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24/25 Programme Overview
To provide practical assistance to those first-year full-time students who are commencing a 24/25 Undergraduate programme in Derry~Londonderry following the acceptance of a qualifying Change Course Offer and an unsuccessful application to UU Accommodation.
This programme is for qualifying Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland residents only. The programme consists of up to 2 support payments of £500 made to qualifying students at the start of Semester 1 and Semester 2 for the 24/25 Academic Year only.
Qualifying Criteria
Qualifying Students
- Qualifying students are invited to apply for the support payment.
- The student is a first-year full-time student who has applied to study a 24/25 undergraduate programme commencing September 2024.
- The student is meeting Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland Residency requirements. This payment is not available to International Students or Students from GB or the Islands.
- The student address provided at registration is greater than 20 miles from the Derry~Londonderry campus.
- The student is in receipt of and has accepted a Change Course Offer (see definition) to study in Derry~Londonderry for academic year 24/25.
- The student has applied for UU accommodation and has not been successful in securing UU accommodation.
- The student has registered to study the accepted change course offer and is in receipt of their Ulster University student card.
- The student is a live student, has completed all registration requirements and is a fully registered student during Week 3.
- To receive the second support payment, the student is a live student in Semester 2 and is not in fees arrears.
- The student has accepted the Terms and Conditions prior to receipt of the support payment in Week 3.
Qualifying Courses
A qualifying Change Course Offer must be:
Initiated by Ulster University Admissions to provide an alternative course option to applicants who did not meet the required grades for their Firm or Insurance Choice on the following programmes.
| UCAS Code | Course Title |
|---|---|
| M100 | LLB Hons Law |
| M1M9 | LLB Hons Law with Criminology |
| M1LG | LLB Hons Law with Politics and International Studies |
| WW70 | BDes Hons Games Design |
| P594 | BA Hons Screen Production FT |
| M931 | BSc Hons Criminology and Criminal Justice |
| G600 | BEng Hons Software Engineering |
| G400 | BSc Hons Computing Science |
| G500 | BSc Hons Computing Technologies |
| G450 | BSc Hons Interactive Computing |
| H601 | BEng Hons Electronic Engineering |
| H710 | BEng Hons Engineering Management |
| H300 | BEng Hons Mechanical Engineering |
| H730 | BEng Hons Mechatronic Engineering |
| N400 | BSc Hons Account (Pathways) |
| NM41 | BSc Hons Accounting & Law |
| N100 | BSc Hons Business Studies |
| N321 | BSc Hons Finance and Investment Management |
| N210 | BSc Hons Management FT |
| N505 | BSc Hons Marketing FT |
Application Process
- Applicants will be invited to apply for the support payment via an email from Ulster University Accommodation.
- Applicants will be asked to complete an application which includes acceptance of the Terms and Conditions.
- Semester 1 support payments will be issued following successful registration
- Qualifying applicants will be notified via email in Week 3 to complete required next steps so that support payments can be made directly to the applicant by November 3 2025.
Terms and Conditions
- The address supplied at registration is greater than 20 miles from the Derry~Londonderry campus.
- The student has accepted and registered for their Change Course Offer initiated by Admissions from a course listed on the Support Payment Web-page.
- The student has applied for Ulster University Accommodation and was informed by Ulster University Accommodation that they have not secured a place in Ulster University Accommodation.
- The support payment is issued once all registration requirements are completed, and the student is in possession of an Ulster University Student card.
- Qualifying students must meet the required residency conditions.
- To receive the second payment of £500, the student must be in good standing and not in arrears of fees .
