Undergraduate Fees and Financial Support A guide for UK students starting 2013/14
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Our tuition fees
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For new students starting from September 2013 Type of course
Tuition Fee per year
The normal maximum fee for all undergraduate degree courses (BSc/BA/BEng/BEd/LLB)
£8,650
HNC/HND and Foundation degree courses taught at this University
£7,120
HNC/HND and Foundation degree courses taught at partner colleges
£6,000 maximum
Foundation year courses (taught here or in partner colleges)
£6,000 maximum
Sandwich year out
Free
PGCE
£8,650
The fees listed apply to the majority of courses, but can vary (eg. if you are studying on an NHS-funded course). To confirm the fees for your course, contact The Gateway: www.wlv.ac.uk/gateway
Tip box: Have you seen our student charter? Take a look at: www.wlv.ac.uk/studentcharter
What’s included in your tuition fee? The University is committed to providing you with a transparent fee structure with no hidden course costs so that you can make informed decisions about the costs of study. The tuition fee for all courses is payable on an annual basis and is subject to an inflationary increase every year. To find out more about what’s included in your fee, visit: www.wlv.ac.uk/whatisincluded
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Paying tuition fees Government Tuition Fee Loan
Payment by instalments
You can take out a loan to cover the full tuition fee for each year of your course. This is open to eligible full or part-time UK and EU students and doesn’t depend on your family income.
If you’re planning on paying the tuition fees yourself then there are a range of payment methods available, including setting up a Direct Debit to pay in instalments. More information can be found at: www.wlv.ac.uk/howtopay
• If you choose to pay your fees with a Tuition Fee Loan, the money will be paid directly to the University. • The loan doesn’t need to be paid back until you’ve left University and are earning more than £21,000. • More information on repayments can be found at: www.gov.uk/student-finance/repayments.
Tip box: Full-time students! Make sure you apply for your funding as early as possible. You don’t need to have a confirmed place at University before you apply! Visit: www.gov.uk/studentfinance
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Nardhia Kidd-Walker – Athletics
Christain Beck – Hockey
James Wolverson – Ultimate Frisbee
Our Sports Scholars 2012
Scholarships for If you’ve excelled in your academic work or in sport, you could be eligible for one of our Scholarships – and receive money to help with the costs of going to University. National Scholarship Programme 700 scholarships, each worth £3,000, will be on offer to students with a residual income of £25,000 or less who have accepted a conditional or unconditional offer with the University by July 2013. If eligible, you will be contacted by the University and receive: • a £1,000 cash payment • a £1,000 fee waiver • plus either a further £1,000 fee waiver or a £1,000 reduction in your University Accommodation Fees. How does it work? There are two schemes under which you may be eligible for a National Scholarship. Scheme A To be eligible for consideration you must: • have applied to study (and subsequently enrol) on a full-time course with a tuition fee of £6,000 per year or more
Scheme B To be eligible for consideration under Scheme B you must: • have applied to study (and subsequently enrol) on a full-time course with a tuition fee of £6,000 per year or more • be confirmed by the Student Loans Company no later than July 2013 as having a residual income of £25,000 or less • have firmly accepted a conditional or unconditional offer of a place at the University of Wolverhampton by July 2013; and • either - be a disabled person with deafness/hearing loss or other hearing impairment and have eligibility for support via the Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) (declared to the University prior to enrolment) • or - be a Care Leaver (declared to the University prior to enrolment).
• be confirmed by the Student Loans Company no later than July 2013 as having a residual income of £25,000 or less
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• have firmly accepted a conditional or unconditional offer of a place at the University of Wolverhampton by July 2013; and
Students funded by NHS or studying a PGCE aren’t eligible for the National Scholarship Programme.
• have achieved a minimum of 280 UCAS Tariff points or equivalent. (Visit: www.ucas.com for details).
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Louise Fellows – Football
Robert Shacklock – Football Referee
Megan Upton – Kickboxing
Mathias Francis – Athletics
full-time students A reward for everyone Continuing Achievement Reward
Sports Achievement Scholarship
If you’re a UK or EU student paying a tuition fee of £8,650, are successful in your studies, work hard, submit all of your assessments, pass, and progress to the next level, we will reward your achievements by retrospectively reducing your first year tuition fee by £1,000.
If you can demonstrate outstanding achievement in sport you could receive up to £3,000 over the length of your course.
Distinction Scholarship
The scholarship will be worth up to £1,000 for the first year of study and £1,000 for years two and three, pro-rata to the length of course (ie. to a maximum of £3,000). Awards for years two and three of study are dependent upon excellent performance during the preceding year of study.
Awarded to full-time undergraduate students paying a tuition fee of £8,650 who attain a minimum of AAB or above at A-level – or the equivalent – the Distinction Scholarship is worth £3,000 in the first year of study and consists of:
To apply, you will need to show examples of outstanding achievement in your field of sport. This could include:
• a £1,000 cash payment
• performance level
• a £1,000 fee waiver
• representation level
• plus either a further £1,000 fee waiver or a £1,000 reduction in your University Accommodation Fees.
• membership of sports clubs.
• national and/or regional ranking
To find out more about any of our scholarships, visit: www.wlv.ac.uk/scholarships
Tip box: If you received a National Scholarship you can’t receive the Continuing Achievement Reward or Distinction Scholarship.
