This guide provides a quick and practical overview to the full-time undergraduate funding available for Welsh students starting in 2026/27. Please note, that these figures are for 2026/27 as 2027/28 have not yet been released.

You will need to apply for your student funding every academic year, so it's important to review this information carefully and stay up to date with any changes.

Tuition Fee and Maintenance Support

Tuition Fees are £9,790 per year. During a work placement year the tuition fees are capped at 20% of the full fee, and for a study abroad period the fees are capped at 15%. If you are an EU national starting in September 2026 or 2027 your fee status may be Home or Overseas, depending on your circumstances.

Contact: stu-fin@bath.ac.uk.

Eligible Welsh students attending a full-time course at the University of Bath will be eligible for a non-means tested tuition fee loan of up to £9,790.

A Maintenance Loan is a contribution towards living costs. Payable to the student.

Disabled Students Allowance DSA-Welsh students only

Full-time or part-time undergraduate or postgraduate students can get up to £34,671 a year for support. This can be used to cover the costs of specialist equipment, a non-medical personal helper and other disability related expenditures.

There’s also a travel allowance available to assist with study related travel costs due to a student’s disability.

Extra Grant Support for Students with Children/Dependents (non-repayable)

Grants are subject to the intensity of study calculations for part-time courses.

• Childcare Grant will pay up to 85% of childcare costs to a max of £196 per week for one child, a max of £335 per week for two or more children.
  
• Parents’ Learning Allowance up to £1,983 per year.
  
• Adult Dependants’ Grant up to £3,474 per year.

For more information about funding your studies please visit the Student Finance webpages.

University funding

• Find more information about funding your studies at the University of Bath
• Explore University Bursaries & Scholarships available to you

Student loan repayments

(Correct at the time of publication, may be subject to future changes)

• Repayments for 2026/27 starters begin from the April after graduation. Instalments are deducted from your pay at a rate of 9% of any earnings over £29,385. For example, a salary of £33,000 would have a deduction of £27 a month regardless of the overall amount borrowed.
  

• Total loan debt is the combined total of all your tuition fee and/or maintenance loans for the duration of your studies.

• Student Loan interest rates (2026/27 starters) are at Retail Price Index (RPI).

• No repayment is due whenever your earnings are under £29,385 per year.

• Student Finance Partial Cancellation Scheme up to £1,500 when you start repaying your student loan.

• No early repayment penalty if you want to pay off your loans early/or in larger instalments.

• Any loan amount not repaid after 30 years is written off.

• Loan debt is not counted as “debt” for mortgage applications, but monthly repayments are viewed as outgoings.

For more information, please visit GOV UK Repaying your student loan.

Undergraduate student expenditure budget (sample): 38 weeks

Each student’s spending will be personal to them. This can be based on accommodation choice, either staying in their accommodation during Easter and Christmas vacations or returning home. Incurring course costs or how much they choose to spend on food and social activities.

Please note catered halls are available. *Course costs will differ depending on subject taken.

Blank budget

Download your template budget to help your planning for 2026-27.