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The Andrew and Savitha Calthorpe Elevate Scholarship

Find out how the scholarship might help you, if you’re eligible, and how and when to apply.

Introduction

The Andrew and Savitha Calthorpe Elevate Scholarship offers support to new full-time undergraduate home students in their first year. 

  • Value:  £3,000 in years one and two, and £4,000 in your final year. A laptop to help with your studies.
  • Study level: Undergraduate — new, full-time students in their first year only
  • Eligible courses: All full-time undergraduate courses
  • Applications:

You can only apply for an Elevate scholarship if we’ve offered you a place at Manchester Met.

Deadlines for applying: 

  • applications open on 1 January 2025
  • If we offer you a place, you must apply for the scholarship by 31 August 2025

Aim of The Andrew and Savitha Calthorpe Elevate Scholarship

Support by donations from Andrew and Savitha Calthorpe, this Scholarship aims to support to a white male who is the first in their family to go to university and from a low-income background, alleviating some of the financial burden of higher education. 

Check if you can apply

To apply, you must: 

  • be a male student
  • be from a White background
  • be a first generation student (from a family where neither your parent(s) or guardian(s) attended university and got an undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification in the UK or abroad)
  • hold a firm offer to study a new full-time undergraduate degree in 2025/26 (excluding foundation year and distance learning)
  • have a household income of £25,000 or less. We’ll check this against your Student Finance application. Please contact us if you will not be applying to Student Finance for a maintenance loan. 
  • be a UK student (English, Scottish, Welsh or Northern Irish) paying fees of £9,250, and have a UK Student Support Number.
  • pay for your course yourself, including through a student loan or a payment from your parents. Your course fees must not be paid by a business, charity or other organisation.

Check the terms and conditions

Before you apply, read our terms and conditions.

They explain:

  • what’s expected of people who get scholarships
  • what happens if you leave your course or we withdraw the scholarship
  • how we use your personal information

How to apply

Before you apply, read our application advice.

You’ll need to: 

  • complete the application form. Applications open on 1 January 2025

You must apply by 31 August 2025. We will not consider late applications.  

Application form

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The scholarship application form will be available here from 1 Jnauary 2024.

Data Protection

The Manchester Metropolitan University ('the University') is the Data Controller for the personal data you disclose via this form. We use the provided information to assess and manage your scholarship application. If you have consented to receive our marketing communications we will also use your personal data to send you targeted information about relevant services and benefits which we think will be of interest. You can withdraw your consent to receiving any, or all, of the above communications at any point by emailing [email protected]. Your personal data will only be retained for as long as it is necessary in accordance with the University’s Retention and Disposal Schedule, see the privacy notice for student scholarships for more details. For further information about us, how we process your personal data and your rights, please view our privacy notice.

Contacts

Contact us

If you’ve any queries about this or other scholarships, email [email protected] or visit our get in touch page.

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