Part Time Undergraduate and PGDE/PDE Students
Tuition Fees
For the latest fees please contact the Student Funding Adviser on 01204 903497 or a Student Adviser on 01204903733
Support from the Government
If this is your first part-time undergraduate or part-time PGDE/PDE course you may be eligible to apply for financial assistance from the government to help you fund your studies. Applications for funding can be made online at:
www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance|.
Tuition fee loan
A non means tested tuition fee loan will be available for part-time students to cover up to 100% of tuition fees charged
In order to access a tuition fee loan you must be studying at a rate of at least 25% of a full-time course
Tuition fee loan will be repaid when you earn over £21,000.
Repayments will commence from the April three years after you begin your course, but only if your earnings are over £21,000.
There are no living costs loans or grants for part-time students
Access to Learning Fund
If you have unexpected financial problems while you are studying at University of Bolton you can apply for the Access to Learning Fund providing you have received the maximum support package from Student Finance England. This fund enables the University to provide selective help, on a discretionary basis, to students who are in extreme financial difficulty. As a registered student at Bolton, you can apply for financial assistance at any time during the academic year, once you have evidence of receiving the maximum government funding, information on how to apply for this funding is made available to all new students.
National Scholarship Programme
Part-time students may be eligible to receive a partial fee waiver through the National Scholarship Programme, via the university, in their first year of study only.
Eligibility
A pro-rata National Scholarship may be awarded to students who are studying highest cost, (Band 1), qualifying courses (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics, with the exception of Sport and Psychology) and whose household income is less than £25,000.
The National Scholarship may also be awarded to students who are leaving a Care background and whose household income is less than £25,000.
Disabled Student’s Allowance
The Disabled Students Allowance helps with costs you incur when attending you course, as a direct result of your Disability. You should contact the Disability Adviser for more information on the application procedure – 01204 903478.
Further Information
For more information on how to fund your studies please visit our website:
www.bolton.ac.uk|
or contact the Student Funding Advisor:
Tel. 01204 903497
or email:
studentfunding@bolton.ac.uk|
For further information or to calculate your personal estimate of available funding visit:
www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance|
Contact details for Student Finance England:
Address:
P.O. Box 210
Darlington
DL1 9HJ Tel: 0845 300 5090
*Please note all information provided in this summary is provisional and subject to change