About this bursary
This bursary is for part-time first year students normally resident in England or normally resident in an EU country (not Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland), who started their course in 2017. It comprises a cash bursary of up to £1,500 and is awarded on a sliding-scale basis determined by household income and intensity of study. To qualify for this bursary, you should be registered for between 30 and 90 module credits, which is equivalent to 25 to 75% of a full-time course.
The bursary supports students from lower-income families and is funded by the university.
Bursary payments
| Household income £0–£16,190 | Year 1 |
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| 75% of full-time course |
£1,500 cash |
| 50% of full-time course |
£1,000 cash |
| 25% of full-time course |
£500 cash |
Bursary payments
| Household income £16,191–£25,000 | Year 1 |
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| 75% of full-time course |
£750 cash |
| 50% of full-time course |
£500 cash |
| 25% of full-time course |
£250 cash |
You do not need to repay a University of Brighton bursary. It is paid in the first year of your course only.
Additional financial support
Depending on your circumstances, you could be eligible to receive further bursaries and financial support from the University of Brighton in subsequent years of study.
Student Support Fund
If you are in hardship you can apply for additional help from the Student Support Fund in every year of your course.
Who is eligible
To be eligible to apply for this bursary you must:
- be a part-time student on the first year of an undergraduate course
- be normally resident in England and have been assessed as eligible to receive full funding from Student Finance England OR be normally resident in an EU country (not Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland) and have been assessed as eligible to receive a tuition fee loan from Student Finance England
- have a household income up to and including £25,000 a year and
- be entering higher education for the first time in 2017.
Your eligibility for this bursary will be re-assessed each academic year.
How to apply
If you believe you qualify for this bursary please email the bursary team for advice: bursaries@brighton.ac.uk. It would be helpful if you could provide details of your intended course, anticipated intensity of study and other circumstances in this first email.
We will email you in the autumn to confirm whether you will receive this bursary for the academic year.