Key facts for the Dow Memorial Trust scholarship

Dow Memorial Trust Scholarship 2025/6 (“the Bursary”)

The key facts set out the main details of the Scholarship as of the publication date. 

The key facts should be reviewed alongside our scholarship and bursary terms and conditions. 

They provide you with additional information that applies to you to the scholarship.

Date of publication

September 2024, applicable to 2025/6 academic year (September 2025 entry).

Application process

The University Admissions team will automatically assess your personal information to confirm your eligibility for this Bursary. If eligible we will provide you with further information and instructions on how to apply.

This verification process will happen at the initial offer stage.

Who is eligible

1. All Undergraduate students studying one of these Undergraduate programmes (full time) in the School of Medicine or Dentistry
   • Medicine MBChB 
   • Dentistry BDS

Award information

1. The value of this Bursary is £2,000 for Year 1, 2 and 3.
   1. Medicine: The value increases to £2,500 for Year 4 and £2700 for year 5.
   2. Dentistry: The value increases to £2,500 in Years 4 and 5.  An additional payment is made in Year 5 to help with the cost of GDC Registration. 
2. The payment is made each semester directly by the School of Medicine or Dentistry Office.
3. Payment will be made in semester 1, after matriculation at the University of Dundee.
4. All payment forms provided by the School of Medicine or Dentistry Office must be completed within the given timeline. Failure to complete the forms by the deadline may mean you are no longer eligible to receive the Bursary. You do not have to re-apply annually.

Required details

Please make sure you have the information below before you start completing your application.

Once you start the application form, you will not be able to save your progress and come back later; so please collect all the data you will need before you start filling in the form.

Section A

About you

• Name
• Date of Birth
• Country of Birth
• Nationality
• Gender
• Marital Status
• Address
• Primary & Alternative Phone Numbers
• Email
• Living Arrangements

Schools

• Schools (all secondary schools attended – name, town / city, dates attended, state or independent, if independent did you receive a scholarship or bursary or family funded)
• Are you a graduate – if yes university, dates attended, degree awarded 

UCAT Bursary

• Whether you have received a UCAT bursary.

Section B

Household Income

The questions in sections B to E are not compulsory but providing as much information as you are able in response to the questions posed in these sections will help the Dow Trustees to understand your individual circumstances and why you would benefit from the award of a Dow Scholarship. We understand the sensitivity of the information asked for, but reiterate that it will only be used for the purpose of determining the award of the Dow Scholarships.

For your father's, mother's, partner of your father or mother, or your own spouse or partner who contributes to household income:

• Total annual family income
• Who contributes to this income?
• Relationship to you
• What is the source of the income?
• Annual income amount for each of these family members
• Details of others in your family who contribute to the family income, including any who are helping to pay for your university education. 
• Total family income, including State benefits. 

Please note that the words father, mother, brother etc., may be read, if applicable, as step-father, step-mother, step-brother, half-brother, etc

Others in your family requiring support:

For anyone in your household or family, e.g. brothers or sisters, who is supported out of the Gross Family Income:

• Relation to you
• Reason for their needing financial support
• Dependents

For anyone in your household or family who is dependent on you:

• Relation to you
• Reason for their needing financial support
• Do you anticipate this support changing whilst at university?

Section C

Personal Financial Situation

Your total annual income (£) broken down into:

• Support from family
• Grant
• Student Loan
• Special Government Hardship Loan
• Pay from term-time work and vacation earnings
• Sponsorship/Scholarship
• State Benefits
• Investment Income
• Rent from lodger/tenant
• Provide further details of any:
• State Benefits
• Support from family members - who and what is their relationship to you?
  • Will you be applying for a Student Loan? If no, please state why.
  • Savings
  • Debt

Section D

Predicted Annual Expenditure

Accommodation 

Please give some details about the accommodation you expect to live in while attending University.

• Where will you live while you attend University?

Please provide details of:

• Any dependents
• Tuition Fees (if not paid in full by LEA or other grant awarding body)
• Other than general day to day living expenses (food, energy, council tax, clothing etc) are you anticipating any other significant expenditure while studying at university (if yes provide details, including approximate term time rent)

Section E

More about you, your family background and why you should be awarded a Dow Scholarship, in between 750 and 1,000 words. 

• Voluntary work / recreations and other interests
• Commitments and achievements
• Any personal challenges
• Ongoing issues / problems

Reference

Please note the name, address, email, and telephone number of an independent referee (i.e. someone who can reply on an official/institutional basis, and not usually a family friend or the like) that may be contacted in regard to your application, and indicate that referee's status e.g. teacher, doctor or the like.

Please note that if successful in your application, your referee will be asked to verify information about you.

Confirmation

You will be required to confirm:

• The year of study you are entering.
• That you have not previously applied to the Dow Trust for the bursary. 

Support

• That the information provided on the application is accurate.

Key information

1. This Bursary is applicable in the entry year to the University of Dundee only (September 2025 intake) and cannot be backdated to previous years. 
2. The programme must be a 12-month, full time programme. If the programme is less than 12 months, then you are not eligible for the Bursary.
3. The programme must be a 120-credit programme. If the programme is less than 120 credits, then you are not eligible for the Bursary.
4. Should you wish to defer your entry to the University of Dundee, the following rules apply:
   1. Deferral within the same academic year: The Bursary can also be deferred and would be paid from the point of entry.
   2. Deferral to a new academic year: The Bursary cannot be deferred.
5. Changes to the programme of study:
   1. If you change your programme of study before/during matriculation or after latest start date (30.09.2025), the University of Dundee reserves the right to re-assess your eligibility for scholarships and may withdraw the Scholarship Offer should your eligibility have changed. 
   2. If your Fee status or any other personal information changes before, during or after matriculation, the University of Dundee reserves the right to re-assess your eligibility for scholarships and may withdraw the Scholarship Offer should your eligibility have changed.
6. The Bursary is awarded to applicants in the order of £2,000 per year in Years 1, 2 and 3 and £2,500 in Year 4 and £2700 in year 
7. The extra amount in year 5 is to help towards the cost of GMC registration.
8. We will notify you of any scholarship updates by email. We may also may communicate with you using any email address you have provided to us. Types of communication may be:
   1. Confirming the Bursary.
   2. Informing you that you have not met the criteria to be awarded the Bursary.
   3. Requesting further information.
9. The University of Dundee is unable to disclose details of the scholarship to anyone other than you unless you provide us with your consent to do so.
10. The Bursary may be suspended for temporary withdrawals from the course. The Bursary will be reinstated on your return to full time study from the point on which your period of study was suspended. For the avoidance of any doubt, the maximum amount that can be paid under this bursary is £11,000.  
11. Should you withdraw from your programme of study, the University of Dundee may be in contact regarding payment of fees and scholarship balance. This includes where you have taken an approved leave of absence (temporary withdrawal of studies) either over a whole academic year or part of an academic year. 
12. All scholarship decisions are final and cannot be appealed.