Lincoln Bishop Bursary

Annual amounts (BA Hons / FdA)

• Student parent: £1,000 / £750
• Student carer: £1,000 / £750
• Estranged student: £1,000 / £750
• Care leaver: £3,600 / £3,600
• Mature student (21+): £800 / £600
• POLAR Q1: £800 / £600

Paid in three instalments, usually November (25%), January or February (25%) and April (50%), subject to continued attendance, directly to the bank account used for the student loan or grant.

1. Apply for core funding (loans/grants) through Student Finance England, or SFW, SFNI or SAAS elsewhere in the UK.
2. Tick the box to share your information with the university for bursary consideration.
3. Make sure anyone providing household income information, such as a parent or partner, also agrees to share it with the university.
4. Await confirmation of the bursary, usually in October.
5. Receive payment in three instalments.

Student parents, care experienced students, estranged students and student carers provide evidence to Student Advice & Wellbeing ([email protected], 01522 583600); carers also complete the Lincoln Bishop Bursary form.

• Evidence of financial responsibility for a child (student parents).
• Evidence of care experienced status (care leavers).
• Evidence of estranged status (estranged students).
• Evidence of caring responsibilities and the Lincoln Bishop Bursary form (student carers).

Entitlement is assessed from the household income data shared by the student finance body and the student's group; qualifying students are contacted by email.