Undergraduate full-time 2013/14 fees and funding
Funding
Tuition fee loans and maintenance (living costs) loans
Tuition Fee loans are available to help pay the cost of your tuition fees. They are paid directly to the university by the government and are available to most new full-time undergraduate UK and EU students.
Maintenance loans are also available to full-time home (UK) students only to help pay for living costs (food, travel, accommodation etc). The amount you receive depends on where you live and study. The maximum Maintenance Loan for students starting in 2013/14 is:
- £7,675 if you live away from home and study at a university in London
- £4,375 if you live at home
Your Tuition Fee and your Maintenance Loan (if you take one) are rolled into one and you start to pay this back once you have finished your course and are earning over £21,000. Find out more about how you will be expected to repay your loan.
For further information visit www.yourfuture.direct.gov.uk
Maintenance (living cost) grants
Maintenance grants are available to full-time home (UK) students from lower income families. Full-time students from families with annual incomes of less than £42,600 may be entitled to a grant of up to £3,354 to help pay towards living costs (food, travel, accommodation etc) while studying. The amount you receive depends on your household income. Grants do not have to repaid.
For further information visit www.yourfuture.direct.gov.uk
You can also find out more information about here about student loans
Bursaries and scholarships
Bursaries and scholarships are additional funding that students might be able to access to help with the cost of university. Bursaries, scholarships and grants, unlike loans, do not have to be paid back.
UEL Progress Bursary
The UEL Progress Bursary helps all of our full-time home (UK)/EU undergraduate students with the financial aspects of studying – by providing funds to spend on study-related expenses. The bursary is worth up to £1,100 over the course of your studies. There is no catch; this is your reward for progressing! Once you have successfully completed your first semester and progressed into your second, UEL will give you:
- £500 in year 1, and
- £300 in years 2 and 3
The Progress Bursary can be used to pay for your room in ours halls of residence and to buy books, computers, and other educational resources. Find out more about the Progress Bursary.
National Scholarship Programme at UEL
Students from lower income families will be able to benefit from the new National Scholarships Programme. As part of this scheme UEL will be offering the new UEL NSP Bursary to eligible students progressing to study at UEL from partner institutions or our New Beginnings 2 pre-entry programme.
The bursary is worth £3,000 in total and is paid in the form of a £1,000 cash bursary and an additional £2,000 added to your progress bursary in year one. Find out more about the UEL NSP Bursary.
Access to Learning Fund
The Access to Learning Fund can help students who are in exceptional financial difficulty whilst studying. Students must already be in receipt of their maximum Maintenance Loan entitlement. Find out more about the Access to Learning Fund and other hardship funding.
Other UEL bursaries and scholarships
Find out more about the full range of UEL undergraduate scholarships and bursaries.
Additional funding
You may be eligible for additional government suppor includingt:
- Disabled Students' Allowance
- Support for students with children
- Adult Dependents' Grant
- Hardship funding
International students
International students are not eligible for loans and grants and from the UK government. Find our more about fees and funding for international students.
