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Â鶹´«Ã½ Bursary

The Â鶹´«Ã½ offers a bursary for students in the academic year 2025-26. The start of an academic year varies and are in line with the course start month.

The Application Form will be available 3 months prior to course start date. The applications close some months post the start date, at this point all applications will be considered up to the deadline date.

Successful applicants will receive a £500 bursary in each academic year of study – maximum of 3 years (dependent on successful progression and continuing to meet eligibility criteria). Successful applications will be automatically reassessed each year. In the event a successful application receives a not eligible outcome upon automatic assessment, the award will cease. If the student is in an intercalating from studies, no payment will be awarded during this period however the application will be auto assessed in line with our published dates below upon return to study.

To be eligible for the Bursary 2025 Entry, you need to meet all the following criteria:

  • Be a new student to the Â鶹´«Ã½ in 2025-26. Students who have previously studied at the University will not be eligible.
  • Be in Year 1 or the Foundation Year of your course.
  • Be studying full-time or part-time (studying at least 50% of the Full Time Equivalent) towards a Foundation/bachelor’s degree or Integrated Master's degree.
  • Be paying tuition fees of £8,220 (Foundation degree), £9,250 (Bachelor’s/Integrated master’s degree), £11,100 (Accelerated degree) or £6,618 (HND/HNC) – pro rata for part time students.
  • Be assessed by Student Loans Company (SLC) as having household income of £25,000 or less as at the application closing date.
  • Have been assessed by the University as a “Home” fee paying student (Overseas students are not eligible for this bursary).
  • Be in continued attendance on the course on which you enrolled as at the date of payment.
  • Have made a means-tested Student Finance application by the bursary closing date, with the Â鶹´«Ã½ as the chosen institution, and given consent to the sharing of financial details. Failure to do this will result in the Â鶹´«Ã½ being unable to verify students' household income.
  • There will be no backdated payments.
  • Students who are eligible for the Alumni Postgraduate Loyalty Scheme will not be eligible for this bursary.

If applications for the bursary exceed the number of allocations, awards will be subject to additional academic criteria. For full bursary and Scholarship information please visit .

The closing date for applications is based on the month in which your course started.

Course Start Month Application Deadline
September 2024 03/12/2024
October 2024 03/12/2024
November 2024 03/12/2024
December 2024 04/02/2025
January 2025 06/04/2025
February 2025 06/04/2025
March 2025 06/04/2025
April 2025 07/07/2025
May 2025 07/07/2025
June 2025 06/10/2025
July 2025 06/10/2025
August 2025 06/10/2025

Applications will be assessed after the closing date, and you should expect to be notified of the outcome within before the published payment date.

Awards are expected to be paid in two equal instalments, based on the month in which your course started.

Course Start Month Bursary Payment Dates (last working day)
September 2024 Feb and May 2025
October 2024 Feb and May 2025
November 2024 Feb and May 2025
December 2024 Feb and May 2025
January 2025 May and Aug 2025
February 2025 May and Aug 2025
March 2025 May and Aug 2025
April 2025 Oct 2025 and Feb 2026
May 2025 Oct 2025 and Feb 2026
June 2025 Feb and May 2026
July 2025 Feb and May 2026
August 2025 Feb and May 2026

Use the to apply.

  • This form can only be accessed by logging in with a valid Â鶹´«Ã½ student email address (e.g. s123456@uos.ac.uk). If you are a student at one of our partner institutions, please ensure you log in using your Â鶹´«Ã½ account, not your institutional account.
  • Applications are limited to one per applicant.
  • If you are having issues logging in, please 'right-click' on ‘online application form’, and open the link in an Incognito or Private window and log in using your Â鶹´«Ã½ email address through there. If the issue persists, please contact studentlife@uos.ac.uk

For enquiries, please contact: studentlife@uos.ac.uk