Overview
Scholarship type
Number of scholarships to award
Grant
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
Open to eligible students on the short courses such as New Beginnings and Introduction to Law and Criminology.
Benefits
The Short Bursary, is an umbrella term for the following bursaries, comprising of a total award of £200 for students with ‘Home’ student status. The award will be credited to your UEL student account.
Eligibility
You will be able to apply for an award if you meet all of the following criteria:
- You are studying a taster module of between 10% and 50% of a full-time course, and have no previous experience of Higher Education.
- You are fee assessed as a Home student.
Furthermore, you will be eligible for the New Beginnings bursary, if you receive one of the benefits listed below in the qualifying criteria:
- Gross Income (before tax) below £18,200 (£26,000 with partner).
Or receive one of the following qualifying benefits:
- Income Related Employment Support Allowance (ESA).
- Income Based Jobseekers’ Allowance (not Contribution based).
- Income Support.
- Housing Benefit/ Local Housing Allowance.
- Council Tax Benefit.
- Universal Credit.
- Working Tax Credit.
- Subsistence from your Local Authority (Care Leavers Only).
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Locations
Nationality
Study experience required
Age
Application
Application deadline
Applications available throughout the academic year, prior to Short Course start date.
Application forms and associated proofs must be submitted within the specified deadline.