Finance
Please
note that this information is correct at the time of publication.
Tuition fees and other financial support are determined by your status as a
home, EU or international student. Financial support is only usually
available to those that are considered as "home" or "EU" students but it is
not guaranteed.
To be considered as a “home” or “EU” student teacher trainees must meet the
following criteria:
- They must have been an EU resident
for a minimum of
three years prior to the start of the teacher training
course. - They must have done something other
than study during
the three years. - They must have permanent leave to
remain or right of
abode.
Anyone
that is assessed as not meeting this criterion will be considered as an
international student and should contact the
International Office at the University to discuss finance. For
comprehensive and up-to-date information about the financial support
available to students wishing to enter Higher Education, please visit
the
Directgov web site.
Overview
Financial help
at a glance.
Tuition Fees 2012/13
The tuition fees for 2012/13 have not yet been
confirmed.
Training Bursary 2012/13
A new system of financial incentives for trainees with
good degrees in shortage subjects has been proposed for 2012/13. These are
available to eligible postgraduate trainees on courses in England and the
bursary amount depends on the subject and degree class. From 2012/13
trainees will need to have at least a 2:2 degree to be eligible for a
training bursary.
The table below summarises the government bursaries that will be available
for 2012/13 entry.
|
Physics, Maths, Chemistry, Modern Languages |
Other priority secondary specialisms1 and Primary | General science and non priority secondary specialisms2 | |
| Trainee with a first | £20,000 | £9,000 | £0 |
| 2:1 | £15,0003 | £5,000 | £0 |
| 2:2 | £12,000 | £0 | £0 |
1Art and Design, Design and Technology, English, Geography, History, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Music, Biology, Physical Education, Primary, and Religious Education mainstream post-graduate ITT courses attract £9,000 bursaries for trainees with a first and £5,000 for trainees with a 2:1.
2General science, Business Studies, Citizenship, Health and Social Care, Leisure and Tourism, Psychology ITT courses attract no bursary.
3Physics trainees with a 2:1 or first are able to apply for an
Institute of Physics scholarship. The scholarship is worth £20,000. Trainees
who hold the scholarship will not also be eligible for the standard
Department for Education (DfE) bursary. Physics trainees who are not awarded
the scholarship will continue in 2012/13 to be eligible for the standard
£20,000 bursary for those with a first, and £15,000 bursary for those with a
2:1.
Training Bursary Payment
If you undertaking a PGCE in one of the
subjects listed above, eligible for a training bursary, you must
complete and return the below form, which will enable us to set up an account for your payments,
and an eligibility statement.
Bursary Guidance
Eligibility Statement
Bank
Account Details (BACS form)
Golden Hellos
Golden Hellos will not be available to anyone from September 2011.
Independent Students
To
be classified as an independent student (i.e. not dependent on your
parents) you need to meet the criteria established by the Government.
The criteria include:
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The student is aged 25 or over on the first day of the relevant year; or
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The student has been married or is in a civil partnership before the beginning of the relevant year, whether or not the marriage or civil partnership is still subsisting; or
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The student has no parent living; or
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The Secretary of State is satisfied that neither of his parents can be found or that it is not reasonably practicable to get in touch with either of them; or
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The student has communicated with neither of his parents for the period of one year before the beginning of the relevant year or, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, he can demonstrate on other grounds that he is irreconcilably estranged from his parents.