Unlocking potential in every Essex student

Your gift is our promise. Essex Futures is our commitment to invest in students whose potential would otherwise be missed. 

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. 

Our students and why they benefit from your support

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.

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 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

A gift to Essex Futures is an investment in real people who need your support to succeed. You can keep breaking down barriers and help even more students to learn, grow and build lives that are fulfilling and successful in their own way.

Together, we can unlock potential and change lives.