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The financial scholarship is a £3,000 contribution fee payable in one academic year. It is open to students who meet all of the following criteria:

• Home address based in СÀ¶ÊÓƵ, the surrounding area (PO postcode) or the Isle of Wight
• They are studying toward a full-time undergraduate STEM-related degree

And meet either of these criteria:

• They are the first in your family to go to university, or:
• have a household income of £35,000 or below

There is one scholarship available, so student eligibility does not guarantee that a student will receive the award. Students will need to apply for the scholarship and successful applicants will be selected by a scholarship panel. 

• Full-time campus-based STEM-related undergraduate courses, not including distance learning courses. Only students under the faculty of technology will be able to apply.
• Students awarded the scholarship will receive a £3,000 financial support scholarship in their next academic year of study. 
• The successful scholar will receive £3,000 each year to contribute to their own running costs at university. 
• Scholarship payments will not be made when students are on a sandwich placement year or a year abroad.
• The list of eligible courses is subject to approval, modifications, closure and suspensions.

• Applicants must also meet specific course entry criteria for their course.
• The scholarship recipient will maintain a minimum grade requirement equivalent to a 2:2 result (50% equivalent). The progression of the scholarship support for subsequent undergraduate academic studies will be dependent on the performance of the student.
• The household income is assessed using Student Finance England (SFE) criteria for 2023/24.

• Applicants will need to complete the scholarship application form in order to be considered.
• As part of scholarship application, students will need to provide a short statement demonstrating how studying at the СÀ¶ÊÓƵ and being awarded the Estée Lauder Companies - Whitman scholarship will prepare them for their future.
• Decisions on the award of the scholarship will be made by a scholarship panel made up of The Estée Lauder Companies – Whitman management in the week commencing 24 June 2024. Decisions will be based on the eligibility criteria, academic achievements, and the scholarship application.
• Applicants may be expected to complete an interview with The Estée Lauder Companies – Whitman management as part of the application process.
• The panel’s decision is final, and the panel shall not be obliged to provide reasons for their decisions.
• Applicants will not be notified if they are not successful in being awarded the scholarship.

• Successful applicants will be notified by the end of July 2024. 

• The Scholarship will be available to one successful student on an eligible course. 
• The Scholarship is subject to applicants at the University on an eligible Undergraduate course commencing in September 2024.
• Subject to Clause 3.2 being met satisfactorily, the successful student will be awarded the scholarship in subsequent undergraduate academic years whilst at the СÀ¶ÊÓƵ. 
• Students who defer their place to September 2025 or later will not be eligible for the scholarship.
• Successful applicants will be required to ‘fully register’ onto their course to remain eligible for the scholarship. This entails completing the online registration form and providing original evidence of their personal identity within the first week of the start date of the course, and paying the residual balance of any fees. Any extension to become fully registered onto the course will need to be requested through the late registration process. If this does not happen students will become ineligible to receive the scholarship.
• Students who transfer to an ineligible full-time course will become ineligible for the scholarship. The tuition fee due for the remaining fee liability periods will be payable by the students.
• Applicants who receive the Estée Lauder Companies - Whitman Partnership Scholarship will not be eligible to receive other fee discounts but will still be entitled to apply for student loans, bursaries, and scholarships, subject to their eligibility.
• The University’s decision on the allocation of the scholarship in accordance with these terms and conditions is final. There is no appeals process.
• The successful student will be paired with a member of the Estée Lauder Companies – Whitman leadership team for a mentoring partnership. The Estée Lauder Companies - Whitman team will set up and facilitate the introduction of the two parties. 

• The successful students provides consent to sharing name & image on internal and external media platforms of the СÀ¶ÊÓƵ and the Estee Lauder Companies.