The Warwick Bursary - 2024 Entry

The Warwick Bursary

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the main Warwick Bursary you must meet all of the following eligibility criteria:

Be a Warwick home student enrolled on your first, full-time undergraduate course which will start in October 2024.
Have an annual household income, as assessed by Student Finance England of £35,000 or below.
Be in receipt of a Tuition Fee Loan* and Maintenance Loan from Student Finance England.
- *With the exception of students granted the WBS Foundation Year Scholarship.Link opens in a new window
Been educated in a state school or college in England for your sixth-form education.
- Alternatively, attended an Independent School in England for your sixth-form education but received either (i) a full fee-paying means-tested bursary or (ii) a partially means-tested bursary which is clearly indicative of an annual household income of £25,000 or below.

Medical students who meet all of the above eligibility criteria can receive the Warwick Bursary in their first year of study. However, this only applies to medical students who started their course in the academic year 2021-22 or later.

Students undertaking a study year abroad can still receive the Warwick Bursary providing they meet the eligibility criteria.

You will only be entitled to bursary payments for the time you are fully enrolled at the University. Therefore, you will not receive bursary payments while temporarily or permanently withdrawn.

Awards

The amount of award that an eligible student can receive from the Warwick Bursary depends upon their annual household income (as assessed by Student Finance England). Awards are paid on a sliding scale of £1,000 - £2,000 per academic year, which is demonstrated in the below table.

A table demonstrating the amount of award available to eligible students in 2023-2024 from the Warwick Bursary, depending on household income (as assessed by Student Finance England).

For the 2024-25 academic year, household income will be taken from the 2022-23 tax year and will depend on the people you live with: your parent(s)/carer(s), your parent/carer and their partner or your partner.

In certain circumstances, your assessment might be based on your own income, for example, if you are aged over 25 at the start of your course.
You don't have to provide details of your earnings from part-time work but if you have income from another source, such as investments or income from property, you will need to declare it.
For more information on taxable income check out the GOV.UK webpage, Income Tax - Introduction.Link opens in a new window

If your household has changed by 15% or more from the 2022-23 tax year, after you apply for your student loans, you should notify Student Finance England and request a current-year assessment. Once this reassessment has been completed (and if your household income meets the threshold for an award [or higher award]), then as long as we receive your household income information from Student Finance England in time to approve your award before 31 July 2025, we will still pay you the full amount you are eligible for the year.

How to Apply

Students who attended a state school or college

Most students do NOT need to apply for the main Warwick Bursary. Student Funding Support receives a list of potentially eligible students from Student Finance England (SFE) and subsequently checks whether each student meets the rest of the criteria outlined above.

We will start carrying out eligibility checks and notifying eligible students who have a completed Student Finance England application from the end of August 2024. If your Student Finance England application is still in progress at the end of August 2024 you should expect to hear from us within 8 weeks of your application being complete.

Students who are approved for a Warwick Bursary receive an email to the account they have registered with Student Finance England to notify them that a letter is available for them to view. This letter will contain details about their award, including payment dates. Please note, the letter can take up to 14 days to be visible in your Student Finance England account.

However, if you attended an Independent School for your sixth-form education, you will need to submit an application form and evidence. Please see the adjacent tab for more information.

Students who attended an independent school

If you attended an Independent School for your sixth-form education, you will need to submit an application form and evidence.

Independent School Applications for The Warwick Bursary will be available from this webpage in Spring-Summer 2024.
Within the online application form, you will be required to attach evidence of your bursary. Your evidence must:
- Include your name and date of birth.
- Years awarded (if you attended an Independent School for both sixth form years, the evidence needs to demonstrate that you received a bursary for both years).
- Percentage of your school fees paid by your bursary each year.
- If you received a partial bursary (i.e., a bursary that did not cover 100% of your school fees), then your evidence also needs to explicitly state that your bursary was awarded on the basis of a household income of £25,000 or below.

If you are required to submit an Independent School application for the main Warwick Bursary (assuming your Student Finance England application has been completed and means-tested) you should expect to hear from us within 4 weeks of submission, provided you have submitted the relevant evidence correctly.

Applicants will be notified by email from Student Funding Support regarding the outcome of their application. Successful applicants will also receive an email to the account they have registered with Student Finance England to notify them that a letter is available for them to view. Here students will be able to find details about their award, including payment dates. Please note, the letter can take up to 14 days to be visible in your Student Finance England account.

Successful applicants do not need to re-apply in subsequent years of study.

Payment

The main Warwick Bursary is paid directly into the same bank account that you receive your Maintenance Loan from Student Finance England. Therefore, you do not need to provide the Student Funding Team with your bank details.

The Warwick Bursary is paid in three equal termly instalments. Your exact payment dates will be outlined in your confirmation letter (within your Student Finance England portal). You will also be able to view your payments by logging in to your online student record.
If you are a late applicant for Student Finance and subsequently your Warwick Bursary is approved after the start of term, your payment dates may not align with the standard dates. Please refer to your Bursary Entitlement Letter from Student Finance England for further details.

