Financial support

Scholarships and other support available to help students study with ASE.

ASE offers a number of scholarships which can effectively reduce the cost of attending the Programme.

To apply for an ASE Scholarship, please send the following at the time of applying:

A single letter of application specifying which scholarship(s) you would like to be considered for, and reasons for applying - a separate letter of application is required for the Don Nunes Memorial Scholarship only.
Your financial aid statement, detailing current awards.

A maximum of one scholarship will be awarded to any one student.

Need-based scholarships

The Programme offers numerous need-based scholarships, up to the value of £500 per student per summer. Pell-eligible students are particularly encouraged to apply.

The Ann Nunes Education Scholarship

Ann Nunes was Director of the ASE Programme from 1997-2004.

The Ann Nunes Scholarship is an award of £250, and is available each summer to a student on the ASE Education Summer School.

The Don Nunes Memorial Scholarship

Don Nunes was the founder of ASE, and its Director until his death in November 1997. He passionately believed that ASE should be accessible to as ethnically diverse a group of students as possible.

The Don Nunes Memorial Scholarship is available to a student from an under-represented population, according to financial need. It is an award of £500 for a summer's study.

If you are interested in the Don Nunes Memorial Scholarship and would like to be sent further information, please email admin@asebath.org to request it.

The Mike Ruiz Scholarship

Mike Ruiz is an alum of the programme who studied in Bath in Spring 1998. He has generously endowed a needs-based scholarship to help make studying abroad more accessible to the LGBTQ+ community.

The Mike Ruiz Scholarship is available to a student from the LGBTQ+ community, according to need. It is an award of £500 for a summer’s study.

ASE Alumni Association Scholarship

Thanks to the generous support of the ASE alumni community, ASE is able to offer at least one scholarship per summer / semester to a student or students, up to the value of £500, on the basis of proven financial need.

The recipient(s) will be asked to write occasional updates on their ASE experience to be shared with the alumni community.