R W Barnes Educational Fund


Description The R W Barnes Educational Fund is offering bursaries to undergraduates studying Engineering, Physics or Mathematics at Bath or Cambridge University, or Imperial College London. The awards are intended for students from low-income families or those with no history of higher education.


Area The student’s home address must be within a 40-mile geographic radius of Beckington, near Frome in Somerset. This area reaches to Stroud and Cirencester in the north, Chepstow in the west, Blandford Forum in the south and Andover in the east. Priority weighting will be given to candidates inversely proportional to the distance as the crow flies from Beckington. If you want to check your eligibility please contact us with your postcode.


Amount The bursaries are worth up to £2,500 per year for up to four years, excluding placement years, and are dependent on students successfully completing each year of their studies.


Closing Date All applications must be submitted by August 7, 2009.


Guidelines Please download and read the guidelines before applying for the bursary.


To apply Download an application form below, complete it and return it to us by post or email.



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