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 UK Top 20 and World Top 200 University with outstanding levels of student satisfaction.

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A leading UK university with an international reputation for teaching and research excellence.

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Birkbeck was set up over 200 years ago to provide access to education to anyone who had the ability and drive to succeed, regardless of their circumstances or background. Today, they have one of the most diverse student bodies of any university in the country.

They are part of the University of London, one of the world’s largest and most highly regarded universities.

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The University of Bristol is a public research university in Bristol, England. It received its royal charter in 1909, although it can trace its roots to a Merchant Venturers’ school founded in 1595 and University College, Bristol, which had been in existence since 1876.

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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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Cardiff University is recognised as one of Britain’s leading teaching and research universities, and is a member of the Russell Group.

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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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Founded in 1451 making it the fourth oldest university in the UK. The Times Higher Education University of the year 2020.

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The Glasgow School of Art is a higher education art school based in Glasgow, Scotland, offering undergraduate degrees, post-graduate awards, and PhDs in architecture, fine art, and design. These are all awarded by the University of Glasgow.

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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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Lancaster University is highly ranked and has a global reputation for excellence in research and teaching.

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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 university that harnesses academic excellence, innovation and creativity to provide benefits to individuals, organisations and to society as a whole.

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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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Founded in 1847, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is consistently ranked within the world’s top 10 performing arts institutions.

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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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The University of Surrey is a global community of ideas and people, dedicated to life-changing education and research.

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The University of West London is a public research university in the United Kingdom with campuses in Ealing, Brentford, and Reading, Berkshire. The university has roots in 1860 when the Lady Byron School was founded, later Ealing College of Higher Education.

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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

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