Undergraduate UK students

Full-time students

As a UK student you can choose not to pay your tuition fees until after you graduate, and then only when you earn more than £15,000 per year.

You can take a tuition fee loan from the Student Finance England. Unlike a bank loan the interest is very low, so in real terms you'll only pay back what you borrow and at a manageable amount - nine percent of your salary above the £15,000 threshold. For example a graduate earning £18,000 per year will pay back just £5.19 per week.

Foundation course students can also take the tuition fee loan.

EU students can take a tuition fee loan.  For more information on applying as an EU student please visit the Directgov website.

Please be aware that you must be in attendance at the University on 1 December to be entitled to a tuition fee loan. If you leave the University after week four of a semester and before 1 December you will have to pay the semester's fees yourself.

You can find out more about tuition fees and repayments on the Student Finance England website.

Part-time students

As a part-time student, you may be eligible for support with fees through Student Finance England.  For information about funding for part time students please visit their website.

Many UK students will receive financial help in the form of a government HE maintenance grant of up to £2,906 (for 2009-10) per year.  You will not have to repay this grant, and the amount awarded will depend on your household income.

The Government estimates around half of all new full-time students will be eligible for a full or partial grant, with just under one in every three students eligible for the full £2,906.

To apply for the HE maintenance grant contact Student Finance England as soon as possible after applying to university. Don't wait until you have a firm offer of a place.

All full-time students will be eligible for a student loan.  The amount you receive will depend on your household income and the HE maintenance grant you receive.

You can apply for the student loan on the Student Finance England website.  You can apply from as early as the September before your course starts.  it is important to apply as early as possible in order to avoid any delay in payments.

As with the tuition fee loan, you can choose to repay your student maintenance loan after you've graduated and only when you earn over £15,000 per year. Unlike a bank loan the interest is very low so in real terms you only pay back what you borrow and at a manageable amount - nine percent of your salary above the £15,000 threshold. For example a graduate earning £18,000 per year will repay just £5.19 per week.

If you come to Oxford Brookes to study full time in 2009-2010, are entitled to a full or partial means-tested Higher Education (HE) maintenance grant, your course fee is £3,225 (or £1,285 if you are a Foundation Year student), you may also receive an Oxford Brookes Full Time Bursary.

You must be in full-time attendance at the University on 1 December 2009, 24 February 2010 and 14 April 2010 to be entitled to each instalment of your bursary.

Applying

You don't need to apply - we will know if you are eligible from your means test for the HE maintenance grant. All eligible students who have not opted out of the 'consent to share' part of their student support application will automatically receive a bursary.

Please note that you must consent to share by the end of the academic year (31 August) to be entitled to claim your bursary for the current academic year. Students who consent to share their information after the end of an academic year are no longer entitled to any previous year's bursaries.

For the academic year of 2009 - 2010 you will receive your bursary in three instalments on the 16 December 2009, 24 February 2010 and 14 April 2010.

How much will the bursary be?

The Brookes Bursary is determined using the same residual family income calculation that is used by the Student Loans Company to work out the HE maintenance grant that you receive. As the government changed the HE maintenance grant levels for new entrants into Higher Education in 2008-09 onwards, the Brookes Bursary is different for those who first attended their course in 2006-07 and 2007-08 compared to students first attending in 2008-09 or 2009-2010

"2008-09 and 2009-10 cohort" means students who join the University in 2008-09 or 2009-10.

"2006-07 and 2007-08 cohort" means students who joined the University prior to 2008-09.

New for students starting in 2009-2010.  If you come to Oxford Brookes as a part time student from September 2009 onwards, you may be entitled to a Part Time Bursary.  If your household income is £16,000 or less and you are in receipt of a part time course grant from Student Finance England, you may be eligible for a Part Time Bursary of £250.

If your household income is between £16,001 and £25,000 and you are in receipt of a part time course grant from Student Finance England, you may be eligible for a Part Time Bursary of £125.

Applying

You don't need to apply - we will know if you are eligible from your means test for the part time course grant. All eligible students who have not opted out of the 'consent to share' part of their student support application will automatically receive a part time bursary.

Please note that you must consent to share by the end of the academic year (31 August) to be entitled to claim your bursary for the current academic year. Students who consent to share their information after the end of an academic year are no longer entitled to any previous year's bursaries.

