Fees
Fees are payable for each academic year and usually rise each year in line with inflation.
Please note that fees do not have to be paid up front. You may be eligible for a non means tested government student loan each year to cover this cost.
Full time Home and EU students will be charged fees according to their year of entry as per table below.
For more detailed information on course fees and to view our tuition fee policy please click on
this link.
Students who defer entry from 2011/12 to 2012/13 will be subject to the new system of fees for 2012/13.
Students starting courses before 2012/13 will not be affected by the new system of fees.
Students currently on Foundation Degrees intending to start ‘top up’ courses in 2012/13 will not be affected by the new system of fees.
Students must apply for loans and grants every year. So, whether you are going to be a new or a continuing student in 2011/12 you should apply for student finance as soon as possible at http://www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance
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Student Loans
Government student loans are available to help with the cost of fees and living costs. You must apply for these loans each year.
Fee loans
Cover the cost of your fees for each academic year. These loans are non means tested; this means that the income of your household is not taken into account. These loans are available to home and EU students and are paid to the University directly.
Please note that EU students are, in the majority of cases, only eligible for the fee loan. However, if certain criteria are met some EU students could also be eligible for the maintenance loan and grants. For more detailed information visit www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance-eu
Maintenance Loans
Help towards your general living costs while you study. The majority of this loan will not depend on household income. This means that you will be eligible for a basic entitlement regardless of income. However, this will depend on your year of entry i.e. 72% for 2011 entrants and 65% for 2012 entrants. For more detailed information on loan rates visit www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance
This loan is paid to you in three equal instalments over the academic year - one instalment at the beginning of each term.
Repaying student loans
You do not have to repay student loans until you have finished your course and you are earning above a certain threshold.
Interest will start accruing as soon as your first loan instalment is paid to you or at the time your fee loan is paid to the University.
The current income threshold for repayment is £15,000. This means that students do not start repaying loans until they are earning above this threshold. At which point you will repay 9% of what you earn over the income threshold. In short, if you are earning £18,000 gross then your monthly repayment will be £22 regardless of the size of the loan debt.
Repayments will be calculated on what you earn and not on what you owe.
For 2012/13 entrants, the income threshold for repayment will be £21,000. Same principle as above – 9% above £21,000. So, if you are earning £25,000 gross then your monthly repayment will be £30 regardless of the size of the loan debt.
Outstanding loan debts will be written off after 25 years for students starting their course before 2012 and 30 years for 2012/13 entrants.
Students must apply for loans and grants every year. To apply for loans and for more detailed information on loans; repayments and interest rates please click on this link www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance
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Grants
Grants are available to certain students and are to help with living costs. The good news is that grants are non repayable. Apart from the Disabled Students’ Allowances, grants are means tested on household income. Grants are paid in three equal instalments over the academic year – one instalment at the start of each term.
Maintenance grant or living cost grant
Depending on your year of entry the household income threshold for this grant may vary.
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2010/11 & 2011/12 |
£50,020 |
£2906 |
The lower the income, the more grant is available to you. You will receive the maximum grant if your income is below £25,000.
If you qualify for Income Support or Housing Benefit then you can be assessed for the Special Support Grant instead of the Maintenance Grant. The Special Support Grant will not be counted as income for benefits purposes.
Dependants’ grants
Extra support is available for students who have child or adult dependants. There is a Childcare Grant; an Adult Dependants’ Grant and a Parents’ Learning Allowance.
Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSA)
Non income assessed support is available to full and part time undergraduate students.
Students must apply for loans and grants every year. For more information and to apply for grants please click on this link www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance
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Bursaries
Non repayable bursaries are available from the University of Gloucestershire for students who meet certain criteria.
Some of the bursaries we offer may be specific to the year you started your course.
Please note that bursaries are not available to those students who started their courses before 2006. Students on Social Work courses are not eligible for any University bursaries.
Applying for bursaries with us is easy but the process may vary according to which bursary you are eligible for. Most will just require you to submit your bank details at On-line registration each year. For the Minimum Standard and the Top up Bursary you will need to provide a copy of your Student Finance Breakdown letter that confirms you are in receipt of the full Maintenance or Special Support Grant. For the National Scholarship Programme you will also have to complete an application form.
