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Social Work Bursary (SWB) for those living in England

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Key facts

  • Number of scholarships: 2
  • Value: Up to 瞿5,262.50
  • Opens: 1 June 2026
  • Deadline: 14 August 2026
  • Helps with: Living costs, Tuition fees
  • Duration: One year

Summary

The Department of Social Work and Social Policy are delighted to announce Social Work Bursaries (SWB) for 2 Postgraduate Taught students for the 2026/27 intake. 

The bursaries are available to those who have accepted an offer for the MSW Social Work course and who normally live in England.

If you’re an eligible postgraduate student, you may be able to get help with your living costs and tuition fees.

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Eligibility

To apply, you need to:

  • normally live in England and be an English resident on the first day of your first academic year
  • have normally been a resident in any UK country, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man, for at least three years before the start of your course

Depending on your residency status in the UK when you start your course, additional residency rules may apply.

Course criteria
To apply, you need to be:

  • studying a course that leads to a first registration in social work
  • studying a university based social work course approved by the Scottish Social Service Council (SSSC)

You’re not eligible if:

  • you’re already a registered social worker
  • you’re on an employment based course
  • you’re studying a joint nursing and social work course
  • you’re receiving funding for your course from any other public sector body, not including Student Finance England
  • if a social care employer is paying you to attend your course or paying any of your tuition fees

Subject eligibility

Social work

Levels eligibility

Postgraduate Taught

Study modes eligibility

Full Time

Fee Status

England or N. Ireland or Rep. Ireland or Wales

Student type

Applicant, Current student

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How to apply

New students
You can apply for SWB by creating a . You'll keep this account and will need to reapply each year.

You’ll need to give us evidence of your identity and residency. If you’ve received SWB before, you'll not normally need to do this again unless your UK residency circumstances have changed.

Before you apply, read our SWB guidance booklet in the Guidance section of this page for more information.

Continuing students
You can apply for SWB by signing in to your .

If you’re on a postgraduate course, we’ll email you from August 2026.

Only apply once you’ve received your invitation.

When to apply
If your academic year starts from 1 September to 31 December 2026, the application window is open from 1 June 2026 to 14 August 2026.

We'll not accept applications submitted after the relevant application window has closed.

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Contact us

For further information contact:

E: hass-courses-swsp@strath.ac.uk