For the academic year of 2009 - 2010 you will receive your bursary in three instalments on the 16 December 2009, 24 February 2010 and 14 April 2010.

If you come to Oxford Brookes to study full time in 2010-2011, are entitled to a full or partial means-tested Higher Education (HE) maintenance grant, your course fee is £3,290 (or £1,310 if you are a Foundation Year student), you may also receive an Oxford Brookes Full Time Bursary.

You must be in full-time attendance at the University on 1 December 2010, 23 February 2011 and 13 April 2011 to be entitled to each instalment of your bursary.

Applying

You don't need to apply - we will know if you are eligible from your means test for the HE maintenance grant. All eligible students who have not opted out of the 'consent to share' part of their student support application will automatically receive a bursary.

Please note that you must consent to share by the end of the academic year (31 August) to be entitled to claim your bursary for the current academic year. Students who consent to share their information after the end of an academic year are no longer entitled to any previous year's bursaries.

For the academic year of 2010 - 2011 you will receive your bursary in three instalments on the 15 December 2010, 23 February 2011 and 13 April 2011.

How much will the bursary be?

The Brookes Bursary is determined using the same residual family income calculation that is used by the Student Loans Company to work out the HE maintenance grant that you receive.The Brookes Bursary is different depending on which year you join your course at the University.

"2008-09 and 2009-10 cohort" means students who join the University in 2008-09 or 2009-10.

"2010 - 2011 cohort" means students who join the University in 2010-2011.

 If you come to Oxford Brookes as a part time student in September 2010 you may be entitled to a Part Time Bursary.  If your household income is £16,000 or less and you are in receipt of a part time course grant from Student Finance England, you may be eligible for a Part Time Bursary of £250.

If your household income is between £16,001 and £25,000 and you are in receipt of a part time course grant from Student Finance England, you may be eligible for a Part Time Bursary of £125.

Applying

You don't need to apply - we will know if you are eligible from your means test for the part time course grant. All eligible students who have not opted out of the 'consent to share' part of their student support application will automatically receive a part time bursary.

Please note that you must consent to share by the end of the academic year (31 August) to be entitled to claim your bursary for the current academic year. Students who consent to share their information after the end of an academic year are no longer entitled to any previous year's bursaries.

For the academic year of 2010 - 2011 you will receive your bursary in three instalments on the 15 December 2010, 23 February 2011 and 13 April 2011.

If you've worked hard to get to university, we want to reward that commitment.  The University offers three scholarship schemes: Brookes Academic Excellence Scholarships,Community Scholarships and the International Exchange Scholarships.

These scholarships are awarded in addition to the other forms of financial help we offer, including Brookes Bursaries. 

Brookes Academic Excellence Scholarships 2009-2010

For students starting at the University between September 2007 and September 2009.  If your academic achievements at school or college of further education are of the highest standard and you achieve top grades in your exams leading up to university entrance, then you are eligible for a Brookes Academic Excellence Scholarship.

Brookes Academic Excellence Scholarships 2010-2011

For students starting at the University from September 2010. If your academic achievements at school or college of further education are of the highest standard and you achieve top grades in your exams leading up to university entrance, then you are eligible for a Brookes Academic Excellence Scholarship.

Community Scholarships

We believe that there's far more to education than just doing well at exams. That's why Brookes has always recognised and rewarded non-academic kinds of achievements. Not everyone gets top grades, but we find that students with more purpose in life also have the potential to really succeed at university. As we'd like to encourage a wide range of students to apply to Oxford Brookes, we've introduced Community Scholarships.

International Exchange Scholarship

Oxford Brookes wants to ensure that all Brookes undergraduate students have the opportunity of going on an international exchange during their degree course. To encourage participation UK undergraduate students who receive the maximum Oxford Brookes Bursary and Nursing degree students who receive the maximum NHS bursary may be entitled to the International Exchange Scholarship.

Transition from care bursary

At Brookes we understand that students who have previously been in local authority care may have additional costs and needs when transferring to full time higher education.  Therefore, if you are eligible for a HE Maintenance Grant from the Student Loan Company and spent a period of the time from the age of fourteen in local authority care you may be eligible for an additional bursary of up to £2,000 per annum.

This payment is made in two instalments, in December and March.

In the first instance you should contact Keith Cooper, Head of  the University’s Student Services team to discuss in confidence your particular needs and establish your eligibility for a transition from care bursary.

The table below provides links to some of the additional sources of funding.