SSE £200,000 Scholarship Scheme for students in Northern Ireland

Applications open for the 2026 SSE Renewables Scholarship Fund, offering £200,000 in financial support to first-year students pursuing third-level education in STEM subjects in Northern Ireland.

Now in its twelfth year, the SSE Renewables Scholarship Fund – which is backed by funds from SSE’s major wind farms in Northern Ireland – has supported over 500 students since its launch in 2014, providing more than £1.6 million so far in critical funding to help ease the financial burden of college fees.

This year the wind-powered funding available is now topping £200,000, which it is estimated will power a financial boost to around 60 new full-time third-level students.

The fund is open to students living in counties Tyrone, Derry-Londonderry, Fermanagh and Donegal, and provides up to 50% of third-level education fees for those studying at Ulster University, South West College and North West Regional College.

The SSE Renewables Scholarship Fund is backed by the company’s Regional Fund for Slieve Kirk Wind Park and Tievenameenta Wind Farm, as well as Slieve Divena II Wind Farm, owned by Greencoat Renewables.

SSE Renewables is Northern Ireland’s leading developer and operator of renewable energy. Over the past two decades, it has invested over £500 million in the region’s economy through the delivery and operation of new clean energy infrastructure. The company owns 117MW of operational onshore wind capacity in Northern Ireland, including the 73MW Slieve Kirk Wind Park, the region’s largest wind farm.

Applications will close on Friday 13th November 2026. Apply via the following steps:

1. Download Application Form
   
2. Print off Application
3. Fill in details
4. Scan or photograph form
5. Attach to an email and send to william.young@swc.ac.uk

Applications for SWC students must be submitted via an email to william.young@swc.ac.uk.