This year, Blackbullion is launching approximately £1 million of funding for students in National Scholarships Week. But that isn’t possible without businesses across the UK getting involved.
Which is why we’re so excited to tell you about who we’re partnering with to make 2025 the best National Scholarships Week yet.
We’re delighted to share that the lead sponsor for Blackbullion’s National Scholarship Week 2025 is Amazon! We’re working with this global powerhouse to help deliver their Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship – supporting women A Level students from low-income households who wish to study computer science or related engineering courses at UK universities. Amazon has awarded over £1.25 million funding to 90 women students since the scholarship launched in 2021.
Alongside Amazon, we’re also partnering with a number of other forward-thinking companies:
- Nationwide Building Society, whose scholarships help students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds and who’ve already shared more than £75,000 in scholarships
- STACK EMEA, whose scholarships help students from underrepresented backgrounds interested in the data centre industry and who’ve already shared more than £96,000 in scholarships.
Jon Hering, Head of Commercial at Blackbullion, said: “This National Scholarships Week, we want to challenge students to move past their “imposter syndrome” and apply for more opportunities. Why? Because we know how much talent and potential is out there. As the UK’s leading scholarships hub, we’ve worked with thousands of students and helped to offer more than £20 million of funding opportunities. That work wouldn’t be possible without brilliant businesses like Amazon, Nationwide, and STACK.
“Scholarships can change people’s lives. More than that – they can help to lift up economies. Based on our UK-first social return-on-investment framework, we know that every £1 spent on scholarships generates £21 for the UK economy. That’s huge.
“In March, we’ll be working with our sponsors to help build a better tomorrow: for students, for businesses, and for the UK.”
Blackbullion created National Scholarships Week to unite organisations committed to driving social change with scholars aspiring to fulfil their true potential. Last year, we launched more than £800,000 of scholarships and funding opportunities during National Scholarships Week.
Want to get involved? It’s not too late! Get in touch with us at scholarships@blackbullion.com to discuss how you can be a part of this trailblazing initiative.
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For more information, please contact Lucy Guest, Senior Marketing Manager, at lucy@blackbullion.com
Blackbullion is the ultimate destination for student money. We’re on a mission to help students develop financial skills and confidence for life. Our products support over 330,000 students to become money smart before, during, and after their studies. We work with more than 75+ universities, colleges and businesses, including Amazon, Nationwide Building Society, and Imperial College London. To date, over £20 million has been awarded to students through our platform. More information can be found on our website: https://business.blackbullion.com/press/
