Scholarship

Margaret Rankin Pitt Scholarship

University of Leicester Original Source

About This Opportunity

The Margaret Rankin Pitt Scholarship has been established thanks to the generous support of a US-based alumni donor. The scholarship is intended to support female undergraduate Physics students in overcoming financial challenges during their university studies. Each successful applicant will receive up to a maximum of £12,000 over three years. The scholarship will be paid in equal instalments in February of the first, second and third years of undergraduate study. One Margaret Rankin Pitt Scholarship is available for 2025/26. The scholarship specifically targets female students from areas of low participation in higher education or socio-economic deprivation who are pursuing Physics degrees at the University of Leicester.

36 - 37 mo
1 awards
Mid-February 2026

Who Can Apply

Region
United Kingdom
Residency
United Kingdom
Applicants
individual
Gender
female
Priority for
women_in_stem, low_income, first_generation

Application Details

Stages

  1. 1 single_stage

Required documents

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Restrictions

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