Fees, Finance and Funding

<p dir="ltr"><strong>Undergraduate loan applications for 2024 to 2025 will open through <a href="https://www.gov.uk/student-finance" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Student Finance England</a> in Spring 2024.</strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Eligible full-time and part-time UK students can apply for Tuition Fee Loans and Maintenance Loans. Tuition fees are paid directly to the university whereas maintenance loans are paid into the student’s bank account at the start of each term to support living expenses. Students from outside of the UK may be able to get help with tuition fees and living costs depending on their nationality and residency status (see section below).</p> <p dir="ltr">Full-time students may be eligible for additional financial support which does not have to be paid back such as:</p><ul><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Childcare Grants</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Parents’ Learning Allowance</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr">Adult Dependants’ Grants</p></li></ul> <p dir="ltr">Students with a disability, long-term health condition, mental health condition or specific learning difficulty (such as dyslexia) can also apply for <a href="https://www.aup.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/disability-support-and-reasonable-adjustments" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Disabled Students’ Allowance</a> which does not need to be paid back.</p> <p dir="ltr">The <a href="https://www.gov.uk/repaying-your-student-loan/which-repayment-plan-you-are-on" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">repayment plan</a> for student loans depends on when you started your course and what type of course you studied. </p> <p dir="ltr">For more information and full eligibility criteria, visit the <a href="http://www.gov.uk/student-finance" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Student Finance England website</a> or call their helpline on 0300 100 0607. </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Please note that students are not eligible for maintenance loans during their first year when under our distance learning programme.</strong><strong><br /></strong></p><h4><strong><a href="https://www.aup.ac.uk/study/distance-learning">January Start Degrees</a></strong></h4> <p>For UK based students considering applying for this course, there are some important student finance implications to note. </p> <p>Student Finance England will consider applications for tuition fee loans <u>only</u> for the first year of study (distance learning courses are not eligible for maintenance loans). For years 2 and 3 of the course, students will be able to apply for both a tuition fee and maintenance loan, however payments will be made on a January to December basis, meaning that there will be a delay in receipt of the maintenance payments. </p> <p>Please consider these implications carefully before making your decision on accepting a place on one of our January Start degrees. If you have any specific questions please email <a href="mailto:studentfinance@aup.ac.uk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">studentfinance@aup.ac.uk</a>.<br /></p>

<p>Additional costs throughout your degree will vary depending on the course you are doing, the materials you use, or the visits you go on. Below we have put together some typical costs for a three-year undergraduate degree.</p><ul><li><strong>Materials &amp; equipment</strong><br />Materials and equipment needs vary between courses - for example, painting/drawing/sculpture materials (Art), fabrics and dyes (Fashion &amp; Textiles), external hard drive (Media). The indicative cost range per year is £50-200 for Year 1, £50-300 for Year 2, £50-400 for Year 3. A typical student cost is estimated at £150 for Year 1, £200 for Year 2 and £300 for Year 3.<br /> <strong><br /></strong></li><li><strong>Printing &amp; Photocopying</strong><br />Rates/average costs:<br />Black &amp; white - 2p A4, 3p A3. <br />Colour - 5p A4, 10p A3.<br />Not subsidised but provided at cost. The range of annual student spend is £1-£125, with an average spend per student of £11 per year.<br /> <strong><br /></strong></li><li><strong>Educational visits</strong><br />Educational visits are optional and are subsidised by Arts University Plymouth, and the range of costs per year are as follows: In general, the highest cost applies for the most expensive single overseas trip offered, and the lower part of the range represents costs for a number of different visits offered across each year of a programme and generally but not always within the UK. Cost range per year: £50-350 in Year 1, £50-400 in Year 2, £50-400 in Year 3. A typical student cost excluding subsistence is estimated at £100 in Year 1, £200 in Year 2 and £300 in Year 3.</li></ul>

<p>We want to retain the best creative talent that we can in Plymouth and know that creative study at pre-degree level at Arts University Plymouth offers an excellent preparation to succeed at one of our undergraduate degrees. <br /></p> <p dir="ltr">That’s why we offer a one-off <strong>£300 cash scholarship to students who progress directly from one of our UAL Extended Diplomas or a UAL Foundation Diploma in Art &amp; Design</strong> onto a three or four-year undergraduate degree starting in Autumn 2024 at Arts University Plymouth.<br /></p> <p>You must also achieve the minimum attendance requirement in your first and second semester to be awarded the £300 scholarship. There is no application process for this scholarship and it is not based on home household income. The scholarship will be paid automatically to all qualifying students in one instalment in your second semester of study, in early March 2024.</p>