Fees and funding guide
Conversion degree students 2025/26 entry
This fees and funding guide outlines the tuition fees and financial support arrangements for UK students joining a full-time or part-time conversion programme to honours degree. This guide is for those joining Edge Hill University between August 2025 and July 2026.
Please note that the information on this page is subject to change in line with GOV.UK and Student Finance updates.
Conversion degree tuition fees
Tuition fees may vary depending on what you are planning to study and how you plan to study, whether that be full-time or part-time. You can find the relevant details below.
Exceptions may apply if you have enrolled on previous higher education study (at level 4 or level 5). This applies if you didn’t achieve a qualification, or if the course you are joining is of an equivalent or lower level to a previous qualification.
If you are a UK student joining a full-time conversion degree at Edge Hill University between August 2025 and July 2026, the tuition fee will be £9,535.
Eligible students will not pay up front for their tuition and can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan to cover the cost of the course fees.
Part-time conversion degree tuition fees
If you are a UK student joining a part-time conversion degree at Edge Hill University between August 2025 and July 2026, the tuition fee will be £79 per credit. This is equivalent to £1,580 per 20-credit module. You will need to study 120 credits in total in order to complete a conversion degree.
Eligible students will not pay up front for their tuition and can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan to cover the cost of the course fees. This is providing at least 25% of the equivalent part-time conversion degree is being studied per year.
Loans
Full-time conversion degree student loans are subject to different financial arrangements and eligibility criteria depending on whether you are domiciled in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. The information below applies to eligible students domiciled in England only.
If you are domiciled in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, you should consult the website of the relevant funding body.
After you have applied for student funding, you will be able to manage your account online.
If you have withdrawn from a previous course due to compelling personal reasons, you could be eligible to receive an extra year of tuition fee support. You should send evidence of your personal reasons for repeating a year to Student Finance England.
Following the assessment of your application, you will receive a Student Finance Entitlement Letter. This will outline the support you have applied for and what you can expect to receive. You can also view this online.
If the financial support outlined in your Student Finance Entitlement Letter is not what you anticipated, you can contact us for advice.
You start repaying the total of your student loans from the April after you have completed your course. This is subject to you earning above the current repayment threshold for conversion degrees, which is £25,000.
The amount you repay will be linked to your income. Each year, you will expect to repay 9% of your income that is above £25,000. If your income falls below the repayment threshold, you will not have to make repayments until your income rises above this threshold again.
You may get limited funding if you’re ‘topping up’ a higher education qualification, for example you’ve finished an HNC, HND or Foundation Degree and now want to do an Honours degree. All applications are individual, you can find out more on the GOV.UK website.
Supplementary grants and allowances
Depending on your circumstances, you may qualify for additional financial support from the Government, including:
Adult Dependants’ Grant – means-tested support of up to £3,545 a year if you have to care for an adult dependant. This is someone who is not your grown-up child (subject to eligibility).
Childcare Grant – means-tested support designed to contribute up to 85% towards your childcare costs. If you have a dependent child/children in the care of an Ofsted-registered childcare provider while you study, you may qualify for this grant. Childcare grants for academic year 2025/26 are worth up to a maximum of £199.62 per week for one child only. This goes up to £342.24 per week for two or more children (subject to eligibility).
Parents’ Learning Allowance – means-tested support of up to £2,024 a year if you have children who are wholly or mainly financially dependent on you.
Taking out student loans and paying the required inflation-based interest is an issue for some students and could be prohibited for religious reasons.
The Government is working towards an alternative Sharia-compliant student finance package for these circumstances. The suggested alternative financial product would result in identical graduate repayments to the current student loan system but would not be interest based.
Further details will come from the Government. In the meantime, you may find it useful to contact a local Imam to discuss Sharia-compliant finance if you have any concerns.
You will be able to borrow the full cost of your tuition fee from the Government in the form of a Tuition Fee Loan (subject to eligibility). This is providing you are studying at least 25% of the equivalent full-time conversion degree per year.
We recommend applying for financial support earlier on, ensuring your application is received and processed in good time.
The funding application process for English-domiciled students is as follows:
After you have applied for student funding, you will be able to manage your account online.
If you have withdrawn from a previous course due to compelling personal reasons, you could be eligible to receive an extra year of tuition fee support. You should send evidence of your personal reasons for repeating a year to Student Finance England.
Following the assessment of your application, you will receive a Student Finance Entitlement Letter. This will outline the support you have applied for and what you can expect to receive. You can also view this online.
If the financial support outlined in your Student Finance Entitlement Letter is not what you anticipated, you can contact us for advice.
You start repaying the total of your student loans from the April after you have completed your course. This is subject to you earning above the current repayment threshold for conversion degrees, which is £25,000.
The amount you repay links to your income. Each year, you will expect to repay 9% of your income that is above £25,000. If your income falls below the repayment threshold, you will not have to make repayments until your income rises above this threshold again.
Taking out student loans and paying the required inflation-based interest is an issue for some students and could be prohibited for religious reasons.
The Government is working towards an alternative Sharia-compliant student finance package for these circumstances. The suggested alternative financial product would result in identical graduate repayments to the current student loan system but would not be interest based.
Further details will come from the Government. In the meantime, you may find it useful to contact a local Imam to discuss Sharia-compliant finance if you have any concerns.
A range of scholarships are available to current students. You can apply or be nominated once you enrol on a conversion degree, and begin studying with us.
You will not have access to a grant that contributes towards your living costs. However, if you have a disability or specific learning difficulty, you may be eligible for support to meet your individual needs. Find out more through the Government’s Disabled Students’ Allowance.
Disabled Students’ Allowances are worth up to £27,783 for eligible students in academic year 2025/26. These allowances help with the cost of specialist equipment, extra travel costs, or other support necessary to enable your studies.
If you feel you have a support requirement, we encourage you to arrange a chat with our Inclusive Services team.
