HSBC are experts in banking. Over the years we've come to understand the money worries students face, that's why we want to give eight students the chance for a great head start as they embark on their new journey into student life by giving then £15,000 each.
The challenge is to create a video to answer this question:
How would £15,000 at uni help you make your mark on the world?
How you can enter:
You can enter if you plan to start your studies this autumn and hold a HSBC Student Bank Account (as at 15 September 2010).
Further terms and conditions apply. To enter and for further details of the competition rules, visit official HSBC Student Bursary competition page.
Meet the winner's of 2009 & 2008 student bursary competition
Over the last two years we chose eight HSBC bursary students from a wide range of disciplines. Meet them here, and find out more about their aspirations and their first year at university. You can find tips on university life from them and others here.
2009 Bursary Winners
Claudia Titley
Architecture
Portsmouth University
I grew up in Africa witnessing such desperate poverty but I knew that there had to be a way to help such people. I believe that my opportunity to bring about this change is through qualifying as an architect, mastering in sustainability. No matter who we are or where we are in life everyone deserves a home.
Nadine Richards
Nutrition & Food Science
Reading University
I want to open a nutritional clinic for teenagers, either as part of the NHS or as my own business. I really want to help teenagers who struggle with body image. I want to be able to offer them nutritional advice and reassurance that they are fine just the way they are, or offer them help in becoming healthier.
Samuel Williams
Creative Computing & Neuroscience
Keele University
By specialising in how computers and the nervous system both function, I aim to revolutionise how we interact with technology. I feel that the next technological breakthrough will be in perfecting the interface between brain and computer, by processing and analysing brainwave patterns. The medical applications of such technology are massive.
Elise Gilbert
Sports Therapy
University of Gloucestershire
I compete and coach in a sport, rhythmic gymnastics, which is little known and not very well supported. Therefore I appreciate how hard it is for athletes in unpopular sports to successfully compete at international level, and understand what sacrifices both athlete and family make to get them to this stage. I would like to use my degree to volunteer to help these athletes and any others to achieve their best at these Olympics.
2008 Bursary Winners
Mira Athanassouli
German & Modern Greek,
Kings College London
I had a really great year, I'm really pleased with my grades, and everything else I've been able to achieve. The bursary really helped a lot, as it took of the pressures of having to work on top of studying, and it also meant I could do all those cultural things that you can't normally afford.
Zac Imam
MSci Geophysics,
Imperial College London
In the first year, I have learned new, interesting things and I'm more familiar with my subject. I went to Spain for a fieldtrip which was really fun, in addition to a lot of exams. Living in halls was great because I met a lot of new friends which I couldn't have done without the HSBC bursary paying for it since London is so expensive.
Chandni Patel
Medical Genetics,
Queen Marys' College, University of London
The first year was great and it seems to have passed really quickly. It has definitely been great fun meeting new people and settling into university life. I went away to Swaziland early in the summer for a month where I worked in childcare centres and taught in a school. It was great helping out, the experience meant a lot to me and I will definitely love to go back again.
Imogen Cornick
Sports Science & Material Technology,
Birmingham University
The money made a massive difference to me. It has opened the door to many opportunities, as I have been able to not worry about paying tuition fees etc. I have put some of the money in savings so I can have some money left at the end of Uni.
