The University of Manchester has partnered with the Cowrie Scholarship Foundation to offer scholarships to support Black African and Caribbean heritage applicants from socio-economically under-represented backgrounds.
The Cowrie Scholarship Foundation will fund 100 Black British students through UK universities in the next decade. Applicants must be ordinarily resident in the UK and commencing undergraduate study in September 2023. The scholarship is tenable for the duration of your programme of study, subject to satisfactory progression. There are two scholarships available for students studying any degree programme and four scholarships available for students studying a degree programme within the Faculty of Science and Engineering.
Founded in 1824, The University of Manchester is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the medium-sized city of Manchester (population range of 500,000-1,000,000 inhabitants), North West England. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Privy Council, The University of Manchester is a very large (uniRank enrollment range: 40,000-44,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. The University of Manchester offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as pre-bachelor degrees (i.e. certificates, diplomas, associate or foundation degrees), bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 195 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on students' past academic record and grades. International students are welcome to apply for enrollment.