Alumni Loyalty Discount 2022/2023

The Alumni Loyalty Discount will be awarded to full-time and part-time UK and EU Masters students, irrespective of their financial means, who progress to a University of Bolton Taught Masters Course, having first completed an undergraduate Higher Education (HE) course of study or PGCE/PGDE/PDE/Cert Ed at University of Bolton. You must also have registered to become a member of the University of Bolton Alumni Association.

To register to become an Alumni member and for more information please visit the Alumni page.

Amount

£2,000 will be paid as a tuition fee waiver for Home University of Bolton Graduates and £1000 for International University of Bolton Graduates.

Eligibility for the Alumni Loyalty Discount

In order to apply you will need to demonstrate that:

• You have successfully completed an undergraduate HE course of study or PGCE/PGDE/PDE/Cert Ed at University of Bolton. There is no restriction on how long ago you completed the qualifying course.
• You must be studying a full-time or part-time Taught Masters MA or MSc course at the University of Bolton. ITT Teacher Training courses are not eligible courses for the Alumni Loyalty Discount as students on these courses are eligible to apply for undergraduate funding from the Student Loans Company. Please note the award will be paid for full 180 credit Masters courses only, not partial Masters courses or any other type of course.
• You must not be in receipt of any other award or scholarship from the university.
• You must not be in receipt of any other kind of sponsorship towards your tuition fees for example from an employer.
• The course of study must have commenced in September 2022 or January 2023. Retrospective applications from students who have commenced in previous academic years will not be accepted.

Applying for the Alumni Loyalty Discount

In order to receive this award towards tuition fees students must have completed an application form. The form for the scholarship will be available in the Student Centre, Chancellor’s Mall or can be downloaded for completion from here.

The completed application can be submitted to the Student Centre or posted to:

Alumni Loyalty Discount
Student Centre
Chancellor’s Mall
University of Bolton
Deane Road
Bolton
BL3 5AB

Tel: 01204 903499

Email: studentfunding@bolton.ac.uk

Notification of Award

You will be notified whether your application has been successful or not via your university email address.

The invoicing department will receive confirmation from the Student Funding team that you are eligible and will adjust your invoice accordingly.

If you defer entry onto your course of study you will need to re-apply for the Alumni Loyalty Discount before commencement of your studies.

If you are not awarded a fee waiver the university has a Student Funding advice team who can advise you on possible alternative sources of funding for postgraduate study:

Susie Collins: telephone 01204 903497
Mrs Carol Gray: telephone 01204 903499

or email: studentfunding@bolton.ac.uk

For further information regarding sources of funding for postgraduate study please visit: www.bolton.ac.uk/pgfinance

Terms and conditions

Awards will not be paid to students undertaking industrial or work experience on a full time ‘sandwich’ basis. Students studying abroad also will not be eligible to receive this award.

Students who transfer from BEng to MEng will not be eligible to receive the Alumni Loyalty Discount.

The Alumni Loyalty Discount shall not be awarded to full or part-time students studying PhD or MPhil courses.

The Alumni Loyalty Discount shall not be awarded for Research courses or Top-Up.

٭Please note the deadline for applications for courses commencing September 2022 is 31 October 2022.

٭Please note the deadline for applications for courses commencing January 2023 is 28 February 2023.

*The Alumni Loyalty Discount will be paid for first masters courses only, not second or subsequent courses.

*Payments will be permanently terminated if the student withdraws, transfers to another institution, fails their programme of study, or interrupts or suspends their studies.

*Payments are subject to continuing and satisfactory attendance on the course.

Payments of the award are made entirely at the discretion of the university.

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Keep In Touch

Susie Collins
Student Funding Advisor
Tel: 01204 903497
Email: studentfunding@bolton.ac.uk

Carol Gray
Bursary and Scholarship Advisor
Tel: 01204 903499