It can be difficult to get your head around the world of student finance, but the
money advice team is on hand to help you make sense of what lies ahead.
Key facts for 2020/21
- No upfront tuition fees. You won’t have to pay any fees while you are studying; you can apply for a student tuition fee loan to cover the fees. This will be paid directly to the university. Tuition Fees for full-time undergraduate and PGCE courses will be £9,250 and £11,100 for Fast Track courses.
- You can also apply for a student maintenance loan to help towards your living costs up to £9,203 if you live away from home to study and up to £7,747 if you stay at home. You can apply for student loans from March. You do not need to wait for a confirmed offer of a place on a course.
- Additional non-repayable grants may be available for students with dependents and for students with disabilities.
- Living cost loans and grants will be paid to students in three equal instalments over the academic year – one at the beginning of each term.
- You will only start to repay the loan in the April following graduation if you are in employment and are earning a salary over £25,725 . You will repay 9% of your income above £25,725. For example if you earn £27,725 you would repay £15 a month.
- Each course can vary in price. Fees are explained on the individual course pages.
Check
www.gov.uk/student-finance for further information.
Fee waivers, scholarships, bursaries and awards for 2020/21
The University of Gloucestershire Academic Merit Scholarship is a grades-based award, designed to reward academic merit.
We hope to encourage those who receive the award to maintain a high level of academic achievement. Each scholarship is worth up to £1200, in the form of £400 annually for up to three academic years.
To be eligible for this new scholarship, students will need to achieve a certain standard in their Level 3 results (128 tariff points or more from at least three full A-levels or equivalent on enrolment), then continue to do well in each year of study.
Please take some time to read through the
University of Gloucestershire Academic Merit Scholarship terms and conditions document, which provides further details regarding eligibility criteria, or watch the video below to find out more.
Students who have successfully completed a University of Gloucestershire undergraduate degree in 2019/20 and opt to study a postgraduate master’s degree or postgraduate diploma in the academic year 2020/21, will receive a 20% discount off the course tuition fee. Students who completed their undergraduate course in 2018/19 or earlier will receive a 10% discount. This now includes PGCE courses, which have previously been excluded.
*Note re exclusions: 20% discount refers to all postgraduate diploma or master’s (including master’s by research) programmes excluding graduate diplomas and professional courses.
For more information on fees, the postgraduate loan scheme and funding options visit our
Postgraduate fees, loans and finance page.
The University of Gloucestershire is pleased to offer an International Bursary for all international students and an International Postgraduate Merit Scholarship for academically excellent students.
To be eligible for these awards, students must be:
- new students to the University starting in September 2020 or January 2021.
- studying full-time on a full undergraduate or postgraduate degree (for a minimum of 2 semesters) on the University campus in the UK. The awards do not apply to APL applications.
- self-funded (100% of tuition fee), not sponsored and be paying international tuition fees.
Please also be aware that:
- The awards are available for the first year of study only, open to all levels of study and will be automatically awarded to qualifying students at the point of offer.
- Students cannot combine an award with any other University award.
- Students must be committed to supporting the University with marketing, recruitment and alumni activities.
International Postgraduate Merit Scholarships
We're pleased to reward academic excellence. We have a small number of 50% merit scholarships for high-achieving students entering the following subject areas in 2020/21:
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Business: MSc Marketing, MSc Human Resource Management, MBA, MSc International Business
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Computing and Engineering: MSc Cyber Security, MSc Cyber Forensics Investigation, MSc Electrical and Electronics Systems Engineering, MSc Engineering Management, MSc Industrial Control Engineering, MSc Industrial Internet of Things, MSc Industrial Sustainable Energy
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Art & Design: MA Landscape Architecture, MA Illustration, MDes Graphic Design, MA Fine Art, MA Photography
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Education & Humanities: MA Education, MA Educational Leadership, MA Inclusive Education, MA Creative and Critical Writing
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Natural & Social Sciences: MSc Psychology, MSc Forensic Psychology, MSc Criminology, MSc Applied Ecology
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Media: MA Animation, MA Comms, PR and the Media, MA Creative Music Practice, MA Film Making, MA Sports Communication and Digital Media
No application for scholarship required. Students will be automatically considered for the merit scholarship upon receiving an offer for the above courses and will be notified by the International Team if successful. Successful students will then have 28 days in order to pay a £1,500 advance tuition fee payment to secure the award. Merit scholarships are valid for first year of postgraduate taught tuition fee only. Students must be studying on campus on a full-time postgraduate degree, for a minimum of 2 semesters. Limited availability, scholarships will be issued on a first come-first served basis.
International Bursaries
We offer a range of automatic bursaries for international students:
Country of Domicile |
Grant Award Amount off first year of study |
| Middle East, China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, USA, Non-EU Europe, Caribbean, Central Asia, Rest of World (if not otherwise listed) | £2,000 |
| Canada, Hong Kong, Latin America, Macau, South Asia, UK domicile (international fee paying) | £3,000 |
Africa, South East Asia | £4,000 |
Other international funding awards
Family bursary