The Cumbria Bursary is our financial award for 1st year ‘home’ or ‘EU’ undergraduate students commencing their studies in the 2020/21 academic year. It is a non-repayable bursary designed to support students with a household income of less than £25,000.
In 2020/21 there are up to 90 full or part-time Cumbria Bursaries available, worth £1,000 per year of full-time study for up to 3 years (full time) or £500 per year of part-time study, for a maximum of 5 years (part-time) for students entering onto full time or substantive part-time* undergraduate programmes.
There are a further 15 Cumbria Bursaries available for students entering onto courses with integrated foundation years; these are worth £1000 per year for up to 4 years.
Up to one-third of our Cumbria Bursaries will be allocated specifically to students who are aged 21 and over on the 1st September 2020, who also meet the eligibility criteria outlined below.
*Part-time students must be studying at least 50% of the time and registered on a minimum three-year course.
How does it work?
You do not need to apply separately for the Cumbria Bursary; simply applying for your student funding through your funding body will enable us to assess your eligibility alongside the information you provide on your UCAS application form. However, it is important that you apply for income assessed student finance through your funding body (e.g. Student Finance England) as early as possible. In your application, you must give consent to share your financial information with your Higher Education Institution.
All bursaries are subject to specific eligibility criteria (please see below). Where there are more eligible students than awards available, these will be allocated according to the prioritisation criteria (outlined below).
Prioritisation criteria
Up to one-third of the Cumbria Bursaries for 2020/21 will be allocated specifically to students who are aged 21 and over on the 1st September 2020, who also meet the eligibility criteria outlined above.
Where there are more students who meet the criteria than there are awards, these will be allocated according to the following prioritisation criteria:
*as confirmed via the Student Finance application process or direct to the University
How do I know if I’ve received a Cumbria Bursary?
We are not able to fund all eligible students; a point-scoring process is used to prioritise the award
of bursary support for those from groups identified as experiencing additional barriers to accessing and succeeding in HE. Points are allocated to students from LPNs; those who have been in care; and those with a declared disability. In addition, a defined proportion of bursaries are set aside for mature students with household incomes below £25,000 per annum, also subject to the scoring system to prioritise eligible students.
Cumbria Bursaries for 2020/21 will be allocated to eligible students after 2nd October 2020.
Successful candidates are notified in writing during October and November. Letters sent via the Student Loans Company; are forwarded to the correspondence address given on your Student Finance application and accessible online via your student finance account.
If I am unsuccessful, can I appeal?
There are a limited number of Cumbria Bursary awards available, allocated at the beginning of the first year of an eligible three or four year degree course. Often students meet the criteria for the Cumbria Bursary award; however, there are usually more eligible students than awards available.
Students are scored against the eligibility and prioritisation criteria to determine who receives an award. If you did not receive an award in year one of your course, you are not eligible to receive an award in year two. The decision on granting Cumbria Bursary Awards made by the panel is final; unfortunately, we cannot accept any appeals on this basis.
If you do wish to appeal for any other reason, please email moneyadvice@cumbria.ac.uk with further details.
We aim to respond to an appeal within 10 working days of receipt.
Cumbria Bursaries will not be available to students who are:
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