Professions bursary

University of Brighton professions bursaries for architecture, pharmacy and teaching are designed to support students from lower income families who wish to pursue careers in these professions. 

These are cash bursaries and do not need to be repaid.

Professions bursaries for pharmacy, architecture and teaching

About these bursaries

When is this bursary paid?

Bursaries are paid in each year of your course, subject to the eligibility criteria still being met. Bursaries are paid in two equal instalments, on 16 January and 2 May.

Bursary breakdown
  Year 1 Year 2Year 3Year 4Year 5
Four-year BA(Hons) leading to Qualified Teacher Status  £1,000  £1,000  £1,000  £1,000  -
Pharmacy MPharm  £1,000  £1,000 £1,000 £1,000  -
Architecture BA(Hons) – four-year course started in 2012  £1,000  £1,000  £1,000  £1,000  -
Architecture BA(Hons) – three-year course started in 2013  £1,000  £1,000  £1,000  -  -
MArch in Architecture – started Architecture BA(Hons) in 2013  -  -  -  £1,000  £1,000

Who is eligible?

To be eligible to apply for this bursary you must:

  • be studying:
    • Pharmacy MPharm(Hons) and have started in 2012 or 2013 or
    • Any of the four-year BA(Hons) courses leading to Qualified Teacher Status at the university and have started in 2012 or 2013 or
    • the Architecture BA(Hons) and have started studying in 2012 or
    • the Architecture BA(Hons) (RIBA Part 1) or MArch in Architecture (RIBA Part2) and have started studying in 2013
  • be from England
  • be on a full-time undergraduate course (registered to study 120 credits)
  • have a household income up to and including £25,000 a year
  • be eligible for the standard government student support package of maintenance grant and student loans for fees and living costs
  • have entered higher education for the first time in 2012 or 2013.

If you already have a university degree or other higher education qualification at the same or a higher level, your eligibility for a University of Brighton bursary may be affected.

Your eligibility for this bursary will be re-assessed each academic year.

Enquiries

We will email you in the autumn to confirm whether you will receive this bursary for the academic year.

If you have any questions contact our bursaries team:

Email: bursaries@brighton.ac.uk
Tel: 01273 643310

Please make sure you apply for your student loans and maintenance grant as soon as possible each year.