You will have no doubt seen in the news that the universities have the opportunity to charge up to £9000 Tuition Fees for home (UK and EU) students starting a degree in 2012. The University of Bolton, however, has made the decision not to charge this and have pledged not to profiteer from our students. This is why we are charging a range of variable fees between £6300 and £8400 as detailed below;

• £6300 – Classroom-based courses (e.g. English or Creative Writing)
• £7500 – Studio-based/resource intensive courses (e.g. Art & Design or Law)
• £8400 – Laboratory/specialist courses (e.g. Engineering or Biology)

To help you with your studies there are a number of financial awards/fee waivers available to students both from the University| and from external bodies. Take a look at our Scholarships| page to find out what is available to you.

Your entitlement to Funding

To help you pay for your tuition fees and support yourself whilst you are at University the Government and University of Bolton have a range of loans and scholarships available to you. Please click on the links below to see what you may be eligible for.

Please note: information given on this webpage is provisional and subject to change. Information on this page relates to students studying full-time on an undergraduate programme on campus at the University of Bolton.

Funding available from the government

Tuition Fee Loan
|Maintenance Loan|
Maintenance Grant|
Childcare Grant|
Parents' Learning Allowance|
Adults Dependant's Grant|

Funding Available from the University of Bolton|

Tuition Fee Loan (Non-means tested)

Available to all full and part-time U.K. and E.U. students to cover 100% of tuition fees charged. Paid from the Student Loans Company direct to the university. Repaid after you have completed or withdrawn from your course.

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Maintenance Loan (Means tested)

Available to all full-time U.K. undergraduate students. Partially means tested. Paid from the Student Loans Company directly into your bank account. Repaid after you have completed or withdrawn from your course. 

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Maintenance Grant (Means tested)

A non-repayable grant for full-time U.K. undergraduate students. Paid directly into your bank account. Award subject to household income assessment.

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Childcare Grant (Means tested)

Available to full-time U.K. undergraduate students who have dependant age children in registered childcare. Grant pays a contribution towards the cost of childcare. Award paid directly into your bank account. Award subject to household income assessment. 

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Parents’ Learning Allowance (Means tested)

Available to full-time U.K. undergraduate students who have dependant age children. Award paid directly into your bank account. Award subject to household income assessment.

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Adult Dependant’s Grant (Means tested)

Available to full-time U.K. undergraduate students who have an adult dependant living with them. Award paid directly into your bank account. Award subject to household income assessment.

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Funding available from the University of Bolton

Vice Chancellor's Bursary|
University of Bolton Partnership Bursary|
National Scholarship Programme|

Vice Chancellor’s Bursary (Non-means tested)

A Vice Chancellor’s Bursary of up to £15,000 is available to full-time U.K. undergraduate students who have achieved a minimum of 360 UCAS points. Available by application and interview process. A maximum of three awards will be given each academic year. Award paid over the duration of your course of study.

Find out more about the Vice Chancellor's Bursary|. 

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University of Bolton Partnership Bursary (Means tested)

A Bursary of £400 is available to full-time U.K. undergraduate students paying tuition fees greater than £6,000 per academic year, and who have completed a Level 3 course of study at University of Bolton or one of our partner colleges. Paid directly into your bank account in two instalments per academic year. The Bursary is subject to a £25,000 income threshold.

Find out more about the Bolton Partnership Bursary.

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National Scholarship Programme for:

Care Leavers
Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics Students
Care Leavers

A Scholarship of £6,000 is available to full-time U.K. undergraduate students domiciled in England and full-time E.U. students who are Care Leavers. The National Scholarship Programme is paid over three years of the course. The award is paid in three forms, cash award which is paid directly into your bank account, fee waiver and a course related award. Students will be eligible for the NSP irrespective of tuition fee bands but subject to a £21,000 income threshold. Students repeating a year of study will not be entitled to the award during the repeat year.

Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics - with the exception of Sport and Psychology related subjects

A Scholarship of £6,000 is available to full-time U.K. undergraduate students domiciled in England and full-time E.U. students (E.U. students are eligible to receive the fee waiver aspect of the award only). The National Scholarship Programme is paid over three years of the course. The award is paid in three forms, cash award which is paid directly into your bank account, fee waiver and a course related award.

Find out more about the National Scholarship Programme.

Students will be eligible for the NSP subject to a £21,000 income threshold. Students repeating a year of study will not be entitled to the award during the repeat year.

Please note there are a limited number of awards available by application.

The National Scholarship may be awarded to students who are studying the highest cost, qualifying courses, Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics, with the exception of Sport and Psychology related subjects.

The information above is correct at the time of publishing in December 2012, but some changes may occur before or during the academic year. Please check for the latest information on the University website. 

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