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Financial support - 2011 entry

NB: If you are unsure about your status as a home or international student, please contact the Admissions and Recruitment Office for clarification (details at the bottom of this page).

Financial support for home students - 2011 entry

Students who are UK residents should apply as early as possible to determine their eligibility for:

• student loan for tuition fees
• student loan for maintenance
• maintenance grant

You apply for financial support via the following websites:

Students living in England: www.studentfinanceengland.co.uk

Students living in Wales: www.studentfinancewales.co.uk

Students living in Scotland: www.student-support-saas.gov.uk

Students living in Northern Ireland: www.studentfinanceni.co.uk

If you are a non-UK national of the European Union you can apply to the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) for a loan to pay your tuition fees. The loan for tuition fees is not available to undergraduate students from outside the EU.

For further information about Government funding for students in higher education you may find it helpful to visit www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance

Information explaining the system of UK government student financial support to which you might be entitled is available from your Local Authority and your school.

If you would like individual confidential advice about your eligibility for funding, planning your budget or any other financial or practical issue, please contact the Advice and Counselling Service at Queen Mary. You are welcome to use this service if you are considering applying to Queen Mary.

Access to Learning Fund (ALF) - 2011 entry

Each year the government gives the College money to help students in financial hardship. To apply to the ALF you must have taken out your maximum maintenance loan entitlement. You can apply to the ALF for help towards the difference between your income and basic expenses. You can also apply for help if you have a sudden financial emergency or special circumstances or costs that other students might not have. You do not normally have to repay a payment from the ALF. The amounts available to students through the ALF are strictly limited, and the Fund can in no way be regarded as a substitute for other finance.

Maintenance grants - 2011 entry

Maintenance grants are non-repayable and are to help with general study costs. In 2011-12 the maximum maintenance grant is £2,906. The grant is income assessed: in 2011-12 if the household income is £25,000 per year or less, you may be eligible for a full grant. If the household income is between £25,001 and £50,020 you may be eligible for a partial grant.

For more information and to find out if you're eligible, visit the Directgov website.

Bursaries: financial support offered by Queen Mary

Queen Mary's bursary package is more generous than most
- Sunday Times University Guide

In addition to the financial support described above which is provided by the Government, Queen Mary will offer its own financial support package in the form of bursaries to assist students with the cost of study.

Other bursaries, scholarships and prizes

There are a number of College-wide and department-based awards and prizes provided mainly from trust funds to students showing particular ability and these are usually given at the end of an academic year through the recommendation of the head of department.

Queen Mary and Westfield Alumni Student Bursaries

We offer two new annual Student Bursaries of £3,000 – £1,000 for each of the three years. Eligible students will have received their secondary education in the London Boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Newham, Hackney or the City of London. For further details and eligibility criteria, please visit our Alumni web pages.

Barts and The London Alumni Association Student Bursary

The Geoffrey Flavell Student Bursary of £2,000 over three years is awarded annually to one eligible student studying for an MB BS medical qualification. The award provides £1,000 in the first year and two subsequent instalments of £500 each. For full details, including eligibility criteria, please visit the BATLAA web pages.

Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation Scholarships

Provides scholarships over the duration of the course to undergraduate entrants who are permanent residents of either the City of London or the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Candidates must also meet other specific eligibility criteria regarding age and means of support.

The John Abernethy (Barts) Scholarships

To encourage applications from students in financial hardship who would benefit from the MB BS programme, the Trustees of St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College Trust are pleased to offer these new Scholarships to two new medical students each year. The John Abernethy (Barts) Scholarships, named after the founder of the Barts Medical College, who lived between 1764 and 1831, will be worth £3,000 for each of the five years of the course – subject to the holders’ satisfactory progress each year. The Scholarships have been designed to assist students who, despite exceptional academic ability and their aptitude for a medical career, might not be able to undertake the course for financial reasons. All students who enrol in the School of Medicine and Dentistry will be considered for the Scholarships, which will be awarded on the basis of their household income (which, for 2007, had to be below £17,910 a year; this figure will be reviewed annually) and the attainment of at least three grade A ‘A’ levels taken in the same sitting. Students’ performance in their Fundamentals of Medicine module (at the end of their first term) will also be a major criterion.

Eliahou Dangoor Scholarships in Science, Engineering and Mathematics

The Eliahou Dangoor Scholarships, funded by a donation from a Queen Mary alumnus, have been created to provide talented students with the opportunity to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects at the leading universities in the United Kingdom.

Thanks to a generous £3 million donation from Dr Naim Dangoor, this scholarship will assist students to study vital science and maths-based subjects at the UK’s leading research-intensive universities.

More information please see www.qmul.ac.uk/dangoor/

Sir John Cass’s Foundation Lord Mayor’s Scholarship Programme

These scholarships of £7,000 a year for three years will be awarded to full-time undergraduate students in engineering, design and technology or mathematics. To be eligible to apply for one of these scholarships you need to be a permanent resident of certain inner London boroughs, and meet other criteria regarding age and means of support.

You can download an application form and guidance notes below:

Further information

For information on living costs and advice on managing your finances see our Advice and Counselling website.

Notes

1. The level of tuition fees is reviewed annually in the light of changes in costs.
2. If you are in doubt as to whether you will be classed as overseas or home, consult the Admissions and Recruitment Office. Classification is based on government advice, and relates primarily to your country of residence.
3. The tuition fee covers tuition, registration, examinations and membership of the Students' Union. Please note, however, that:
   1. students attending field courses or language courses away from the College will be required to pay part or all of the cost;
   2. examination re-entry fees are charged to students who are not in attendance
4. Students who are not sponsored or only part-sponsored will be required before enrolment either to settle their personal fee liability or to sign a direct debit instruction drawn on a UK bank account which will enable the College to collect their tuition fees in instalments.

Contact us

For clarification on anything you've read here, please contact:
Admissions and Recruitment Office
Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 5511
Freephone: 0800 376 1800
email: admissions@qmul.ac.uk