If you are a late applicant for Student Finance and subsequently your Warwick Bursary is approved after the start of term, as long as we receive your household income information from Student Finance England in time to approve your award before 31 July 2025, we will still pay you the full amount for the year.

Warwick Bursary payments will cease if a student takes temporary withdrawal but can be re-started if on return to study the student continues to meet all of the eligibility criteria (awards will be pro-rated depending on the date a student returns to study). Permanently withdrawn students will have payments cease completely.

The Additional Bursary

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for an Additional Bursary, students need to meet all of the main Warwick Bursary criteria and one or more of the Additional Bursary Criteria.

Main Warwick Bursary Eligibility Criteria (Must Meet All)

Be a Warwick home student enrolled on your first, full-time undergraduate course which will start in October 2024.
Have an annual household income, as assessed by Student Finance England of £35,000 or below.
Be in receipt of a Tuition Fee Loan* and Maintenance Loan from Student Finance England.
- *With the exception of students granted the WBS Foundation Year Scholarship.Link opens in a new window
Been educated in a state school or college in England for your sixth-form education.
- Alternatively, attended an Independent School in England for your sixth-form education but received either (i) a full fee-paying means-tested bursary or (ii) a partially means-tested bursary which is clearly indicative of an annual household income of £25,000 or below.

Additional Bursary Criteria (Must Meet One or More)

AND meet one or more of the following criteria:

Students who are Care Leavers or who are from a Foyer background.
Mature Students aged 21 or over at the start of their undergraduate course.
Students in receipt of:
- The Special Support Element (SSE), Parents' Learning Allowance (PLA), Childcare Grant (CCG) or Adult Dependants' Grant (ADG) from the UK Government as part of their student support package.
Students classed as independent for student support purposes.
Students in receipt of Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA), Personal Independence Payment (PIP) or Disability Living Allowance (DLA).

Medical students can only receive the Warwick Bursary and Additional Bursary in their first year of study only (this applies to students starting in the 2024-25 academic year) and only if they meet all of the above eligibility criteria.

Students undertaking a study year abroad can still receive the Additional Bursary providing they meet the eligibility criteria.

You will only be entitled to bursary payments for the time you are fully enrolled at the University. Therefore, you will not receive bursary payments while temporarily or permanently withdrawn.

Awards How to Apply

Students who do not receive DSA, PIP or DLA

Most students do NOT need to apply for the Additional Bursary. Student Funding Support receives a list of potentially eligible students from Student Finance England (SFE) and subsequently checks whether each student meets the rest of the criteria outlined above.

Students who are awarded an Additional Bursary will find details of their award (including payment details) in the same confirmation letter as their main Warwick Bursary. Students receive an email to the account they have registered with Student Finance England to notify them that a letter is available for them to view. Please note, the letter can take up to 14 days to be visible in your Student Finance England account.

However, if you are in receipt of Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA), Personal Independence Payment (PIP) or Disability Living Allowance (DLA) then you will need to submit an application form and evidence.

Students who receive DSA, PIP or DLA

If you are in receipt of a Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA), Personal Independence Payment (PIP) or Disability Living Allowance (DLA) then you will need to submit an application form and evidence.

Applications for the Additional Bursary will be available from this webpage in Spring-Summer 2024.
Within the online application form, you will be required to attach evidence of your bursary. Your evidence must:
- Include identifiable details (e.g., name, DOB, address).
- Include confirmation of your entitlement to DSA, PIP or DLA.

If you are required to submit an Additional Bursary application after your main Warwick Bursary award has been confirmed, you should expect to hear from us within 4 weeks of submission, provided you have submitted the relevant evidence correctly

Applicants will be notified by email from Student Funding Support regarding the outcome of their application. Successful applicants will also receive an email to the account they have registered with Student Finance England to notify them that a letter is available for them to view. Here students will be able to find details about their award (including their main Warwick Bursary). Please note, the letter can take up to 14 days to be visible in your Student Finance England account.

Successful applicants do not need to re-apply in subsequent years.

Payment

The Additional Bursary is paid directly into the same bank account that you receive your Maintenance Loan from Student Finance England. Therefore, you do not need to provide the Student Funding Team with your bank details.

The Additional Bursary is paid in one lump sum in term 2. Your exact payment dates will be outlined in your confirmation letter (within your Student Finance England portal). You will also be able to view your payments by logging in to your online student record.
If you are a late applicant for Student Finance and subsequently your Additional Bursary is approved late, your payment date may not align with the standard date. Please refer to your Bursary Entitlement Letter from Student Finance England for further details.

If you are a late applicant for Student Finance and subsequently your Additional Bursary is approved after the standard January payment date, as long as we receive your household income information from Student Finance England (and any evidence required from you) in time to approve your award before 31 July 2025, we will still pay you the full amount for the year.

Additional Bursary payments will cease if a student takes temporary withdrawal but can be re-started if on return to study the student continues to meet all of the eligibility criteria (not pro-rated). Permanently withdrawn students will have payments cease completely.

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