September 2025 / January 2026
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from £500 - £3,000
All applicants who meet the criteria
There is no need to apply - eligibility will be assessed automatically
The Oxford Brookes Bursary for Continuing Students is available to qualifying students for each year of their studies and does not need to be paid back. It is available to all eligible UK full-time, on-campus, undergraduate degree students on £9,535 undergraduate courses and whose commencing year of study is 2024/25 or earlier.
The bursaries vary according to your circumstances:
| Household income | Maintenance loan 2025-26 | Additional bursary criteria | Bursary amount | Annual total funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| under £25,000 | £10,544 | Brookes Bursary (none) | £750 | £11,294 |
| under £25,000 | £10,544 | Mature Bursary (age over 21) | £1,500 | £12,044 |
| under £25,000 | £10,544 | Enhanced Bursary (recognised postcode) | £3,000 | £15,544 |
| £25,000 - £34,999 | At least £9,038 | Brookes Bursary (none) | £500 | At least £9,538 |
The bursary will be paid during the academic year in three instalments:
You must be in full time attendance at the University on the payment date to be eligible for each bursary instalment.
Please note that if you fulfill the criteria for more than one bursary scheme, you will be entitled to one bursary only and this will be the largest bursary.
To be eligible you must:
In addition:
For further details, contact the Student Funding Team at slcfunding@brookes.ac.uk
You are eligible for the enhanced bursary if your permanent home postcode indicates that you live in an area of low participation in higher education or a low socioeconomic area. This must be your home address when you enrol at university and we must hold this address on our Student Record System. You can check if you would be eligible by using the following look-up sites:
This funding is available to students studying on the following courses:
You don't need to apply - we will know if you are eligible from your household income figure provided to the Student Loans Company. All eligible students who have not opted out of the "consent to share" part of their SLC student support application will automatically be assessed for a bursary.
Please note you must be means tested by the end of your academic year (either August 2026 or December 2026) to be entitled to claim your bursary for the current academic year. Students who consent to share their information, or who are means tested after the end of an academic year are no longer eligible to receive the previous year's bursary.
Source: SFE Student Finance Calculator