CompareNI.com Fintech Scholarship

As a leading fintech company we’re keen to encourage students that may never have considered a career in financial technology to explore what the sector has to offer…whether or not they end up joining our company after they graduate.

That’s why we’re continuing to support our Fintech Scholarship project, now in its fifth year, giving students from across Northern Ireland the chance to explore what the world of fintech has to offer.

Our Fintech Student Bursary

Eligibility

The CompareNI.com Fintech Scholarship is open to all students currently studying an undergraduate or postgraduate course – it doesn’t have to be in financial technology.

Students from all other disciplines, whether it’s law or engineering, the life sciences or the liberal arts, design or humanities, are all encouraged to apply – you just need to be currently enrolled in full-time education at an accredited higher education college or university in Northern Ireland.

If that’s you – read on!

Your application

The main aim of our Fintech Scholarship is to encourage students like your good self to research the fintech sector and get excited about everything it has to offer. 

With that in mind, the application process involves simply answering our short online form below.

It doesn’t have to be long, 100 words max. per question should do the trick, four short questions.

And although we’re a leading price comparison platform (we launched CompareNI.com in 2009, and were recognised with Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards six years in a row) your answers do not have to be about the car insurance, home insurance sector or price comparison technologies. 

Finally…it’s very important you don’t use the help of AI to write your answers – any use of artificial intelligence will result in disqualification from the competition. 

How to apply

Simply answer these four short student-related questions below, 100 words max. per question.

One winner will be chosen from Northern Ireland, with the winning student receiving a £1,000 bursary.

There has never been a better time for graduates to kick-start a career in this thriving industry, which has a reputation for highly competitive salaries and a wealth of benefits and development opportunities.

The deadline

The deadline to apply for the Fintech Scholarship is 23:59 on 30th April 2025.

The 2024 winner was Bronagh Cassidy, a BSc. Economics student from Ulster University.

The scholarship

Our Fintech Scholarship will award the successful applicant a £1,000 bursary, which the student can use to cover part of the cost of their studies, such as textbooks, course materials or any other living expenses.

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Terms & Conditions

1. In order to be eligible to apply for the CompareNI.com Fintech Scholarship the applicant must be in full-time higher education in Northern Ireland, and must be able to provide proof of this fact. Please see details above in respect to the application, how to apply and the deadline, all of which also form part of these Terms & Conditions.

2. The Fintech Scholarship will be awarded by CompareNI.com’s registered company name, Seopa Ltd, with our company’s scholarship panel choosing one winner for Northern Ireland.

3. Only one application will be accepted from each student. If a student applies more than once Seopa Ltd’s scholarship panel will consider the application with the earliest time stamp.

4. The scholarship panel’s decision is final.

5. The successful applicant agrees to Seopa Ltd and its affiliated brands using their name, course of study and college or university name in press releases or other publicity materials.

6. The copyright of each applicant’s answers remain with the applicant, but Seopa Ltd reserves the right to share those answers via its social media channels, use short excerpts as part of publicity materials and on its websites.

7. By entering into this scholarship process the applicant undertakes and warrants that the answers have not been previously published, is their own original work and will not infringe intellectual property rights of anyone – nor should they use AI to write any part of the copy. The applicant further warrants that the work will not contain any material which is defamatory, private or confidential or which is unlawful in any way. Any application in breach of this clause will be disqualified from being considered by Seopa Ltd’s scholarship panel.

8. Seopa Ltd takes no responsibility and is not liable in any way in respect to the content or accuracy of the answers published by the applicant. The applicant accepts any and all liability arising from the content of their answers.

9. Seopa Ltd does not accept responsibility for any damage, loss or disappointment suffered by the applicant resulting from its application or participation in the CompareNI.com Fintech Scholarship.

10. Seopa Ltd reserves the right to vary, amend or cancel the CompareNI.com Fintech Scholarship. Any changes to the CompareNI.com Fintech Scholarship will be posted on www.compareni.com.

11. The personal details you provide CompareNI.com with will be used in accordance with CompareNI.com’s privacy policy and data protection legislation. By applying for the CompareNI.com Fintech Scholarship you agree to the collection, retention and use of your personal data in order to process and contact you about your application.

12. Seopa Ltd is not responsible for contacting or responding to applicants who provide inaccurate or incomplete information or for applications that are lost, misdirected or delayed.

13. By applying for the CompareNI.com Fintech Scholarship the applicant agrees to be bound by these Terms and Conditions and the additional details outlined above.

14. The CompareNI.com Fintech Scholarship is organised by Seopa Ltd, Floor 4 Blackstaff Studios, 8-10 Amelia Street, Belfast, BT2 7GS.  If you have any queries regarding the CompareNI.com Fintech Scholarship, please contact us at scholarship@compareni.com.

References:

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