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Finance

Fees, funding, budgeting, and money management

Finance is one of the key issues when deciding to take a higher education course. You may be feeling anxious about your finances and wondering how you will manage to pay your tuition fees, living expenses and all the costs associated with going to university.

We're here to help you with any questions or problems you may have, both before and during your time as a student here. Fees, funding, budgeting, money management - we can help you get to grips with it all.

You can apply for student finance now!

You don鈥檛 need to wait until you鈥檙e told that you鈥檝e got on your course to apply for student finance. Find out why you should apply now聽if you鈥檙e planning to study a full-time, undergraduate course at 探花直播 this September.

Financial support

Depending on your course and聽mode of study, you may be eligible to receive financial support for your tuition fees and living costs while you study with us.

Funding for full-time students

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Funding for part-time students

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Paying your Tuition fees yourself?

探花直播 aims to provide all its students who are planning to pay for their tuition fee themselves, with a flexible range of secure payment options, so that everyone has a payment method to suit them. Your tuition fee can either be paid in full prior to, or upon enrolment or spread over three set instalments.

Scholarships

We want all our students to achieve their full potential. With our High Achiever and Accelerate Scholarships, you could receive extra funding and support to kick start your BCU journey.

NHS and Ministry of Defence funded courses

NHS funded courses

Nursing, midwifery and most allied health profession students can access student loans, and there is an additional government grant for some healthcare students.

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MOD ELC Scheme

The Ministry of Defence ELC scheme entitles service personnel and service leavers to receive financial help with the cost of their learning.

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BCU Boost

BCU Boost is a unique financial support package designed to simplify your student life at BCU, from the moment you apply, through to graduation day. It includes travel incentives, helpful tips for managing your finances, access to professional financial support, and discounts on food and drink across our campuses.

How much does it cost to be a student?

Being a student can be a big change - you'll have to manage your own finances and this can be tough at first.聽We have聽some top tips to help you manage your money.

How to talk to your parents about Student Finance

Your parents or carers might be concerned about the costs of university and student life. We鈥檝e got some conversation starters and actions you can take to let them how student finance works and to show them you鈥檙e responsible enough to budget your money.

More finance help and information

Finance support

If you do struggle with money at university, we'll be there to help.聽Whether you鈥檙e a commuter student, have childcare responsibilities or are just concerned about making ends meet, we're here to support you with your finances.

What financial support is available?

Continuing students

If you're already a student here and want to check your fees,聽then head to our continuing students page.

Information for BCU students

Spending

See a breakdown of how we聽invest our income to benefit students and聽our city.

How we spend our money

A-Z of Finance

You might encounter some terms聽you're not familiar with in聽your attempt to prepare for uni. Here's an A - Z of聽student finance, funding and money matters聽providing useful聽definitions, information聽and answers to some common questions.聽

Finance terms explained

FAQs

If you still have some more questions about Student Finance, our FAQs can help answer them.

Frequently asked questions

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