BURSARY
University Centre Leeds is offering a number of bursaries to support full-time students during their course.
Eligibility Criteria
For students who choose to study with us on a full time basis, University Centre Leeds offers a bursary, which will be awarded to those who meet the following eligibility criteria:
- Your household income has been assessed by Student Finance England through a means tested assessment, falls below £42,600 and you have agreed to share this information 10 working days before the bursary payment date.
- You are up to date with your work.
- You have an attendance record of 80% or above.
Should you meet the above criteria, the amount you may be awarded is based on your household income as follows:
Household income (as assessed by Student Finance England) |
Total bursary | Semester 1 payment |
Semester 2 payment |
Less than £25,000 | £500 |
£250 | £250 |
£25,001 and £42,600 |
£250 | £125 | £125 |
The bursary does not apply to EU students who are eligible for the tuition fee loan only, or international students.
You will not need to apply separately for this bursary; you do this while applying for your financial support through Student Finance England. Please agree to a household income assessment (a means test) and ‘agree to share’ the outcome of this assessment. Everyone who contributes to the household income and forms part of the assessment needs to agree to share the outcome. The assessment is carried out by Student Finance (England) and they provide the information to the College. Failure to do this will mean that Student Finance England will be unable to assess your eligibility for a bursary.
To qualify for the bursary you must also meet the following criteria:
- Minimum of 80% attendance and
- Be up to date with your course work
If you are successful, the amount awarded would be split into 2 payments to be paid to you, one at the end of each semester. More information on the criteria will be provided after your enrolment.
The payment dates for the academic year of 2022/23 are as follows:
- Payment 1 - Friday 16th December 2022
- Payment 2 - Friday 19th May 2023

Bursary Appeals
If you're eligible to receive the college bursary, but it has been withheld because you are not up to date with work or are below the required attendance, then you may be able to appeal if you feel there are mitigating circumstances behind this. You can do so by filling in the following form.
Please note that you will only be able to submit the bursary appeal form from Friday 16th December 2022. The closing date for appeals will be Friday 6th January 2023 at 3pm. Any appeal received after 3pm on the Friday 6th January will not be considered.
Further Information
For further information regarding the bursary please see the Bursary Policy here.
To view our Access and Participation Plan please click here.
Please see our Student Privacy Notice, this details what information we collect from you, why we process your information and who we share the information with in line with Data Protection Legislation.