Tuition Fee Discounts 2024/25

Contents

1. Students liable for home or international fees
   • 1.1 Alumni Discounts – Home and international fee payers
   • 1.2 Staff Discounts – Home and international fee payers
2. Students liable for international fees
   • 2.1 Global Scholarship
   • 2.2. Sports Global Excellence Scholarship
   • 2.3 Undergraduate Merit Scholarship
   • 2.4 Postgraduate Merit Scholarship
   • 2.5 Progression Partner Scholarship

1. Students Liable for Home or International Fees

If you are in receipt of a loan from the Student Loan Company (‘SLC’), the University will notify the SLC of fee waivers by January, who will in turn reduce the tuition fee loan payable to the University.

Tuition fees will not be reduced for students who start their course after the official start date.

In the event of withdrawal or interruption students will lose entitlement to any discount, on resumption of study students on a suspension will again become eligible for discounts. If a discount has already been applied to the tuition fees due this discount will be removed from any calculated fees due.

1.1. Alumni Discounts – Home and International Fee Payers

To be eligible for an alumni discount you must be self-funded (see note 1). If your tuition fees will be paid in full or in part by a sponsor company or organisation (for example your employer) you will not be eligible for an alumni discount.

The discount available is a flat 15% on fees charged in the entry year of a new postgraduate programme of study at the next level of study for any student who has previously received an award as a fee paying (see note 2) registered student of the University of Gloucestershire on one of the programmes listed below.

Note 1: MSc Physiotherapy – unlike other postgraduate taught provision MSc Physiotherapy is delivered as a two year course, the alumni discount is applied only to the entry year fee.

Note 2: For conversion courses which include undergraduate and postgraduate elements (i.e. Landscape Architecture conversion with MA Landscape Architecture) the alumni discount is applied to the masters fee.

1.2. Staff Discounts – Home and International Fee Payers

As a demonstration of its commitment to staff review and development, the University will fund 100% of the fees for part-time job-related University of Gloucestershire courses that are agreed to be desirable by line or operational managers. 

Details of discounts for staff of the University are available on Staffnet. Any queries should be raised with your Head of Department/School or with the Head of Human Resources.

2. Students Liable for International Fees

If you meet the criteria for more than one of the discounts, scholarships or awards detailed in section 2, you will qualify for the discount offering the biggest reduction of the standard tuition fee.  Only one discount or scholarship applies and no further discounts will be given.

Tuition fees will not be reduced for students who start their course after the official start date.

In the event of withdrawal or interruption students will lose entitlement to any discount, on resumption of study students on a suspension will again become eligible for discounts. If a discount has already been applied to the tuition fees due this discount will be removed from any calculated fees due.

2.1. Global Scholarship

The Global Scholarship is an automatic tuition fee waiver of £1,500 deducted from your first year’s tuition fee (or the full course fees for PGT) at the point of offer – there is no need to apply for this award. New students paying International tuition fees will be eligible to receive the award provided you are self-funded, full-time and studying for a minimum of 2 semesters on one of the following programmes:

• Undergraduate degree (including courses with an integrated foundation year)
• Postgraduate taught degree
• PhD
• Masters by Research
• Master of Research (MRes)

Professional Doctorate programmes (eg. DBA, EdD) are not eligible for the Global Scholarship.

Undergraduate and postgraduate taught students must be studying on campus to be eligible, postgraduate research students can be distance learning or on campus.

The Global Scholarship will be automatically awarded at the point of offer and detailed in the offer letter.

2.2. Sports Global Excellence scholarship

The Sports Global Excellence Scholarship is aimed at high performing student athletes who wish to combine high performance sport alongside undergraduate or postgraduate taught study at University of Gloucestershire. This is applied as a tuition fee waiver designed to reward sporting excellence. The Scholarships are open only to international fee-paying students.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate they are performing at the required level in the performance sport. The value of the scholarship will be £5,000 for postgraduate students and £7,500 for undergraduate students applied as a tuition fee waiver.

Global Sports Scholars and those athletes in a first team in one of our performance sports can also expect to receive the services outlined in the table below, in addition to the fee waiver.

Terms & conditions:

