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UK
and EU students can apply for a UK Government loan The amount that
you will receive is based upon your household income.
Student loans of up to
£4,950 per year are available for students living away from home, and for those
students who are living at home during their studies, up to £3,838 is available
per year.
The loan is repayable, which means that after you have left university, and when you are earning over £15,000 you will begin making repayments.
Students can borrow all or part of their tuition fees from the
Student Loans Company (SLC).
The SLC will pay the fee directly to the
University on the student's behalf.
This loan is repaid by the student, once they have completed their studies and are earning a minimum of £15,000.
The new tuition fee system for UK/EU students means that neither you or your parents have to pay the fees up front – it’s pay as you earn, not pay as you learn!
To qualify for the standard student finance package, on the first day of your course UK students must:
EU students can apply for financial help if:
Around half of all full–time UK students are likely to be eligible
for a yearly Maintenance Grant Students can receive up to £2,906.
Your Local Education Authority (LEA) will assess your eligibility to receive the Maintenance Grant, and those applicants who are successful will receive their grants in three instalments, one at the start of each term.
The Maintenance Grant does not apply to students who are on an Initial Teacher Training course.
EU students are not eligible for the Maintenance Grant.
How much you will receive will depend on your household income and the year of study. For example:
If you receive means–tested benefits such as
income support, then you may receive a Special Support Grant in place of the
Maintenance Grant.
The University of Bedfordshire offers some of the most
generous bursaries and scholarships in the country. All UK/EU students that are starting
full-time undergraduate degree can receive £329, per year. This amount is non-repayable, which means that you don’t have to
pay it back. See the scholarships and bursaries section for more details.
The BSO scheme is for full–time home students who are charged the
full £3,145 tuition fees on the BSO programme validated by the University.
It consists of a non–repayable
annual bursary of £500 to students from households whose income has been
assessed through the LEA/SLC process, as less than £25,000. EU students will
receive the statutory annual bursary of £305.
To find out more about eligibility please visit www.bso.ac.uk
This bursary is available to students who are ordinarily resident in England and who are on an approved non–graduate or undergraduate course (full–time or part–time).
The bursary is non–income assessed, which means that sources of income are not taken into account. The amount is dependent on individual circumstances.
For full details on the eligibility criteria, please contact
the NHS
Business Services Authority NHSBSA. See the NHS funding section for more details.
Nursing students are eligible for a means tested bursary.
It may take some time for your bursary to be processed and paid, so you are
strongly advised to ensure you have ready access to enough money to meet your
living and travel costs for the first 12 weeks of your course.
For full details on the eligibility criteria, please contact the NHS Business Services Authority NHSBSA. See the NHS funding section for more details.
