Information for EU (non-UK) full-time undergraduate students starting in 2006

In this section you will find details on [tuition fees], [bursaries], [scholarships] [loans] and [grants].

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Tuition Fees

(for Bournemouth University Campus-based Students)

For the 2006-07 academic year, the tuition fee for EU (non UK) students starting on a full-time Bournemouth University campus-based undergraduate programme is £3,000. Where relevant, the tuition fee for the placement year of a sandwich degree programme will be around £500. It is anticipated that, for future years, the fee levels will increase annually by the UK inflation rate.

Students will be eligible to apply for a means-tested Bournemouth University Bursary. More details of the Bursary scheme are given below.

If you are studying at one of our partner colleges, click here for fee information

What is Included in the Tuition Fee?

Bournemouth University is committed to providing quality and value for money. Therefore, as well as contributing to the cost of tuition, the tuition fee also includes the cost of any activity students are required to undertake as part of their programme of study.

The University is also committed to ensuring that students can access any financial help and support available. Please read the following information carefully and contact us at anytime with your concerns or queries. Our Student Financial Support Adviser can discuss any issues and send you a copy of our Money Matters leaflet. Please call +44 (0) 1202 965596

email sfs@bournemouth.ac.uk

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Bursaries

Bournemouth University Bursaries

Who is eligible?

EU (non -UK) students starting a full-time Bournemouth University undergraduate programme in the 2006-07 academic year are eligible to apply. However, this bursary is means-tested, with the maximum bursary available being £1,000 each year (excluding sandwich year). Normally, the annual renewal of the bursary will be subject to successful completion of the previous year of the programme. Bournemouth University students studying at Partnership Institutions can also apply for this bursary.

UK students who get the full maintenance grant from their LEA are automatically entitled to the full Bournemouth University Bursary of £1,000 per year (excluding sandwich year). If you receive a smaller maintenance grant from the LEA, the Bournemouth University Bursary will be reduced accordingly. Details of the maintenance grant are given below.

How and when do I apply?

If you are a EU (non UK) student holding an offer of a place on the first year of a full-time undergraduate programme you must contact the University to obtain the appropriate form. The completed form should be sent to the University Bursaries Board, normally enclosing a copy of the completed Local Education Authority (LEA) assessment. Your application should be submitted as soon as possible after you receive the outcome of your LEA Assessment. You may also apply during the academic year, but the award will normally be reduced pro-rata. You will be asked each year to confirm that your financial circumstances have not changed.

Your completed application should be sent to:

Bournemouth University Bursaries Board
Registry
Bournemouth University
Talbot Campus
Fern Barrow
Poole
BH12 5BB

When will bursaries be paid?

Bournemouth University Bursaries and Bournemouth University Partnership Bursaries will be paid in two equal instalments for each year that the student continues to actively participate on their programme of study. Payments will normally be made on the first working day of December and the first working day of the summer term. No bursaries will be paid in a sandwich year, given that students are likely to be in employment.

Eligibility to receive bursaries is not affected by any other loan, grant, scholarship or bursary provided to you from any source.

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Scholarships

Scholarships are an important part of the University's package of financial help to EU (non-UK) students applying to study with us in 2006. For more information on selection criteria and to download application forms, please go to our Scholarships page. 

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Loans

Student Fees Loans for EU (non -UK) Students

From 2006/07 academic year, full-time EU (non-UK) students starting an undergraduate degree programme may defer payment of tuition fees by taking out a student fee loan, which will be paid direct to the University on your behalf. You can take a loan for each year of your studies.

How to apply

Students need to complete an application form provided by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES). From April 2006 onwards the application can be obtained from the website below.

www.dfes.gov.uk/studentsupport (opens in new window)

Repayments

Repayments of student loans start in the April after you graduate and only once you start earning £15,000 per year. The level of repayments depends on your salary and will be deducted by your employer. If your salary falls at any time below £15,000, the repayments will stop.

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Student Maintenance Loans for EU (non-UK) students

Please note this is the current advice from the Department for Education and Skills (DfES). For further information please refer to their website.

www.dfes.gov.uk/studentsupport (opens in new window)

European nationals who satisfy certain residence criteria in the UK and Islands may now become eligible for higher education maintenance support in England and Wales . This applies to full and part-time students from the academic year 2004/05 onwards.

If you are an EU national and you have lived in the UK and Islands (apart from temporary absences) for the three years before the start of the course i.e. since 1 September 2002 for a course starting on 1 September 2005, you may be able to obtain a student loan and any grants for which you are eligible. Residence in the UK and Islands wholly or mainly for the purpose of receiving full-time education will no longer be excluded from this period and you will not need to be “settled” in the UK within the meaning of the Immigration Act 1971.

If you are an EU national whose residence in the UK and Islands has been wholly or mainly for the purpose of receiving full-time education you need to have been ordinarily resident within the EEA immediately prior to the period of residence which contains the three year qualifying period in the UK and Islands.

How to apply

You must apply to your Local Education Authority (LEA) for the loan. Please note that as the new criteria were introduced after the application and guidance forms were printed they do not reflect this new position. Please therefore enclose a note with your application form stating that you wish to apply for maintenance support under these new rules. The LEA will then confirm the amount of loan you are entitled to and will invite you to say how much of this amount you want. Your next point of contact is the Student Loans Company who will offer you the required amount.

You can apply for student finance online. Visit the website:

www.studentsupportdirect.co.uk (opens in new window)

Repayments

Repayments of student loans start in the April after you graduate and only once you start earning £15,000 per year. The level of repayments depends on your salary and will be deducted by your employer. If your salary falls at any time below £15,000, the repayments will stop.

If you do not apply for assessment, you may end up having to pay up front the full fee charged by the University and you may not receive student loans, grants or University bursaries.

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Grants

Maintenance Grants for Students ‘Living in England '

Please note this is the current advice from the Department for Education and Skills (DfES). For further information please refer to their website below.

www.dfes.gov.uk/studentsupport (opens in new window)

European nationals who satisfy certain residence criteria in the UK and Islands may now become eligible for higher education maintenance support in England and Wales . This applies to full and part-time students from the academic year 2004/05 onwards.

If you are an EU national and you have lived in the UK and Islands (apart from temporary absences) for the three years before the start of the course i.e. since 1 September 2002 for a course starting on 1 September 2005, you may be able to obtain a student loan and any grants for which you are eligible. Residence in the UK and Islands wholly or mainly for the purpose of receiving full-time education will no longer be excluded from this period and you will not need to be “settled” in the UK within the meaning of the Immigration Act 1971.

If you are an EU national whose residence in the UK and Islands has been wholly or mainly for the purpose of receiving full-time education you need to have been ordinarily resident within the EEA immediately prior to the period of residence which contains the three year qualifying period in the UK and Islands.

From 2006, new full-time students from lower income households living in England will be eligible for a non-repayable maintenance grant of up to £2,700 a year. How much a student will get will depend on their income and that of their household. If that income is around £15,000 or less you are likely to be eligible for a full grant worth £2,700. Partial grants are likely to be available for those with a household income of between around £15,000 and around £33,000. Grants are payable in three instalments - one at the start of each term.

How to apply

You must apply to your Local Education Authority (LEA) for the grant. Please note that as the new criteria were introduced after the application and guidance forms were printed they do not reflect this new position. Please therefore enclose a note with your application form stating that you wish to apply for maintenance support under these new rules.

General Information

The Department for Education and Skills (DfES) can provide all of the information you need about funding a university programme. Ring their free phone information line on (0800) 731 9133 or visit their website at www.dfes.gov.uk/studentsupport

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