Townsend Scholarship

This scholarship supports students from ethnic minorities living in the borough of Lambeth, London, who have received an offer at a Russell Group university.

Eligibility criteria: 

Applicants should live in Lambeth and have lived in the borough for at least one year, be from a low-income household and have accepted an offer from a Russell Group university. There is also a separate scholarship for those who have been offered a place at a university that isn’t a Russell Group university for their first degree.

Award amount:

 Awards are worth £1,000 per term for three years (£9,000 in total).