GCU RUK & Ireland Common Good Bursary 2025

If you are applying from England, Wales, Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland and you choose to study your undergraduate degree at Glasgow Caledonian University, you may be eligible to receive £6,000 cashback over three years and a final-year fee waiver worth £9,535 if you are completing a four-year degree or £8,000 cashback over four years and a final year fee waiver (£9,535) if completing a five-year degree programme.

Summary

1. Application Deadline: Not Specified
2. Value: £6,000 – £8,000
3. Study Level: Masters
4. Sponsor: Glasgow Caledonian University
5. City to study: Glasgow
6. School to study: Glasgow Caledonian University
7. Course to study: Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electrical Power Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
8. Eligible Country: Ireland, United Kingdom

Eligibility Criteria for GCU RUK & Ireland Common Good Bursary 2025

1. Awards are only available to students who have been classed as a full-time RUK fee payer by GCU.
2. Applicants must be available to take up their place on the course in September 2025. Awards cannot be deferred. Applicants who are unable to commence study at that time must re-apply for consideration under future scholarship/bursary arrangements.
3. Students who have been privately sponsored through a company are not eligible for this award. Applicants can apply for multiple scholarships, but students may only be awarded one GCU scholarship/ bursary, i.e. applicants cannot receive multiple awards.*
4. The award is of fixed value it does not increase with inflation and is awarded for the normal full length of the programme of study excluding repeat years.
5. Awards are not payable for repeat years of study, whether full or partial. Students will be responsible for funding any repeat fees.
6. Eligibility for this award is dependent on completing the academic year and fee liability at GCU having been satisfied. Should a student withdraw from their course, transfer to another institution or take time out of their course after receiving bursary payments, the awarded value paid must be reimbursed to GCU. In this event the student will be invoiced by GCU and be subject to the conditions laid out in the Fees and Refund Policy and the Credit Control and Debit Management Policy.**
7. All students who are awarded an award agree to allow the Student Funding Team to share their data with other departments/services within the University.
8. The University’s decision on the equivalence and eligibility of your qualifications is final.
9. The University’s decision on awards is final.
10. The University reserves the right to amend, discontinue or withdraw the scholarship/bursary scheme at any time without prior notice.
11. The final year waiver is applicable only to students who have commenced their studies from Year 1 and not applicable to direct 2nd/3rd year entrants

*This does not affect your entitlement to 5% early payment discount

** Please note students will receive three installments of their bursary throughout the academic year. Repayment is only necessary based on the criteria detailed on point 6

Benefits of GCU RUK & Ireland Common Good Bursary 2025

The RUK (Rest of the UK) and Ireland Common Good Bursary entitles you to:

1. £2,000 cash bursary for each of the first three years of your degree years, paid over three installments each year.
2. A tuition fee waiver in your final year if you are completing a four-year honours programme worth £9,535

For the following five-year programmes:

1. MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering
2. MEng Electrical Power Engineering
3. Meng Mechanical Engineering
4. MOptom (IP) Optometry with Independent Prescribing

You will receive £2,000 cash bursary for each of the first four years paid over three instalments and a final year fee waiver worth £9,535

How to Apply

You do not need to apply for this scholarship, as it will be given to any student who meets the criteria as laid out in the requirements above.

For more details, visit GCU Scholarship webpage

Application Deadline

Not Specified

Application Link(s)

• Apply for GCU RUK & Ireland Common Good Bursary 2025