Estranged Student Bursary 2024-25

Students starting at the University of Suffolk in academic year 2024-25, who are recognised as estranged by their funder e.g. Student Finance England, could be eligible for an Estranged Student Bursary.

Successful applicants will receive up to a £500 bursary in each academic year of study - maximum of 3 years (dependent on successful progression and continuing to meet eligibility criteria). Successful applications will be automatically reassessed each year. In the event a successful application receives a not eligible outcome upon automatic assessment, the award will cease. If the student is intercalating from studies, no payment will be awarded during this period however the application will be auto assessed in line with our published dates below upon return to study.

To be eligible for the Estranged Student Bursary 2024-25, you must meet all the following criteria:

  • Be a new student to the University of Suffolk in 2024-25 (students who have previously studied at the University will not be eligible)
  • Be studying full time or part time (studying at least 50% of the full time equivalent) towards a Foundation/Bachelor or Integrated Master’s degree
  • Be paying tuition fees of £8,220 (Foundation degree), £9,250 (Bachelor’s/Integrated Master’s degree), £11,100 (Accelerated degree) or £6,168 (HNC/HND)
  • Be in the first year of your course
  • Be considered as irreconcilably estranged from your parents and have applied to your funder e.g. Student Finance England for estrangement (Please note – you may be required to provide evidence from your funder of your estranged status)
  • Have been assessed by the University as a “Home” fee paying student (Overseas students are not eligible for this bursary)
  • Be in continued attendance on the course on which you enrolled as at the date of payment
  • Students enrolled on Apprenticeships, CPD and SCITT courses are not eligible for this bursary
  • Students whose tuition fees are covered by their employer (sponsored) are not eligible for this bursary
  • During enrolment you must have answered yes to the ‘Are you estranged from your parents’ question on the Equal Opportunities page

For full bursary and scholarship information, please visit Brightspace.

The closing date for applications is based on the month in which your course started.

Course Start Month Application Deadline
September 2024 03/12/2024
October 2024 03/12/2024
November 2024 03/12/2024
December 2024 04/02/2025
January 2025 06/04/2025
February 2025 06/04/2025
March 2025 06/04/2025
April 2025 07/07/2025
May 2025 07/07/2025
June 2025 06/10/2025
July 2025 06/10/2025
August 2025 06/10/2025

Awards are expected to be paid in two equal instalments, based on the month in which your course started.

Course Start Month Bursary Payment Dates (last working day)
September 2024 Feb and May 2025
October 2024 Feb and May 2025
November 2024 Feb and May 2025
December 2024 Feb and May 2025
January 2025 May and Aug 2025
February 2025 May and Aug 2025
March 2025 May and Aug 2025
April 2025 Oct 2025 and Feb 2026
May 2025 Oct 2025 and Feb 2026
June 2025 Feb and May 2026
July 2025 Feb and May 2026
August 2025 Feb and May 2026

Complete the application form.

  • This form can only be accessed by logging in with a valid University of Suffolk student email address (e.g. s123456@uos.ac.uk). If you are a student at one of our partner institutions, please ensure you log in using your University of Suffolk account, not your institutional account.
  • Applications are limited to one per applicant.
  • If you are having issues logging in, please 'right-click' on ‘application form’, and open the link in an Incognito or Private window and log in using your University of Suffolk email address through there. If the issue persists, please contact studentlife@uos.ac.uk

For enquiries, please contact: studentlife@uos.ac.uk