help in order to be able to give more students the help they need to excel here at Sheffield.

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