"bursary application" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used when referring to the process of applying for a bursary, which is a type of financial aid or scholarship. Example: "The university requires all students to submit a bursary application before the deadline in order to be considered for any financial assistance."
An official revealed in July that more than a quarter of bursary applications from impoverished students are turned down.
Newcastle Business School offers a number of £1,000 bursaries, awarded during the application process, and based on an individual's academic achievement and work experience.
Exeter says it will introduce a new package of fee waivers and bursaries to encourage more applications from less well off students.
The university - which also has a campus in Falmouth, Cornwall - said it was developing a new package of fee waivers and bursaries to encourage more applications from less well off students.
Similarly, the Institute of Fiscal Studies reported in November 2012 that the uncertainty of the whole process, with students often not knowing what bursaries and scholarships they might be awarded prior to making their application (and often after enrolment), meant that it made little or no difference to their decision.
Getting a bursary to do a PGCE certainly helped and an advisor guided me through the application process.
You may also ineligible for bursaries and tuition fee discounts aimed at students who enter via the standard application route.
The scheme is popular, with over 90 applications for 20 bursaries each year.
An alternative is in the Fulbright Bursaries for Interdisciplinary Research, which welcome applications from all disciplines.
Bursaries: To support its policy of inclusion, BPP University offers a number of scholarship and bursary programmes.
