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SPCLS Centenary Bursary

Looking for a different scholarship?

The School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences (SPCLS) is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. Part of this commitment means addressing barriers in the progression of students from under-represented groups to master’s study.

Working with our student community we have established the SPCLS Centenary Bursary to encourage students from under-represented groups to study at the postgraduate level in Psychology.

Scholarship value 

One scholarship is available, comprising a £2,000 fee reduction and £2,000 bursary. 

Deadline

1 August 2025

To apply for funding, you must have received an offer of admission to one our master’s courses.

  • MSc Cognitive Neuroscience
  • MSc Language Sciences
  • MSc Research Methods in Psychology
  • MSc Psychology Conversion
  • MSc Theory in Practice in Clinical Psychology with Research or Clinical Placement

Please apply by completing the bursary application form. This will be accessible up until the closing date.  

Criteria

Eligibility criteria have been developed with input from the University's Diversity and Inclusion Advisors, the SPCLS Wellbeing Inclusion Diversity and Equality committee, and the Dean for Diversity and Inclusion.

To qualify for this bursary, you must:

  • have an offer on a self-funded master’s programme in SPCLS (students who are funding their tuition fees with, for example, a postgraduate master's loan from the Student Loans Company (SLC), are considered as self-funded)
  • not already hold a master’s qualification or higher
  • be eligible for home fee status.

You must also meet at least one of the following criteria, and provide the evidence listed: 

  • You have a disability (as defined by the Equality Act, 2010). If so, please provide written confirmation of your disability in the form of a doctor’s note or other suitable official document.
  • You are from a minority ethnic group. If so, please state of which minority ethnic group you belong on your application form.
  • You are from one of the most deprived areas of the country as defined by the government's IMD (Indices of Multiple Deprivation) database (defined as IMD quintile 1): you must provide evidence of the residential address and the dates you resided in this address.
  • You are from an area with low participation in Higher Education, as defined by the government's POLAR 3 classification (quintile 1). If so, please provide evidence of the residential address and the dates you resided at this address.
  • You have been in local authority care for at least three months since the age of 14. If so, please provide evidence of
    • the local authority whose care you were under
    • at what age(s) you were in care
    • the duration for which you were in care. 

More information

Applicants will be asked to declare that the information contained within the application is true, and if any information is found to be incorrect and/or they are found to not be eligible for the bursary, the University reserves the right to withdraw the bursary and recover any bursary already awarded. The University also reserves the right to ask for further supporting evidence to show the applicant meets the eligibility criteria, as the University may reasonably require. 

Applications will first be assessed on whether they meet the eligibility criteria (pass/fail). After this, written statements will be assessed on how well applicants can describe:

  • why the University of Reading is the best place for them to study
  • their journey to this point in their career and any challenges they’ve experienced along the way
  • the potential impact of the scholarship on their career.

The applications will be assessed by a panel of three members of SPCLS, whose decision will be final, and there will be no right of appeal. 

Apply for the SPCLS Centenary Bursary.

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