Fees and Money Matters
Tuition fees and
costs for undergraduates
For the most up-to-date information and guidance on the tuition fees set for UK and EU students for 2012 entry, please visit our finance pages at: www.essex.ac.uk/studentfinance
Applicants will need to ensure that they obtain appropriate financial support to cover the costs of their studies. Students accepted onto East 15 programmes must cover tuition fee costs and living expenses, such as accommodation.
Funding for
undergraduate UK/EU students
Undergraduate home students should apply for financial support via their local
authority, unless otherwise specified.Please visit
www.direct.gov.uk for more information
Access to Learning Fund - Student Support at the University of Essex administers the Access to Learning Fund for students in financial hardship.
Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) - DSA is a non-repayable grant to provide assistance with specialist equipment, materials and course costs to support students with disabilities. Students who have a disability should liaise with Student Support at the University of Essex in order to apply for funding, ideally in advance of completing their study at East 15. Applicants who declare their disability on their UCAS application form will be contacted by Student Support.
Funding for
undergraduate overseas students
Students who are not UK or EU
nationals may be entitled to support from their home government.
In addition, students may qualify for a range of bursaries or scholarships, although application for this support will be on the initiative of the applicant.
The British Council website has an international students' scholarship and bursary search engine.
The University's programmes at East 15 are recognised by the US Department of Education. Students applying for federal loans should use the code of 00868700 on their loan application form.
Tuition fees and costs
for postgraduates
Fees for 2012 are to be found
here
Applicants will need to
ensure that they obtain appropriate financial support to cover the costs of
their studies. Students accepted onto East 15 programmes must cover tuition fee
costs, annual support fee and living expenses, such as accommodation.
Funding for postgraduate
home students
East 15 has a number of scholarships that are
awarded annually to outstanding students.
New postgraduate students who have accepted a place at East 15 will automatically be sent details of the following scholarships and bursaries with their application form:
University of Essex Postgraduate Scholarships
The Howard Lloyd Lewis Scholarship (£500 to £1,000 per year)
The Elliott Bursary (£250 per year)
The Dikesta Scholarship (£200 to £400 per year)
The Stanley Picker Foundation Bursaries (£500 to £1,500 per year)
East 15 Acting School Scholarships (£500 to £1,000 per year)
The Declan Mulholland Bursary (£500)
The Paddy Stern Bursary (£500)
The 1968 Bursary (£500)
The John Hartley Prize (£200)
Applicants may be able to obtain assistance from charities and trusts or from government organisation like the Arts and Humanities Research Council or secure a career development loan which is available from UK Barclays, Co-operative Bank and the Royal Bank of Scotland. A comprehensive list of other potential sources of funding is also available on the Support4Learning website
Funding for postgraduate
overseas students
International postgraduates may be eligible to funding from either the British
Council or from their home government. In particular, MA in Acting is accredited by the National Council for Drama
Training (NCDT) so some applicants may find this professional qualification
entitles them to support from their national government.
