Money matters
Full-time undergraduate students 2024/25 entry
This money matters guide outlines the tuition fees and financial support arrangements for UK students joining full-time undergraduate degrees (BA/BSc/LLB) and integrated foundation years, full-time foundation degrees (FdA/FdSc), and full-time integrated Masters degrees (MComp/MNSW/MSci). This guide is for those joining Edge Hill University between August 2024 and July 2025.
On this page you can find out what student funding you may qualify for and how to apply for it. We encourage you to explore all potential sources of additional funding to maximise payment support.
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 prospective UK student joining a full-time undergraduate degree or full-time integrated Masters degree at Edge Hill University between August 2024 and July 2025, the tuition fee will be £9,250 a year. From September 2025, the tuition fee will be £9,535 a year.
If you are a prospective UK student joining a full-time foundation degree at Edge Hill University between August 2024 and July 2025, the tuition fee will be £6,165 a year.
The University may administer a small inflationary rise in tuition fees as you progress through the course. This will be in line with Government policies.
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.
Sandwich years and study abroad
If you are joining an undergraduate degree in academic year 2024/25 and take a sandwich year or an additional year studying abroad as part of your course, we will meet the cost of tuition fees for the sandwich year or year abroad.
You will usually take a sandwich year or year abroad after two years of study. So, for 2024/25 entry students, you would take this in academic year 2026/27.
While UK universities can charge fees for sandwich years and years abroad, we are waiving these charges to encourage and support students who wish to take up these valuable opportunities.
Alternatively, if you spend a semester overseas as part of the second year of a 3-year degree or a 4-year integrated Masters degree, standard tuition fees will apply (as if you spent the full academic year based at Edge Hill University). However, we will meet the costs of half of these tuition fees, for example £4,625 for academic year 2024/25, through the Thrive Fund.
Loans
Full-time undergraduate 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:
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).
You must have submitted a UCAS application before you can apply for financial support from the Government. 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.
Maintenance Loans are available to eligible new full-time students joining an undergraduate degree or integrated Masters degree.
Available to help with living costs such as food, accommodation and travel.
Your household income determines the amount of Maintenance Loan you can apply for. Additional factors such as where you are going to live while you are studying also influence this amount.
Usually paid in three instalments, directly to your bank or building society account.
If you are undertaking a sandwich year, you can still apply for a Maintenance Loan for this year, but this will be at a reduced rate.
Study abroad
If you are undertaking a year studying abroad, you can still apply for a Maintenance Loan. A Maintenance Loan of up to £11,713 may be available for a year studying abroad in academic year 2024/25.
The maximum amount you can receive as a Maintenance Loan may increase if you qualify for certain benefits.
If you are spending a semester studying abroad rather than a full academic year, you may be eligible for pro-rata overseas rates of Maintenance Loan for that period.
Repaying your loan
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 full-time undergraduate 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 the repayment threshold. If your income falls below the repayment threshold, for any reason, you will not have to make repayments until your income rises above this threshold again.
If you are studying a pre-registration degree in Midwifery, Nursing, Operating Department Practice or Paramedic Practice, or an integrated Masters degree in Nurse Paramedic (Adult) or Nursing & Social Work, you may be eligible to receive additional funding through the NHS Learning Support fund.
The fund, which you will not need to pay back, includes the following elements:
Training Grant – a training grant of £5,000 a year in new Government funding to help with living costs.
Specialist Subject Payment – a further £1,000 per year if you will be specialising in learning disabilities nursing or mental health nursing, where demand is particularly high.
Parental Support – a further £2,000 per year if you have parental responsibility for a child who is under the age of 15 years (under 17 years if the child is registered with special educational needs).
Exceptional Support Fund (ESF) – up to a further £3,000 per year of additional support if you find yourself experiencing severe financial hardship during your studies.
To be eligible to apply to the NHS Learning Support Fund, you must be:
Due to train on a pre-registration degree in Nursing, Midwifery, Operating Department Practice or Paramedic Practice, or an integrated Masters degree in Nurse Paramedic (Adult) or Nursing & Social Work.
Eligible for a Tuition Fee Loan and a Maintenance Loan.
Depending on your circumstances, you may qualify for additional financial support from the Government, including:
Adult Dependants’ Grant – means-tested support of up to £3,438 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 2024/25 are worth up to a maximum of £193.62 per week for one child only. This goes up to £331.95 per week for two or more children (subject to eligibility).
Parents’ Learning Allowance – means-tested support of up to £1,963 a year if you have children who are wholly or mainly financially dependent on you.
Religious faith
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 are awaited 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.
If you are joining our BSc (Hons) Secondary Mathematics Education with QTS degree in academic year 2024/25, you may be eligible to receive a Department for Education undergraduate bursary. This is worth £9,000 in Year 3 of the programme.
If you are awarded a bursary, payments will be distributed in ten equal monthly instalments from October to July.
Further information about the Department for Education undergraduate bursary is available on GOV.UK.
left full-time employment with the British Army, Royal Air Force or Royal Navy in the five years prior to the start of the programme, you may qualify for an undergraduate veteran teaching bursary.
This is worth £20,000 a year for Years 2 and 3 of the programme.
If you receive a Troops to Teachers undergraduate bursary, you will not be eligible to receive a Department for Education undergraduate bursary. Payments will be distributed in ten equal monthly instalments from October to July.
Further information about the Troops to Teacher undergraduate bursary is available on GOV.UK.
Social Work Bursary
If you are joining BA (Hons) Social Work, you may be eligible to apply for a Social Work Bursary in Year 2 and Year 3 of your degree. This includes an annual placement allowance.
Residency conditions and additional eligibility criteria apply. Whilst all eligible students can expect to receive the placement allowance, the University is only allocated a capped number of Social Work Bursary awards and is required to nominate students to receive the bursary following stipulated guidance. Receipt of a Social Work Bursary is therefore not guaranteed and there is no right of appeal. The University has provided more information on availability and eligibility criteria.
Scholarships
Edge Hill University offers scholarships which reward excellence from prospective full-time undergraduate students.
Thrive eligible students can also take advantage of career enhancing opportunities by applying for financial support from our Thrive Fund.
Sports Scholarships, worth up to £1,000 per academic year, reward talent, achievement and dedication in sport and are designed to enhance your sporting performance.
Disabled students’ allowance
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 £26,948 for eligible students in academic year 2024/25. 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.
