The Rani Scholarship - 2026-27

About the project

• Attendance: 2026-27
• Available for: 2026-27
• Entry year: 2026-27
• Study level: Friday, 1 May 2026
• Apply by: Friday, 1 May 2026
• Available scholarships: 4

No longer applicable

This scholarship is no longer available due to the deadline date passing or it applying to a previous academic year.

The scholarship may be available in future academic years, but please note this may not always be the case.

This page remains online for information purposes only.

Overview

The University is delighted to be able to offer a scholarship that will support women where they are most underrepresented.

The Rani Scholarship is built from Anita’s passion and personal experience of how higher education can change the trajectory of women’s lives.

The scholarship will support four female students each year, who are facing disadvantage, to study and succeed at university in subjects and industries where they are most underrepresented.

Eligible courses listed below are where female students are currently underrepresented. Eligible courses listed below are where female students are currently underrepresented There are four scholarships available:

• Two to be awarded to home students
• Two to be awarded to international students

Payment amount and frequency

International students will receive a 50% discount on their tuition fees. Home students will be paid a yearly stipend of £6,930, increasing by 5% each year.

Eligibility

Home Students must:

International Students must:

• Identify as a female
• Have an unconditional/conditional offer on one of the above courses
• Meet one of the hardship criteria outlined in the application form - these are: Refugee and asylum seeker Care leaver Disabled Low participation background as defined by polar4 quintile 1 and 2 Socio-economic disadvantage
• Refugee and asylum seeker
• Care leaver
• Disabled
• Low participation background as defined by polar4 quintile 1 and 2
• Socio-economic disadvantage
• Reside at a Bradford postcode
• Identify as a female
• Have an unconditional/conditional offer on one of the above courses
• Meet one of the hardship criteria outlined in the application form - these are: Refugee and asylum seeker Disabled Other forms of hardship will also be considered
• Refugee and asylum seeker
• Disabled
• Other forms of hardship will also be considered

Applicable courses

BEng Civil & Structural Engineering BSc Computer Science for Cyber Security BEng Mechanical Engineering BSc Game Design and Development MEng Mechanical Engineering BA Game Design and Development BSc Computer Science BSc Economics BEng Software Engineering BSc Finance and Business Analytics BSc Accounting and Finance BSc Architectural Technology LLB Law with Business and Management

Eligible countries

• Afghanistan
• Aland Islands
• Albania
• Algeria
• American Samoa
• Andorra
• Angola
• Anguilla
• Antigua & Barbuda
• Antilles (Netherlands)
• Argentina
• Armenia
• Aruba
• Australia
• Austria
• Azerbaijan
• The Bahamas
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Barbados
• Belarus
• Belgium
• Belize
• Benin
• Bermuda
• Bhutan
• Bolivia
• Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
• Botswana
• Bouvet Island
• Brazil
• British Antarctic Territories
• British Indian Ocean Territory
• British Virgin Islands
• Brunei Darussalam
• Burkina Faso / Upper Volta
• Bulgaria
• Burundi
• Myanmar
• Cameroon
• Canada
• Cape Verde Islands
• Cayman Islands
• Canary Islands
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Channel Islands
• Chile
• China
• Christmas Island
• Cocos (Keeling) Islands
• Colombia
• Comoros
• Congo (Peoples Republic)
• Congo, Democratic Republic
• Cook Islands
• Costa Rica
• Croatia
• Cuba
• Cura
• Cyprus (European Union)
• Cyprus (Non-European Union)
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Djibouti
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• Timor Leste (East Timor)
• Ecuador
• United Arab Republic of Egypt
• El Salvador
• England
• Equatorial Guinea
• Eritrea
• Estonia
• Ethiopia
• Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
• Faroe Islands
• Fiji
• Finland
• France
• French Guiana
• French Polynesia
• Gabon
• The Republic of The Gambia
• Georgia
• Germany
• Ghana
• Gibraltar
• Greece
• Greenland
• Grenada
• Guadeloupe
• Guam
• Guatemala
• Guernsey
• Guinea
• Guinea Bissau
• Guyana
• Haiti
• Honduras
• Hong Kong
• Hungary
• Iceland
• India
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Iraq
• The Republic of Ireland
• Isle of Man
• Israel
• Italy
• Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
• Jamaica
• Japan
• Jersey
• Jordan
• Cambodia
• Kazakhstan
• Kenya
• Kiribati (The Gilbert Islands)
• Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North)
• Republic of Korea (South)
• Kosovo
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyzstan
• Laos People's Democratic Republic
• Latvia
• Lebanon
• Lesotho
• Liberia
• Libya
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Macao (Special Administrative Region of China)
• Macedonia
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Malaysia
• Maldive Islands
• Mali
• Malta
• Martinique
• Mauritania
• Mauritius
• Mayotte (French Territorial Collectivity)
• Mexico
• Republic of Moldova
• Monaco
• Mongolia
• Montenegro
• Montserrat
• Morocco
• Mozambique
• Namibia
• Nauru
• Nepal
• The Netherlands
• New Caledonia, French Overseas Territori
• New Zealand
• Nicaragua
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Niue
• Norfolk Island
• Northern Ireland
• Northern Mariana Islands
• Norway
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Palau
• Palestine, West Bank, Gaza Strip inc E Jerusa
• Panama
• Papua New Guinea
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Philippines
• Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oenno Islands
• Poland
• Portugal
• Puerto Rico
• Qatar
• Reunion
• Romania
• Russia
• Rwanda
• Independent State of Samoa
• San Marino
• Sao Tome & Principe
• Saudi Arabia
• Scotland
• Senegal
• Serbia
• Seychelles
• Sierra Leone
• Singapore
• Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Solomon Islands
• Somalia
• South Africa
• South Sudan
• Spain
• Sri Lanka
• St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
• St Pierre and Miquelon
• St.Kitts and Nevis
• St.Lucia
• St.Vincent and the Grenadines
• Sudan
• Suriname
• Svalbard and Jan Mayen
• Swaziland
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Syrian Arab Republic
• Taiwan
• Tajikistan
• United Republic of Tanzania
• Thailand
• Togo
• Tokelau
• Tonga
• Trinidad & Tobago
• Tunisia
• Türkiye
• Turkmenistan
• Turks & Caicos Islands
• Tuvalu
• Uganda
• Ukraine
• United Arab Emirates
• United States of America
• United States Virgin Islands
• Uruguay
• Uzbekistan
• Vanuatu
• Vatican City, Holy See Vatican City State
• Venezuela
• Vietnam
• Wales
• Wallis and Futuna
• Western Sahara
• Windward Islands
• Republic of Yemen
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe
• North Macedonia

How to apply

The Scholarship will be open until the 01 May - please apply here :

Research areas