• The scholarship application must be completed by the published deadline (30^th April 2024 for a September 2024 start date).
• The scholarship is only available for the named programme in the offer letter and beginning in September 2024 or January 2025 and for the following high-performance sports: women’s soccer, NFL, men’s basketball, netball, rugby union.
• Scholarships are non-transferable
• Students must be studying on campus on a full-time undergraduate degree (minimum 3 years) or postgraduate taught degree (minimum 2 semesters)
• Applicants must be international fee payers and must be self-funding* for at least 100% of tuition fee.
• To be considered for undergraduate level, US applicants must have achieved a minimum academic criteria of HSD 3.6 GPA (out of 4.0) plus high marks in SAT/SAT subject tests/AP classes or exams/ACT or honours/college classes in line with US entry requirements and for postgraduate level, achieve a bachelor degree, 3.4 GPA (4.0) or a minimum score of 80%. An interview may be required. The allocation of the scholarship is competitive, and so not all applications received will be successful. Scholarships will be awarded by the Sports Scholarship Group comprising of coaching staff. Applicants must meet the set and required entry criteria as well as performance criteria.
• Applicants must accept scholarship and pay the full advised advanced payment within 28 days of the scholarship award letter otherwise it may be withdrawn and offered to another candidate.
• Applicants must not be in receipt of any other scholarship from the University of Gloucestershire and should not have previously been awarded an Undergraduate Merit Scholarship from the University.
• On commencing at the University, scholarship holders will be contacted by the University’s Communications, Marketing and Student Recruitment Team (CMSR), and be required to periodically participate in marketing activity that includes (but is not limited to) video and photography content creation, blog commentary, supporting recruitment events.

*Students are considered to be self-funded where they are paying their own tuition fees or receiving financial help from family or friends to allow them to pay their tuition fees.

Students receiving the Sports Global Excellence Scholarship will also be subject to the sport scholarship terms and conditions.

Find out more about International funding.

2.3. Undergraduate merit scholarship

This merit scholarship  is a tuition fee waiver designed to reward academic excellence or, a strong creative portfolio, or relevant work experience (where required).  The value of the scholarship will be £7,500 paid across the 3 years of study as a tuition fee waiver as follows:

Terms & conditions:

• The scholarship is only available for the named programme in offer letter and beginning in September 2024 or January 2025.
• Scholarships are non-transferable
• Students must be studying on campus on a full-time undergraduate degree, for a minimum of 3 years.
• Applicants must be international fee payers and must be self-funding (see note 1) for at least 100% of tuition fee.
• The  Undergraduate Merit Scholarship is valid for the duration of the 3-year degree and the award is applied each year, amount as outlined above.  
• Excellent work experience and/or portfolio will be considered in addition to grades.
• Eligible applicants must have applied via the online application form and meet set entry criteria. An interview may be required.
• Applicants must accept scholarship and pay the full advised advanced payment within 28 days otherwise it will be withdrawn and offered to another candidate. 
• Applicants must not be in receipt of any other scholarship from the University of Gloucestershire. On commencing at the University, scholarship holders will be contacted by the University’s Communications, Marketing and Student Recruitment Team (CMSR), and be required to periodically participate in marketing activity that includes (but is not limited to) video and photography content creation, blog commentary, supporting recruitment events.

Interested students can find out more about international scholarships on our website.

2.4. Postgraduate Merit Scholarship

This merit scholarship  is a tuition fee waiver designed to reward academic excellence or, a strong creative portfolio, or relevant work experience (where required). The value of the scholarship will be £5,000.

Terms & conditions:

• The scholarship is only available for the named programme in the offer letter and beginning in September 2024 or January 2025.
• Scholarships are non-transferable
• Students must be studying on campus on a full-time postgraduate taught degree, for a minimum of 2 semesters.
• Applicants must be international fee payers and must be self-funding (see note 1) for at least 100% of tuition fee.
• The Postgraduate Merit Scholarship is valid for first year of tuition fees.
• Excellent work experience and/or portfolio will be considered in addition to grades.
• Eligible applicants must have applied and meet set entry criteria. An interview may be required.
• Applicants must accept scholarship and pay the full advised advanced payment within 28 days otherwise it will be withdrawn and offered to another candidate.
• Applicants must not be in receipt of any other scholarship from the University of Gloucestershire and should not have previously been awarded an Undergraduate Merit Scholarship from the University.
• On commencing at the University, scholarship holders will be contacted by the University’s Communications, Marketing and Student Recruitment Team (CMSR), and be required to periodically participate in marketing activity that includes (but is not limited to) video and photography content creation, blog commentary, supporting recruitment events.
• Interested students can find out more about international scholarships on our website.

2.5. Progression Partner Scholarship

If a student wishes to transfer to the University of Gloucestershire from an international progression partner, the University offers a Progression Partner Scholarship of £5,000 which is automatically deducted off the tuition fees. The student must apply for an undergraduate degree (entering at level 4 (year 1), 5 (year 2) or 6 (year 3/final year) and be studying for a minimum of two semesters (one academic year) on campus, and should be paying international tuition fees. The £5,000 scholarship  is split across the number of years of study at the university, as outlined in the table below.

A valid Progression Agreement should be in place between the University and the partner in order for you to qualify for the award. Check our list of progression partners and eligible transfer options.

• On commencing at the University, scholarship holders will be contacted by the University’s Communications, Marketing and Student Recruitment Team (CMSR), and be required to periodically participate in marketing activity that includes (but is not limited to) video and photography content creation, blog commentary, supporting recruitment events.

Note 1: Students are considered to be self-funded where they are paying their own tuition fees or receiving financial help from family or friends to allow them to pay their tuition fees.

Note 2: This excludes previous qualifications which were obtained as part of an apprenticeship.