Applicants encouraged to bid for 2026 entry scholarships

Future students applying to start undergraduate degrees at Harper Adams this September can now apply for scholarships to support their studies. 

The following awards are now open to applications from candidates who meet their specific criteria - follow the links to find out more and submit your application. 

NEW: Highfield Charitable Foundation Entry Scholarship

Open to students with a confirmed offer to study:

• a full-time BSc or FdSc at Harper Adams University
• or a Batchelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery the Harper & Keele Vet School (Harper hosted students only) commencing in September 2026.

Applicants must: be from Powys (historically Brecknockshire, Cardiganshire and Montgomeryshire) or Shropshire. Applicants must be able to provide evidence of financial need. If awarded, the successful recipient(s) will receive an award of between £2,000 and £5,000 per academic year.

Felix Thornley Cobbold Agricultural Trust Entry Scholarship

Criteria - students from Suffolk (or the adjoining counties of Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex) with a confirmed offer to study full-time on one of:

• BSc/BSc (Hons) Agriculture and all Agriculture routes
• BSc/BSc (Hons) Agribusiness Management
• BEng/BEng (Hons) Agricultural Engineering
• BSc/BSc (Hons) Rural Enterprise and Land Management

Applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds may be given priority.

The Cambidge Foundation CIO Entry Scholarship 2026-27

Criteria - students with a confirmed offer to study a full-time Agriculture course. 

In addition, applicants must be from Shropshire or neighbouring counties (Cheshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Powys and Wrexham) and should provide evidence of financial need that would impact their ability to attend.

Esslemont Entry Scholarship 2026-27

Criteria - students with a confirmed offer to study a full-time on one of:

• BSc/BSc (Hons) Agriculture and all Agriculture routes;
• BSc/BSc (Hons) Applied Animal Science;
• BSc/BSc (Hons) Veterinary Bioscience

Candidate must demonstrate academic excellence in their pursuit of a degree

Wakeham Petary Entry Scholarship 2026-27

 Criteria - students with a confirmed offer to study a full-time on one of:

• BEng/BEng (Hons) Agricultural Engineering (4-year course)
• MEng Agricultural Engineering (5-year course)
• BSc (Hons) Environmental Management and Sustainability

Wakeham Petary Open Entry Scholarship 2026-27

Criteria - students with a confirmed offer to study a full-time BSc or BEng degree based at the Harper Adams University Edgmond campus. (This excludes the Harper & Keele Vet School and the programmes at the Telford campus.)

Applicants must be able to demonstrate a genuine financial need.

The George Crawford Leg Up Award. Donated by the Eileen Scott Foundation 2026-27

Criteria - students with a confirmed offer to study a full-time BSc or BEng degree.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate a genuine financial need.