The University of Law Undergraduate Bursary

Applicable for: All undergraduate degrees, excluding apprenticeship programmes

Overview

The University of Law Undergraduate Bursary is for students starting their studies with us in September 2025 and January 2026. This bursary intends to provide additional financial support to new full-time undergraduates who have a household income of “zero” (as calculated by your national student finance service).

What is the award amount?

• Awards of £1,000 per academic year of the course (except during any year-long work placement) depending on the household income remaining at zero in the proceeding academic years.

What are the eligibility criteria?

You need to:

• Have received an offer for one of our face to face, attendance mode undergraduate degrees programmes (excluding apprenticeships), or for one of our online undergraduate degree programmes and are in receipt of the student maintenance loan as a full-time student
• Not already hold an undergraduate degree
• Be ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom (i.e. not an international student) and fulfil the residence criteria for maintenance support from your UK national Student Finance Service
• Have your household income assessed by your UK national student finance service and have agreed for this assessment to be shared with the University and have had your household income assessed as zero by your national student finance service by 31st October 2025 (for students commencing their course in September 2025) or 28th February 2026 (for students commencing their course in January 2026).

How do I apply?

There is no separate application for The University of Law Bursary. In order for the university to automatically assess your eligibility you will need to follow these three steps:

1. Apply for student finance through one of the following UK National student finance services

• Student Finance England (SFE);
• Student Finance Wales;
• Student Finance Northern Ireland;
• Student Awards Agency Scotland.

1. Provide your household income to your national student finance service.
2. Both you and your sponsors/parents/partner/guardians must give consent to share your household income with the University. Your consent must be activated on your student finance service account before/on 31st October 2025 or 28th February 2026. For any queries on giving your consent please contact your national student finance service directly.

What is the application deadline?

You must provide your household income to your national student finance service and your consent to share your household income with The University of Law by 31st October 2025 or 28th February 2026 as applicable. If you do not do this, you will not be eligible for a bursary for the entire duration of your undergraduate course at The University of Law.

When will I found out if I have been awarded the Bursary?

If you meet the eligibility criteria, you will be allocated the Bursary and you will receive written confirmation to your university email address in December 2025 or March 2026 as applicable.

Please contact our Money and Housing Team at studentsupportfunds@law.ac.uk if you think you meet the bursary eligibility criteria but haven’t received the email communication by January 2026 or April 2026 as applicable.

Payments will be made in two equal instalments each year. Students must remain enrolled throughout the academic year to retain the bursary.

Please see the terms and conditions for The University of Law Undergraduate Bursary.

Please read our FAQs document for further information on The University of Law Undergraduate Bursary.