The HKF Badged Bursaries Scheme

The Helena Kennedy Foundation has developed the concept of the 'badged bursary' as a means of attracting more students from disadvantaged backgrounds into specific universities, degree courses and areas of employment. Badged bursaries are funded by organisations that support the Foundation's purpose and mission and want to target this support directly to students without incurring significant administrative burden and cost themselves, as all these processes are handled by the Foundation on behalf of the supporting organisation. The key benefits to organisations that badge HKF bursaries are:  

• Access to a market of over 4 million students who study in the adult, further and higher education sector   
• Opportunities to raise the profile of your organisation and to demonstrate your commitment to tackling social exclusion and injustice   
• Possibilities for marketing, promotional and PR and advertising activities in a sector which has over £9bn of public funding to spend annually

Organisations who are currently supporting students by having sponsored badged bursaries are listed below. Our heartfelt thanks go out to these organisations without whom we would not be able to offer the financial support so vital to disadvantaged students.

Examination and Awarding Bodies   

City and Guilds NPTC

Membership and other organisations working in Adult, Further and Higher Education   

ASET   

157 group

UCAS 

Charitable Trusts   

John Lyon's Charity   

Hewett / Driver Trust   

KMPG Foundation   

Thomas Wall Trust   

Schwab/ Westheimer Trust

Companies   

Kaplan   

RLCM - Royal London Cash Management

Smart Teachers   

Tribal

Legacies   

Anne Russell Award  

 Rob Valentine Award

Universities and Higher Education Institutions  

University of Bedfordshire  

University of Bournemouth   

University of Cumbria   

De Montfort University   

Edge Hill University   

University of Edinburgh   

University of Essex   

University of Huddersfield   

University of Kent  

University of Liverpool 

Kings College London   

Liverpool Hope University   

London South Bank University    

University College London   

University of East London   

Newman University Birmingham   

Newcastle University   

University of Nottingham   

University of Plymouth   

Southampton Solent University   

University of Westminster   

University of Winchester   

London Metropolitan University   

University of Central Lancashire   

Bangor University

If you would like to receive further information about the Helena Kennedy Foundation Badged Bursary Scheme please click the link to register your details with the foundation, or Contact Us at the Foundation's head office in West Midlands.