University of Sunderland Bursaries 2023/24

Additional notes about eligibility criteria

You must be a ‘Home’, ‘Refugee’ or ‘Overseas Island’ student on an eligible course

The Government classes all students as ‘Home’ or ‘International’. This status determines which tuition fees you pay, and which bursaries you are eligible to receive.

All students who apply MUST have undertaken a means-tested Student Loans Company assessment.

Overseas Island; Isle of Man and the Channel Islands students are eligible for these bursaries.
Refugee students are eligible for these bursaries.
EU students with UK Settled Status at the time of application are eligible for these bursaries.

You must be a first-year or a Year 3 Top-Up student applying to commence your studies in autumn 2023.

If you are an ‘International’ student, you are not eligible for these bursaries.

Students who already hold a higher education degree, including any overseas equivalent are not eligible for these bursaries.

You must apply for and meet the conditions of your offer, then successfully enrol onto and study a relevant course

A comprehensive list of full-time undergraduate programmes eligible for bursaries can be found Scholarships and bursaries | The University of Sunderland

Some University of Sunderland courses are not eligible for these bursaries due to the additional funding that students studying these programmes are eligible to receive. These include:
• Medicine MBChB (For more information, please visit the website Medicine scholarships and bursaries | The University of Sunderland.)
Programmes where students are in receipt of the NHS Learning Support Fund:
• Midwifery
• All Nursing programmes
• Occupational Therapy
• Physiotherapy
• Paramedic Science and Out of Hospital Care
Programmes where students are in receipt of an NHS bursary:
• Social Work
Postgraduate programmes where undergraduate fees are charged or where students are in receipt of bursaries and scholarships for teacher training.
• PGCE/PCET courses

Undergraduate Initial Teacher training courses where students can receive a teaching bursary.
You are not eligible for these bursaries if you are in receipt of a Troops to Teaching Bursary.

You are not eligible for a University of Sunderland Bursary if you have been awarded a We Care Bursary. This is because the We Care Bursary has the highest financial value of the two awards. You cannot receive both awards. Please see the We Care Bursary guidance notes Scholarships and bursaries you need to apply for | The University of Sunderland.

If you are initially awarded a University of Sunderland Bursary and are later found to be eligible for and awarded the We Care Bursary, any funds/credit you have received from the University of Sunderland Bursary scheme will be deducted from any in-year We Care Bursary payments.

You are not eligible for these bursaries if you have been funded by the Enhanced Learning Credits Administration Service (ELCAS).