Partner Universities
The Cowrie Scholarship Foundation is delighted to work in partnership with UK universities offering scholarships; charities; and educational organisations, to develop the next generation of Black British change-makers.
UK partner universities offering Cowrie scholarships:
We are incredibly grateful to The University of Manchester for their transformational leadership in scholarship provision. Over the coming years, they have committed to offer 25 full Cowrie scholarships for Black British students.
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A leading UK university with an international reputation for teaching and research excellence.
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A London campus university with a rich history of innovation, offering courses that combine excellence in teaching and world-class research.
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UEA is a world-leading research institution. The university prides itself on bringing people together from different fields to learn, innovate, collaborate, and help create a better future.
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A globally recognised university for research, development and innovation, providing world-class teaching for more than 425 years.
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A university known for its world-class research, and student satisfaction, as well as being a member of the Russell Group.
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England’s 14th-oldest university, with a proud heritage of academic excellence, and a history of creating and inspiring life-changing research.
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Imperial College London is a world-class university with a mission to benefit society through excellence in science, engineering, medicine and business.
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One of the world’s top universities, a multi-faculty, research-led Russel Group institution.
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The University of Leicester is known for their excellent teaching, world-changing research and business innovation.
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Founded in 1881 as the original ‘red brick’, the university is one of the UK’s leading research-intensive higher education institutions.
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The University of Manchester is the largest single-site university in the UK. It is known for its ground-breaking research and for being a centre of educational excellence.
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A pioneer of distance learning for over 50 years, The Open University delivers exceptional teaching and outstanding support to students across the UK and the world.
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One of the UK’s leading modern universities with an international reputation for teaching excellence and innovation.
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One of the UK’s leading research universities committed to achieving the previously unthinkable.
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One of the original red brick universities and a founding member of the prestigious Russell Group.
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SOAS University of London is the world’s leading institution for the study of Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
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A founding member of the Russell Group and ranked among the top 100 universities worldwide.
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Visit https://www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/scholarships/cowriefoundationscholarship/ for application information.
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The University of Surrey is a global community of ideas and people, dedicated to life-changing education and research.
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A member of the Russell Group, the university is committed to strengthening its position as one of the world’s premier institutions for inspirational and life-changing research.
“If a diverse society such as ours is to be comfortable with itself, there needs to be equality of opportunity. Cowrie is helping to make this happen.”
– Martin Ephson OBE, Cowrie Ambassador























