University Bursary

The University Bursary provides targeted financial assistance to help cover the costs of higher education. Following extensive consultation with the Union of Students and the wider student body, we have reviewed and updated our bursary scheme for 2025/26.

Previously, students from households with an income between £25,001 and £36,592, and paying the maximum tuition fee, received a bursary of £600 per year. We recognise the financial pressures often experienced by students in this group, and in response, the bursary award will increase to £1,000 per year from September 2025.

Eligibility: You will be eligible to receive the University Bursary from September 2025 if you meet ALL the following criteria:

• You are entering Higher Education for the first time (after 1 September 2025)
• £1,000 cash award: You are paying the maximum home tuition fee for a full-time undergraduate degree programme (£9,535 in academic year 2025/26), or:
• £600 cash award: You are paying a home tuition fee for a full-time undergraduate degree programme that contains a classroom-based Foundation Year (£5,760 in academic year 2025/26), and: 
• You have a household income of £36,592 or less as assessed by your UK National Student Finance Service (i.e. Student Finance England)
• You are eligible to receive a tuition fee loan and a maintenance loan from your UK National Student Finance Service.

Please note that overseas students, EU students, postgraduate students, part-time students, online students, PGCE students, and students studying professional courses are not eligible for this support.

How do I apply?

You do not need to make an application for the University Bursary. Entitlement is assessed automatically using the household income details given to the University by your UK National Student Finance Service.

To assess you for a Bursary, your sponsor(s) (i.e. parent(s) or partner) will need to give consent to share their income details through Student Finance. If your sponsor(s) has not given consent to share their information, they can contact the appropriate funding authority directly.