1. Student Finance

2. BURSARIES & SCHOLARSHIPS
TUITION FEES
FEE LOANS
Student Finance
MAINTENANCE LOAN
BURSARIES & SCHOLARSHIPS

3. Tuition fees UNIVERSITIES CAN CHARGE UP TO £9,250
STUDENT FINANCE SYSTEM CHANGED IN 2012 FOR ALL UNIVERSITIES

4. Fee loans COURSE FEES AREN’T PAID UPFRONT
PAID DIRECTLY TO THE UNIVERSITY FROM STUDENT FINANCE ENGLAND
ALL STUDENTS DOMICILED IN THE EU ARE ELIGIBLE

5. Maintenance loan Household income Government loan £25,000 and under
£8,430
£30,000
£7,825
£35,000
£7,220
£40,000
£6,615
£45,000
£6,009
£50,000
£5,404
£55,000
£4,799
£60,000
£4,913
£65,000
£3,928
2017 figures
Maximum loan
Living at home
£7,097
Living away from home
£8,430
Living away from home, in London
£11,002
Studying overseas as part of a UK degree
£9,654
LOAN IS PAID IN THREE INSTALMENTS
GOES DIRECTLY TO THE STUDENT
IS MEANS TESTED
REAPPLY EVERY YEAR
THERE TO HELP WITH COSTS OF ACCOMMODATION, STUDY MATERIALS, TRAVEL, ETC
These figures are substantially higher than the support available in 2015

6. Access agreements
In order to charge fees of up to £9,250, universities must have an Access Agreement approved by the Office for Fair Access (OFFA).

7. Access agreements Bursaries Scholarships Tuition fee discounts
Support for students may include:
Bursaries
Scholarships
Tuition fee discounts
Non-financial support

8. First Generation Scholars Scheme
DIRECT MEANS-TESTED FINANCIAL SUPPORT -
£2,000 FOR FIRST YEAR OF STUDY
£1,000 FOR EVERY SUBSEQUENT YEAR OF STUDY
UK STUDENTS WITH A HOUSEHOLD INCOME LOWER THAN £42,875

9. NON-FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Access agreements
NON-FINANCIAL SUPPORT -
WORK STUDY PROGRAMME
ONE-TO-ONE STUDY SKILLS
FUNDED PLACEMENTS
THREE YEARS’ AFTERCARE

10. Sussex Excellence Scholarship
FIRST YEAR ONLY -
£3,000
AAA
36 IB POINTS
DDD IN BTEC

11. ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS
Other sources of money
ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS -
SPORT SCHOLARSHIPS
DISABILITY ALLOWANCE

12. Interest
INTEREST ON THE LOAN WILL BE APPLIED AT INFLATION (RPI – RETAIL PRICE INDEX) PLUS 3% WHILST STUDYING, AND UP UNTIL THE APRIL AFTER GRADUATION.
FOR GRADUATES EARNING BETWEEN £25,000 AND £45,000, INTEREST WILL BE APPLIED BETWEEN RPI AND RPI + 3% ON A GRADUAL SCALE DEPENDING ON INCOME.
FROM THE APRIL AFTER GRADUATION, IF ANNUAL SALARY IS BELOW £25,000, INTEREST WILL BE APPLIED AT THE RATE OF INFLATION.
FOR GRADUATES EARNING ABOVE £45,000, INTEREST WILL BE APPLIED AT RPI + 3%.

13. Repayments REPAYMENTS START WHEN ANNUAL SALARY IS OVER £25,000 A YEAR
REPAYMENTS ARE ONLY MADE ON 9% OF EARNINGS OVER £25,000
LOAN REPAYMENTS WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM YOUR SALARY, NORMALLY THROUGH THE TAX SYSTEM
WRITTEN OFF AFTER 30 YEARS

14. Amount of salary from which 9% will be deducted
Repayments 2018
Annual salary
2018
Amount of salary from which 9% will be deducted
Monthly repayment 2018
£25,000 £0
£30,000
£5,000
£37.50
£35,000
£10,000
£75.00
£40,000
£15,000
£112.50
£45,000
£20,000
£150.00
£50,000
£187.50
£55,000
£225.00

15. How to apply APPLICATIONS ARE MADE THROUGH STUDENT FINANCE ENGLAND -
THEY DO ALL THE CALCULATIONS BASED ON HOUSEHOLD INCOME
LOANS CAN BE MONITORED THROUGH THE STUDENT FINANCE ENGLAND WEBSITE

16. More information
Further queries about Sussex fees, scholarships and bursaries:
Independent and comprehensive information:
moneysavingexpert.com/students
Student Finance England:  
gov.uk/student-finance