Henderson Bursaries and Scholarships
2024/25 entry
If you apply to one of our full-time Computing, Engineering or Built Environment courses starting in September 2024, you could be eligible to receive a Henderson Scholarship worth £9,250 or a Henderson Access Bursary of £2,000 in your first year.
Funded by Birmingham City University graduate and Slack co-founder Cal Henderson through the Henderson Family Foundation, these bursaries and scholarships are for UK students from under-represented groups in these subject areas. Funding will be prioritised for women/or and those from low socio-economic backgrounds.
To apply for this funding, you must secure a place on one of our Computing, Engineering or Built Environment courses and complete and submit the application form below by 11.59pm on Sunday 15 September 2024.
Computing, Engineering and Built Environment at BCU
Our Computing courses are taught in our £70-million STEAMhouse building with access to state-of-the-art facilities and opportunities to work on industry-based projects, our courses range from Computer Science and Cyber Security to Information Technology, Music Technology and Digital Media.
Our Automotive, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering courses are all accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology and benefit from our collaboration with the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Institute of Technology (GBSIoT).
Our professionally relevant Built Environment courses prepare you to progress to careers in the property and construction industries, with opportunities to specialise in Architectural Technology, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying and Real Estate.
How to apply for a Henderson bursary or scholarship
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1. Secure a place on an eligible Computing, Engineering or Built Environment course at BCU.
If you applied to BCU before 30 June, you will need to be given a confirmed place on an eligible course at BCU on receipt of your level 3 qualifications (A Level / BTEC or equivalent). If you haven’t applied to BCU already, you can apply to one of our courses through Clearing.
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2. Complete the Henderson Bursaries and Scholarships application form.
Applications close at 11.59pm on Sunday 15 September 2024.
Cal Henderson
“I chose BCU because I liked the campus, the lecturers, and I liked the look of the course too. I chose to study Software Engineering as it wasn’t purely computer science. It was more practical than theoretical, which is what I wanted.
It was really important to me that I got a degree, because that would mean I would be able to get visas to work in other countries. It’s a necessary bar for a lot of jobs, so it was important to have that on my CV. I also learned useful skills from my degree that were immediately applicable to the job that I was doing.”
