University of Sunderland Bursaries 2023/24

Bursary awards will be allocated according to the following criteria outlining cohorts currently under-represented in higher education. Gypsies, Travellers, Roma, Showmen and Boaters: Awards £3,000: £2,400 StudyPlus credit £600 cash awarded over academic years 1, 2 and 3. Asylum seekers or refugees: Awards £3,000: £2,400 StudyPlus credit £600 cash awarded over academic years 1, 2 and 3. Carers: Awards £2,000: £1,600 StudyPlus credit £400 cash awarded over academic years 1, 2 and 3. Annual household income of £25,000 or less: Awards £2,000: £1,600 StudyPlus credit £400 cash awarded over years 1, 2 and 3. Annual household income of between £25,001 and £42,875: Awards £1,000: £1,000 StudyPlus credit awarded over academic years 1, 2 and 3. Mature students: Awards £500: £500 StudyPlus credit awarded over academic years 1, 2 and 3.

The Government classes all students as Home or International. This status determines which tuition fees you pay, and which bursaries you are eligible to receive. All students who apply MUST have undertaken a means-tested Student Loans Company assessment. Overseas Island Isle of Man and the Channel Islands students are eligible for these bursaries. Refugee students are eligible for these bursaries. EU students with UK Settled Status at the time of application are eligible for these bursaries. You must be a first-year or a Year 3 Top-Up student applying to commence your studies in autumn 2023. If you are an International student, you are not eligible for these bursaries. Students who already hold a higher education degree, including any overseas equivalent are not eligible for these bursaries.