Scholarship Awarding University:
Type of degree:
Bachelor’s
Scholarship Deadline:
Applications for this scholarship are reviewed on an ongoing basis.
Scholarship Summary:
The Bournemouth University Maintenance Bursary is available to all new UK students who meet the eligibility criteria. If you’re eligible, you’ll receive the bursary automatically, providing the deadlines for income assessment are met. This Bursary can be used for living expenses such as paying rent, buying a train ticket to go home for the weekend, or enjoying dinner out with your new friends.
Scholarship Applicant Criteria:
To be eligible for a BU Maintenance Bursary, you must:
• be registered as Home for fee status; and
• live in England and have been ordinarily resident in England for three years prior to the start date of your course
• be a new student, actively participating on an Undergraduate BU course or Wiltshire College Salisbury course (excluding HNC/HND) on a full or part-time basis
• be studying a first degree (including Top-ups)
• have a family income of £16,000 or less per year to qualify for the bursary
Value of Scholarship:
Eligible new students will receive a bursary of up to £2,400 (up to £3,200 if studying a Foundation Year) to support their learning and living costs. You'll be awarded £800 in your first year, and, provided you still meet the eligibility criteria, £800 in your second and final years of study. The amount received will be pro-rata for part-time study.
If you are studying a Top-up degree lasting one year, you will receive £800.
Payment
Your bursary payments will be loaded onto a pre-paid card. The money will be made available to you in nine instalments from October to June each year.
Scholarship Application Guide:
There is no need to apply as you should automatically receive the bursary if you meet the eligibility criteria, providing you have completed an income assessment as part of your student finance application, and given consent to share this information.
Scholarship Website:
Find further information on this scholarship opportunity at the Bournemouth University UK Maintenance Bursary Page.