Five scholarships are available for new full-time students with home or international fee status.

The scholarship is named after Mary Anning, a pioneering paleontologist who overcame significant financial and social barriers, and aims to improve access to postgraduate study and increase diversity within the discipline. As well as a cash award, it offers additional mentorship and networking opportunities to help students excel in their academic and professional careers.

ELIGIBILITY:

Offer to study Earth Sciences MSc by Research

Come from an underrepresented background, including but not limited to:

Low-income or socioeconomically disadvantaged

First generation university student

Black, Asian and other minority ethnic group

Disability

Women and other underrepresented gender identities in geosciences

Demonstrate financial need

Not be in receipt of conflicting funding ie students who have secured external funding or another Royal Holloway scholarship that fully covers tuition fees

The deadline to apply for this scholarship is 11.59pm (UK time) on Tuesday 1 July.

BENEFIT:

Cash award of £3,000 for new postgraduate students from underrepresented backgrounds studying for an Earth Sciences MSc by Research degree.