Partially funded

Fair Access Fund

BIMM University, United Kingdom

Scholarship overview

The Fair Access Fund (FAF) gives non-repayable financial support to undergraduate students at BIMM University from underrepresented groups. It aims to ease the move into university and improve equality of opportunity.

Support comes in two forms: a bursary paid in every year of study (the Low-Income Household Bursary or the Care Leavers/Care Experienced/Estranged Student Bursary), and one-off Access Awards paid in the first year. Students can hold one of the two bursaries plus one or more Access Awards.

The fund is for Home fee students at the English campuses and can be held alongside the Launchpad Bursary.

Award Information

  • Have applied for and accepted an offer to study at BIMM University in 2026.
  • Be enrolling on the first year of a BIMM University undergraduate degree at the Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, London or Manchester campus.
  • Be a UK resident paying the Home fee rate.
  • Have a full tuition fee loan in place.
  • Meet at least one of these categories:
    • Low-Income Household Bursary: household income assessed through your Student Finance application; the 2026/27 threshold is confirmed when applications open.
    • Care Leavers/Care Experienced/Estranged Student Bursary: at least 13 weeks of the last 5 years in local authority care before the course starts, or no contact with parents/guardians for at least 12 months before the course starts and unlikely to have a relationship with them again.
    • Access Awards: Global Majority students; disabled students with a declared disability who have applied, or are applying where eligible, for Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA); mature students aged 21 or over at the start of the course.
  • You can receive either the Low-Income Household Bursary or the Care Leavers/Care Experienced/Estranged Student Bursary, not both.
  • Low-Income Household Bursary: two payments a year throughout the undergraduate degree, with no need to reapply each year.
  • Care Leavers/Care Experienced/Estranged Student Bursary: three payments a year throughout the undergraduate degree, with no need to reapply each year.
  • Access Awards: a one-time cash payment in the first year; several Access Awards can be received.
  • All support is non-repayable.
  • Applications open in the latter part of summer 2026, once you are enrolled.
  1. Apply for and accept an offer for an eligible BIMM University undergraduate degree starting in 2026.
  2. Apply to Student Finance and secure a full tuition fee loan.
  3. Enrol on your course.
  4. Apply for the Fair Access Fund through BIMM University when applications open in late summer 2026.

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Documents you will need

  • Student Finance application (used to assess household income).
  • Evidence of DSA application for the disabled students' Access Award.

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