Awards of up to £5,000 (pro-rata for the amount of credit they are studying) will be paid against the student’s tuition fees for a postgraduate taught degree programme as a fee reduction/waiver.

 

The MyWorld Scholarship supports home (UK) fee-paying students who are from underrepresented groups in Higher Education to access taught postgraduate study linked to the creative technologies industry. This Scholarship includes courses at the University of Bristol, Bath Spa University, University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) and the University of Bath.

Successful applicants will need to be enrolled and engage in a postgraduate taught programme studying either part-time or full-time. The programme of study must be linked to the creative technologies industry and be offered in the Southwest at either the University of Bristol, Bath Spa University, University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) or the University of Bath.

The scholarship will only apply for 2025/26, irrespective of the duration of the course. Successful awardees already undertaking a two-year or three-year part-time postgraduate programme are welcome to re-apply for the scholarship in the second/third year of their study, but they will be assessed in the same way as everyone else applying in the 2025/26 academic year.

Please note that this will be our last year (2025-26) of awarding the MyWorld Scholarships. Therefore, any part-time postgraduate students studying their first year in 2025/26 need to be aware that the scheme will not be available for application in the second or third year of their part-time programme.

 

Further details

The applications for 2025/2026 are now open. Read the Terms and Conditions 2025/2026 for more information on the application process.

The MyWorld Scholarship is funded by UK Research and Innovation’s flagship Strength In Places Fund.

If you have any queries about the MyWorld Scholarship please get in touch with myworldskillstraining-group@bristol.ac.uk stating “MyWorld Scholarship_your surname” as the title of the email.

Funding partners

Before you can apply for the Scholarship, you must already be holding an offer of study starting in the academic year 2025/26.

Application for the MyWorld Scholarships is via completion of the following MyWorld Scholarship application form 2025/26 only – any other types of application will not be accepted.

All applications must have been completed and submitted by 09:00 on Thursday 21 August 2025.

You can apply if you:

  • Are eligible for home (UK) tuition fees.
  • Are from a group underrepresented in Higher Education (see Terms and Conditions).
  • Hold an offer to study a postgraduate course (or for a part thereof e.g. micro credentials) which is linked to the creative technologies industry at either University of Bristol, Bath Spa University, University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) or the University of Bath during the 2025/2026 academic year. Please note we will consider applicants from any course related to gaining employment within the creative technologies industry, but priority will be given to those on courses most closely aligned to the MyWorld programme aims and objectives. Please see the list of courses which will be prioritised in Terms and Conditions.
  • Intend to gain employment in the creative technologies industry following completion of academic study.
  • Meet the terms and conditions of your academic offer and meet any other conditions required by the University in which you will be studying.