Bursaries

These are available to UK students only. They are designed to help you with course costs or other living expenses and will be paid in instalments.

Value

£3,000* per year of study, including unpaid placements and study abroad periods (you will not be eligible for a bursary during paid placement periods).

Eligibility

You need to:

• be an eligible** UK student
• be registered on a full-time campus-based undergraduate or foundation degree programme
• have a household income assessment of £20,000 or below.

You must meet one or more of the following criteria:

• your home is in a neighbourhood with low participation of young people in higher education (quintile areas 1 to 3 qualify)
• your school/college performance is below average (as supplied by UCAS)
• you are a care leaver
• you or your family receive a state means-tested benefit
• you have completed an Access to HE Diploma.

Bursaries for the Foundation Degree in Addictions Counselling

If you are eligible you will receive a £3,000 bursary in Year 1 and 2.

You need to:

• be an eligible** UK student
• be registered on our full-time non campus-based Foundation Degree in Addictions Counselling
• have a household income assessment of £20,000 or below.

Bursaries for the Honours year top up degree (franchised non-campus based)

The bursary award eligibility for an Honours Top Up year is based on the bursary criteria for the year you commenced your campus-based Foundation Degree. (e.g. 2012 entrants should refer to the 2012 Bursary Guidelines.)

If you are eligible you will receive a £1,000 bursary (pro rata for part-time)

You need to:

• be an eligible** UK student
• be registered on a full or part-time non campus-based honours year top up degree programme
• paying the higher rate tuition fees
• have a household income assessment of £20,000 or below.

For more information about our undergraduate student financial support for 2014 entrants:

Guidelines for undergraduate fee waivers, bursaries and scholarships 2015/16

Terms and conditions for undergraduate fee waivers, bursaries and scholarships 2015/16

• For Year 2 and 3 of your thin sandwich course the bursary will be pro rata across these years.

** Eligible UK students are those that are classed as UK (England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland), as assessed for student support purposes, as determined by Student Finance England or other relevant UK student loans awarding agency