Money, Grants and Bursaries | Student Advice Service

FINAL CALL FOR FINAL YEAR HARDSHIP FUND APPLICATIONS

Are you a final year Home student in need of financial help before the end of your studies? The closing date for Student Support Fund applications for final year and PGCE students is this Friday 6th May 2016 so be sure to get your form submitted with all the evidence this week. Do you want…

TICK TOCK, TICK TOCK – there’s still time to apply for funding for this academic year

Have you applied for everything you’re entitled to this academic year? Are you receiving your full entitlement? Have things changed since you were assessed at the start of the academic year? You can still apply for student finance up until 31st May 2016 and/or make any changes to your application. Just go to sfe online:…

Targeted funding opportunities for students

You may be aware of the different hardship funds that the university has available for students experiencing financial problems, but you may not be aware of the more niche funding streams that students can apply for if they meet the specific criteria. Read on for more information:…

Santander UoB Enterprise competition closes 19th February

Presidio of Monterey via Compfight Calling all budding entrepreneurs…. The Santander University of Brighton Enterprise Competition closes on 19th February. This competition celebrates ideas for new products, services or a community project perhaps and we are looking to reward the most innovative and interesting suggestions. You can submit these as an individual or a group….

Apply to the Student Support Fund now to guarantee payment before Christmas

The Student Support Fund is one of the university hardship funds. Applications are open all year round, from September – June, and the fund is open to all Home undergrad and postgrad students. EU undergrad students receiving the standard student finance package (eg migrant workers) can also apply. There is a separate fund for NHS funded…

Are you a continuing student repeating the academic year? If so, check your student finance award

Students who are repeating the academic year for the first time may still be eligible to receive full funding for the duration of the academic year even if they are repeating on a part time basis. However, this needs to be correctly recorded in order to receive the full funding. Log in to…

The Student Advice Service extends a warm welcome to all our new and returning students

If you have a money question – perhaps about your student finance award, planning a budget, entitlement to Bursaries or hardship funds, how to save on travel costs or choosing a bank account for example, just ask a Student Adviser. No question is too basic or too complicated and we recommend you seek the right answer from the experts….

New students – waiting to hear about a University Bursary?

Have you been income assessed by Student Finance England? Have you been awarded the full Maintenance Grant? Are you waiting to hear if you are eligible for a University of Brighton Bursary? The Bursaries team will start sending confirmation of our bursaries from 7th September 2015. If you would like to know more about bursary eligibility and how they…

Santander Research Scholarships for 2015 – applications are open

The 2015/16 round of Research Scholarships, courtesy of the Santander Universities Network, is now open for applications. Two research scholarships worth £5,000 each, funded by Santander Universities, will be available to current postgraduate research students who have successfully passed their Research Plan Approval (RPA) and have successfully obtained ethics approval for their research project. There…

No time to work over summer due to studying? Financial help is available

Nick Thompson via Compfight Funds are available to help students who are unable to work over the summer vacation. For many students this could be because of re-sits or coursework extensions. If this is you, and you know you will not be able to seek work whilst you are focusing on your studies, you…