Funds for Women Graduates (FfWG) — Foundation Grants
Funds for Women Graduates (FfWG)
Amount
Covers living costs
Country
United Kingdom
Level
Master's, PhD
Deadline
Deadline not confirmed
About this scholarship
Maintenance grants helping women postgraduates in their final year meet living costs during study.
More
Living-cost support only — it does not pay tuition — so it complements a tuition scholarship.
Who can apply
- Women onlyThis award is open only to women applicants.
Coverage & benefits
- ✓Living costs covered
What it takes to get there
Student visa
- Proof of funds: £1,171 per month, for 9 months. (£1,529 per month in London.)official source
This award says it covers living costs but does not state an amount; ask the provider whether its letter meets this figure. The official page says a scholarship or sponsor letter can count as proof.
- Application fee: £558.official source
- Health surcharge: £776 per year of the visa.official source
- Usual decision time: about 3 weeks.official source
- From Gaza: the government says it will seek to help eligible students leave if the scholarship covers both course fees and living costs, and that leaving cannot be guaranteed. This award says it covers living costs; confirm it also covers the full course fees.official source
- A post-study work visa exists for graduates.official source
Visa facts checked on the official pages on 2026-09-27. Rules change; confirm on the official page before you pay or book.
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We do this by awarding grants to assist with the living expenses of women postgraduate students, typically in the final year of work towards a PhD or equivalent degree. More about the funding available “The funds helped me focus on my research work and was useful for my household bills, feeding and getting other necessities for myself and my children. I made tremendous progress on my research work and will be submitting by the end of October 2022.” Thank you for giving me this opportunity to complete my work, and not having to worry about money issues. My family and I are grateful.” Nnenne Uzoigwe Lancaster University 2022 Support Us A corporate partnership with Funds for Women Graduates (FfWG) could bring real benefits to your business through appropriate publicity and positive contacts with some of the most talented women at British universities. It would also help us to maintain or expand the level of our annual grant budget. Find out more We are a subsidiary of the British Federation of Women Graduates (BFWG) The Charity is a subsidiary of the British Federation of Women Graduates (BFWG) with which its history is richly entwined. BFWG itself also promotes research by women graduates in the final year of a PhD, or completing postdoctoral research, by the provision of BFWG Scholarships (Academic Awards). More about us We've awarded over £4.5 million We've supported over 2,400 women Useful Links Grants, Bursaries & Fellowships We provide grants, bursaries and fellowships to women graduates to help with living expenses, financial crisis and other areas of their education.... Learn more Help us to support more graduates The demand for our funding from women postgraduates is high and we are never able to support all the deserving applications that we receive. The amoun... Learn more Funding the Future for Women Grants, Bursaries & Fellowships About Us Help us to support more graduates Contact Us Privacy Policy Apply for funding Support us Funds For Women Graduates (FfWG) is the trading name of BFWG Charitable Foundation, a CIO. Registered Charity No. 312903. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. Necessary Necessary Always Enabled Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. It does not store any personal data. Functional Functional Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features. Performance Performance Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors. Analytics Analytics Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads. Others Others Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a cat
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