About this bursary
This bursary is available to full-time UK and EU undergraduates who started studying in or before 2011. The bursary is income-related, and even if you were not eligible last year, you may become eligible if your circumstances change. The bursaries are to help students to pay for books, equipment, travel, study aids, childcare and other course-related costs.
Bursary for students who started in 2011
| Family income | Bursary value a year |
|---|
| up to £25,000 |
£900 |
| £25,001 – £31,000 |
£500 |
Bursary for students who started in 2010 or before
| Family income | Bursary value a year |
|---|
| up to £25,000 |
£1,080 |
| £25,001 – £27,490 |
£860 |
| £27,491 – £32,340 |
£750 |
| £32,341 – £40,330 |
£540 |
When is the bursary paid?
Bursary payments will be made to you twice a year: around the 16 January and the 2 May. Any bursary payments made to students who then become ineligible (withdraw or intermit) will need to be repaid to the university.
Who is eligible?
University of Brighton income-related bursaries are paid to students who meet the following criteria:
- Full-time undergraduate student from the UK or other EU country
- Eligible for the standard government student support package of maintenance grant and student loans for fees and living costs
- Entered higher education between 2006 - 2011
- Studying for an undergraduate honours degree, Foundation degree or Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) at the University of Brighton or
- Studying at Brighton and Sussex Medical School or
- Studying for a University of Brighton validated undergraduate or Foundation degree at an associate college: Brighton Metropolitan College, East Sussex College Group, or Plumpton College.
- Your eligibility for a University of Brighton bursary may be affected if you already have a degree or other higher education qualification and you study for another qualification at the same or a lower level
- In full-time attendance at the university until at least 1 December to qualify for the first instalment, and in attendance until at least 1 May to qualify for the second instalment.
Your eligibility for this bursary will be re-assessed each academic year.
Exceptions
These courses have different tuition fee and funding arrangements and do not qualify for University of Brighton bursaries:
- Nursing, midwifery and associated health professions (AHP) courses
How to apply
Your student finance application is also used to determine your eligibility for a University of Brighton bursary; you do not apply for this separately. Even if you were not eligible last year, you may become eligible if your circumstances change.
Your student finance application should be made online via one of the links below, appropriate to where you live:
Unless you choose to opt out (by ticking the opt-out box when you complete your application form), you will automatically be assessed on your bursary entitlement.
We will email you in the autumn to confirm whether you will receive this bursary for the academic year.
Enquiries
If you have any questions before September, contact our bursaries team in the Registry office on:
Email: bursaries@brighton.ac.uk
Tel: 01273 643310