Gittins Family Charitable Trust Bursary 2025

The Gittins Family Charitable Trust Bursary, also known as the Gittins Bursary, will support students studying specific Nursing, Physiotherapy and Mechanical Engineering degree courses, who might otherwise find themselves in financial difficulty while studying at the University of Leicester. Applicants must be residents in the UK and commencing a full-time undergraduate degree from September 2025.

Summary

1. Application Deadline: October 6, 2025
2. Study Level: Masters
3. Sponsor: University of Leicester
4. City: Leicester
5. School: University of Leicester
6. Courses: Mechanical Engineering, Nursing, Physiotherapy
7. Eligible Country: United Kingdom

Eligibility Criteria for Gittins Family Charitable Trust Bursary 2025

Applicants must satisfy the following criteria to be considered for this bursary:

1. Hold an offer of admission to one of the following full-time undergraduate degree programmes at the University of Leicester, commencing study in September 2025:
2. Mechanical Engineering BEng
3. Mechanical Engineering MEng
4. Nursing with Leadership Dual Registration Mental Health and Adult MSci
5. Nursing with Leadership Dual Registration Mental Health and Child MSci
6. Physiotherapy BSc
7. Have been assessed for fee status as a 'Home' student
8. Have a household income below £40,000.

Selection Process

Applicants must give permission for the University to access necessary information to assess if they meet the required household income criterion. If the applicant has requested a student loan and/or maintenance grant through the Student Loans Company, household income information will be obtained from them. If the applicant has not requested a student loan and/or maintenance grant, they must produce alternative evidence of household income upon request. Failure to provide permission and/or necessary evidence of household income will mean an application cannot be progressed.

Priority will be given to applicants whose household income is verified as £25,000 or less. Consideration will be given for applicants with a household income between £25,000 and £40,000 who are in challenging financial circumstances; for example, for an applicant with more than one immediate family member at university, as demonstrated in their personal statement.

Preference will be given to male applicants with an offer of admission to Nursing and female applicants with an offer of admission to Mechanical Engineering, where appropriate.

Application Documents

As part of your application, you will be asked to provide a personal statement of up to 350 words, which should explain:

1. i) how the Gittins Bursary will be beneficial to your studies
2. ii) how the Gittins Bursary will help you to achieve your academic goals
3. iii) how your university education will benefit yourself, your community, and/or society in the future
4. iv) what achievements, academic and/or personal, are you most proud of. There is no right or wrong answer; we are just keen to hear your own story.

Benefits of Gittins Family Charitable Trust Bursary 2025

Successful applicants will receive £1,000 per year for three years (Mechanical Engineering, Physiotherapy) or four years (Nursing).

How to Apply

Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to University of Leicester on forms.office.com to apply

For more details, visit University of Leicester Scholarship webpage

Application Deadline

October 6, 2025

Application Link(s)

• Apply for Gittins Family Charitable Trust Bursary 2025