Unlocking potential in Essex students
Essex Futures is our promise to support the next generation by providing scholarships and bursaries to those whose impact on the world would be missed.
Join us.
Barriers to education shouldn't still exist, but they do.
That's why we're supporting students from every background with hundreds of scholarships and bursaries each year.
When you support Essex Futures, you make life changing firsts. You remove barriers and open doors so that students from every background have the opportunity to thrive.
A gift to Essex Futures is an investment in real people who need your support to succeed.
These student statistics highlight how important your support is:
- 4 in 10 undergraduates come from households earning under £25,000*
- More than 1 in 3 are the first in their family to attend university*
- Over half identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic
Figures based on student data from 2024-25. *UK Students only.
Here, students leave with more than just a degree, they absorb the Essex Spirit, a unique mindset that teaches them to challenge convention, think globally and do things differently. That's how we have nurtured a community of alumni who inspire, lead, and advocate for others, actively improving the world we live in. And at a time when the world is facing so many challenges, it needs more Essex graduates.
By making a gift to Essex Futures, you can help to break down barriers and give even more students the opportunity to learn, grow and build lives that are fulfilling and successful in their own way.
