Think Big scholarships terms and conditions

This webpage sets out the terms and conditions for all Think Big scholarships. This includes:

• “Think Big”
• “Think Big about [study area]”
• “Think Big Career Accelerator”
• “Think Big about Research”
• associated scholarships and bursaries applied for through the Think Big programme. For example the Michael Wong Pakshong Bursary.

Eligibility

1. To be eligible for the University's undergraduate scholarships, you must:
   
   1. have applied for a full-time undergraduate course delivered in person at the University of Bristol;
   2. be classed as an overseas student for fee-paying purposes;
   3. have received an offer to study at the University of Bristol before Friday 19 March 2027;
      1. If you have not, we will withdraw your scholarship application.
   4. meet or exceed the entry requirements as stated in your formal UCAS offer before 31 August 2027
   5. confirm the University of Bristol as your Firm choice offer in UCAS. 
2. To be eligible for the University's postgraduate scholarships, you must:
   1. have applied to any full-time, in person master's programme at the University of Bristol;
   2. be classed as an overseas student for fee-paying purposes;
   3. have received an offer to study at the University of Bristol before Friday 19 March 2027;
      1. If you have not, we will withdraw your scholarship application.
   4. meet or exceed the entry requirements as stated by the University of Bristol.
3. If you receive more than one study offer, you must choose one for your scholarship application. If you do not choose by the deadline, it may make your application ineligible.
4. Scholarship awards are valid for entry in September 2027 only. You cannot defer them to a later year.
   1. If your place at the University is deferred to a later year, your scholarship will not be transferred and you will need to apply for a scholarship again for the relevant year of entry.
   2. We cannot guarantee that a future scholarship application will be successful.

Awards

5. We will apply your Think Big scholarship as a discount to your tuition fees. We will adjust your fees at the time of your enrolment at the University. We do not offer a cash alternative.
   1. For undergraduate awards, we apply the tuition fee discount each year you pay full fees. This is up to a maximum of four years. We will renew your scholarship each year. This is as long as you make satisfactory progress (an average mark of above 50% each year).
   2. For postgraduate awards, the discount is applied to a maximum of one year, the first year of your studies.
6. The tuition fee discount will be applied during any years not spent at the University. For example, a placement year in industry or study abroad. However, the scholarship award will not exceed the tuition fees if tuition fees are lower than your scholarship award.
7. We will not apply funding of awards during periods of suspension of studies.
8. We will not apply funding of awards for repeat or supplementary study.
9. We offer scholarships and/or bursaries based on the course stated in your award letter. We try to accommodate scholarship/bursary amendment requests for students that change course. This is not a guarantee and we will consider requests on a case-by-case basis.
10. If you receive another University of Bristol scholarship or tuition fee discount, let us know as soon as possible. You cannot combine Think Big scholarships with other University funded tuition fee discounts. We will apply the award or discount of higher value only.
    1. The only exception is the Alumni Discount, which will be automatically applied to your tuition fees after we have processed the Think Big scholarship.
    2. You can receive living cost stipends and bursaries alongside a Think Big scholarship.
11. You may receive external tuition fee funding. For example, from a scholarship body, corporate sponsor, or government. The total amount of funding, including your Think Big award, must not exceed your tuition fees. If your external award covers full tuition fees, you are not eligible for a Think Big award.
12. We pay bursary awards in the first year of study only and will not in any later years. You will need to open a UK bank account. This is the account into which we will pay your bursary funds will be paid once you have completed enrolment.
13. The University of Bristol reserves the right to prioritise scholarship awards for applicants that apply earlier in the year.

General terms

14. We expect scholarship recipients to be ambassadors of the University, upholding its values and reputation.
15. We invite scholarship recipients to take part in the Think Big Development Programme. We expect them to engage with this programme whenever possible.
16. Scholarship allocations are final. We will not consider requests outside our standard allocation process.
17. The University of Bristol considers the use of AI or translation tools to be cheating when applying for a scholarship, you are expected to uphold our principles of academic integrity. Not doing so may result in your scholarship application being ineligible for funding. Exceptions include using AI to:
    1. generate the occasional short phrase within a sentence;
    2. check basic grammar and spelling.