Don’t worry, we can guide you through the application process. Contact us for further information.
Bursaries are usually paid in to your bank account in two equal instalments. One in December and one in March. (Providing relevant paperwork has been submitted). Bursaries are available to eligible students every year.
For 2012: bursaries will be in the form of fee waivers. Apply for the full fee loan of £8250 and if you are awarded a bursary we will notify the Student Loans Company and they will adjust and reduce your student loan debt.
For 2011/12 academic year:
Bordering Counties Bursary (06/07 & 07/08 entry)
For students who receive a full or partial Maintenance or Special Support Grant and who live in Gloucestershire or the bordering counties*. This bursary is an additional 35% of the assessed grant.
*Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, Oxfordshire, South Gloucestershire and Bristol, Swindon, Warwickshire, Wiltshire and Worcestershire
Top up Bursary (06/07 & 07/08 entry)
Students who live outside of Gloucestershire and bordering counties and who are in receipt of the full Maintenance or Special Support Grant of £2906 will be eligible for a bursary of £550.
Progressionary Reward (06/07 & 07/08 entry)
Annual bursary of 10% of fees paid in the previous year will be available to all full time home and EU students progressing to the next year of their course.
Compact Students Bursary (08/09 & 09/10 entry)
We have links with schools and colleges in Gloucestershire and bordering counties. These are known as our Compact Partners.
Students who attended one of these institutions were awarded £1000 in their first year. For those students in receipt of a full Maintenance or Special Support Grant of £2906 in 2011/12 will continue to receive this bursary.
Compact Students Bursary (10/11 entry)
Same principle as above but the bursary will be £1200 per year for eligible students.
Compact Students Bursary (11/12 entry)
Same principle as above but the bursary will be £1250 per year for eligible students.
Contact us to find out if your school or college is one of our Compact Partners.
Academic Scholarship (10/11 entry)
A £500 bursary is available for full time home students who achieve three A grades at A Level.
Academic Scholarship (11/12 entry)
A £750 bursary is available for full time home students who achieve three A grades at A Level.
Minimum Standard Bursary (08/09 – 11/12 entry)
This bursary is also known as the Top Up Bursary. Students who are eligible for the full Maintenance or Special Grant of £2906 will receive £550 in 2011/12. This support will continue for each year that you qualify for the full grant.
National Scholarship Programme (NSP) (12/13 entry paying fees of £8250)
A £6000 bursary will be available for full or part time students whose household income is below £20,000. Priority will be given to care-leavers, disabled students and students from our Compact Partner institutions. This bursary will be in the form of a fee waiver over a 3 year course,
Compact Bursary (12/13 entry paying fees of £8250)
Students from one of our Compact Partner institutions in receipt of the full Living Cost Grant of £3250 will receive a fee waiver of £1000. This bursary will continue for each year that you qualify for the full Living Cost Grant.
University Fee Waiver (12/13 entry paying fees of £8250)
A fee waiver of £1000 will be available to all full time first year students in receipt of the full Living Cost Grant of £3250 and who are living away from home and not in receipt of funding through the National Scholarship Programme.
University Scholarship (12/13 entry paying fees of £8250)
£1000 fee waivers for students, whose household income is less that £42,875, who demonstrate academic potential and commitment to their course. Students in receipt of funding through the National Scholarship Programme will not be eligible for this bursary.
Please use this information as a guide only.
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Other sources of funding
Student Ambassador Scheme
You may be able to get paid for working with our Outreach Team. For more information please contact 01242 714506 or outreach@glos.ac.uk
Sports Scholarship Scheme
This scheme is open to all undergraduates, on arrival at the University of Gloucestershire, for any sport recognised by Sport England. More information on this scheme please click on the link below http://resources.glos.ac.uk/faculties/shsc/scholarships
Access to Learning Fund
This is a Government hardship fund that can help some students who may be in financial difficulties. Applications are means tested and are not automatic. If you would like more information, please contact us.
Bank overdrafts
You may be able to access an interest free overdraft by opening a student bank account.
Part time work
Juggling your studies with part time work is a fact of life for most students. Register with the Students' Union (SU) Job Shop – local employers advertise for staff via the SU.
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