ways to fund your studies

Your fees for 2024/25

We’ll publish the fees for 2024/25 on our website from summer 2023, and they will not increase while you study with us. You’ll pay the same fee for each year of full-time study so you will know exactly how much your course will cost before you start and don’t need to worry about the fees increasing. You’ll find a list of what’s included in your fees at www.bournemouth.ac.uk/ug-courses. Our fees will vary depending on your status (home or international) and your level of study – Honours, Foundation or Top-up.

For details of the Tuition Fee loan and the eligibility criteria, please visit www.gov.uk/student-finance

Scholarships, bursaries and discounts

We offer a range of financial support that you don’t need to repay. We offer bursaries depending on your household income, or if you are joining university after leaving care. If you have sporting or musical achievements, we also have scholarships that you might be eligible for. To learn more, visit www.bournemouth.ac.uk/ug-funding

NHS funding

Non-repayable funding of at least £5,000 per year will be available for home students on eligible nursing, midwifery and some allied health courses. If you are studying social work then you may be eligible to apply for a bursary during your second and third years of study. Visit gov.uk for full details.

What about living expenses?

You can borrow money towards your

Living

expenses during your time at BU through a Maintenance Loan. How much you can borrow will depend on your household income, and you can even borrow a smaller amount if you live at home while studying.

How do you repay your loans?

Repaying your loans is easy, and doesn’t involve lots of complicated forms. Your Tuition Fee will be combined with your Maintenance Loan, and your repayments will be calculated and collected automatically through the tax system. You won't start making repayments until you reach an earnings threshold, and you'll only pay back a small amount of your income. You’ll find more information at www.bournemouth.ac.uk/loans or www.gov.uk/student-finance/repayments

If you’re an international student

Students from certain countries may have access to a scholarship through BU’s global network of partner institutions. Find out more at www.bournemouth.ac.uk/ug-international

If you’re from the USA

You can apply your Federal Loan/Aid to your studies at BU. The OPE ID for BU is 033503. Find out more at www.bournemouth.ac.uk/usa

With over 2,700 international students from more than 130 different countries, BU is a cosmopolitan, metropolitan place to study. Find out how you can join us and what you can expect when you get here. We welcome students from all around the world, so your BU experience will be a truly cosmopolitan one. We have international representatives based all over the globe and run events in different countries.

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