Santander Scholarship
Key information
- Cash payment
- £5,000
- Award length
- One-off payment
- Study level
- Fee status
- Home (UK)
- Number of awards available
- 6
- Student type
- Current
- Applications open
- 16 November 2026
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About the Santander Scholarship
The Santander Scholarship provides financial support to care-experienced students, studying at The University of Â鶹Æƽâ°æ. This scholarship is funded by Santander through their Open Academy, and will provide six students with a cash stipend to support their studies. Applications are made through Santander Open Academy, with recipients selected by the University in line with the agreed eligibility and selection criteria.
Students in receipt of another bursary / scholarship with a value of £5,000 or over from the University of Â鶹Æƽâ°æ, will not be considered for this scholarship.
Scheme eligibility
Essential criteria are conditions you must meet to be considered for this scheme. Students who do not meet these criteria will not be considered for this award.
To be eligible, you must meet the following:
- Aged 18 or older at the time of applying, and a UK resident.
- Studying a full-time University of Â鶹Æƽâ°æ degree during the 2026/27 academic year
- Be a care-experienced student, as verified by the Independent Students team, and therefore in receipt of the Undergraduate Access Scholarship (for CEES students)
- Not in receipt of a bursary / scholarship with a value of £5,000 or over, from the University of Â鶹Æƽâ°æ
Application and selection process
How to apply
You must create an account on Santander Open Academy to apply (if you’re not registered already).
You will be required to complete an online assessment on the Santander Open Academy Platform by the closing date 11 February 2027 (hereinafter, the ‘Online Assessment’). This Online Assessment involves a series of questions to assess the skills and abilities of the applicants to select the scholarship winners. (The link for the assessment will be included in an email from Santander Open Academy that confirms your application form submission was successful). Your submission is not complete if you do not complete the Online Assessment, and your application will be disregarded.
What you need to apply
Your student ID number.
Selection process
After the closing date, The University of Â鶹Æƽâ°æ will verify your status as a care-experienced student, through our Independent Students team. We will then use your score from the online assessment to allocate the scholarship.
If you're chosen as a winner, you must accept the scholarship within 7 days, by following the instructions that will be emailed to you. Failure to do this within the time will result in the scholarship being reassigned to another student.
Terms and conditions
Understanding your fee status
This scheme uses your fee status as part of its eligibility criteria. Find out more about how The University of Â鶹Æƽâ°æ assesses tuition fee statuses
Application and Selection process
Completing an application does not guarantee you will receive this award
Verifying your eligibility
Applicants must meet eligibility criteria and be in a position to verify their circumstances in order to apply. Applicants who do not meet the criteria will not be considered for an award
Contact
For enquiries about this award, please contact us.