Scholarships

Each year scholarships are awarded to children of exceptional talent.

Scholarships are awarded to pupils joining the School in Year 7, the Fourth Form (Year 9) or in the Sixth Form level (Year 12).

Scholarship awards may be made either for evidence of a high level of attainment and promise or exceptional specialist aptitude. Candidates are assessed through test, examination or observation, interview and reference.

Uppingham is proud of its moral and charitable commitment to widening participation in the School. To do so, we use as much of our funding as we can to enable as many young people as possible to benefit from an Uppingham education.

For that reason, non means-tested scholarships would not ordinarily exceed 5% of the fees. Larger scholarship awards are made on the basis of financial need, which means that any scholarship award can be supplemented up to 110% of the school fees through a means-tested award.

At Uppingham a candidate may only hold one scholarship award at any one time so that they can specialise in their area of talent. This does not preclude them from participating in other areas of school life, however, the rich additional provision of each of our scholarship programmes requires pupils to manage their time judiciously within their field of expertise.

Uppingham awards scholarships to candidates who show excellence in the following fields: Academic, Music, Art, Textiles, Design and Technology, Sport, Drama and The Thring Award (Fourth Form entry only). 

All candidates must be registered with the School prior to entering the scholarship process. Candidates are not permitted to sit scholarships in more than two disciplines, and if successful in two they will be awarded the one in which they achieved the highest level.

Scholarship Dates

Scholarship Application Information

After reading through the below information, to apply please email [email protected]

In order to apply for a scholarship, your child must first be registered with the School. You can complete registration online here.