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Financing living costs Money from the Government • Maintenance Grant – you could be eligible for a grant of up to £3,354 which you don’t have to pay back. How much you get depends on your family income. • Student Maintenance Loan – worked out on your family income and how much Maintenance Grant you get, you pay it back once you have left university and your income is more than £21,000. The maximum loan payable is £4,375 if you live with your parents while studying and £5,500 if you live independently. • Special Support Grant – you may be eligible for this in place of a Maintenance Grant if you can claim certain means-tested benefits. Students who are likely to qualify for the Special Support Grant include lone parents, student couples with children, and some disabled students. The maximum Special Support Grant payable is £3,354, but it does increase the amount of Maintenance Loan payable.
• Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) – full-time students with a disability or specific learning difficulty may be entitled to annual financial help of up to £1,724 as a general allowance, £5,161 for special equipment, and as much as £20,520 for non-medical helpers. Part-time students may be entitled to annual financial help of up to £1,293 as a general allowance, £5,161 for special equipment, and £15,390 for non-medical helpers. Students with a disability need to contact the University of Wolverhampton’s Student Enabling Centre on tel: 01902 321 020 or visit: www.wlv.ac.uk/sec To find out more and apply for any of the above support, visit: www.gov.uk/studentfinance Please note that the figures above may differ for students not resident in England.
• Childcare Grant – up to £148.75 per week is available to help with the cost of registered approved childcare if you have one child. If you have two or more children the maximum is £255 per week. The Childcare Grant will pay up to 85% of your actual costs. • Parents’ Learning Allowance – if you’re a full-time student with dependent children, the Parents’ Learning Allowance can provide up to £1,508 a year. You can apply for this even if you don’t receive a Childcare Grant. • Adult Dependants’ Grant – if you have a family member who is dependent on you, you could be eligible for a grant worth up to £2,642 a year.
Tip box: Apply as early as possible for DSA to ensure that you get your money on time, visit: www.gov.uk/disabled-students-allowances-dsas
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Support while you’re at University University of Wolverhampton Access to Learning Fund
If you’re a UK student and experience serious financial difficulties while studying, the University may be able to offer a grant to help with your living costs. • You need to have applied for maximum statutory support (grants and loans) before applying for the Access to Learning Fund. • The Access to Learning Fund can’t be used to pay tuition fees. More information can be found at: www.wlv.ac.uk/moneymatters
Part-time jobs
A part-time job can help ease the journey through university and make a useful addition to your CV. What’s more, if you’re studying full-time it doesn’t affect your entitlement to government funding. Our Careers and Employment Centre has its very own job shop, The Workplace, which can help you access a range of part-time jobs that are fairly paid and fit in around your studies. To find out more, tel: 01902 323 400 or visit: www.wlv.ac.uk/theworkplace
Tip box: Want to know more about how we can help you develop your employability while you study – see our support and success stories at www.wlv.ac.uk/employability
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Subject specific support PGCE students
Nursing and Midwifery students
• UK PGCE students may be eligible for a Maintenance Grant of up to £3,354, depending on family income.
• Fees for Nursing and Midwifery degree courses are paid by the NHS.
• You can also apply for a student loan to cover tuition fees and take out a maintenance loan for living costs (see pages 2 and 5).
• Living cost help is also provided, with a grant of £1,000 and a means-tested bursary of up to £4,395 (2012 figures).
• In addition, there is a generous package of teacher training bursaries from the Teaching Agency worth up to £20,000 depending on your degree classification and the age range and subject you wish to teach.
• Students can also apply for a maintenance loan of up to £2,324 at: www.gov.uk/studentfinance For more information, visit: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/students
Tip box: For more information about funding for PGCE students, visit: www.gov.uk/studentfinance or www.education.gov.uk/get-into-teaching
To see 2013 figures for NHS courses when they are released, visit: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/students
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Thinking about parttime study? With part-time study, you can: • complete your degree from £2,500 pa (based on 2012/13 tuition fee rates) • benefit from no fees upfront by applying for government funding* or pay in instalments and spread the cost of your tuition fee • fit your studies around your work and home commitments • enhance your employment prospects • continue to earn while you learn.
Sofina Islam – Headteacher Studied MA Management and Leadership in Education part-time. Part-time study allows you to take control of your time and investment, without sacrificing the things that are important to you. You don’t start paying back your loan until four years after the start of the course and only then if you’re earning more than £21,000.
Part-time students are charged based on how many modules they study. Most students study three modules per year (50% of full-time study) but it’s possible to study up to four modules per year on a part-time basis. Eligible UK and EU students can apply for a non means-tested tuition fee loan but no living cost support.
Tip box: For more information on studying on a part-time basis and up-to-date fees, visit: www.wlv.ac.uk/part-time
* Available to undergraduates only, for terms and conditions, visit: www.gov.uk/studentfinance
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Applying for financial support All applications for government financial support should be made through the relevant awarding body: Student Finance England: www.gov.uk/studentfinance Student Awards Agency for Scotland: www.saas.gov.uk Student Finance Wales: www.studentfinancewales.co.uk Student Finance Northern Ireland: www.studentfinanceni.co.uk
Further Advice For information on the University’s scholarships, fees and financial advice, plus general information on government grants and loans. www.wlv.ac.uk/moneymatters
Education Guidance Advisers Speak to one of our Education Guidance Advisers in The Gateway about funding your HE studies generally and about financial advice relating to the University of Wolverhampton specifically. Call: 01902 321 032, email: gateway@wlv.ac.uk or visit: www.wlv.ac.uk/gateway
Student Enabling Centre For advice on how the University can help disabled students to study on an equal basis with other students. Call: 01902 321 020, email: sec@wlv.ac.uk or visit: www.wlv.ac.uk/sec
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