Launch of bursary and scholarship scheme

22 December 2011

The University of Hull is launching a major new financial support package for students starting higher education at Hull in 2012.

The University of Hull’s bursaries and scholarships will offer new students from low income backgrounds a generous helping hand with fees, accommodation, learning resources such as textbooks or computers, and other living expenses.

There are two separate routes of financial support: scholarships and bursaries.

Scholarships are worth £9,000 over three years for eligible students who achieve grades of AAB at A-level, or equivalent (not including General Studies) coming from backgrounds with a household income of less than £25,000. The funding is broken down as follows: £3,000 paid to the student each year for three years. Of that, £1,500 is a tuition fee waiver and the remainder can be used for accommodation, resources or other expenses.

Bursaries are worth £3,000 and are for the first year of study only. They apply to any eligible student coming from backgrounds with a household income of less than £25,000. Again they are broken down into fee waivers and other expenses.

Exclusions for both scholarships and bursaries do apply for students who are funded via other organisations such as the NHS or Teacher Development Agency. Check the websites above for details. Students can only receive either a bursary or a scholarship, not both.

University of Hull Vice-Chancellor, Professor Calie Pistorius, said: “The University is proud to offer such a generous package of financial help to those students who need it the most. We have a strong commitment to welcoming students from a diverse range of backgrounds and we do not want our prospective applicants to feel that cost is a barrier to gaining a degree from Hull.”

The University is also offering another route of funding to its partner schools and colleges only, under the Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship Fund.

For more details on student finance generally, see the University of Hull’s Money Matters leaflet online at www.hull.ac.uk/moneymatters