Bursaries

Eligible students will receive a bursary of 10% of the annual student fee to help meet the costs associated with their course. Bursaries, like grants, do not have to be repaid.

Eligibility

In order to be eligible for bursaries students must meet the following criteria:

• the residual family household income, as assessed by Student Finance (Northern Ireland), must not be greater than £19,203;
• the student must be permanently resident in Northern Ireland;
• the student must be registered on a full-time undergraduate course leading to a first degree, or a course leading to the Postgraduate Certificate in Education, for which the fees payable in 2025-26 are £4,855.

Ineligible students

Students on the Nursing degree, all Allied Health degrees, and NI students on the Social Work degree are not eligible as additional government support is available for such students.

Receiving the Bursary

Although the funding for bursaries comes from the University, the bursary is paid by the Student Loans Company.

To receive a bursary, students must have applied to Student Finance NI for financial support.

Bursaries are calculated automatically on the basis of residual household income. Students do not need to apply for the bursary and there are no application forms for this purpose.

The bursary will be paid directly into a student's bank account in one instalment.

Fostering Aspirations Bursaries

The University provides a care-leaver bursary of £1,000 per annum.

This is part of a comprehensive suite of financial and non-financial support available to students with a background of care that includes access to year-round accommodation and assistance with the application process.

This Bursary is available to full-time undergraduate students leaving care, or who have spent time in care for a period of three months.

The Bursary for the academic year 2024/25 is £1,000. This is typically paid to students around Christmas each year.

To automatically qualify,  tick the box on your UCAS form that asks if you have been in care.  If you have already applied to Ulster University, but have not ticked this box, please contact our team on 02871 675233 or email p.cassidy@ulster.ac.uk.