Student loans and financial support

Financing your university course from October 2012

We want to make it as easy as possible for you to study at Birkbeck. We want you to feel confident about applying for and enrolling on a first degree or certificate, knowing whether you can pay your fees by taking a government loan.

Our promise to you: if you're eligible for a loan, you will pay nothing upfront.

Click on the links below to find out more about financing your course, student loans and Birkbeck financial support.

Fees and loans for undergraduate students

• For the first time, the government will pay eligible Birkbeck students’ fees through the new student loan system - you just need to make sure you're eligible. If you can answer yes to these three questions you can get a loan:
• Are you wanting to study for an undergraduate degree or certificate of higher education at Birkbeck?
• Is this your first time studying at this level?
• Are you classified as a Home/EU student?
• By applying for a loan, you will not have to pay your fees upfront. Once you have applied for a course and been offered a place, Birkbeck will help you apply for your loan.
• Check our undergraduate course listings to see the fees for your course.
• Check our tutorial on loans and other financial support
• Note: fees for Certificates of Higher Education starting in 2012 have not been set. We will publish our fees once the course information becomes available in 2012.
• Watch our videos on fees and finance for part-time students
• Find out more about our advice and guidance for prospective students.
• Read our promise to you: with a loan, you'll pay nothing upfront

Birkbeck financial support

• Birkbeck offers a very generous student financial support package to ensure that money is not a barrier to study.
• Watch our video on fees and finance for part-time students
• Check the Money Saving Expert student finance calculator
• Check our tutorial on loans and other financial support

Student loans not an option for you?

• Find out more about our generous, interest-free payment scheme.
  

Fees for postgraduate and MPhil/PhD students starting in October 2012

• Please note that the Government’s changes to university fees and funding for 2012 currently only affect undergraduate courses (i.e. BA, BSc, LLB, Foundation Degree, Certificate of Higher Education), not postgraduate courses (MA, MSc, LLM, PhD).
• Programme fees for postgraduate and MPhil/PhD courses are subject to annual increases and are not fixed for the duration of a programme of study.
• You will find details of fees for postgraduate courses starting in autumn 2012 on our postgraduate and MPhil/PhD course descriptions.

Fees and financial support for current students

Information for current students

• Undergraduate degree students (BA/BSc/LLB/FD): Your tuition fees will be subject to annual increases in future years, and as a continuing student, you will remain under the existing (pre-2012) fees and funding system. Under the existing system for part-time students, you will also be eligible to apply for non-repayable government fee and course grants to help finance your studies. (Please note that all current part-time students who are continuing their studies in 2012 will not be eligible for student loans, as these are only being introduced for new students starting on programmes in autumn 2012.)
• Certificate of Higher Education students: As a Certificate of Higher Education student, you may be able to progress to study for a first degree (e.g. BA, BSc, LLB). Depending on your circumstances, you may be eligible to continue your studies under the current fees and finance system – rather than the new, higher fees system that will apply to new undergraduate students starting in autumn 2012. Under the existing system for part-time students, you would pay the pre-2012 fees and be eligible to apply for non-repayable government fee and course grants to help finance your studies. (Please note that all current part-time students who are continuing their studies in 2012 will not be eligible for student loans, as these are only being introduced for new students starting on programmes in autumn 2012.)
• Fees for postgraduate and MPhil/PhD students: Please note that the Government’s changes to university fees and funding for 2012 currently only affect undergraduate courses (i.e. BA, BSc, LLB, Foundation Degree, Certificate of Higher Education), not postgraduate courses (MA, MSc, LLM, PhD). Programme fees are subject to annual increases and are not fixed for the duration of a programme of study.