Access to Exeter Bursary

Information for 2012/13 Entrants

Introduction

The Access to Exeter Bursary scheme for 2012/13 is a non-competitive bursary available to full-time UK and EU undergraduate students with a household income of less than £42,600.  It is a non-repayable award paid on-top of any statutory support from the government.

Students must make an application for means-tested student finance.

The household income* figure calculated by the body assessing your application for student finance (e.g. Student Finance England) will be used to assess your eligibility for the bursary and the level of award you will receive.

The table below shows how much you are likely to receive:

Household IncomeExeter Bursary
Up to £25,000 £1,500
£25,001 to £35,000 £1,000
£35,001 to £42,600 £500

Provided you continue to meet the eligibility criteria (see below), you should receive the bursary for each year of you undergraduate studies at Exeter.

*for information on how your household income is calculated, please visit the DirectGov website.

Eligibility

  • From a household with an income of £42,600 or under
  • Registered Full-Time Undergraduate with Home UK/EU Fee Status
  • Applied and approved for means-tested funding through student finance providers via Student Finance Direct
  • Paying tuition fees of £9,000.* 

* Some students will not be paying the full fees personally so are not eligible for this bursary; these include NHS funded students. Please check your course details if you are unsure.

How to apply

To be considered for an Access to Exeter Bursary in 2012/13, you must:

  • Complete an 'application for student finance' for the 2012/13 academic year. Making sure you apply for the full package of means-tested support available and supply all evidence requested. 
  • EU students need to complete an Higher Education Bursary application form, which is avalaible from Student Finance England.  If you are applying for a Tuition Fee Loan, this will be sent to you automatically after you have applied.
  • Give consent for your household income details to be shared with the University when you make your application for Student Finance (your household income figure will then be automatically sent to the University and used to assess you for the bursary).
  • Register with the University for 2012/13 in September 2012 (by doing this you are accepting the bursary terms and conditions – see below)

Notification of your Bursary

Eligible students will receive written confirmation of their bursary award in September 2012 once the Student Finance assessment has been completed and the household income figure has been received by the University.

Once you have registered at the University you can check confirmation of your bursary award using the finance tab of your on-line MyExeter account. If you are still unsure please contact the Student Funding Team via the Student Information Desk on 08444 724724 or email sid@exeter.ac.uk

Payment of your Bursary in 2012/13

Your bursary will be paid into a nominated UK bank account so we will need all students to provide bank details when they register with the University.  Please note we don’t receive bank details from the Student Loans Company.

The bank details held on the University’s student record system can be checked and updated any time during the year using your online MyExeter account (click on the finance tab).

The payment dates and amounts for 2012/13 are;

Payment Dates 2012/13Total Yearly Bursary
£1500£750£500
Friday 2nd November 2012
£600 £300 £200
Friday 15th February 2013
£600 £300 £200
Friday 10th May 2013 £300 £150 £100

Terms and Conditions

Term and Conditions for the Access to Exeter Bursary scheme for 2012/13 are available in the University Calendar.

 

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