Bursaries
For UK and EU students starting in 2012
- University of Brighton bursaries
- NHS bursaries for social work
- NHS bursaries for healthcare courses
- Teaching Agency training bursaries
University of Brighton bursaries
The University of Brighton provides a range of bursaries for undergraduate students. A bursary is money or other support that does not have to be paid back when you complete your course.
Our bursaries can help you to cover the cost of fees, books, equipment, university accommodation, travel, study aids, childcare and other study-related costs. Depending on your circumstances you could be eligible for more than one bursary.
Please follow the links below for further details of each bursary.
| BURSARIES for 2012 |
Total value |
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| Bursary | 2-year course | 3-year course | 4-year course | 5-year course |
| Care leaver's bursary | £5,000 | £7,000 | £9,000 | N/A |
| Widening access bursary | £5,000 | £7,000 | £9,000 | N/A |
| EU widening access bursary | £3,000 fee reduction in 1st year of course |
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| Part-time widening access bursary | A pro-rata fee reduction of up to £2,250 in year 1 |
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| EU part-time widening access bursary | A pro-rata fee reduction of up to £2,250 in year 1 | |||
| Aimhigher bursary | £4,000 | £6,000 | £8,000 | N/A |
| Professions architecture bursary | N/A | £3,000 | N/A |
£5,000 |
| Professions pharmacy bursary | N/A | N/A | £4,000 | N/A |
| Professions teaching bursary | N/A | N/A | £4,000 | N/A |
Please note bursaries are not paid during the salaried industrial placement year which is a feature of many of our courses.
Students from Scotland, Wales and Northern Island
University of Brighton bursaries (with the exception of the EU widening access bursary for EU students) are only for students resident in England when they apply for student funding.
NHS bursaries for social work
If you are a UK resident you can apply for a non-income assessed bursary from the NHS Business Services Authority if you are doing an approved undergraduate or postgraduate social work course.
Bursary applications for 2012/13 close on 30 November 2012.
For more information and to apply visit the NHS BSA website
NHS bursary
If you have been offered a NHS-funded place on an undergraduate nursing or allied health professions course you are eligible to apply for a means-tested bursary. For students starting in 2012 this would be £2,591 per year if you live away from home, and £2,163 if you live with your parents.
You may also be eligible for a number of additional allowances, including a Dependants Allowance and a Parents Learning Allowance.
To find out how much funding you could potentially receive via an NHS means-tested bursary, use the NHS Student Bursary Estimate Calculator.
How to apply
You will receive an application pack from the NHS Student Grant Unit who will have been informed by the university that you have been offered a NHS-funded place.
Teaching Agency training bursaries
The amount you are eligibe for depends on the subject you are training to teach.
| Your degree classification | PGCE course in physics, mathematics, chemistry, modern languages | PGCE course in art and design, design and technology, English, dance, geography, information and communications technology, biology, physical education, primary, and religious education |
| 1st class | £20,000 | £9000 |
| 2:1 | £15,000* | £5000 |
| 2:2 | £12,000 | £0 |
Find out more
For details of how to apply and for further information contact our Faculty of Education.
For PGCE for secondary-school teaching
Adam Morley
Tel: 01273 643911
For PGCE for primary-school teaching
Eleanor James
Tel: 01273 643912
Or email deped@brighton.ac.uk
For further information see the Teaching Agency website
