Undergraduate financial support

With no upfront fees for most full-time and part-time undergraduate students and fantastic financial support packages, there's never been a better time to study at Birkbeck.

PAYMENT INSTALMENT PLAN

You can find the fees for your course on our individual course descriptions. When you enrol, we will ask you how you intend to pay your tuition fee and you can opt for our flexible payment option.

CONTINUING STUDENTS

If you are already studying at Birkbeck, then your financial support entitlement is dependent on the year you start your course (your 'cohort year'). The financial support package open to you when you started will continue until the end of your course (subject to annual assessment of eligibility, and any change to your cohort).

WANT TO TALK TO SOMEONE?

Our Student Advice Service is here to help you - if you have any questions about financial support, or if you would like some advice on payment options, please contact us.

Government student loans (fees)

For most full-time and part-time undergraduate students, there are no upfront fees as you can access government tuition fees loans.

Government maintenance loans for full-time students

Full-time undergraduate students are eligible to apply for maintenance loans to help with living costs.

Government maintenance loans for part-time students

If you’re starting a part-time course on or after 1 August 2018, you can apply for a Maintenance Loan to help with your living costs.

Birkbeck cash bursary scheme

The Birkbeck cash bursary scheme can help you with the costs of study, such as purchasing books, printing and travelling to lectures.

Birkbeck Financial Support Scheme (new students)

This funding is designed to help you prepare financially for your course, and to assist you with financial issues you may experience throughout the academic year.

Birkbeck Hardship Fund for current students

The Birkbeck Hardship Fund can provide support towards unexpected costs that have been incurred as a result of an emergency or unforeseen change in your personal situation.

Accommodation scholarships

A small number of accommodation scholarships are available to full-time students at Birkbeck.

Fee reduction scheme

Through this fee reduction scheme, three students with either discretionary leave to remain, LLR or Asylum seeker status, and otherwise required to pay overseas fee rates, will be eligible to pay the ‘Home’ rate of tuition fees at Birkbeck.

Compass project fund

The Compass Project Fund will provide 20 asylum seekers, who are not eligible for student finance, with a scholarship to study a university-level programme at Birkbeck, University of London.

10% discount for union members

If you are a current undergraduate Birkbeck student and have benefitted from the 10% fee discount then you can re-apply each year.

Birkbeck help with childcare costs

If you need help covering the costs of childcare, you may be eligible for support from the Government and/or from Birkbeck, depending on your mode of study and personal circumstances.

Birkbeck bursaries for current students

Thanks to the generosity of Birkbeck donors, we offer a range of bursaries designed to offer financial support for our students. Most of them are available to current students only.

Funding for international students

We offer a range of funding and scholarships for international students.

Access to Digital Learning Fund

The Birkbeck Access to Digital Learning Fund helps Home and EU students with the cost of essential IT resources.

Foundation Year Success Bursary

This bursary is intended to help students succeed during their first year of undergraduate study by helping to remove financial barriers.