Fees and funding

The key changes to student finance for new students

• Universities and colleges can charge tuition fees of up to £9,000 a year
• Tuition fee loans will increase to cover the higher fees
• Non-repayable grants for general living costs will increase to £3,250 for students from households earning less than £25,000 and partial grants will be available to students from households with incomes up to £42,600
• Universities will offer a wide range of non-repayable scholarships and/or bursaries
• You don't start repaying your student loan until you earn more than £21,000.

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Fees - what it will cost you

Tuition fees

• Teesside University tuition fees for full-time undergraduate degrees starting in 2012 cost between £7,450 and £8,450 a year – these tuition fee prices depend on how classroom or laboratory based your course is.*

  Details on subject area costs

  Fees for full-time undergraduate degrees:

  £7,450	£7,950	£8,450
  for programmes in: History English Law Criminal Investigation Sociology Education & Youth Studies Business Performing Arts	for programmes in: Computing Psychology Sport Media Fine Art Social Work	for programmes in: Science & Engineering Design Animation, Games & Computer Graphics Web & Multimedia Television & Film Production

• Full-time foundation degrees, HNDs and other qualifications below degree level at both the University and partner colleges cost £5,500 a year.*
• Sandwich placements and study years abroad cost 25% of the tuition fee charged for an ordinary year of the programme.
• Fees for international students are £9,750 for full-time undergraduate courses.*
  More about international fees
• Don't pay any fees if you're an NHS student – you are funded differently. Your course is covered by the NHS.
  More about NHS fees
• If you take a top-up award after completing a lower award, you can access existing student support and tuition fee arrangements in 2012-13 – so long as you start your top up year immediately. If you delay starting your top-up award until 2012 you pay the new fees.

Living costs

• Living costs cover things like accommodation, food and travel costs – these vary depending on where you study. Remember, living in Middlesbrough is more affordable that many other places.

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Funding – how you will pay for it

• Teesside Extra: See if you are eligible for one of our 350 Teesside Extra scholarships – this £1,500 fee-waiver is for each year of study.**
  More about Teesside Extra scholarships
• National scholarships: Benefit from a national scholarship of a £3,000 fee waiver in the first year plus a £1,000 cash bursary in three equal instalments. Your household income must be below £25,000.**
  More about national scholarships
• Tuition fee loan: Apply for a tuition fee loan to cover the full cost of your fees each year.
  More about applying for student finance
• Maintenance grant: As a full-time student you may be entitled to a grant of up to £3,250 (2012 entry) towards living costs such as food, accommodation and travel. This increases to £3,354 if you start your course in 2013. You get the maximum grant if your household income is £25,000 or less, or a partial grant for household incomes between £25,001 and £42,600. A grant doesn't have to be paid back.**
• Maintenance loan: Top this all up with a living costs loan (also known as a maintenance loan) if you need to. Again, you pay it back when you finish your course and earn over £21,000.
• Repayments: Pay back your student loan (tuition and maintenance) when you are earning over £21,000 a year. Repayments will be 9% of your income above £21,000, so the amount repaid each month depends on how much you earn. If you earn £21,500 – currently the salary of a newly qualified teacher – you initially make repayments of just £3.75 a month.
• NHS students: you may be eligible for a non-repayable, non-means-tested grant and you can apply for a means-tested non-repayable bursary.**
  More about NHS funding
• Other forms of support: you may also be eligible for other forms of support that don't have to be paid back.
  
  • Childcare grant
  • Parents' learning allowance
  • Adult dependents grant
  • Disabled students' allowances
  • Access to learning fund

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Apply for funding now

You don't have to wait until you have accepted a place on a course to apply for student finance – you can apply now. You can use your first choice of course and easily change your course or university details online later.

Apply by the recommended deadlines:

• 31 May 2012 for new students
• 29 June 2012 for continuing students

Apply online to Student Finance England
Request a paper copy from Student Finance England – 0845 300 5090

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Key facts on fees, loans and grants

Money saving expert, Martin Lewis explains why you shouldn’t be put off university by the rise in fees.

More on Martin Lewis' website

* Based on 2012 information
** Full eligibility criteria apply