Student Support

8 9 FINANCIAL SUPPORT Financial support available to you will depend on your circumstances. You may be entitled to support with your living costs, childcare and more – we have staff who can help and advise you. RECEIVE UP TO £800 EVERY YEAR JUST FOR STUDYING WITH US All new UK students who start their full-time undergraduate course with us for the first time are eligible for the Kick-Start scheme. Students studying a full-taught year will get £300 of credit at the start of the year. If you are a UK student with a household income of below £25,000, you will be entitled to a further £500 at the start of your second semester. You can use the funds on anything related to your course – some students spend it on their course equipment, others use it on food in our catering outlets – the choice is yours. For full eligibility information and further details, please visit our website. IT PAYS TO STAY If you join our university from our college, you will receive a free laptop. If you progress from an undergraduate course to postgraduate studies, you will receive a discount off your fees. This discount is increased if you achieved a first class honours degree in your undergraduate course. We also offer a Master’s Internship bursary, which enables students to work for the University in exchange for having their postgraduate tuition fee waived. For further details, see Scholarships and Waivers section of our website. Lisa Marie Cham International Tourism Management MSc, Whatuni Bursary* winner When I found out I won the bursary, I actually cried. Someone actually took time out of their day to nominate me for this bursary, which means so much to me. It means that I’m being recognised for the effort that I’m putting into my studying and I’ll forever be grateful to each and every member of staff at University College Birmingham for all the support they’ve given me. DID YOU KNOW? IF YOU JOIN US FROM OUR COLLEGE, YOUWILL RECEIVE A FREE LAPTOP! COST OF LIVING SUPPORT We understand that it’s difficult to make ends meet at the moment and we’re doing our bit to help you. For example, this year, we have introduced free breakfast, fruit and soup for all students. Our Guild of Students have also been campaigning to help students and have set up ‘leave what you can, take what you need’ boxes across campus for students in need. Finally, we know that even with all the support we offer, times are still tough for students right now. While we can’t help everybody, we do have funding set aside for students who are in need of emergency financial help. Speak to our Student Services team, who will be able to help. *As winner of the Whatuni ‘University of the Year award, University College Birmingham was able to award five deserving students a bursary of £2,000 each. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM UNIVERSITY COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM