The Future Fund Bursaries provide financial support for undergraduate students from lower-income households. They can help contribute to essential costs including travel, accommodation and course materials.
The Fund is supported by a combination of alumni and other donors including the George Daniels’ Educational Trust, the Richard Reeve’s Foundation, and the Sabita Thanwani Foundation.
Applicants must meet all the following general eligibility criteria plus the additional eligibility criteria of at least one of the specific bursaries below.
General eligibility criteria
- Household income of £25,000 or below, as assessed by Student Finance England by 29 November 2026, and;
- Full-time undergraduates with home tuition fee status studying BA, BEng, BSc, MBBS, MEng, MOptom, MSci.
- The following eligible students will have priority:
- From the lowest household income groups
- From single-parent families
- First in family to attend university
- Independent students.
Additional bursary-specific eligibility criteria
George Daniels' Educational Trust Bursaries
- Enrolled on a BEng or MEng Engineering undergraduate degree course, and;
- Committed to contributing to Engineering in the UK following graduation.
Value:
- £5,000 one-year bursary (paid in one instalment) – 22 one-year bursaries are available during the 2026/27 academic year;
- £5,000 multi-year bursary (paid annually) – 12 multi-year bursaries are available for eligible Year 1 students during the 2026/27 academic year.
Richard Reeve's Foundation Bursaries
- Ordinarily resident in one of the following London boroughs: Islington, Camden or City of London, and;
- Aged 25 years old or under on 1 September 2026.
Value:
- £1,000 one-year bursary (paid in one instalment) – 30 bursaries are available during the 2026/27 academic year.
Sabita Thanwani Foundation Bursaries
- Enrolled on Year 1 of BSc Psychology in 2026/27.
Value
- £2,000 one-year bursary (paid in one instalment) – 5 bursaries are available during the 2026/27 academic year.
Application submission arrangements and deadline
Online application forms and household income data as assessed by SFE must be submitted and shared by 23:45 on 29 November 2026.
Below are steps you can follow to ensure your household income is shared with City St George’s:
- Apply for Student Finance through Student Finance England (SFE);
- Provide your household income to Student Finance England;
- Both you and your sponsors/parents/partner/guardians (if applicable) must give consent to share your household income details with City St George's, University of London. Your consent must be activated on your Student Finance England account before/on 29 November 2026. For any queries on giving your consent please contact Student Finance England directly on 0300 100 0607.
Students should complete the online application form only once. Eligible undergraduate students to whom subject-specific bursaries apply will only be considered for those bursaries.
Late and/or incomplete applications will not be accepted.
Selection process and notification of outcome
Applications will be assessed based on financial need with preference given to eligible students in the following categories:
- From the lowest household income groups
- From single-parent families
- First in family to attend university
- Independent students.
Please use the supporting information section on the application form to provide as much detail as possible about your personal financial circumstances.
Shortlisted applicants may be required to provide further information.
Applicants will be notified of the outcome via their City St George’s email address on or around 8 February 2027.
In all cases, the panel’s decision will be final and cannot be appealed.
Additional information
The Philanthropy team provide an annual update to the donors to demonstrate how their support has helped students. Future Fund Bursary recipients will be contacted by the Philanthropy team to provide a testimonial about the impact of their bursary.
All information shared with the donors will be anonymised by default.
The Philanthropy and Alumni & Supporter Relations Team will seek prior consent from individual bursary recipients before sharing any personal data with donors.