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Government Funding - Full-time Students

If this is your first undergraduate HE qualification, PGCE or Cert Ed course you may be eligible to apply for financial assistance from the government to help you fund your studies.

Applications are made online, visit gov.uk/student-finance to apply. If you experience any difficulty in completing the online application, you will need to contact Student Finance England on +44 (0)300 1000 607.

Please note that all information is correct at the time of publishing; some changes may occur before or during the academic year.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees for your course are listed on the fees and funding section of individual course information pages on the university website. For a Foundation year studied as part of a degree course the fee may be less.

Tuition Fee Loan

Full-time students have the option of taking out a Tuition Fee Loan to cover the cost of their fees. Fees will then be paid from the Student Loans Company direct to the university. Repayments of the Tuition Fee Loan are made to the Student Loans Company. You are not asked to start repaying your Tuition Fee loan until you have finished your course and are earning over £25,000 p.a.

Student Maintenance Loan

A student maintenance loan of up to £10,544 may be available for full time students studying at University of Bolton who are not living with their parents.

The maximum loan amount for students who are living at home with their parents is £8,877.

For students in receipt of the maximum special support element of maintenance, the loan may be increased. Maintenance loans for students aged 60 or over may be available up to a maximum of £4,461.

Loan rates are reduced when students are in their final year of study. Maintenance loans are partially subject to household income assessment.

Information for independent students under the age of 25 – please see the website shown below.

StandAlone - Student Guide

Funding Information for Students Commencing in the 2025/26 Academic Year

Equivalent Level Qualification and Previous Study at Higher Education Level

Please note if you already have a Higher Education (HE) qualification from an institution in the UK or elsewhere in the world, you will not be eligible for further student support under the ELQ regulations for a second equivalent or lower level HE qualification. This rule applies whether the previous qualification was:

studied in the UK or elsewhere in the world
self-funded or publicly funded
studied on a full-time, full-time distance learning, compressed or part- time basis
studied in a different subject to the course you are considering
studied in the past however long ago
funding is available in general for the length of the course plus, if necessary, one additional year
any period of study within an academic year is classed as one whole year’s studying
If you exceed one additional year, funding will be restricted at the beginning of the further study period
restricted funding is usually maintenance loan only plus supplementary grants if applicable, but no tuition fee loan meaning the student would need to self-fund the tuition costs
there are certain courses exempt from the equivalent qualification and previous study rules and therefore you could still be entitled to Student Finance.

For more information, please visit Student Finance | Who Qualifies.

Childcare Grant

For full-time students with dependent children in registered and approved childcare, a payment of up to 85% of the actual childcare costs is available.

This award is dependent on household income, maximum payment £199.62 per week for one child, £342.24 per week for two or more children.

Parents’ Learning Allowance

For full-time students who have dependent children. This award is dependent on household income, maximum award £2,024.

Disabled Student’s Allowance

For full-time students with adult dependents, this award is dependent on household income, maximum award £3,545.

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