Money advice for students

Started your course in 2011 or before

Full-time undergraduate student from an EU country

University bursary

The University of Brighton provides income-related bursaries to enable students to pay for books, equipment, travel, study aids, childcare and other course-related costs.

Bursary overview

Bursaries are payable in each year of your course. Awards are made on a simple sliding scale. The tables below show how the system works.

Bursary for students who started in 2011

Family income Bursary value a year
up to £25,000 £900
£25,001 - £31,000 £500

Bursary for students who started in 2010 or before

Family income Bursary value a year
up to £25,000 £1,080
£25,001 - £27,490 £860
£27,491 - £32,340 £750
£32,341 - £40,330 £540
Am I eligible?

University of Brighton income-related bursaries are paid to students who meet the following criteria:

  • Full-time undergraduate student from the UK or other EU country
  • Eligible for the standard government student support package of maintenance grant and student loans for fees and living costs
  • Entering higher education between 2006 and 2011
  • Studying for an undergraduate honours degree, Foundation degree or Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) at the University of Brighton or
  • Studying at Brighton and Sussex Medical School or
  • Studying for a University of Brighton validated undergraduate or Foundation degree at an associate college: City College Brighton and Hove, Sussex Coast College Hastings, Plumpton College or Sussex Downs College.
  • Your eligibility for a University of Brighton bursary may be affected if you already have a degree or other higher education qualification and you study for another qualification at the same or a lower level.
  • In full-time attendance at the university until at least 1st December to qualify for the first instalment, and in attendance until at least 1st May to qualify for the second instalment.
Applying for a University of Brighton bursary

Your student finance application is also used to determine your eligibility for a University of Brighton bursary, you do not apply for this separately.

To be assessed you have to complete an application for student finance (if you do not require a tuition fee loan you must enter £0 in the fee amount requested).  Once this has been processed by the EU Team of Student Finance a bursary application will be sent to them at their your home address. This is so that you can be income assessed.

Your student finance application should be made online via this website: Students Finance Services Europe.

Exceptions

These courses have different tuition fee and funding arrangements and do not attract University of Brighton bursaries:

  • Nursing, midwifery and associated health professions (AHP) courses
When will my bursary be paid?

Bursary payments will be made to you twice a year: at the end of January and in the first week of May. Any bursary payments made to students who then become ineligible (withdraw or intermit) will need to be repaid to the university.

Enquiries

Please contact the Registry department (Student Administration)
Tel: +44/0 1273 643408
Email: bursaries@brighton.ac.uk