MBBS scholarships
Year of Entry: 2025/26
Value: All tuition fees for the duration of the course (five years)
Study Level: Undergraduate
Overview
Regional scholarships for East Lancashire and West Cumbria
Mackenzie Scholarship - offered to applicants from East Lancashire who meet our widening participation criteria.
Jointly funded by the University and East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust.
Dr Kate Granger Scholarship - offered to applicants from Cumbria, particularly Copeland or Allerdale, who meet our widening participation criteria. Jointly funded by the University and North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.
These two scholarships cover all tuition fees for the duration of the five year programme and clinical placement costs in the respective Trusts.
Scholarships for Widening Participation students
Livesey Scholarships – offered to two students who successfully complete the UCLan Scholars Programme – Livesey Medicine Pathway, formerly the Pathways to Medicine Programme.
The UCLan Scholars Programme – Livesey Medicine Pathway has been developed for students from the North West of England who are from backgrounds that are under-represented at universities. It provides advice, skills and support to strengthen your application to medicine and related professional healthcare courses.
The scholarships will cover all tuition fees for the duration of the five-year course.
Through all these scholarships, the University and Trusts aim:
- To support local, disadvantaged students in their application to medicine.
- To support those whose circumstances mean they are unlikely to study medicine despite being academically capable.
- To attract local doctors to NHS employment in the region.
How to apply
You should apply for MBBS via the UCAS system. No additional scholarship application is required.
Each applicant who is shortlisted for an interview will take part in the same competitive selection process. In the awarding of the MBBS scholarships preference will be given to successful applications from a widening participation background. The final offer of an MBBS scholarship is based on ranking after interview and additional weighting.
- United Kingdom (UK)
Dr Kate Granger Scholarship: be resident in the new Cumberland region.
Mackenzie Scholarship: be resident in one of the following areas; Blackburn with Darwen, Hyndburn, Accrington, Burnley, Pendle, the Ribble Valley and Rossendale.
Livesey Scholarships: have successfully completed the UCLan Scholars Programme – Livesey Medicine Pathway.
For all scholarships: have met or are expected to meet the MBBS entry requirements.
Any applications which do not meet the stated criteria will be rejected. If it transpires that any information provided on the form is falsified this will result in removal from the process. The decision of the panel is final and there is no appeals process. We can only take enquiries from the applicant themselves and not from a parent, guardian, carer or friend. This support will be provided to the student on an annual basis for the duration of the scholarship period.
Year of Entry: 2024/25
Value: All tuition fees for the duration of the course (five years)
Study Level: Undergraduate
Overview
Regional scholarships for East Lancashire and West Cumbria
Mackenzie Scholarship - offered to applicants from East Lancashire who meet our widening participation criteria.
Jointly funded by the University and East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust.
Dr Kate Granger Scholarship - offered to applicants from Cumbria, particularly Copeland or Allerdale, who meet our widening participation criteria. Jointly funded by the University and North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.
These two scholarships cover all tuition fees for the duration of the five year programme and clinical placement costs in the respective Trusts.
Scholarships for Widening Participation students
Livesey Scholarships – offered to two students who successfully complete the UCLan Scholars Programme – Livesey Medicine Pathway, formerly the Pathways to Medicine Programme.
The UCLan Scholars Programme – Livesey Medicine Pathway has been developed for students from the North West of England who are from backgrounds that are under-represented at universities. It provides advice, skills and support to strengthen your application to medicine and related professional healthcare courses.
The scholarships will cover all tuition fees for the duration of the five-year course.
Through all these scholarships, the University and Trusts aim:
- To support local, disadvantaged students in their application to medicine.
- To support those whose circumstances mean they are unlikely to study medicine despite being academically capable.
- To attract local doctors to NHS employment in the region.
How to apply
You should apply for MBBS via the UCAS system. No additional scholarship application is required.
Each applicant who is shortlisted for an interview will take part in the same competitive selection process. In the awarding of the MBBS scholarships preference will be given to successful applications from a widening participation background. The final offer of an MBBS scholarship is based on ranking after interview and additional weighting.
- United Kingdom (UK)
Dr Kate Granger Scholarship: be resident in the new Cumberland region.
Mackenzie Scholarship: be resident in one of the following areas; Blackburn with Darwen, Hyndburn, Accrington, Burnley, Pendle, the Ribble Valley and Rossendale.
Livesey Scholarships: have successfully completed the UCLan Scholars Programme – Livesey Medicine Pathway.
For all scholarships: have met or are expected to meet the MBBS entry requirements.
Any applications which do not meet the stated criteria will be rejected. If it transpires that any information provided on the form is falsified this will result in removal from the process. The decision of the panel is final and there is no appeals process. We can only take enquiries from the applicant themselves and not from a parent, guardian, carer or friend. This support will be provided to the student on an annual basis for the duration of the scholarship period.