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John Lewis Partnership and Open University’s support for people who have been in care
A single mother who was in foster care as a teenager has been able to study for a degree thanks to an Open University scholarship funded by the John Lewis Partnership (JLP). Althea is in her first year of an English literature and creative writing degree with The Open University after she was chosen as […]
Black students scholarship opens doors to new opportunities
Classically trained dancer Sharon Henry is looking forward to a new career and an exciting future thanks to The Open University (OU) Black Students’ Support Fund. The scholarship is funded by the generosity of donors and to date 97 Black students have had their lives changed because of the free-study opportunity. The fund sits at […]
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The Open University’s scholarship fund supporting injured or disabled veterans is open for applications
The Disabled Veterans’ Scholarships Fund (DVSF) provides free education at The Open University (OU) for veterans injured or disabled during military service. There are 50 places available to start study in Autumn 2023. Since it launched in 2018 the fund has awarded 262 scholarships to study at the OU and has helped veterans from a […]
OU launches scholarship fund to support carers
The Open University has this week launched The Carers Scholarships Fund, which will provide 50 UK-based carers with a full fee-waiver scholarship of up to £18,000 to study an OU course of their choice. To ensure young adult carers are encouraged to apply, 15 places have been reserved for those between the ages of 18-28. […]
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Open University scholarship fund for disabled Veterans
The OU is launching a fundraising drive to offer free undergraduate degree courses to disabled veterans of the armed forces. It aims to raise an initial sum of £2.5 million from private and public donors to establish a Disabled Veterans Scholarship Fund to help tap a huge untapped pool of talent by helping former service […]
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Law graduate wins scholarship to Harvard
Created in 1965 following the death of President Kennedy, the scholarship provides full funding to a British citizen who is a graduate of a British university, enabling them to take up study at Harvard University, or the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. This year, OU law graduate Amy Woolfson has scooped the accolade. Amy is The […]
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