One Stop launches scheme to fund students through university

Applications are now open for the scheme, which will provide a bursary of £15,000 each to four students to take some of the pressure off higher education costs.

The scheme is for those undertaking a degree in online, technology or sustainability and will provide not just the grants but also paid internships in relevant areas, a business mentor from the One Stop leadership team and the chance to work towards a graduate role in One Stop.

One Stop has worked with charities group Groundwork to set up the programme and follows a successful trial with two students who started at university this year.

Liz Fox, head of sustainability and social responsibility at One Stop, said: “This is a really exciting proposition for us here at One Stop and for our current and future students on the programme.

“The programme provides opportunities not only for us as a business but also for young people looking to progress their careers within an online, technology or sustainability environment, all with a leading convenience retailer.”

Liliana Odjo from Coventry is one of the students on the pilot scheme and has just entered her first year at the University of Warwick studying a four-year masters course in computer science.

She said: “I couldn’t believe it when I was accepted; it really blew my mind!

“I started going to One Stop when I was child, and now, here I am doing their very first scholarship! I think it’s amazing the way they’re helping people in their own communities”.

Students applying for university in 2022, who come from a lower income household, are invited to apply from Monday 1 November 2021 with the closing date being Monday 31 January 2022.

Further information can be obtained from www.onestop.co.uk/scholarships/