Student finance
University support for undergraduates
University Bursary - For students who started their course in
Sept/Oct 2008
In order to be assessed for the University Bursary, you and all of your
sponsors must have agreed to share your financial information with the
University. You can check if you have done this by calling Student
Loans Company on 0845 603 4016.
The University of Essex Bursary
University of Essex, along with most other universities, charges UK and
EU students an annual tuition fee of £3,225* for all undergraduate degrees
(excluding foundation years).
Cash maintenance bursaries are available for all UK students from low
income households, who are receiving the government’s Maintenance or Special
Support Grant, to ensure that no student is deterred from applying to Essex
on the grounds of financial hardship:
- For those students with residual household incomes below £34,459 pa,
the University will provide a cash bursary for course-related costs to
ensure that all UK students will receive maintenance support equivalent
to £3,255 per year when combined with Government support.
- For those students with residual household incomes between £34,459
and £60,032 pa, the University will provide a cash bursary for
course-related costs worth up to a maximum of £1,930per year based on a
sliding scale of payments.
Bursary payments are made in two equal instalments, paid in February and May.
EU students – are not eligible for government support
towards living costs and are therefore not eligible for the University
Bursary.
East of England Strategic Health Authority funded students
– students on courses whose tuition fees are paid in full by the East of
England Strategic Health Authority are not eligible for the University
Bursary.
*The tuition fee and University Bursary are subject to annual
inflationary increases.
Essex Bursary Calculator
Other funding support available at the University of Essex
Contact details
Prospective students should contact:
Undergraduate Admissions Office
Telephone: 01206 873666
E-mail: admit@essex.ac.uk
New and Current students should contact:
Student Support
Telephone: 01206 872366
E-mail: sso@essex.ac.uk