Financial support

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

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

1. A single letter of application specifying which scholarship(s) and/or assistantship(s) you would like to be considered for, and reasons for applying -

2. If applying for the Don Nunes Memorial Scholarship and/or the Mike Ruiz Scholarship separate letters of application are required for each.

3. Your financial aid statement, detailing current awards.

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

Need-based scholarships

The Programme offers numerous need-based scholarships, up to the value of £1000 per student per semester. 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 £500, and is available each semester to a student on the ASE Education Programme.

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 £1000 for a semester'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 semester’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 semester to a student or students, 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.

Assistantships

Each semester, ASE appoints up to four students to assist in the running of the Programme. Each assistant receives an award totalling £500 over 15 weeks.

• ASE General Programme Assistant
• Library Assistant
• Marketing and Publicity Assistant
• Social and Cultural Programme Assistant

A visa is required to apply for all of these positions.