Bath Spa Bursary

New scheme (entrants from September 2025)

• Residual household income £0 to £27,500: up to £1,050 in Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3.

Old scheme (entrants before September 2025)

• £0 to £15,000: £1,250, £1,250, £1,500 (total £4,000; £4,750 for priority groups).
• £15,001 to £25,000: £1,000, £1,000, £1,250 (total £3,250; £3,700 for priority groups).
• £25,001 to £42,875: £750, £750, £1,000 (total £2,500).
• Priority-group supplement (care leavers, Foyer residents, students on the increased living-cost loan): £250 a year (income up to £15,000) or £150 a year (£15,001 to £25,000).

Apply within eight weeks of your course start date or of the fund opening, if later. Payments (new scheme): autumn starters on the third Friday in March; winter starters on the third Friday in July; summer starters on the second Friday in December; spring starters to be confirmed.

1. Apply for Student Finance, request the full means-tested package and consent to share your household income with the University.
2. Complete registration with BSU for the academic year.
3. Apply through the Funding Hub on Blackbullion within eight weeks of your course start.
4. Maintain attendance and engagement up to the payment date.
5. Reapply in each year of study.

Assessed on the household income figure shared by Student Finance and attendance. If applications exceed the allocations available, additional academic and non-academic criteria are applied.