Cambridge Bursary Scheme

The Cambridge Bursary Scheme exists to ensure that students can meet the cost of their Cambridge education.

Deadline: 21 October 2011

Bursaries are available to students from the UK taking any undergraduate course of study at the University of Cambridge. Every eligible student who applies for a bursary will qualify. 119 bursaries were awarded to Fitzwilliam College students last year.   

Applications

In order to apply for a Cambridge Bursary, you must first establish your eligibility (with the Student Finance agencies), and complete an online application form.  Your eligibility will be established on the basis of the Financial Notification Form from your Student Finance agency, so if you are eligible for Student Support, and have not already applied, please apply as soon as possible at www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance for further information.

Application forms will be available on the University websitefrom October onwards. As part of the application, you will need to supply the College (forms to the Head of Tutorial Office) with a copy of your Financial Notification Form from Student Finance.

Guarantee of Eligibility

In 2011 every student who qualifies for a means-tested maintenance grant also qualifies for a Cambridge Bursary. Every student in this category who is assessed for a full maintenance grant will qualify, on application, for a bursary of £3,400 in each year of their undergraduate study, so long as this condition is met throughout. Bursaries of lower amounts are awarded to students who are assessed for a lower level of maintenance grant.

Applications for bursaries must be renewed annually. In circumstances where a student has a total income from external sponsorships or from other access awards, grants or bursaries in excess of £1000, their Cambridge Bursary will be reduced. In making this assessment, no account will be taken of a student's income from family sources, scholarships, prizes, or from vacation employment.

In addition to those funded by Student Finance England, this guarantee also includes every student from Scotland who qualifies for a Students Outside Scotland Bursary, every student from Northern Ireland who qualifies for a Maintenance Grant from the Northern Ireland Assembly, and every student from Wales who qualifies for an Assembly Learning Grant.