Your Brighton Boost 2024

Overview

All eligible new students who are not living in halls can get help with their travel costs. You could receive between £200–£500, depending on where you live and your household income. You are free to fund your preferred form of transport, but the best way to make our support go further is by combining it with student discounts offered by the Unizone train ticket, TFL 18+ Student Oyster scheme and local bus companies.

How it works

Eligible students who are starting full-time undergraduate courses in 2024, who are not living in halls, and who are travelling from their term-time address each day to study are eligible for at least £200 to help them meet those travel costs.

Further support up to a total value of £500 is available depending on where you are travelling from and your household income.

You should apply for your Travel Boost after you have enrolled online from 19 August onwards.

Who is eligible

• New full-time UK University of Brighton undergraduate students who are starting courses in 2024, who are not living in halls and who are travelling from their term-time address each day to study are eligible for at least £200 to help them meet travel costs.
• Additional support to a total value of £500 is available depending on where you are travelling from and your household income.
• Students who are eligible for the full Student Finance England student loan for maintenance costs or whose home addresses are in neighbourhoods in England where historically not many people go to university are eligible for support with travel at a higher rate. You can check whether you live in an eligible POLAR 4 Quintile 1 or Quintile 2 postcode by using the Office for Students postcode checker.

Exception: Students starting healthcare courses

Students starting healthcare courses who are eligible for NHS Learning Support funding and NHS help with placement travel costs are not eligible for Brighton Boost support with travel costs.

Students on postgraduate pre-registration healthcare and PGCE courses

Students starting postgraduate pre-registration healthcare courses and PGCE courses are eligible for the undergraduate student loan package for Student Finance England. However, as postgraduate students they are not eligible for financial support from the Brighton Boost. Students on these courses may be eligible for a range of additional support from NHS England and the Department of Education.

What is covered

This support is paid to you during the first term. You are free to use this support to fund any transport you prefer – bike, car, bus or train. This support is in addition to any bursaries or other funding you may be eligible for.

We will confirm your eligibility after you enrol, from 19 August onwards.

Living in Brighton

We define students who are not living in halls and who are living within 15 miles of their campus of study in Brighton as local students.  

If you're a local student starting a full-time undergraduate course in 2024–25 you'll be eligible for £200 to help with your travel costs.

£300 is available to local students who are:

• eligible for the full Student Finance England student loan for maintenance costs
• living in a POLAR Q1 and Q2 postcode
• eligible for a University of Brighton bursary or a University of Brighton care leaver or estranged student bursary.

POLAR Q1 and Q2 postcodes are neighbourhoods where historically not many people go to university. You can check whether you live in an eligible postcode by using the Office for Students postcode checker.

Travelling to Brighton

We define students who are not living in halls and who are living more than 15 miles away from their campus of study in Brighton as commuter students. 

If you're a commuter student starting a full-time undergraduate course in 2024–25 you'll be eligible for £300 to help with your travel costs.

£500 is available to commuter students who are:

• eligible for the full Student Finance England student loan for maintenance costs  
• living in a POLAR Q1 and Q2 postcode
• eligible for a University of Brighton bursary or a University of Brighton care leaver or estranged student bursar.

POLAR Q1 and Q2 postcodes are neighbourhoods where historically not many people go to university. You can check whether you live in an eligible postcode by using the Office for Students postcode checker.

Living in halls

Can I get help if I live in halls? Generally speaking, no. Our support for travel costs is for eligible students travelling from their term-time address to university each day.

You may be eligible for help with your halls costs though. Our halls are either on or very close to our campuses in Brighton. They all have excellent public transport links and depending on your circumstances you could be eligible for a campus parking e-permit.

Overview

If you are not in halls and your term-time address is 30 miles from campus or your address is more than 45 minutes away by public transport you can apply for a free campus parking e-permit to help make your journey to uni easier.

Blue badge holders, students with health issues, caring and childcare responsibilities, and students living in halls who need a car to attend placement are also eligible for a campus e-permit and free student parking.

How it works

There are no parking charges for student e-permit holders. Eligible students can apply for permit after they have enrolled online from 19 August onwards.

You need to have an e-permit before parking on campus.

Who is eligible

• Students whose term-time address is 30 miles or more from campus.
• Students whose address is more than 45 minutes away by public transport.
• Students whose term-time address is under 45 minutes away but whose journey involves two modes of transport, eg bus and train.
• Students who live nearer to the university and who meet one or more of the following criteria are also eligible:
  • blue badge holders/students with health issues (you will need to show us a medical professional letter)
  • students with unpaid caring and childcare responsibilities for family or friends who cannot cope without their support
  • students living in halls who need a car to attend placement.
• Other students who can demonstrate their home or caring responsibilities cannot be met without access to campus parking.

Overview

If you don’t have access to a suitable computer, or your personal laptop breaks down, we can lend you one for free for up to a month at a time.

There are also over 2,500 PC and Mac workstations on our campuses, and a range of media production facilities which are free for you to use.

£1,250 bursary for pre-sessional English courses

We've launched a bursary for students joining our on-campus summer pre-sessional English courses. This support is provided through a reduction in the first-year tuition fee of your chosen degree programme.

For students taking the 10-week course the bursary is a £1,250 tuition fee discount in the first year of study, and for students taking the five-week course the bursary is a £750 tuition fee discount.

This bursary can be combined with our international scholarships.

VC international scholarships worth up to £5,500

VC International Scholarships are provided through a reduction in the tuition fee you pay in each year of your course.

Eligible students starting undergraduate courses in 2024 receive a scholarship worth £2,500 in their first year with a further £1,500 discount in years two and three.