New students starting studies in 2020 could be eligible for the part 2 Master's in Architecture bursary. This is worth up to £1,000 for each year of study to help towards your course related costs.

If you are eligible for the bursary, you will be paid:

• £1,000 in the first year if your placement period is unpaid, or £500 if your placement period is paid
• £1,000 in your second year

If you are a current recipient of a bursary for the part 2 Master's in Architecture please refer to the undergraduate bursaries and scholarships terms and conditions for your year of entry.

To be eligible, you must:

• be an eligible Home UK* student
• be paying the higher rate tuition fees of £9,000 or more
• be registered on the full-time part 2 Master's in Architecture course starting in 2020
• have a student loans household income assessment of £25,000 or below
  

You must also meet one or more of the following criteria:

• your home is in an area where there is a low participation of young people progressing into higher education
  
• your home address is considered to be in an area of general disadvantage according to Indices of Multiple Deprivation
• you or your family receive a state means-tested benefit
• you have an Access to HE Diploma
• you are a care leaver
• you are irreconcilably estranged from your parents or guardians
• you are a Young Carer
• you are a refugee or asylum seeker

*Eligible UK students are those assessed as UK (England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland), for student support purposes, as determined by Student Finance England or other relevant UK student loans awarding agency and have a UK Home fees status as determined by the University.

Application timeline

• March: All offer-holders sent information about scholarships and bursaries
• May: Offer-holders sent instructions on how to apply
• September: Successful recipients informed of outcome
• October: Applications close*

*Bursaries will be awarded from September 2020, but the application will remain open until the end of October 2020.

Application process

You can apply for the bursary using a paper application form which will be emailed to all offer-holders.

Make sure you have given permission for your/your family's household income assessment to be shared with the University by your student loans awarding agency. This is needed so we can assess your eligibility for our funding awards.

See our scholarships and bursaries web pages for information about other funding opportunities.

If you are a current student experiencing financial hardship you can speak to Student Money Advice who will be able to offer you helpful information and advice.