High Achiever Scholarship

A scholarship worth £2,000 for UK students with high grades.

The scholarship is awarded as a reduction in tuition fees for the first year of study. All awards are subject to meeting the University’s academic entry requirements and abiding by the University’s rules and regulations.

This scholarship is not available for Medicine students.

Karina, University of Buckingham LLM student

“I received the High Achiever Scholarship and the application process was very simple – I sent a couple of emails, confirmed that I was eligible for it and did not have to think about it again – it was added onto my degree for the next two years.”
Karina, Law student

Criteria and eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, candidates need to:

  • be a UK or Irish national (living in the UK or Ireland)
  • have achieved AAB or above (or equivalent) in their A Levels
  • have made Buckingham your firm UCAS choice, or making a firm acceptance of a direct offer of a place.

Matched courses

To qualify for the scholarship, an application to one of the following programmes listed below is required.

How to apply

Reminder: You need an application ID to submit an application for this scholarship, which you receive after submitting your application to one of our courses. Ensure your course application is submitted before applying for our funded scholarships.

  • September 2026

    The scholarship application form for courses commencing September 2026 is now closed.


  • January 2027

    Scholarship applications for this intake need to be submitted before Monday 9 November 2026

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