The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has today, 30 March 2023, opened applications for the 2023 Part 1, Part 2, and Goldfinger Bursary schemes.
The Part 1 and Part 2 Bursaries provide long-term financial support to students who demonstrate talent and commitment to their studies, and who may struggle with cost of living and study expenses. Recipients receive a bursary of £6,000, dispersed in instalments of £1,000 throughout their course.
Offered as part of the Part 1 Bursary funding scheme, the Goldfinger Bursary prioritises applicants from underrepresented backgrounds, including underrepresented racialised groups, socio-economically disadvantaged households, or students who are the first in their families to attend university.
To be eligible to apply for the Part 1 Bursary and Goldfinger Bursary, applicants must currently be enrolled in the first year of a RIBA Part 1 course. Applicants for the Part 2 Bursary must be in the process of applying for a RIBA Part 2 course, beginning this September.
This year’s bursaries have been made possible thanks to generous donations from Joanna Lewinski, Donald and Nancy Notley, the Rosenberg Memorial Fund, the WJ Parker Trust, and the family of Ernö Goldfinger.
RIBA President Simon Allford said:
“RIBA’s bursaries are in place to ensure deserving students have the resources to continue their studies. In the face of current economic challenges, these bursaries are much-needed and I encourage those who qualify to apply.”
The deadline to apply is Friday 26 May 2023 for the Part 1 Bursary and Goldfinger Bursary, and Friday 19 May for the Part 2 Bursary. Find out more about RIBA bursaries and scholarships here.
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- The RIBA Part 1 and Part 2 Bursaries support students of architecture with £6,000 throughout two years of study; the second and third years of a Part 1, and the full two years of a Part 2. The RIBA Part 1 Bursaries were launched in 2018, and support talented students enrolled in Part 1 courses who would benefit from financial assistance in order to complete this stage of study. The RIBA Part 2 Bursaries were instigated in 2014, to address student dropout rates by encouraging Part 1 graduates to continue onto their Part 2 courses and progress towards qualification. The RIBA has been able to increase the total number of Part 1 and Part 2 Bursaries in recent years thanks to generous donations made by Joanna Lewinski, the Rosenberg Memorial Fund, Donald and Nancy Notley, Margot Auger, and the family of Kenneth Mark. This is together with funds that have been provided over the years by the Walter Parker Trust, and further generous donations received through the RIBA Education Fund. The RIBA depends on the generosity of its donors to fund these bursaries and continues to actively seek further funding to enable it to continue to offer support to students. To date, the RIBA Part 1 and Part 2 Bursaries have supported 98 students. For more information email: student.support@riba.org
- Established in 2022, the RIBA Goldfinger Bursary has been made possible thanks to the generosity of the family of Ernö Goldfinger. As part of the RIBA Part 1 Bursary offer, the RIBA Goldfinger Bursary follows the same selection criteria and offers the same support as the Part 1 Bursary but prioritises applicants with a background currently underrepresented in the architectural profession. Applicants identifying with, and demonstrating, one or more of the following backgrounds are prioritised for consideration for the RIBA Goldfinger Bursary: an underrepresented racialised group (this would be any applicant from a non-white background, including traveller and gypsy communities); a socio-economically disadvantaged household; being the first in their family to attend university. For more information email: student.support@riba.org
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