Reading Bursary 2023
What is it worth?
Who is eligible?
How do I apply?
Further Information
Eligibility updates for 2024/25 onwards
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UK and EU* undergraduate students on a full-time or part-time undergraduate course commencing their studies in 2023/24 academic year with a household income of £27,000 or below. Students that started their course prior to the 2018/19 academic year, must have a household income of £25,000 or below to be eligible for this bursary.
Available to students of any subject
Final allocation of bursaries will be made on the 7 June 2024.
Any student who has not made their finalised household income available to the University by the end of the academic year, will not be considered for the Bursary.
(*EU students must be assessed as eligible for funding from Student Finance England in order to qualify.)
You do not need to apply for this bursary. However, in order to be considered, students must ensure that they have been fully means tested and their sponsors (parents/guardian) have agreed to share household income with the University (given consent to share).
If you have not given your consent yet, your sponsor (parent/guardian) will need to call 0300 100 0607 (England), 0300 200 4050 (Wales), 0300 100 0077 (N. Ireland) or 0131 244 5341 (Scotland) to check that you have given consent to share. You will need to state your Customer Reference Number in order to do so.
Closing date for applications is the end of the summer term.
The following updates have been made to the Reading Bursary for new students starting their studies in 2024/25:
For full details on the Reading Bursary from 2024/25 onwards please see the Reading Bursary 2024/25 eligibility criteria.